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

A teenage girl carries an elementary student on her back in a playful way as they walk down a dirt trail with lush grass on either side, along with green trees. A swing set and many parents and children are playing in the background.

Oakland Students, Parents Keep Kids Learning at 'Solidarity Schools' During Teachers' Strike

Three young people appearing to be high school aged stand equal distance apart, posing for the camera with protest signs they made, on red paper with the visible words 'his life mattered' and 'they don't care about us'

One Month After School Stabbing, Santa Rosa Students, Parents and Teachers See Different Solutions to Safety

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