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‘I’m Gonna Miss It’: Inside One of AsiaSF’s Last Live Cabarets in the SoMa
As one of the Bay Area’s most iconic clubs, AsiaSF has proudly showcased and supported transgender performers for the past 26 years. KQED captured one of its last live shows before it permanently closed.
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How Wheelchair Rentals Can Open Up Bay Area Beaches (and Where to Find Them)
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How an Ocean Exploration Video Game Out of Monterey Bay Contributes to Science
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Pro-Palestinian Protests on California College Campuses: What Are Students Demanding?
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The Student Journalists Covering Pro-Palestine Protests on College Campuses
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When Presidential Candidates are the Source of Election Year Disinformation
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How an Ocean Exploration Video Game Out of Monterey Bay Contributes to Science
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World's Largest Digital Camera Built in the Bay Area to Illuminate Mysteries of the Universe
Atmospheric Rivers in California’s Ancient Past Exceeded Modern Storms
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How to Watch Zendaya Win the 2024 Met Gala Red Carpet
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DannyLux Harnessed the Grief and Joy of Young Latinos at SF’s Regency Ballroom
‘Make a Circle’ Places Child Care Providers at the Head of the Class
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Housing Affordability

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California Housing Is Even Less Affordable Than You Think, UC Berkeley Study Says

A few major flaws exist in defining whether housing is affordable for Californians. A new study from UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for Housing Innovation seeks to remedy that.
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An Insurance Crisis Persists Despite Californians' Efforts to Protect Themselves from Wildfires

California lawmakers want mitigation measures to be tracked, updated and accounted for to help with insurance availability and affordability.
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Thousands of San Francisco Residents Saved From Eviction by 2018 Legal Aid Measure

Proposition F, a voter-approved measure that provides legal representation to tenants facing eviction, has helped more than 5,400 residents avoid homelessness since 2019, according to new city data.
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California Homeowners Say Oakland Lender Scammed Them Out of $3M in Home Improvements

Nearly 100 homeowners and families from Los Angeles drove up to protest outside Solar Mosaic’s Oakland headquarters on Monday.
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Immigration

As Border Debate Shifts Right, Sen. Alex Padilla Emerges as Persistent Counterforce for Immigrants

Alex Padilla is taking practically every opportunity to put his stamp on the Democratic Party’s approach to immigration and pressing his case in face-to-face moments with President Joe Biden.
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US Department of Labor Hails Expanded Protections for H-2A Farmworkers in Santa Rosa

The new regulations, which go into effect this summer, aim to reduce abuses faced by seasonal foreign farmworkers with H-2A visas. California employers worry the program will become more complex and costly as they deal with U.S. labor shortages.
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In Fresno’s Chinatown, High-Speed Rail Sparks Hope and Debate Within Residents

California High-Speed Rail Authorities are promising to revitalize Fresno’s Chinatown years before the first trains leave the station, intending to spur economic growth for the struggling neighborhood.
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After Parole, ICE Deported This Refugee Back to a Country He Never Knew

Phoeun You knows what it’s like to be a refugee in the United States, serve prison time for a violent crime, and be deported to a country he never knew.
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‘I’m Gonna Miss It’: Inside One of AsiaSF’s Last Live Cabarets in the SoMa

As one of the Bay Area’s most iconic clubs, AsiaSF has proudly showcased and supported transgender performers for the past 26 years. KQED captured one of its last live shows before it permanently closed.
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A person wearing a white shirt and white cap sits on a beach wheelchair with the ocean visible in the background. Another person stands next to her in the photo.

How Wheelchair Rentals Can Open Up Bay Area Beaches (and Where to Find Them)

A growing number of beaches around the Bay Area now offer free wheelchair rentals for disabled residents to use. Here’s where to find them and how they work.
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Illuminating jellyfish are seen swimming in water that appears to be blue.

How an Ocean Exploration Video Game Out of Monterey Bay Contributes to Science

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute's FathomVerse brings you into an underwater world where you are an ocean explorer with a mission to save science. But the game is more than that: it’s helping train an AI model that could help scientists answer key questions about our oceans.
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A group of young protesters holding a sign that says 'Divest.'

Pro-Palestinian Protests on California College Campuses: What Are Students Demanding?

Thousands of California college students and their supporters have joined encampments on campuses large and small across the state, demanding their schools divest from companies that do business with Israel.
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The Student Journalists Covering Pro-Palestine Protests on College Campuses

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When Presidential Candidates are the Source of Election Year Disinformation

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Sunnyvale’s Secret Japanese Whisky Bar Serves Killer Late-Night Karaage

Nokori's highballs and Japanese small plates are some of the South Bay’s best-kept secrets.
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