KQED is a proud member of
Save ArticleSave Article
upper waypoint
The Bay

Gun Violence in the Bay Was Decreasing. Then the Pandemic Happened.

Devin KatayamaEricka Cruz GuevarraKyana MoghadamAlan Montecillo
Save ArticleSave Article
Failed to save article

Please try again

The RYSE Center in Richmond is one of many places that has shifted its violence prevention work to Zoom.

It takes a lot of hard work to curb gun violence at the community level. For the past few years, those efforts in Richmond and Oakland were paying off.

But then the pandemic happened, and a lot of in-person community building became unsafe, and advocates fear years of hard work has been lost to the pandemic.

Guest: Abené Clayton, reporter for The Guardian’s Guns and Lies in America project


You can read Abené’s story here. Episode transcript here.

Sponsored

lower waypoint
next waypoint
Cecil Williams, Legendary Pastor of Glide Church, Dies at 94Allegations of Prosecutorial Bias Spark Review of Death Penalty Convictions in Alameda CountyState Prisons Offset New Inmate Wage Hikes by Cutting Hours for Some WorkersWhy Renaming Oakland's Airport Is a Big DealNurses Warn Patient Safety at Risk as AI Use Spreads in Health CareSF Democratic Party’s Support of Unlimited Housing Could Pressure Mayoral Candidates‘Sweeps Kill’: Bay Area Homeless Advocates Weigh in on Pivotal US Supreme Court CaseSupreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Major Homelessness CaseBay Area Indians Brace for India’s Pivotal 2024 Election: Here’s What to KnowCalifornia’s Future Educators Divided on How to Teach Reading