Lissa Soep book explores love, language and friendship
San Francisco author Lissa Soep reads from her book "Other People’s Words." It's about friendship as a great love and how we hold loved ones close after they're gone through the language that they...
View ArticleBerkeley linguist says American Spanish should be officially recognized
UC Berkeley Sociolinguist Justin Davidson is on a mission to make American Spanish an officially recognized language. He is studying the speaking patterns of Spanish-English bilinguals to create a...
View ArticleHow Wild: Untrammeled / Fighting For American Spanish
What does wilderness even mean? We begin unpacking that question with the first episode of our new series "How Wild." Then, how one linguist is fighting for American Spanish.
View Article#MeToo: Retribution, Accountability, and Justice
How do we balance justice for accusers against the rights of the accused?
View ArticleWho are the conservative groups behind Project 2025?
Rose Aguilar finds out about the groups behind the far right’s Project 2025.
View ArticleStern Grove Chronicles Part 3: On the stage with emerging artist Satya
We get a look at what it's like for an up-and-coming Bay Area musician to perform at the Grove
View ArticleKALW’s Favorite Moments from Outside Lands 2024
This year’s Outside Lands was once again stacked with excellent music moments, fantastic fashion, some fog, and all the weird and wonderful things that happen at a three-day concert in the park. Here...
View ArticleSutter Health contract negotiations continuing, amid protests
On Monday, dozens of medical interns and resident physicians rallied outside of the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.
View ArticleFentanyl crisis the focus of legislative hearing
The California State Assembly Select Committee on Fentanyl, Opioid Addiction and Overdose Prevention met Monday to discuss the urgency of combatting the rise in overdose deaths among youth in recent...
View ArticleLandlord Tenant Law Summer 2024
Does this housing crisis rise and fall with the cost of rent? Can we build our way out? What's new in Landlord-Tenant Law?YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, is joined tonight by three of the best: Jessica Chylik,...
View ArticleIn tribute: Peter Schickele (1935-2024) (part II)
8/14/24 This week OTA host David Latulippe continues his tribute to the late, great Peter Schickele, who passed away in January of 2024. As a reminder of Schickele's genius as his alter ego, PDQ Bach,...
View ArticleWriter Elaine Lee continues encouraging Black Women to travel
About 27 years ago Elaine Lee motivated many Black women to travel in her book "Go Girl: The Black Woman's Book of Travel and Adventure." Today, she continues to celebrate Black women's wanderlust in...
View ArticleQueen of the hive
Jennifer Berry is a beekeeper and queen bee breeder, teaching the next generation that the reward for conquering fear is a sweet one.
View ArticleQueen Bee / Life, Death and Bees / Go Girl 2
Today, we meet a woman who overcame her fear to start a new career in beekeeping. Then, a chaplain uses beekeeping to wrestle with questions of life and death.
View ArticleUnsung Heros of Independence
As India celebrates it’s 77th Independence Day people are telling the stories of the freedom fighters who didn’t make the history books.
View ArticleSecret videos provide inside look into MAGA loyalist training efforts
Fourteen hours of never-before-published videos provide an inside look into the Heritage Foundation's efforts to train 20,000 MAGA loyalists to serve under Trump.
View ArticleSan Francisco opens first farm bureau in California in nearly 40 years
San Francisco has recently established a farm bureau to enhance city residents’ understanding of agriculture with a focus on technology and innovation.
View ArticleNew report: Oakland violent crime rate falling
Preliminary reports show that Oakland could be seeing a decrease in violent crime, including homicide.
View ArticleSan Francisco is cracking down on RV dwellers
On Tuesday night, a community of people living in RV’s in San Francisco were forced to move from a parking lot near the Zoo.
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