Riley Palmer

Riley Palmer

KQED Contributor

Riley Palmer is a North Bay Native who stayed close in order to report on the community she calls home. She is a Santa Rosa Junior College and UC Berkeley alum. Palmer started working at KQED as a radio newscast intern in January 2023. Since then she has reported on school safety, education, and mobile home tenancy rights along with other general assignments. She lives in Oakland, CA.

By Riley Palmer

California Medicaid Recipients In GOP District See Potential Cuts As A "Disaster"

Independent California Pharmacies Brace For Tariffs On Imported Medication

California's Tiny Home Boom Signals Hope In Housing Crisis Though Challenges Remain

Communities In Far Northern California Challenged By Return Of Gray Wolves

Immigration Officials Arrest More Than A Dozen People In Pomona

A large number of chickens are packed into an indoor egg-laying facility.

Bird Flu Continues to Batter Sonoma County Poultry Industry Amid Big New Outbreak This Week

Former Anchor Workers Move Forward With Efforts to Resurrect Beloved SF Beer

A woman speaks at podium with a line of people behind her.

New ‘Oakland Ballers’ Baseball Team Aims to Keep the Sport in the City

A group of people stand together holding signs. The white sign in the middle reads "Sonoma County Tenants Union.:

Petaluma Mobile Home Residents Organize in Fight Against Park Closure

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