Car Washes and Pools: Winners and Losers of California’s Drought
Under-the-Radar: 10 Digital Health Startups to Watch
In California, Technology Makes Droughtshaming Easier Than Ever
Here's Your Chance to Ask Our Geneticist Anything
Your Heart in 3D: Surgeons Can Now Practice on a Simulation
California Expands Its 'Subnational' Climate Club
Californians Worried About Drought, But Uneasy About Conservation
Women Getting Science Ph.D.s Still Face Gender Barriers
Sponsored
window.__IS_SSR__=true
window.__INITIAL_STATE__={"attachmentsReducer":{"audio_0":{"type":"attachments","id":"audio_0","imgSizes":{"kqedFullSize":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background0.jpg"}}},"audio_1":{"type":"attachments","id":"audio_1","imgSizes":{"kqedFullSize":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background1.jpg"}}},"audio_2":{"type":"attachments","id":"audio_2","imgSizes":{"kqedFullSize":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background2.jpg"}}},"audio_3":{"type":"attachments","id":"audio_3","imgSizes":{"kqedFullSize":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background3.jpg"}}},"audio_4":{"type":"attachments","id":"audio_4","imgSizes":{"kqedFullSize":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background4.jpg"}}},"placeholder":{"type":"attachments","id":"placeholder","imgSizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-160x96.jpg","width":160,"height":96,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"medium":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-800x478.jpg","width":800,"height":478,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"large":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-1020x610.jpg","width":1020,"height":610,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"fd-lrg":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-1920x1148.jpg","width":1920,"height":1148,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"fd-med":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-1180x705.jpg","width":1180,"height":705,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"fd-sm":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-960x574.jpg","width":960,"height":574,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-672x372.jpg","width":672,"height":372,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"twentyfourteen-full-width":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-1038x576.jpg","width":1038,"height":576,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"xxsmall":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-240x143.jpg","width":240,"height":143,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"xsmall":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-375x224.jpg","width":375,"height":224,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"small":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-520x311.jpg","width":520,"height":311,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"xlarge":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-1180x705.jpg","width":1180,"height":705,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"full-width":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-1920x1148.jpg","width":1920,"height":1148,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-32":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-32x32.jpg","width":32,"height":32,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-50":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-50x50.jpg","width":50,"height":50,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-64":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-64x64.jpg","width":64,"height":64,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-96":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-96x96.jpg","width":96,"height":96,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-128":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-128x128.jpg","width":128,"height":128,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"detail":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"kqedFullSize":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/GettyImages-896326950-e1514998105161.jpg","width":1920,"height":1148}}},"science_43857":{"type":"attachments","id":"science_43857","meta":{"index":"attachments_1591205162","site":"science","id":"43857","found":true},"title":"Leafcutters_featured_image","publishDate":1433980860,"status":"inherit","parent":41112,"modified":1433980899,"caption":null,"credit":"Shutterstock","description":null,"imgSizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Leafcutters_featured_image-400x225.jpg","width":400,"height":225,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"medium":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Leafcutters_featured_image-800x450.jpg","width":800,"height":450,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"large":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Leafcutters_featured_image-1440x810.jpg","width":1440,"height":810,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"fd-med":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Leafcutters_featured_image-1180x664.jpg","width":1180,"height":664,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"fd-sm":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Leafcutters_featured_image-960x540.jpg","width":960,"height":540,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Leafcutters_featured_image-672x372.jpg","width":672,"height":372,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"twentyfourteen-full-width":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Leafcutters_featured_image-1038x576.jpg","width":1038,"height":576,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-32":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Leafcutters_featured_image-32x32.jpg","width":32,"height":32,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-64":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Leafcutters_featured_image-64x64.jpg","width":64,"height":64,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-96":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Leafcutters_featured_image-96x96.jpg","width":96,"height":96,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-128":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Leafcutters_featured_image-128x128.jpg","width":128,"height":128,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"detail":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Leafcutters_featured_image-75x75.jpg","width":75,"height":75,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"kqedFullSize":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Leafcutters_featured_image.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080}},"fetchFailed":false,"isLoading":false},"science_30617":{"type":"attachments","id":"science_30617","meta":{"index":"attachments_1591205162","site":"science","id":"30617","found":true},"title":"carwash2","publishDate":1432924609,"status":"inherit","parent":30615,"modified":1432924801,"caption":"The water at AJ Auto Detailing in San Jose is recaptured and reused. San Jose has banned car washing at home with potable water. (Lauren Sommer/KQED)","credit":null,"description":null,"imgSizes":{"kqedFullSize":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/carwash2.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080}},"fetchFailed":false,"isLoading":false},"futureofyou_3515":{"type":"attachments","id":"futureofyou_3515","meta":{"index":"attachments_1591205162","site":"futureofyou","id":"3515","found":true},"title":"o4nncWXWXyzLHWy5NQq0gkhxCQEHWl1Owrns4lYoPME","publishDate":1432763755,"status":"inherit","parent":3306,"modified":1432937279,"caption":"The founders of Figure 1 from L-R: Dr. Joshua Landy, Richard Penner, \nGregory Levey ","credit":"Maria Jose Govea","description":null,"imgSizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/o4nncWXWXyzLHWy5NQq0gkhxCQEHWl1Owrns4lYoPME-400x271.jpg","width":400,"height":271,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"medium":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/o4nncWXWXyzLHWy5NQq0gkhxCQEHWl1Owrns4lYoPME-800x543.jpg","width":800,"height":543,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"fd-sm":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/o4nncWXWXyzLHWy5NQq0gkhxCQEHWl1Owrns4lYoPME-960x652.jpg","width":960,"height":652,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/o4nncWXWXyzLHWy5NQq0gkhxCQEHWl1Owrns4lYoPME-672x372.jpg","width":672,"height":372,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"twentyfourteen-full-width":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/o4nncWXWXyzLHWy5NQq0gkhxCQEHWl1Owrns4lYoPME-1024x576.jpg","width":1024,"height":576,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-32":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/o4nncWXWXyzLHWy5NQq0gkhxCQEHWl1Owrns4lYoPME-32x32.jpg","width":32,"height":32,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-64":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/o4nncWXWXyzLHWy5NQq0gkhxCQEHWl1Owrns4lYoPME-64x64.jpg","width":64,"height":64,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-96":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/o4nncWXWXyzLHWy5NQq0gkhxCQEHWl1Owrns4lYoPME-96x96.jpg","width":96,"height":96,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-128":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/o4nncWXWXyzLHWy5NQq0gkhxCQEHWl1Owrns4lYoPME-128x128.jpg","width":128,"height":128,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"detail":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/o4nncWXWXyzLHWy5NQq0gkhxCQEHWl1Owrns4lYoPME-75x75.jpg","width":75,"height":75,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"kqedFullSize":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/o4nncWXWXyzLHWy5NQq0gkhxCQEHWl1Owrns4lYoPME.jpg","width":1024,"height":695}},"fetchFailed":false,"isLoading":false},"science_30520":{"type":"attachments","id":"science_30520","meta":{"index":"attachments_1591205162","site":"science","id":"30520","found":true},"title":"Brown_is_new green","publishDate":1432667879,"status":"inherit","parent":30512,"modified":1432668056,"caption":"A sign on San Francisco's Marina Green publicizing the state's effort to save water. (Lindsey Hoshaw/KQED)","credit":null,"description":null,"imgSizes":{"kqedFullSize":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/Brown_is_new-green-e1432669087390.jpg","width":640,"height":360}},"fetchFailed":false,"isLoading":false},"futureofyou_3329":{"type":"attachments","id":"futureofyou_3329","meta":{"index":"attachments_1591205162","site":"futureofyou","id":"3329","found":true},"title":"4422952742_8d6f0d99f4_o","publishDate":1432310598,"status":"inherit","parent":3300,"modified":1432310654,"caption":"Who knew you could create DNA origami? ","credit":"Duncan Hull / Flickr","description":null,"imgSizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/4422952742_8d6f0d99f4_o-400x267.jpg","width":400,"height":267,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"medium":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/4422952742_8d6f0d99f4_o-800x533.jpg","width":800,"height":533,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/4422952742_8d6f0d99f4_o-672x372.jpg","width":672,"height":372,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-32":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/4422952742_8d6f0d99f4_o-32x32.jpg","width":32,"height":32,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-64":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/4422952742_8d6f0d99f4_o-64x64.jpg","width":64,"height":64,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-96":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/4422952742_8d6f0d99f4_o-96x96.jpg","width":96,"height":96,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-128":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/4422952742_8d6f0d99f4_o-128x128.jpg","width":128,"height":128,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"detail":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/4422952742_8d6f0d99f4_o-75x75.jpg","width":75,"height":75,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"kqedFullSize":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/4422952742_8d6f0d99f4_o.jpg","width":860,"height":573}},"fetchFailed":false,"isLoading":false},"futureofyou_3269":{"type":"attachments","id":"futureofyou_3269","meta":{"index":"attachments_1591205162","site":"futureofyou","id":"3269","found":true},"title":"XimCk1nWNW_JeoSorfq1IFV6oIzcfvFJ14kXlxXdcY8,wd0QVG72A2qTSNa17bBq-bHj_apsaXlk-IOWVOeSFt8,tQ-Q_lbo8lTBMjFKom6MuuuchPt3mE342ejQVqZnG5k","publishDate":1432178489,"status":"inherit","parent":3250,"modified":1432178514,"caption":"A 3-D simulation of a human heart ","credit":"Living Heart Project ","description":null,"imgSizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/XimCk1nWNW_JeoSorfq1IFV6oIzcfvFJ14kXlxXdcY8wd0QVG72A2qTSNa17bBq-bHj_apsaXlk-IOWVOeSFt8tQ-Q_lbo8lTBMjFKom6MuuuchPt3mE342ejQVqZnG5k-400x297.jpg","width":400,"height":297,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"medium":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/XimCk1nWNW_JeoSorfq1IFV6oIzcfvFJ14kXlxXdcY8wd0QVG72A2qTSNa17bBq-bHj_apsaXlk-IOWVOeSFt8tQ-Q_lbo8lTBMjFKom6MuuuchPt3mE342ejQVqZnG5k-800x594.jpg","width":800,"height":594,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"fd-sm":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/XimCk1nWNW_JeoSorfq1IFV6oIzcfvFJ14kXlxXdcY8wd0QVG72A2qTSNa17bBq-bHj_apsaXlk-IOWVOeSFt8tQ-Q_lbo8lTBMjFKom6MuuuchPt3mE342ejQVqZnG5k-960x713.jpg","width":960,"height":713,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/XimCk1nWNW_JeoSorfq1IFV6oIzcfvFJ14kXlxXdcY8wd0QVG72A2qTSNa17bBq-bHj_apsaXlk-IOWVOeSFt8tQ-Q_lbo8lTBMjFKom6MuuuchPt3mE342ejQVqZnG5k-672x372.jpg","width":672,"height":372,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"twentyfourteen-full-width":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/XimCk1nWNW_JeoSorfq1IFV6oIzcfvFJ14kXlxXdcY8wd0QVG72A2qTSNa17bBq-bHj_apsaXlk-IOWVOeSFt8tQ-Q_lbo8lTBMjFKom6MuuuchPt3mE342ejQVqZnG5k-1024x576.jpg","width":1024,"height":576,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-32":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/XimCk1nWNW_JeoSorfq1IFV6oIzcfvFJ14kXlxXdcY8wd0QVG72A2qTSNa17bBq-bHj_apsaXlk-IOWVOeSFt8tQ-Q_lbo8lTBMjFKom6MuuuchPt3mE342ejQVqZnG5k-32x32.jpg","width":32,"height":32,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-64":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/XimCk1nWNW_JeoSorfq1IFV6oIzcfvFJ14kXlxXdcY8wd0QVG72A2qTSNa17bBq-bHj_apsaXlk-IOWVOeSFt8tQ-Q_lbo8lTBMjFKom6MuuuchPt3mE342ejQVqZnG5k-64x64.jpg","width":64,"height":64,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-96":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/XimCk1nWNW_JeoSorfq1IFV6oIzcfvFJ14kXlxXdcY8wd0QVG72A2qTSNa17bBq-bHj_apsaXlk-IOWVOeSFt8tQ-Q_lbo8lTBMjFKom6MuuuchPt3mE342ejQVqZnG5k-96x96.jpg","width":96,"height":96,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"guest-author-128":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/XimCk1nWNW_JeoSorfq1IFV6oIzcfvFJ14kXlxXdcY8wd0QVG72A2qTSNa17bBq-bHj_apsaXlk-IOWVOeSFt8tQ-Q_lbo8lTBMjFKom6MuuuchPt3mE342ejQVqZnG5k-128x128.jpg","width":128,"height":128,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"detail":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/XimCk1nWNW_JeoSorfq1IFV6oIzcfvFJ14kXlxXdcY8wd0QVG72A2qTSNa17bBq-bHj_apsaXlk-IOWVOeSFt8tQ-Q_lbo8lTBMjFKom6MuuuchPt3mE342ejQVqZnG5k-75x75.jpg","width":75,"height":75,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"kqedFullSize":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/XimCk1nWNW_JeoSorfq1IFV6oIzcfvFJ14kXlxXdcY8wd0QVG72A2qTSNa17bBq-bHj_apsaXlk-IOWVOeSFt8tQ-Q_lbo8lTBMjFKom6MuuuchPt3mE342ejQVqZnG5k.jpg","width":1024,"height":760}},"fetchFailed":false,"isLoading":false},"science_30406":{"type":"attachments","id":"science_30406","meta":{"index":"attachments_1591205162","site":"science","id":"30406","found":true},"title":"climate","publishDate":1432088710,"status":"inherit","parent":30393,"modified":1432088866,"caption":"Moon rise behind the San Gorgonio Pass wind farm, 2009. (Chuck Coker/Flickr)","credit":null,"description":null,"imgSizes":{"kqedFullSize":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/climate.jpg","width":640,"height":480}},"fetchFailed":false,"isLoading":false},"science_30369":{"type":"attachments","id":"science_30369","meta":{"index":"attachments_1591205162","site":"science","id":"30369","found":true},"title":"lake_mcclure","publishDate":1431994971,"status":"inherit","parent":30350,"modified":1431994988,"caption":"Lake McClure, on the Merced River downstream from Yosemite, reached its lowest level ever in February. The reservoir, used mostly for irrigation in the San Joaquin Valley, is one of the 10 largest in California. (Dan Brekke/KQED)","credit":null,"description":null,"imgSizes":{"kqedFullSize":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/lake_mcclure.jpg","width":1920,"height":1280}},"fetchFailed":false,"isLoading":false},"science_30322":{"type":"attachments","id":"science_30322","meta":{"index":"attachments_1591205162","site":"science","id":"30322","found":true},"title":"Mukhopadhyay Biofuels FULLQUALITY.mov.01_01_17_03.Still002","publishDate":1431729849,"status":"inherit","parent":30278,"modified":1431930581,"caption":"At the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Staff scientist Aindrila Mukhopadhyay (right) leads a biofuels research and systems biology team, which includes many women postdoctoral researchers from diverse backgrounds. (Josh Cassidy/KQED)","credit":null,"description":null,"imgSizes":{"kqedFullSize":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/Mukhopadhyay-Biofuels-FULLQUALITY.mov.01_01_17_03.Still002.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080}},"fetchFailed":false,"isLoading":false}},"audioPlayerReducer":{"postId":"stream_live"},"authorsReducer":{"amystanden":{"type":"authors","id":"210","meta":{"index":"authors_1591205172","id":"210","found":true},"name":"Amy Standen","firstName":"Amy","lastName":"Standen","slug":"amystanden","email":"astanden@kqed.org","display_author_email":false,"staff_mastheads":[],"title":null,"bio":"Amy Standen (@amystanden) is co-host of #\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/programs/the-leap\">TheLeapPodcast\u003c/a> (subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher!) and host of KQED and PBSDigital Studios' science video series, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/user/KQEDDeepLook\">Deep Look\u003c/a>. Her science radio stories appear on KQED and NPR.\r\n\r\nEmail her at astanden@kqed.org","avatar":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3d021b72de685a788b0487b059d0a6a1?s=600&d=blank&r=g","twitter":null,"facebook":null,"instagram":null,"linkedin":null,"sites":[{"site":"news","roles":["subscriber"]},{"site":"futureofyou","roles":["subscriber"]},{"site":"stateofhealth","roles":["subscriber"]},{"site":"science","roles":["editor"]},{"site":"quest","roles":["subscriber"]}],"headData":{"title":"Amy Standen | KQED","description":null,"ogImgSrc":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3d021b72de685a788b0487b059d0a6a1?s=600&d=blank&r=g","twImgSrc":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3d021b72de685a788b0487b059d0a6a1?s=600&d=blank&r=g"},"isLoading":false,"link":"/author/amystanden"},"cmiller":{"type":"authors","id":"221","meta":{"index":"authors_1591205172","id":"221","found":true},"name":"Craig Miller","firstName":"Craig","lastName":"Miller","slug":"cmiller","email":"craig@voxterra.net","display_author_email":false,"staff_mastheads":["science"],"title":"Editor Emeritus, Science","bio":"Craig is a former KQED Science editor, specializing in weather, climate, water & energy issues, with a little seismology thrown in just to shake things up. Prior to that, he launched and led the station's award-winning multimedia project, Climate Watch. Craig is also an accomplished writer/producer of television documentaries, with a focus on natural resource issues.","avatar":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b91661df645e001a9cafe0861fa685f9?s=600&d=blank&r=g","twitter":"voxterra","facebook":null,"instagram":null,"linkedin":null,"sites":[{"site":"news","roles":["author"]},{"site":"futureofyou","roles":["editor"]},{"site":"stateofhealth","roles":["author"]},{"site":"science","roles":["editor"]},{"site":"quest","roles":["editor"]}],"headData":{"title":"Craig Miller | KQED","description":"Editor Emeritus, Science","ogImgSrc":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b91661df645e001a9cafe0861fa685f9?s=600&d=blank&r=g","twImgSrc":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b91661df645e001a9cafe0861fa685f9?s=600&d=blank&r=g"},"isLoading":false,"link":"/author/cmiller"},"laurensommer":{"type":"authors","id":"239","meta":{"index":"authors_1591205172","id":"239","found":true},"name":"Lauren Sommer","firstName":"Lauren","lastName":"Sommer","slug":"laurensommer","email":"lsommer@kqed.org","display_author_email":false,"staff_mastheads":[],"title":"KQED Contributor","bio":"Lauren is a radio reporter formerly covering environment, water, and energy for KQED Science. As part of her day job, she has scaled Sierra Nevada peaks, run from charging elephant seals, and desperately tried to get her sea legs - all in pursuit of good radio. Her work has appeared on Marketplace, Living on Earth, Science Friday and NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered. You can find her on Twitter at \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/lesommer\">@lesommer\u003c/a>.","avatar":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/33aa3772bb86c6ad45b8aca6a238bbdf?s=600&d=blank&r=g","twitter":null,"facebook":null,"instagram":null,"linkedin":null,"sites":[{"site":"news","roles":["author"]},{"site":"science","roles":["editor","manage_content_types","manage_taxonomies"]},{"site":"quest","roles":["editor"]}],"headData":{"title":"Lauren Sommer | KQED","description":"KQED Contributor","ogImgSrc":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/33aa3772bb86c6ad45b8aca6a238bbdf?s=600&d=blank&r=g","twImgSrc":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/33aa3772bb86c6ad45b8aca6a238bbdf?s=600&d=blank&r=g"},"isLoading":false,"link":"/author/laurensommer"},"cfarr":{"type":"authors","id":"3252","meta":{"index":"authors_1591205172","id":"3252","found":true},"name":"Christina Farr","firstName":"Christina","lastName":"Farr","slug":"cfarr","email":"cfarr@kqed.org","display_author_email":false,"staff_mastheads":[],"title":null,"bio":"Christina Farr (\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/chrissyfarr\">@chrissyfarr\u003c/a>) is the former editor and host of Future of You. She was previously with Reuters, covering digital health and Apple and before that, she reported for Venture Beat. Christina was born and raised in London and has graduate degrees from University of London and the Stanford School of Journalism. Farr’s work has appeared in a variety of publications, including the New York Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Bay Citizen and SFGate.com. She has appeared as a featured expert on NBC, ABC and Reuters TV, among others, and frequently speaks at health and technology conferences. She is also co-founder of Ladies Who Vino, a networking group for women in technology and business.","avatar":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/22c63869a7901c61c15e204391c1261d?s=600&d=blank&r=g","twitter":null,"facebook":null,"instagram":null,"linkedin":null,"sites":[{"site":"futureofyou","roles":["administrator"]},{"site":"stateofhealth","roles":["author"]},{"site":"science","roles":["editor"]}],"headData":{"title":"Christina Farr | KQED","description":null,"ogImgSrc":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/22c63869a7901c61c15e204391c1261d?s=600&d=blank&r=g","twImgSrc":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/22c63869a7901c61c15e204391c1261d?s=600&d=blank&r=g"},"isLoading":false,"link":"/author/cfarr"},"gabriela-quiros":{"type":"authors","id":"6186","meta":{"index":"authors_1591205172","id":"6186","found":true},"name":"Gabriela Quirós","firstName":"Gabriela","lastName":"Quirós","slug":"gabriela-quiros","email":"gquiros@kqed.org","display_author_email":false,"staff_mastheads":["science"],"title":"Video Producer and Reporter","bio":"Gabriela Quirós is a \u003cstrong>video producer and the coordinating producer for KQED's web science video series \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/deeplook\">Deep Look\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>. She joined KQED as a TV producer when its science series QUEST started in 2006 and has covered everything from Alzheimer’s to bee die-offs to dark energy.\r\n\r\nShe won a 2022 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award with a team of her Deep Look colleagues. She has won five regional Emmys as a video producer and has shared seven more as the coordinating producer of Deep Look. The episode she produced about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/728086/how-mosquitoes-use-six-needles-to-suck-your-blood\">How Mosquitoes Use Six Needles to Suck Your Blood\u003c/a> won a Webby \"People's Voice\" award. She has also earned awards from the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, the Society of Professional Journalists and the Society of Environmental Journalists.\r\n\r\nHer videos for KQED have also aired on NOVA scienceNOW and the PBS NewsHour, and appeared on NPR.org.\r\n\r\nAs an independent filmmaker, she produced and directed the hour-long documentary \u003ca href=\"http://lpbp.org/beautiful-sin-qa-with-producer-gabriela-quiros/\">\u003cem>Beautiful Sin\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, about the surprising story of how Costa Rica became the only country in the world to outlaw in vitro fertilization. The film aired in 2015 on public television stations throughout the U.S., and in Costa Rica.\r\n\r\nShe started her journalism career as a newspaper reporter in Costa Rica, where she grew up. She won the National Science Journalism Award there for a series of articles about organic agriculture, and developed a life-long interest in health reporting. She moved to the Bay Area in 1996 to study documentary filmmaking at the University of California, Berkeley, where she received master’s degrees in journalism and Latin American studies.","avatar":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6d82c20152affd1b434c31a904c40809?s=600&d=blank&r=g","twitter":"gabrielaquirosr","facebook":null,"instagram":null,"linkedin":null,"sites":[{"site":"science","roles":["editor"]},{"site":"quest","roles":["editor","ef_view_calendar","ef_view_story_budget"]}],"headData":{"title":"Gabriela Quirós | KQED","description":"Video Producer and Reporter","ogImgSrc":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6d82c20152affd1b434c31a904c40809?s=600&d=blank&r=g","twImgSrc":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6d82c20152affd1b434c31a904c40809?s=600&d=blank&r=g"},"isLoading":false,"link":"/author/gabriela-quiros"},"kqedscience":{"type":"authors","id":"6387","meta":{"index":"authors_1591205172","id":"6387","found":true},"name":"KQED Science","firstName":"KQED","lastName":"Science","slug":"kqedscience","email":"kqedscience@gmail.com","display_author_email":false,"staff_mastheads":[],"title":null,"bio":"KQED Science brings you award-winning science and environment coverage from the Bay Area and beyond by the flagship Northern California PBS and NPR affiliate.","avatar":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5a295ff49cf82a8c0f30937d3f788b2f?s=600&d=blank&r=g","twitter":null,"facebook":null,"instagram":null,"linkedin":null,"sites":[{"site":"science","roles":["contributor"]},{"site":"quest","roles":["editor"]},{"site":"food","roles":["contributor"]}],"headData":{"title":"KQED Science | KQED","description":null,"ogImgSrc":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5a295ff49cf82a8c0f30937d3f788b2f?s=600&d=blank&r=g","twImgSrc":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5a295ff49cf82a8c0f30937d3f788b2f?s=600&d=blank&r=g"},"isLoading":false,"link":"/author/kqedscience"},"dpotter":{"type":"authors","id":"6609","meta":{"index":"authors_1591205172","id":"6609","found":true},"name":"Daniel Potter","firstName":"Daniel","lastName":"Potter","slug":"dpotter","email":"dpotter@kqed.org","display_author_email":false,"staff_mastheads":[],"title":null,"bio":"Daniel Potter is a reporter for KQED Science. Before that, he worked at Nashville Public Radio for six years. He’s gathered tape for The New York Times, contributed to a growing list of podcasts, and done national features for NPR on everything from bats to meningitis. He tweets at @hellodanpo.","avatar":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/59396b9ad9c672dd4cd1d3e453425f12?s=600&d=blank&r=g","twitter":"hellodanpo","facebook":null,"instagram":null,"linkedin":null,"sites":[{"site":"futureofyou","roles":["author"]},{"site":"science","roles":["editor"]}],"headData":{"title":"Daniel Potter | KQED","description":null,"ogImgSrc":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/59396b9ad9c672dd4cd1d3e453425f12?s=600&d=blank&r=g","twImgSrc":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/59396b9ad9c672dd4cd1d3e453425f12?s=600&d=blank&r=g"},"isLoading":false,"link":"/author/dpotter"}},"breakingNewsReducer":{},"campaignFinanceReducer":{},"firebase":{"requesting":{},"requested":{},"timestamps":{},"data":{},"ordered":{},"auth":{"isLoaded":false,"isEmpty":true},"authError":null,"profile":{"isLoaded":false,"isEmpty":true},"listeners":{"byId":{},"allIds":[]},"isInitializing":false,"errors":[]},"navBarReducer":{"navBarId":"news","fullView":true,"showPlayer":false},"navMenuReducer":{"menus":[{"key":"menu1","items":[{"name":"News","link":"/","type":"title"},{"name":"Politics","link":"/politics"},{"name":"Science","link":"/science"},{"name":"Education","link":"/educationnews"},{"name":"Housing","link":"/housing"},{"name":"Immigration","link":"/immigration"},{"name":"Criminal Justice","link":"/criminaljustice"},{"name":"Silicon Valley","link":"/siliconvalley"},{"name":"Forum","link":"/forum"},{"name":"The California Report","link":"/californiareport"}]},{"key":"menu2","items":[{"name":"Arts & Culture","link":"/arts","type":"title"},{"name":"Critics’ Picks","link":"/thedolist"},{"name":"Cultural Commentary","link":"/artscommentary"},{"name":"Food & Drink","link":"/food"},{"name":"Bay Area Hip-Hop","link":"/bayareahiphop"},{"name":"Rebel Girls","link":"/rebelgirls"},{"name":"Arts Video","link":"/artsvideos"}]},{"key":"menu3","items":[{"name":"Podcasts","link":"/podcasts","type":"title"},{"name":"Bay Curious","link":"/podcasts/baycurious"},{"name":"Rightnowish","link":"/podcasts/rightnowish"},{"name":"The Bay","link":"/podcasts/thebay"},{"name":"On Our Watch","link":"/podcasts/onourwatch"},{"name":"Mindshift","link":"/podcasts/mindshift"},{"name":"Consider This","link":"/podcasts/considerthis"},{"name":"Political Breakdown","link":"/podcasts/politicalbreakdown"}]},{"key":"menu4","items":[{"name":"Live Radio","link":"/radio","type":"title"},{"name":"TV","link":"/tv","type":"title"},{"name":"Events","link":"/events","type":"title"},{"name":"For Educators","link":"/education","type":"title"},{"name":"Support KQED","link":"/support","type":"title"},{"name":"About","link":"/about","type":"title"},{"name":"Help Center","link":"https://kqed-helpcenter.kqed.org/s","type":"title"}]}]},"pagesReducer":{},"postsReducer":{"stream_live":{"type":"live","id":"stream_live","audioUrl":"https://streams.kqed.org/kqedradio","title":"Live Stream","excerpt":"Live Stream information currently unavailable.","link":"/radio","featImg":"","label":{"name":"KQED Live","link":"/"}},"stream_kqedNewscast":{"type":"posts","id":"stream_kqedNewscast","audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/RDnews/newscast.mp3?_=1","title":"KQED Newscast","featImg":"","label":{"name":"88.5 FM","link":"/"}},"science_41112":{"type":"posts","id":"science_41112","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"science","id":"41112","score":null,"sort":[1434049248000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"where-are-the-ants-carrying-all-those-leaves","title":"Where Are the Ants Carrying All Those Leaves?","publishDate":1434049248,"format":"video","headTitle":"Where Are the Ants Carrying All Those Leaves? | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":1935,"site":"science"},"content":"\u003cp>[dl_subscribe]If you’ve ever visited the rainforest exhibit at the \u003ca href=\"http://calacademy.org/?utm_expid=12551229-31.Z5QmE7CSRWmG4C8fP4hc2Q.0\">California Academy of Sciences\u003c/a> in San Francisco, or walked in a real rainforest in Central or South America, you might have wondered what the ants do with all those leaf pieces they’re carrying like little parasols in a parade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of people assume that they’re eating the leaves,” said Cal Academy assistant curator Kristen Natoli.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_43660\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_at_work.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43660\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_at_work-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Leafcutter ants use their mandibles to quickly cut leaf pieces.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_at_work-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_at_work-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_at_work-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_at_work-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_at_work-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_at_work.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leafcutter ants use their mandibles to quickly cut leaf pieces. \u003ccite>(Josh Cassidy/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That assumption would be wrong. Though the ants drink the sap in the leaves for energy, they don’t eat them. Instead, they use the leaves to grow something else. These ants, known as leafcutters, are some of the world’s earliest and most competent farmers. They use those leaf pieces to feed a fungus that grows in white tufts in their nests. The fungus provides sustenance to the ants and their brood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cal Academy is planning to boost its leafcutter ants’ exhibit so that visitors have an easier time watching the tiny farmers at work. The ant colony is of the species \u003cem>Atta cephalotes\u003c/em> – one of 50 leafcutter species in the Americas, the only region in the world where they’re found. It was brought to the Bay Area from Trinidad by \u003ca href=\"http://www.calacademy.org/explore-science/brian-fisher\">Brian Fisher\u003c/a>, chair of the Academy’s Department of Entomology. The ants currently carry leaf pieces inside a plastic tube about 8 feet long. The expanded exhibit will give visitors a better view and also make things more exciting for the ants. As it turns out, even ants need some excitement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_43674\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Natoli_Cal_Academy_leafcutter_ant_exhibit_01.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43674\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Natoli_Cal_Academy_leafcutter_ant_exhibit_01-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"The California Academy of Sciences plans to revamp its leafcutter ant exhibit to make it more exciting for visitors and ants alike.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Natoli_Cal_Academy_leafcutter_ant_exhibit_01-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Natoli_Cal_Academy_leafcutter_ant_exhibit_01-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Natoli_Cal_Academy_leafcutter_ant_exhibit_01-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Natoli_Cal_Academy_leafcutter_ant_exhibit_01-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Natoli_Cal_Academy_leafcutter_ant_exhibit_01-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Natoli_Cal_Academy_leafcutter_ant_exhibit_01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The California Academy of Sciences plans to revamp its leafcutter ant exhibit to make it more exciting for visitors and ants alike. \u003ccite>(Kristen Natoli/California Academy of Sciences)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“In the open they’d be exploring the forest for new sources of leaf material, new spaces to open nest chambers,” said Natoli, who cares for the Cal Academy colony. “So if they have more length to carry the leaves, and the path goes up and down, it makes for a more enriching environment for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you bundled together all the ants in the world, there would be more of them than people – they’re the dominant biomass, said Fisher. This is because all 30,000 species of ants are social.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_43662\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_nest.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43662\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_nest-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Leafcutter ant nests, made of leaf pieces and fungus, can be as large as a room.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_nest-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_nest-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_nest-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_nest-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_nest-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_nest.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leafcutter ant nests, made of leaf pieces and fungus, can be as large as a room. \u003ccite>(Josh Cassidy/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“They have many ways of making a living,” said Fisher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For humans, farming was the origin of civilization. And it’s the same for ants. They’re fungus tycoons. Their colonies are true underground cities, some the size of a room.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Having a reliable source of food has given them the ability to specialize. Leafcutters have the most complex division of labor of any ants. Colonies, which are all female, include tiny worker ants, large worker ants and half-inch-long soldiers with huge heads that protect the colony from other ant species that survive by stealing leafcutters’ larvae.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_43664\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Soldier_ant.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43664\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Soldier_ant-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Soldier ants protect leafcutter colonies from ants that try to steal their larvae.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Soldier_ant-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Soldier_ant-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Soldier_ant-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Soldier_ant-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Soldier_ant-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Soldier_ant.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soldier ants protect leafcutter colonies from ants that try to steal their larvae. \u003ccite>(Josh Cassidy/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Farming has made leafcutters especially good at making a living. When it comes to agriculture, the ants make humans look like newbies. While humans started farming about 12,000 years ago, ants have been doing it for 60 million years. Humans have plows and shovels, while leafcutters use their mandibles to cut through leaves with incredible speed, leaving telltale crescent shapes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then the ants haul the leaf pieces through fields or forests to their underground nests. For a human, this feat would be the equivalent of carrying more than 600 pounds between our teeth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once they’re back in their nests, ants clean the leaves, crush them, cut them into little pieces and arrange them carefully in stacks. They even compost the leaves by squirting them with a few drops of fecal liquid. Enzymes from the fungus they eat pass through the ants’ digestive system and into their feces, which then help break down the leaf pieces to make them easier for the fungus to feed on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_43668\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_tends_fungus.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43668\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_tends_fungus-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Leafcutter ants clean their fungus to keep it free of other fungi that could hurt it. \" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_tends_fungus-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_tends_fungus-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_tends_fungus-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_tends_fungus-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_tends_fungus-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_tends_fungus.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leafcutter ants clean their fungus to keep it free of other fungi that could hurt it. \u003ccite>(Josh Cassidy/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The next step in the farming process is for the ants to spread fungus spores around, much like a human farmer would sow seeds. Once the fungus starts to grow, ants preen it to keep it free from bacteria and other fungi. They also protect the fungus by covering it with bacteria they carry on their own bodies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Ants produce bacteria on little patches on their body,” said Fisher. “They produce the chemical that they need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In order to keep their fungus farms going, leafcutters need a steady supply of leaves and petals. This is why from Texas to South America leafcutters are considered agricultural pests. Working stealthily at night, they can strip an entire tree of its best leaves in just hours. While they’re pests to farmers, they also perform an essential environmental function in the tropics, by building up the soil in the rainforest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_43663\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ants_at_work.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43663\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ants_at_work-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Leafcutter ants need so many leaves to keep their fungus farms going that they're considered agricultural pests. \" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ants_at_work-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ants_at_work-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ants_at_work-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ants_at_work-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ants_at_work-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ants_at_work.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leafcutter ants need so many leaves to keep their fungus farms going that they’re considered agricultural pests. \u003ccite>(Josh Cassidy/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Visitors to the Cal Academy will likely be able to appreciate leafcutters’ farming abilities a little better when the exhibit has been improved. The timeline for the changes hasn’t been decided yet, said Natoli. But one thing is sure not to change: Visitors won’t be able to see the queen. She lives in a box in the back area of the Academy, cared for by Natoli herself, who refers to her with the respect one might develop for a three-quarter-inch-long ant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I call her \u003cem>The\u003c/em> queen,” said Natoli.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in Trinidad, the queen started up the colony. She brought with her a bit of fungus from her parent colony, stored in a pouch, as well as sperm that she collected during a frenzied mating fly-out. She continues to reproduce during the life of her colony, and when she dies, after 10 to 20 years, the hard-working colony starts to die out too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>To see leafcutter ants in the San Francisco Bay Area, you can also visit the \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandzoo.org/\">Oakland Zoo\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Ants don’t eat leaves. They use them to grow white tufts of nutritious fungus to feed their offspring.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1704931694,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":21,"wordCount":1090},"headData":{"title":"Where Are the Ants Carrying All Those Leaves? | KQED","description":"Ants don’t eat leaves. They use them to grow white tufts of nutritious fungus to feed their offspring.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Where Are the Ants Carrying All Those Leaves?","datePublished":"2015-06-11T19:00:48.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-11T00:08:14.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"videoEmbed":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6oKJ5FGk24","sticky":false,"path":"/science/41112/where-are-the-ants-carrying-all-those-leaves","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"dl_subscribe","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>If you’ve ever visited the rainforest exhibit at the \u003ca href=\"http://calacademy.org/?utm_expid=12551229-31.Z5QmE7CSRWmG4C8fP4hc2Q.0\">California Academy of Sciences\u003c/a> in San Francisco, or walked in a real rainforest in Central or South America, you might have wondered what the ants do with all those leaf pieces they’re carrying like little parasols in a parade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of people assume that they’re eating the leaves,” said Cal Academy assistant curator Kristen Natoli.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_43660\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_at_work.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43660\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_at_work-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Leafcutter ants use their mandibles to quickly cut leaf pieces.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_at_work-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_at_work-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_at_work-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_at_work-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_at_work-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_at_work.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leafcutter ants use their mandibles to quickly cut leaf pieces. \u003ccite>(Josh Cassidy/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That assumption would be wrong. Though the ants drink the sap in the leaves for energy, they don’t eat them. Instead, they use the leaves to grow something else. These ants, known as leafcutters, are some of the world’s earliest and most competent farmers. They use those leaf pieces to feed a fungus that grows in white tufts in their nests. The fungus provides sustenance to the ants and their brood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cal Academy is planning to boost its leafcutter ants’ exhibit so that visitors have an easier time watching the tiny farmers at work. The ant colony is of the species \u003cem>Atta cephalotes\u003c/em> – one of 50 leafcutter species in the Americas, the only region in the world where they’re found. It was brought to the Bay Area from Trinidad by \u003ca href=\"http://www.calacademy.org/explore-science/brian-fisher\">Brian Fisher\u003c/a>, chair of the Academy’s Department of Entomology. The ants currently carry leaf pieces inside a plastic tube about 8 feet long. The expanded exhibit will give visitors a better view and also make things more exciting for the ants. As it turns out, even ants need some excitement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_43674\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Natoli_Cal_Academy_leafcutter_ant_exhibit_01.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43674\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Natoli_Cal_Academy_leafcutter_ant_exhibit_01-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"The California Academy of Sciences plans to revamp its leafcutter ant exhibit to make it more exciting for visitors and ants alike.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Natoli_Cal_Academy_leafcutter_ant_exhibit_01-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Natoli_Cal_Academy_leafcutter_ant_exhibit_01-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Natoli_Cal_Academy_leafcutter_ant_exhibit_01-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Natoli_Cal_Academy_leafcutter_ant_exhibit_01-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Natoli_Cal_Academy_leafcutter_ant_exhibit_01-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Natoli_Cal_Academy_leafcutter_ant_exhibit_01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The California Academy of Sciences plans to revamp its leafcutter ant exhibit to make it more exciting for visitors and ants alike. \u003ccite>(Kristen Natoli/California Academy of Sciences)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“In the open they’d be exploring the forest for new sources of leaf material, new spaces to open nest chambers,” said Natoli, who cares for the Cal Academy colony. “So if they have more length to carry the leaves, and the path goes up and down, it makes for a more enriching environment for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you bundled together all the ants in the world, there would be more of them than people – they’re the dominant biomass, said Fisher. This is because all 30,000 species of ants are social.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_43662\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_nest.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43662\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_nest-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Leafcutter ant nests, made of leaf pieces and fungus, can be as large as a room.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_nest-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_nest-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_nest-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_nest-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_nest-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_nest.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leafcutter ant nests, made of leaf pieces and fungus, can be as large as a room. \u003ccite>(Josh Cassidy/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“They have many ways of making a living,” said Fisher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For humans, farming was the origin of civilization. And it’s the same for ants. They’re fungus tycoons. Their colonies are true underground cities, some the size of a room.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Having a reliable source of food has given them the ability to specialize. Leafcutters have the most complex division of labor of any ants. Colonies, which are all female, include tiny worker ants, large worker ants and half-inch-long soldiers with huge heads that protect the colony from other ant species that survive by stealing leafcutters’ larvae.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_43664\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Soldier_ant.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43664\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Soldier_ant-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Soldier ants protect leafcutter colonies from ants that try to steal their larvae.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Soldier_ant-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Soldier_ant-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Soldier_ant-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Soldier_ant-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Soldier_ant-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Soldier_ant.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soldier ants protect leafcutter colonies from ants that try to steal their larvae. \u003ccite>(Josh Cassidy/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Farming has made leafcutters especially good at making a living. When it comes to agriculture, the ants make humans look like newbies. While humans started farming about 12,000 years ago, ants have been doing it for 60 million years. Humans have plows and shovels, while leafcutters use their mandibles to cut through leaves with incredible speed, leaving telltale crescent shapes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then the ants haul the leaf pieces through fields or forests to their underground nests. For a human, this feat would be the equivalent of carrying more than 600 pounds between our teeth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once they’re back in their nests, ants clean the leaves, crush them, cut them into little pieces and arrange them carefully in stacks. They even compost the leaves by squirting them with a few drops of fecal liquid. Enzymes from the fungus they eat pass through the ants’ digestive system and into their feces, which then help break down the leaf pieces to make them easier for the fungus to feed on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_43668\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_tends_fungus.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43668\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_tends_fungus-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Leafcutter ants clean their fungus to keep it free of other fungi that could hurt it. \" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_tends_fungus-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_tends_fungus-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_tends_fungus-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_tends_fungus-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_tends_fungus-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ant_tends_fungus.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leafcutter ants clean their fungus to keep it free of other fungi that could hurt it. \u003ccite>(Josh Cassidy/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The next step in the farming process is for the ants to spread fungus spores around, much like a human farmer would sow seeds. Once the fungus starts to grow, ants preen it to keep it free from bacteria and other fungi. They also protect the fungus by covering it with bacteria they carry on their own bodies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Ants produce bacteria on little patches on their body,” said Fisher. “They produce the chemical that they need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In order to keep their fungus farms going, leafcutters need a steady supply of leaves and petals. This is why from Texas to South America leafcutters are considered agricultural pests. Working stealthily at night, they can strip an entire tree of its best leaves in just hours. While they’re pests to farmers, they also perform an essential environmental function in the tropics, by building up the soil in the rainforest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_43663\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ants_at_work.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43663\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ants_at_work-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Leafcutter ants need so many leaves to keep their fungus farms going that they're considered agricultural pests. \" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ants_at_work-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ants_at_work-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ants_at_work-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ants_at_work-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ants_at_work-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/06/Ants_at_work.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leafcutter ants need so many leaves to keep their fungus farms going that they’re considered agricultural pests. \u003ccite>(Josh Cassidy/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Visitors to the Cal Academy will likely be able to appreciate leafcutters’ farming abilities a little better when the exhibit has been improved. The timeline for the changes hasn’t been decided yet, said Natoli. But one thing is sure not to change: Visitors won’t be able to see the queen. She lives in a box in the back area of the Academy, cared for by Natoli herself, who refers to her with the respect one might develop for a three-quarter-inch-long ant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I call her \u003cem>The\u003c/em> queen,” said Natoli.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in Trinidad, the queen started up the colony. She brought with her a bit of fungus from her parent colony, stored in a pouch, as well as sperm that she collected during a frenzied mating fly-out. She continues to reproduce during the life of her colony, and when she dies, after 10 to 20 years, the hard-working colony starts to die out too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>To see leafcutter ants in the San Francisco Bay Area, you can also visit the \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandzoo.org/\">Oakland Zoo\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/science/41112/where-are-the-ants-carrying-all-those-leaves","authors":["6186"],"series":["science_1935"],"categories":["science_30","science_86"],"tags":["science_986","science_1970","science_64","science_2544","science_5192"],"featImg":"science_43857","label":"science_1935"},"science_30615":{"type":"posts","id":"science_30615","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"science","id":"30615","score":null,"sort":[1433163604000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"car-washes-and-pools-winners-and-losers-of-californias-drought","title":"Car Washes and Pools: Winners and Losers of California’s Drought","publishDate":1433163604,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Car Washes and Pools: Winners and Losers of California’s Drought | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":1151,"site":"science"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30616\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/pool3-1024x576.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-30616\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/pool3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A display pool at Royal Pools in San Jose. Several Bay Area water districts have banned the filling of new pools. (Lauren Sommer/KQED)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A display pool at Royal Pools in San Jose. Several Bay Area water districts have banned filling new pools with potable water. (Lauren Sommer/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/science/2015/05/20150601Droughtwinnerslosers.mp3\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The meter has officially started running on California’s efforts to meet \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/audio/state-passes-historic-water-conservation-rules/\">strict new water conservation targets\u003c/a> from Governor Jerry Brown. The first-ever statewide urban restrictions aim to cut water use by an average of 25 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The actual cuts \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/2015/05/08/what-mandatory-water-cuts-in-cities-throughout-california-look-like-in-three-interactive-maps/\">vary from place to place\u003c/a> depending on the water use in each local district. Some water-thrifty areas only have to cut 8 percent, while larger cuts go up to 36 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How local cities and water agencies achieve those cuts is up to them. Most are passing rules that limit outdoor watering, but some are targeting other industries, creating some clear winners and losers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>At the Car Wash\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m sure in summer we’ll see an influx in business, which is great,” said Jeff Wheeler of AJ Auto Detailing in San Jose, where his crew is pressure-washing a row of cars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just a month ago, the San Jose City Council passed drought rules that most car washing businesses could only dream of: if you live in San Jose, you’re no longer allowed to wash your car at home with potable water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A customer came in the other day and he brought his truck,” said Jeff’s brother, Jordan Wheeler. “He has a big yard and he has tractors and stuff and he said he was washing off a couple of his tractors and a neighbor complained and called the police on him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Washing cars at home is still allowed by most other water agencies, if residents have a shutoff nozzle on their hose. But San Jose has banned it with or without a nozzle because the city is aiming to cut water use by 30 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wheeler’s car wash has an added selling point for drought-minded customers: water recycling. The sudsy water flowing off the cars is recaptured, filtered and put into large tanks. Each gallon is reused four to five times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re actually only using about 2-to-2.5 gallons per car and that’s less than a dishwasher uses,” Wheeler said. While most car washes recapture at least some water in California, Wheeler’s is part of the \u003ca href=\"http://carwash.org/watersavers\">WaterSavers program\u003c/a>, which accredits car washes that recycle higher levels of water and filter what they discharge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30617\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/carwash2-1024x576.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-30617\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/carwash2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The water at AJ Auto Detailing in San Jose is recaptured and reused. San Jose has banned car washing at home with potable water. (Lauren Sommer/KQED)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The water at AJ Auto Detailing in San Jose is recaptured and reused. San Jose has banned car washing at home with potable water. (Lauren Sommer/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The recycling system cost $90,000 to purchase and install, but the business is seeing a return in lower water bills. “When we bought it three years ago, I don’t think anyone thought we’d be in a drought in 2015,” Wheeler said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But alongside industries getting flush from the drought, are others on the losing end–including one that’s a symbol of the California dream.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Backyard Pools Run Dry\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Pretty much every customer asks about the drought,” said Marc Hannigan as he walked through the showroom of Royal Pools in San Jose where several pools are on display.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said his customers are asking, “is there gonna be enough water to fill my pool?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s reason to ask: at least 30 California water agencies and cities, including San Jose, Dublin and Morgan Hill, have passed drought rules about pools. Most have banned filling new pools with potable water. Others are considering bans now, which doesn’t surprise Hanngian. He says pools are an easy target.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is very symbolic and it looks good: banning swimming pools,” he said. “Because people assume they are a huge water user. But swimming pools don’t waste water like people think they do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hanngian is referring to a \u003ca href=\"http://www.capradio.org/articles/2015/05/13/california-pool-construction-soars-during-drought/\">commonly cited analysis\u003c/a> done by the Santa Margarita Water District, comparing the water use of backyard pools to landscaping. A new built-in pool can require 20-to-30,000 gallons to fill up. After that, it uses much less. According to the study, a pool, especially with a cover, can use less than a lawn does over time, but it takes three to five years to reach the break-even point.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hannigan has been repeating this at as many city council meetings as he can get to, like in Morgan Hill a few weeks ago. “A couple of the members said, ‘You’ve made some very compelling arguments here and we’ll have to reconsider this,’” he said. “Whether that will happen or not is up in the air.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”R4loZ5YdSPx934cTX7jJhrTJ1QYVkScr”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re fine with them cutting back and restricting the number of permits they offer,” said Hannigan. “That’s a fair way to go about this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Filling new pools is a small slice of the overall water use in most water districts. In the city of Dublin, new pools account for just a tiny fraction of one percent of the use. But the Dublin San Ramon Services District prohibits filling new pools because they’re considered a non-essential use of water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The tens of thousands of gallons that it takes to fill a pool may not matter much in aggregate,” said San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo. “But to build new pools and create demand for something that is not critical in terms of need simply does not move us forward in our water conservation goals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re all in this thing together and that means we all need to tighten our belts and in some ways, that’s not always comfortable,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pool industry says it’s already feeling uncomfortable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we don’t know is how many people aren’t calling,” Hannigan said. “How many people want a pool and are waiting, after four or five years of recession? Now they have the money and wherewithal to put a pool in and they’re not calling.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Making the Public Feel the Drought\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As water agencies put together their own mix of water conservation rules, many are having to walk the line between water savings and behavioral psychology.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As agencies are trying to meet some of the restrictions, in some cases up to 36 percent, they’re going to have to cut a lot of things,” said Heather Cooley of the Pacific Institute, a water think tank in Oakland. “And so every bit is going to help.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in water districts that have low conservation targets, some rules are less about saving water and more about getting the public’s attention, like the one that \u003ca href=\"http://m.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/California-drought-State-approves-sweeping-6139559.php\">prevents restaurants from serving water\u003c/a> unless customers ask for it.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignleft\">\n\u003ch3>Required Water Cuts by Utility\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/2015/06/03/what-mandatory-water-cuts-in-cities-throughout-california-look-like-in-three-interactive-maps/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See California’s water cuts by region\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/2015/06/03/what-mandatory-water-cuts-in-cities-throughout-california-look-like-in-three-interactive-maps/\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15920\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/winners_losers_map.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“It’s showing people that we are in a drought,” said Cooley. “That we need to be thinking about all the different ways we use water.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By making everyday Californians feel the pain, Cooley said, they’re more likely to step up and make lasting changes, like putting in drought-friendly landscaping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In every city, lawns are sort of standard when a new area is put in, when a street median is put in,” she said. “And so that has to change and this drought, I think, is really going to drive that change.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The more permanent changes, like taking out lawns and installing more efficient water appliances, will make conservation easier when the next drought rolls around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This isn’t something that’s going to go away when this drought ends,” she said. “This is really what our future is going to look like and so we need to be thinking and re-evaluating how we use and manage water.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State regulators expect to release data about how well – or poorly – water agencies are saving water in mid-July.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Starting today, the meter is running for cities trying to meet the governor’s strict new water conservation targets. And the new restrictions are already having “ripple” effects: some businesses are drying up, while others are cashing in on the drought.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1704931733,"stats":{"hasAudio":true,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":39,"wordCount":1409},"headData":{"title":"Car Washes and Pools: Winners and Losers of California’s Drought | KQED","description":"Starting today, the meter is running for cities trying to meet the governor’s strict new water conservation targets. And the new restrictions are already having “ripple” effects: some businesses are drying up, while others are cashing in on the drought.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Car Washes and Pools: Winners and Losers of California’s Drought","datePublished":"2015-06-01T13:00:04.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-11T00:08:53.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"path":"/science/30615/car-washes-and-pools-winners-and-losers-of-californias-drought","audioUrl":"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/science/2015/05/20150601Droughtwinnerslosers.mp3","audioDuration":null,"audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30616\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/pool3-1024x576.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-30616\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/pool3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A display pool at Royal Pools in San Jose. Several Bay Area water districts have banned the filling of new pools. (Lauren Sommer/KQED)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A display pool at Royal Pools in San Jose. Several Bay Area water districts have banned filling new pools with potable water. (Lauren Sommer/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"audioLink","attributes":{"named":{"src":"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/science/2015/05/20150601Droughtwinnerslosers.mp3"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The meter has officially started running on California’s efforts to meet \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/audio/state-passes-historic-water-conservation-rules/\">strict new water conservation targets\u003c/a> from Governor Jerry Brown. The first-ever statewide urban restrictions aim to cut water use by an average of 25 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The actual cuts \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/2015/05/08/what-mandatory-water-cuts-in-cities-throughout-california-look-like-in-three-interactive-maps/\">vary from place to place\u003c/a> depending on the water use in each local district. Some water-thrifty areas only have to cut 8 percent, while larger cuts go up to 36 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How local cities and water agencies achieve those cuts is up to them. Most are passing rules that limit outdoor watering, but some are targeting other industries, creating some clear winners and losers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>At the Car Wash\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m sure in summer we’ll see an influx in business, which is great,” said Jeff Wheeler of AJ Auto Detailing in San Jose, where his crew is pressure-washing a row of cars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just a month ago, the San Jose City Council passed drought rules that most car washing businesses could only dream of: if you live in San Jose, you’re no longer allowed to wash your car at home with potable water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A customer came in the other day and he brought his truck,” said Jeff’s brother, Jordan Wheeler. “He has a big yard and he has tractors and stuff and he said he was washing off a couple of his tractors and a neighbor complained and called the police on him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Washing cars at home is still allowed by most other water agencies, if residents have a shutoff nozzle on their hose. But San Jose has banned it with or without a nozzle because the city is aiming to cut water use by 30 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wheeler’s car wash has an added selling point for drought-minded customers: water recycling. The sudsy water flowing off the cars is recaptured, filtered and put into large tanks. Each gallon is reused four to five times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re actually only using about 2-to-2.5 gallons per car and that’s less than a dishwasher uses,” Wheeler said. While most car washes recapture at least some water in California, Wheeler’s is part of the \u003ca href=\"http://carwash.org/watersavers\">WaterSavers program\u003c/a>, which accredits car washes that recycle higher levels of water and filter what they discharge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30617\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/carwash2-1024x576.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-30617\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/carwash2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The water at AJ Auto Detailing in San Jose is recaptured and reused. San Jose has banned car washing at home with potable water. (Lauren Sommer/KQED)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The water at AJ Auto Detailing in San Jose is recaptured and reused. San Jose has banned car washing at home with potable water. (Lauren Sommer/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The recycling system cost $90,000 to purchase and install, but the business is seeing a return in lower water bills. “When we bought it three years ago, I don’t think anyone thought we’d be in a drought in 2015,” Wheeler said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But alongside industries getting flush from the drought, are others on the losing end–including one that’s a symbol of the California dream.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Backyard Pools Run Dry\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Pretty much every customer asks about the drought,” said Marc Hannigan as he walked through the showroom of Royal Pools in San Jose where several pools are on display.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said his customers are asking, “is there gonna be enough water to fill my pool?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s reason to ask: at least 30 California water agencies and cities, including San Jose, Dublin and Morgan Hill, have passed drought rules about pools. Most have banned filling new pools with potable water. Others are considering bans now, which doesn’t surprise Hanngian. He says pools are an easy target.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is very symbolic and it looks good: banning swimming pools,” he said. “Because people assume they are a huge water user. But swimming pools don’t waste water like people think they do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hanngian is referring to a \u003ca href=\"http://www.capradio.org/articles/2015/05/13/california-pool-construction-soars-during-drought/\">commonly cited analysis\u003c/a> done by the Santa Margarita Water District, comparing the water use of backyard pools to landscaping. A new built-in pool can require 20-to-30,000 gallons to fill up. After that, it uses much less. According to the study, a pool, especially with a cover, can use less than a lawn does over time, but it takes three to five years to reach the break-even point.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hannigan has been repeating this at as many city council meetings as he can get to, like in Morgan Hill a few weeks ago. “A couple of the members said, ‘You’ve made some very compelling arguments here and we’ll have to reconsider this,’” he said. “Whether that will happen or not is up in the air.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re fine with them cutting back and restricting the number of permits they offer,” said Hannigan. “That’s a fair way to go about this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Filling new pools is a small slice of the overall water use in most water districts. In the city of Dublin, new pools account for just a tiny fraction of one percent of the use. But the Dublin San Ramon Services District prohibits filling new pools because they’re considered a non-essential use of water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The tens of thousands of gallons that it takes to fill a pool may not matter much in aggregate,” said San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo. “But to build new pools and create demand for something that is not critical in terms of need simply does not move us forward in our water conservation goals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re all in this thing together and that means we all need to tighten our belts and in some ways, that’s not always comfortable,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pool industry says it’s already feeling uncomfortable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we don’t know is how many people aren’t calling,” Hannigan said. “How many people want a pool and are waiting, after four or five years of recession? Now they have the money and wherewithal to put a pool in and they’re not calling.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Making the Public Feel the Drought\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As water agencies put together their own mix of water conservation rules, many are having to walk the line between water savings and behavioral psychology.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As agencies are trying to meet some of the restrictions, in some cases up to 36 percent, they’re going to have to cut a lot of things,” said Heather Cooley of the Pacific Institute, a water think tank in Oakland. “And so every bit is going to help.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in water districts that have low conservation targets, some rules are less about saving water and more about getting the public’s attention, like the one that \u003ca href=\"http://m.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/California-drought-State-approves-sweeping-6139559.php\">prevents restaurants from serving water\u003c/a> unless customers ask for it.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignleft\">\n\u003ch3>Required Water Cuts by Utility\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/2015/06/03/what-mandatory-water-cuts-in-cities-throughout-california-look-like-in-three-interactive-maps/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See California’s water cuts by region\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/2015/06/03/what-mandatory-water-cuts-in-cities-throughout-california-look-like-in-three-interactive-maps/\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15920\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/winners_losers_map.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“It’s showing people that we are in a drought,” said Cooley. “That we need to be thinking about all the different ways we use water.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By making everyday Californians feel the pain, Cooley said, they’re more likely to step up and make lasting changes, like putting in drought-friendly landscaping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In every city, lawns are sort of standard when a new area is put in, when a street median is put in,” she said. “And so that has to change and this drought, I think, is really going to drive that change.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The more permanent changes, like taking out lawns and installing more efficient water appliances, will make conservation easier when the next drought rolls around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This isn’t something that’s going to go away when this drought ends,” she said. “This is really what our future is going to look like and so we need to be thinking and re-evaluating how we use and manage water.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State regulators expect to release data about how well – or poorly – water agencies are saving water in mid-July.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/science/30615/car-washes-and-pools-winners-and-losers-of-californias-drought","authors":["239"],"series":["science_1151"],"categories":["science_35","science_40","science_43","science_98"],"tags":["science_704","science_205","science_572","science_64","science_201"],"featImg":"science_30617","label":"science_1151"},"futureofyou_3306":{"type":"posts","id":"futureofyou_3306","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"futureofyou","id":"3306","score":null,"sort":[1432921634000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"under-the-radar-10-digital-health-startups-to-watch","title":"Under-the-Radar: 10 Digital Health Startups to Watch","publishDate":1432921634,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED Future of You | KQED Science","labelTerm":{"site":"futureofyou"},"content":"\u003cp>Digital health has arrived.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://rockhealth.com/2015/01/digital-health-funding-tops-4-1b-2014-year-review/\">In 2014, investment in health-technology companies\u003c/a> surpassed $4.1 billion, nearly the total of all three prior years combined. A broad spectrum of startups gained funding, including wearable-makers, analytics vendors, and new medical devices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the press has focused its attention on just a tiny fraction of these promising startups. Companies that win headlines tend to fit a certain mold: The product is trendy; the founders are twenty-something college drop-outs; the offices are based in a tech hub like San Francisco; and the team is backed by a trendy venture capital firm or startup accelerator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the past several weeks, I've been on the hunt for America's most promising, but relatively-unknown companies. Over a dozen health experts [skip to the bottom for the full list of names] submitted their suggestions to \u003cem>KQED \u003c/em>and we whittled it down to just ten.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>FIGURE 1\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3513\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 317px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3513\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/SCQggcYuV4HMAOSr30Jca5sKFs1o3VAMBhTSbGbdBb4-772x600.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 1 is a bit like Instagram, but for doctors\" width=\"317\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/SCQggcYuV4HMAOSr30Jca5sKFs1o3VAMBhTSbGbdBb4-772x600.jpg 772w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/SCQggcYuV4HMAOSr30Jca5sKFs1o3VAMBhTSbGbdBb4-400x311.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/SCQggcYuV4HMAOSr30Jca5sKFs1o3VAMBhTSbGbdBb4-960x746.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/SCQggcYuV4HMAOSr30Jca5sKFs1o3VAMBhTSbGbdBb4.jpg 988w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1 is a bit like Instagram, but for doctors \u003ccite>(Figure1)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is it? \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"https://figure1.com/\">Figure 1\u003c/a> is a service for doctors and nurses to securely share patients' medical images to increase knowledge and aid diagnosis.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it's Under-the-Radar:\u003c/strong> The company has just this year gained some attention from the press, in part, due to its high-profile investor (New York City's Union Square Ventures) and catchy description as an \"Instagram for doctors.\" But it is based in Toronto, Canada, and has a long way to go before it's a household name in the United States.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What Stands Out:\u003c/strong> Photo-sharing is a crowded space, even in the world of health care. But Figure 1 appears to be gathering steam: A spokesperson says \"hundreds of thousands\" of health professionals use it to share medical media. In future, it may prove to be a valuable tool for patients who want to keep a visual record of their rashes, burns, wounds or other medical issues over time.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>HOMECARE HOMEBASE\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3587\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 324px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3587\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/elderly-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Homecare Homebase develops technology for hospices \" width=\"324\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/elderly-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/elderly-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/elderly-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/elderly-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Homecare Homebase develops technology for hospices and homecare agencies \u003ccite>(Kevin Dooley)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What is it? \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hchb.com/\">Homecare Homebase\u003c/a> wants to make life a little easier for hospice and homecare agencies with its cloud-based software.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why its Under-the-Radar: \u003c/strong>The company is based in Dallas, Texas, rather than a technology hub. It's core product is highly useful for its niche market, but it's not particularly sexy.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What Stands Out: \u003c/strong>One of our experts, Chris DeNoia, describes Homecare Homebase as a \"dominant technology\" in the hospice community, but one that is rarely discussed. Hearst Corporation acquired a large chunk of the company in 2012, as it saw major potential for companies that can help hospital and homecare professionals access medical data.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>KYRUUS\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3586\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 352px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3586\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-28-at-1.51.42-PM-800x448.png\" alt=\"Kyruus sells a product to match patients with the right providers \" width=\"352\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-28-at-1.51.42-PM-800x448.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-28-at-1.51.42-PM-400x224.png 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-28-at-1.51.42-PM.png 868w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyruus sells a product to match patients with the right providers \u003ccite>(Kyruus/ Screenshot )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What is it?\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"http://www.kyruus.com/\">Kyruus's\u003c/a> technology helps hospitals and health systems match patients to the right doctors.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it's Under-the-Radar: \u003c/strong>Most people's eyes will glaze over at the term \"referral management,\" which is Kyruus' core competency. And the investors are big names in the world of health IT, but aren't widely-known in the mainstream business press.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What Stands Out: \u003c/strong>The company makes money and has a strong social mission.\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"http://hitconsultant.net/2014/11/10/19-7m-clinically-inappropriate-physician-referrals-occur-each-year/\">Kyruus is helping crack down\u003c/a> on the widespread practice of \"inappropriate referrals,\" so patients' time and money isn't wasted by seeing the wrong doctor. The founders \u003ca href=\"http://www.forbes.com/sites/nicoleperlroth/2011/06/21/kyruus-aims-to-be-the-bloomberg-terminal-for-hospitals/\">started the company\u003c/a> after hearing about frequent \"conflict of interest\" in the the murky business of physician-to-physician referrals.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>CONSEJOSANO\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3588\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 337px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3588\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-28-at-1.58.42-PM.png\" alt=\"A screenshot from the English-language translation of the ConsejoSano website.\" width=\"337\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-28-at-1.58.42-PM.png 707w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-28-at-1.58.42-PM-400x314.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot from the English-language translation of the ConsejoSano website. \u003ccite>(Consejo Sano)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What is it?\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.consejosano.com/es\">ConsejoSano\u003c/a> delivers virtual care, including practical tips and advice, to the Latino community in the United States. The doctors that deliver this information reside in Mexico.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it's Under-the-Radar: \u003c/strong>It serves a large, but specific demographic. The company hasn't gained investment from any trendy venture capital firms and is based in Los Angeles, rather than Silicon Valley.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What Stands Out: \u003c/strong>Canaan Partners' health investor Julie Papanek initially put the company on my radar as one to watch. \"Having a doctor who can communicate verbally as well as culturally is critical and has mainly been unavailable to Latinos of Mexican decent in the U.S.,\" she said. The service isn't intended to replace the existing doctor-patient relationship for its users, but to facilitate it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>CHENMED\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3589\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 351px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3589\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Chen_Family_022-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"The Chen family founded the company together\" width=\"351\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Chen_Family_022-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Chen_Family_022-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Chen_Family_022-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Chen_Family_022.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Chen family founded the company together \u003ccite>(ChenMed)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What is it?\u003c/b> Primary care clinics focused on serving the sickest, poorest, and oldest patients. The company also has a technology arm called \"ChenTech,\" which develops products to help medical professionals care for elderly patients.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it's Under-the-Radar: \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.chenmed.com/\">ChenMed\u003c/a> hasn't migrated yet to any technology hubs. It is based in the Southeast, although it is exploring other markets (the company tells me it has no \"short-term\" plans to expand to the Bay Area).\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it Stands Out: \u003c/strong>It's a true family business: The Chens are a family of doctors from Miami, Florida. The idea for the company came from the family's patriarch, James, who was diagnosed with brain cancer in his sixties and informed he had just six months to live. James survived, and helped start ChenMed to improve the experience for other patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SANO \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3585\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 344px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3585\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/blood-test-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Sano is said to be developing a non-invasive technology for glucose tracking\" width=\"344\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/blood-test-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/blood-test-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/blood-test-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/blood-test-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sano is said to be developing a non-invasive technology for glucose tracking \u003ccite>(Alden Chadwick)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What is it?\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"http://www.sano.co/\">Sano\u003c/a> is closely guarding its technology, which is loosely described as \"primed to make a major impact on wearable health.\" But Sano is rumored to be exploring new ways to continuously and noninvasively monitor people's blood sugar, a feat that has eluded the industry for decades.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it's Under-the-Radar: \u003c/strong>The company has intentionally stayed-under-the-radar, despite the speculation following the news that hardware lead Nancy Dougherty \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=11055591&authType=OPENLINK&authToken=Agj0&locale=en_US&srchid=1023622901432845783319&srchindex=1&srchtotal=94&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A1023622901432845783319%2CVSRPtargetId%3A11055591%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary%2CVSRPnm%3Atrue\">had been poached\u003c/a> by Apple.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it Stands Out: \u003c/strong>Non-invasive glucose monitoring is considered the \"holy grail\" in biotech circles. There's an enormous payoff for any company that can bring a product to market, despite the myriad challenges. And it's a game-changer for people with diabetes, who have to prick their finger as much as ten times per day to check their glucose levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>TICTRAC\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3591\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 347px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3591\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/16834960867_fdc6948c55_o-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"How does your sleep affect the length of time it takes to get to the finish line? \" width=\"347\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/16834960867_fdc6948c55_o-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/16834960867_fdc6948c55_o-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/16834960867_fdc6948c55_o-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/16834960867_fdc6948c55_o.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How does your sleep affect the length of time it takes to get to the finish line? \u003ccite>(Peter Mooney / Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What is it? \u003c/b>Ever feel like collecting your step-count is a futile exercise? \u003ca href=\"https://www.tictrac.com\">Tictrac\u003c/a> has a highly-intuitive dashboard that people can use to pull together data from health trackers, social media sites and more. Its product is focused on helping people change their behavior, so it can correlate things like the hours you slept last night with your running speed today.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it's Under-the-Radar: \u003c/strong>The company is based in the UK and hasn't made its name yet in Silicon Valley. It only recently launched its service to the public, and scored a wave of mainstream press in the wake of a \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnet.com/news/at-t-wants-to-help-us-track-how-lazy-we-are/\">partnership with AT&T.\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it Stands Out:\u003c/strong> As Unity Stoakes, cofounder of digital health accelerator \u003ca href=\"https://www.startuphealth.com/\">Startup Health\u003c/a> put it: \"The team at Tictrac \u003cspan class=\"s1\">are connecting the health data layers.\" The company isn't afraid to delve into chronic disease management:\u003ca href=\"https://gigaom.com/2013/03/15/tictrac-emerges-to-help-make-health-tracking-more-mainstream/\"> It recently launched\u003c/a> a new service to help people with asthma, hypertension and other diseases.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>MAGNUS HEALTH\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3593\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 345px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3593\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/7211116036_1141ed7e7b_o.jpg\" alt=\"Magnus Health's online medical record service is targeted to students \" width=\"345\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/7211116036_1141ed7e7b_o.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/7211116036_1141ed7e7b_o-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Magnus Health's online medical record service is targeted to students \u003ccite>(Laurie Sullivan/ Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What is it? \u003c/b>Starting an electronic medical records company is not easy. The competition is stiff and many hospitals are locked into multi-million dollar contracts with their current vendor. But one Raleigh, North Carolina-based upstart has been quietly cornering a niche of the market: Schools.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it's Under-the-Radar: \u003c/strong>As Missy Krasner, health care lead at Box and a former venture capitalist, puts it: This team has a \"great business serving high school nurses and college student clinics,\" but it isn't the kind of trendy product that most venture capital firms would flock to.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it Stands Out: \u003c/strong>In less than a decade, \u003ca href=\"http://magnushealth.com/\">Magnus Health\u003c/a> has sold its software to more than 900 programs nationwide, from K-12 schools to top universities. The company collects tens of thousands of health and medical forms annually for schools, including physicals and immunization reports. It makes life a lot easier for parents and students who need only to login and share the record with their school, rather than deal with a mountain of paperwork.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>TWIST BIOSCIENCE \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3595\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 362px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3595\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/maxresdefault-1-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"A screenshot of a video interview with Twist CEO Emily Leproust\" width=\"362\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/maxresdefault-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/maxresdefault-1-400x225.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/maxresdefault-1-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/maxresdefault-1-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/maxresdefault-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot of a video interview with Twist CEO Emily Leproust \u003ccite>(agilentgenomics)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What is it? \u003c/b>The company's message is essentially 'better, faster, cheaper' technology to develop synthetic DNA, which is in-demand from researchers in countless industries from agriculture to bio-tech. The secret? \u003ca href=\"http://www.xconomy.com/san-francisco/2014/05/27/twist-bio-aims-for-better-dna-synthesis-with-silicon-engineering/\">Silicon engineering.\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it's Under-the-Radar: \u003c/strong>The\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>technology is highly complex and difficult to communicate to the public, \u003ca href=\"http://www.xconomy.com/san-francisco/2014/05/27/twist-bio-aims-for-better-dna-synthesis-with-silicon-engineering/\">despite the best efforts of some of the top biotech reporters \u003c/a>in the business. Like many of its competitors, the team has kept some of its most promising technology under wraps to protect its intellectual property.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it Stands Out: \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.twistbioscience.com/\">Twist Bioscience\u003c/a> has secured a $5 million grant from DARPA, the Department of Defense's research and investment arm, which has backed some breakthrough technology\u003cstrong>. \u003c/strong>In addition, many of our experts spoke highly of Twist's CEO Emily Leproust, \u003ca href=\"http://www.fastcompany.com/3043971/most-creative-people-2015/emily-leproust\">who has spoken out\u003c/a> about the lack of female executives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>HEALTHJOY\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3596\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 360px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3596\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/HealthJoy-Homepage1-800x485.png\" alt=\"A screenshot from HealthJoy's homepage\" width=\"360\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/HealthJoy-Homepage1-800x485.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/HealthJoy-Homepage1-400x242.png 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/HealthJoy-Homepage1-1180x715.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/HealthJoy-Homepage1-960x582.png 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot from HealthJoy's homepage \u003ccite>(HealthJoy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What is it? \u003c/b>Chicago-based\u003cb> \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"http://company.healthjoy.com/\">HealthJoy\u003c/a> wants to help you navigate the complex and expensive world of health care. It can connect you to a doctor, book appointments, and negotiate on your behalf to reduce medical bills -- and it provides all of these services online.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it's Under-the-Radar: \u003c/strong>The company is not based in Silicon Valley and it has not yet raised major venture capital dollars (the technology press will often only pay attention to startups once they've announced a round of investment.)\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it Stands Out: \u003c/strong>As \u003ca href=\"https://www.generalcatalyst.com/\">General Catalyst\u003c/a>'s Niko Bonatsos puts it: In the wake of the Affordable Act Act and other health reforms, HealthJoy helps \"consumers and patients interact with the health care system in order to make informed decisions.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Special thanks for guidance from our panel of digital health experts: UCSF's, Chris DeNoia, Cien Ventures' Bryan Bui, Box's Missy Krasner, Emergence Capital's Kevin Spain, Doximity's Nate Gross, Venrock's Bob Kocher, Canaan Partners' Julie Papanek, Startup Health's Unity Stoakes, Medical practitioner Molly Maloof, General Catalyst's Niko Bonatsos, Strategic Advisor Paul Sonnier, and HealthTech Capital's Anne DeGheest. Note: I asked these judges for their \"unbiased\" perspective, meaning no portfolio companies or current/previous employers. \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"What do these ten digital health startups have in common? They aren’t particularly trendy or flush with venture capital, but their technologies are highly promising. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1434047823,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":21,"wordCount":1892},"headData":{"title":"Under-the-Radar: 10 Digital Health Startups to Watch | KQED","description":"What do these ten digital health startups have in common? They aren’t particularly trendy or flush with venture capital, but their technologies are highly promising. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Under-the-Radar: 10 Digital Health Startups to Watch","datePublished":"2015-05-29T17:47:14.000Z","dateModified":"2015-06-11T18:37:03.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"3306 http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/?p=3306","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2015/05/29/under-the-radar-10-digital-health-startups-to-watch/","disqusTitle":"Under-the-Radar: 10 Digital Health Startups to Watch","path":"/futureofyou/3306/under-the-radar-10-digital-health-startups-to-watch","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Digital health has arrived.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://rockhealth.com/2015/01/digital-health-funding-tops-4-1b-2014-year-review/\">In 2014, investment in health-technology companies\u003c/a> surpassed $4.1 billion, nearly the total of all three prior years combined. A broad spectrum of startups gained funding, including wearable-makers, analytics vendors, and new medical devices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the press has focused its attention on just a tiny fraction of these promising startups. Companies that win headlines tend to fit a certain mold: The product is trendy; the founders are twenty-something college drop-outs; the offices are based in a tech hub like San Francisco; and the team is backed by a trendy venture capital firm or startup accelerator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the past several weeks, I've been on the hunt for America's most promising, but relatively-unknown companies. Over a dozen health experts [skip to the bottom for the full list of names] submitted their suggestions to \u003cem>KQED \u003c/em>and we whittled it down to just ten.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>FIGURE 1\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3513\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 317px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3513\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/SCQggcYuV4HMAOSr30Jca5sKFs1o3VAMBhTSbGbdBb4-772x600.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 1 is a bit like Instagram, but for doctors\" width=\"317\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/SCQggcYuV4HMAOSr30Jca5sKFs1o3VAMBhTSbGbdBb4-772x600.jpg 772w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/SCQggcYuV4HMAOSr30Jca5sKFs1o3VAMBhTSbGbdBb4-400x311.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/SCQggcYuV4HMAOSr30Jca5sKFs1o3VAMBhTSbGbdBb4-960x746.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/SCQggcYuV4HMAOSr30Jca5sKFs1o3VAMBhTSbGbdBb4.jpg 988w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1 is a bit like Instagram, but for doctors \u003ccite>(Figure1)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is it? \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"https://figure1.com/\">Figure 1\u003c/a> is a service for doctors and nurses to securely share patients' medical images to increase knowledge and aid diagnosis.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it's Under-the-Radar:\u003c/strong> The company has just this year gained some attention from the press, in part, due to its high-profile investor (New York City's Union Square Ventures) and catchy description as an \"Instagram for doctors.\" But it is based in Toronto, Canada, and has a long way to go before it's a household name in the United States.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What Stands Out:\u003c/strong> Photo-sharing is a crowded space, even in the world of health care. But Figure 1 appears to be gathering steam: A spokesperson says \"hundreds of thousands\" of health professionals use it to share medical media. In future, it may prove to be a valuable tool for patients who want to keep a visual record of their rashes, burns, wounds or other medical issues over time.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>HOMECARE HOMEBASE\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3587\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 324px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3587\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/elderly-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Homecare Homebase develops technology for hospices \" width=\"324\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/elderly-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/elderly-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/elderly-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/elderly-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Homecare Homebase develops technology for hospices and homecare agencies \u003ccite>(Kevin Dooley)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What is it? \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hchb.com/\">Homecare Homebase\u003c/a> wants to make life a little easier for hospice and homecare agencies with its cloud-based software.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why its Under-the-Radar: \u003c/strong>The company is based in Dallas, Texas, rather than a technology hub. It's core product is highly useful for its niche market, but it's not particularly sexy.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What Stands Out: \u003c/strong>One of our experts, Chris DeNoia, describes Homecare Homebase as a \"dominant technology\" in the hospice community, but one that is rarely discussed. Hearst Corporation acquired a large chunk of the company in 2012, as it saw major potential for companies that can help hospital and homecare professionals access medical data.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>KYRUUS\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3586\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 352px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3586\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-28-at-1.51.42-PM-800x448.png\" alt=\"Kyruus sells a product to match patients with the right providers \" width=\"352\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-28-at-1.51.42-PM-800x448.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-28-at-1.51.42-PM-400x224.png 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-28-at-1.51.42-PM.png 868w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyruus sells a product to match patients with the right providers \u003ccite>(Kyruus/ Screenshot )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What is it?\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"http://www.kyruus.com/\">Kyruus's\u003c/a> technology helps hospitals and health systems match patients to the right doctors.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it's Under-the-Radar: \u003c/strong>Most people's eyes will glaze over at the term \"referral management,\" which is Kyruus' core competency. And the investors are big names in the world of health IT, but aren't widely-known in the mainstream business press.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What Stands Out: \u003c/strong>The company makes money and has a strong social mission.\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"http://hitconsultant.net/2014/11/10/19-7m-clinically-inappropriate-physician-referrals-occur-each-year/\">Kyruus is helping crack down\u003c/a> on the widespread practice of \"inappropriate referrals,\" so patients' time and money isn't wasted by seeing the wrong doctor. The founders \u003ca href=\"http://www.forbes.com/sites/nicoleperlroth/2011/06/21/kyruus-aims-to-be-the-bloomberg-terminal-for-hospitals/\">started the company\u003c/a> after hearing about frequent \"conflict of interest\" in the the murky business of physician-to-physician referrals.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>CONSEJOSANO\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3588\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 337px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3588\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-28-at-1.58.42-PM.png\" alt=\"A screenshot from the English-language translation of the ConsejoSano website.\" width=\"337\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-28-at-1.58.42-PM.png 707w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-28-at-1.58.42-PM-400x314.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot from the English-language translation of the ConsejoSano website. \u003ccite>(Consejo Sano)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What is it?\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.consejosano.com/es\">ConsejoSano\u003c/a> delivers virtual care, including practical tips and advice, to the Latino community in the United States. The doctors that deliver this information reside in Mexico.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it's Under-the-Radar: \u003c/strong>It serves a large, but specific demographic. The company hasn't gained investment from any trendy venture capital firms and is based in Los Angeles, rather than Silicon Valley.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What Stands Out: \u003c/strong>Canaan Partners' health investor Julie Papanek initially put the company on my radar as one to watch. \"Having a doctor who can communicate verbally as well as culturally is critical and has mainly been unavailable to Latinos of Mexican decent in the U.S.,\" she said. The service isn't intended to replace the existing doctor-patient relationship for its users, but to facilitate it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>CHENMED\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3589\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 351px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3589\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Chen_Family_022-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"The Chen family founded the company together\" width=\"351\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Chen_Family_022-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Chen_Family_022-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Chen_Family_022-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Chen_Family_022.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Chen family founded the company together \u003ccite>(ChenMed)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What is it?\u003c/b> Primary care clinics focused on serving the sickest, poorest, and oldest patients. The company also has a technology arm called \"ChenTech,\" which develops products to help medical professionals care for elderly patients.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it's Under-the-Radar: \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.chenmed.com/\">ChenMed\u003c/a> hasn't migrated yet to any technology hubs. It is based in the Southeast, although it is exploring other markets (the company tells me it has no \"short-term\" plans to expand to the Bay Area).\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it Stands Out: \u003c/strong>It's a true family business: The Chens are a family of doctors from Miami, Florida. The idea for the company came from the family's patriarch, James, who was diagnosed with brain cancer in his sixties and informed he had just six months to live. James survived, and helped start ChenMed to improve the experience for other patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SANO \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3585\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 344px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3585\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/blood-test-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Sano is said to be developing a non-invasive technology for glucose tracking\" width=\"344\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/blood-test-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/blood-test-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/blood-test-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/blood-test-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sano is said to be developing a non-invasive technology for glucose tracking \u003ccite>(Alden Chadwick)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What is it?\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"http://www.sano.co/\">Sano\u003c/a> is closely guarding its technology, which is loosely described as \"primed to make a major impact on wearable health.\" But Sano is rumored to be exploring new ways to continuously and noninvasively monitor people's blood sugar, a feat that has eluded the industry for decades.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it's Under-the-Radar: \u003c/strong>The company has intentionally stayed-under-the-radar, despite the speculation following the news that hardware lead Nancy Dougherty \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=11055591&authType=OPENLINK&authToken=Agj0&locale=en_US&srchid=1023622901432845783319&srchindex=1&srchtotal=94&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A1023622901432845783319%2CVSRPtargetId%3A11055591%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary%2CVSRPnm%3Atrue\">had been poached\u003c/a> by Apple.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it Stands Out: \u003c/strong>Non-invasive glucose monitoring is considered the \"holy grail\" in biotech circles. There's an enormous payoff for any company that can bring a product to market, despite the myriad challenges. And it's a game-changer for people with diabetes, who have to prick their finger as much as ten times per day to check their glucose levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>TICTRAC\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3591\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 347px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3591\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/16834960867_fdc6948c55_o-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"How does your sleep affect the length of time it takes to get to the finish line? \" width=\"347\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/16834960867_fdc6948c55_o-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/16834960867_fdc6948c55_o-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/16834960867_fdc6948c55_o-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/16834960867_fdc6948c55_o.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How does your sleep affect the length of time it takes to get to the finish line? \u003ccite>(Peter Mooney / Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What is it? \u003c/b>Ever feel like collecting your step-count is a futile exercise? \u003ca href=\"https://www.tictrac.com\">Tictrac\u003c/a> has a highly-intuitive dashboard that people can use to pull together data from health trackers, social media sites and more. Its product is focused on helping people change their behavior, so it can correlate things like the hours you slept last night with your running speed today.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it's Under-the-Radar: \u003c/strong>The company is based in the UK and hasn't made its name yet in Silicon Valley. It only recently launched its service to the public, and scored a wave of mainstream press in the wake of a \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnet.com/news/at-t-wants-to-help-us-track-how-lazy-we-are/\">partnership with AT&T.\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it Stands Out:\u003c/strong> As Unity Stoakes, cofounder of digital health accelerator \u003ca href=\"https://www.startuphealth.com/\">Startup Health\u003c/a> put it: \"The team at Tictrac \u003cspan class=\"s1\">are connecting the health data layers.\" The company isn't afraid to delve into chronic disease management:\u003ca href=\"https://gigaom.com/2013/03/15/tictrac-emerges-to-help-make-health-tracking-more-mainstream/\"> It recently launched\u003c/a> a new service to help people with asthma, hypertension and other diseases.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>MAGNUS HEALTH\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3593\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 345px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3593\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/7211116036_1141ed7e7b_o.jpg\" alt=\"Magnus Health's online medical record service is targeted to students \" width=\"345\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/7211116036_1141ed7e7b_o.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/7211116036_1141ed7e7b_o-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Magnus Health's online medical record service is targeted to students \u003ccite>(Laurie Sullivan/ Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What is it? \u003c/b>Starting an electronic medical records company is not easy. The competition is stiff and many hospitals are locked into multi-million dollar contracts with their current vendor. But one Raleigh, North Carolina-based upstart has been quietly cornering a niche of the market: Schools.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it's Under-the-Radar: \u003c/strong>As Missy Krasner, health care lead at Box and a former venture capitalist, puts it: This team has a \"great business serving high school nurses and college student clinics,\" but it isn't the kind of trendy product that most venture capital firms would flock to.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it Stands Out: \u003c/strong>In less than a decade, \u003ca href=\"http://magnushealth.com/\">Magnus Health\u003c/a> has sold its software to more than 900 programs nationwide, from K-12 schools to top universities. The company collects tens of thousands of health and medical forms annually for schools, including physicals and immunization reports. It makes life a lot easier for parents and students who need only to login and share the record with their school, rather than deal with a mountain of paperwork.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>TWIST BIOSCIENCE \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3595\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 362px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3595\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/maxresdefault-1-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"A screenshot of a video interview with Twist CEO Emily Leproust\" width=\"362\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/maxresdefault-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/maxresdefault-1-400x225.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/maxresdefault-1-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/maxresdefault-1-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/maxresdefault-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot of a video interview with Twist CEO Emily Leproust \u003ccite>(agilentgenomics)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What is it? \u003c/b>The company's message is essentially 'better, faster, cheaper' technology to develop synthetic DNA, which is in-demand from researchers in countless industries from agriculture to bio-tech. The secret? \u003ca href=\"http://www.xconomy.com/san-francisco/2014/05/27/twist-bio-aims-for-better-dna-synthesis-with-silicon-engineering/\">Silicon engineering.\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it's Under-the-Radar: \u003c/strong>The\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>technology is highly complex and difficult to communicate to the public, \u003ca href=\"http://www.xconomy.com/san-francisco/2014/05/27/twist-bio-aims-for-better-dna-synthesis-with-silicon-engineering/\">despite the best efforts of some of the top biotech reporters \u003c/a>in the business. Like many of its competitors, the team has kept some of its most promising technology under wraps to protect its intellectual property.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it Stands Out: \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.twistbioscience.com/\">Twist Bioscience\u003c/a> has secured a $5 million grant from DARPA, the Department of Defense's research and investment arm, which has backed some breakthrough technology\u003cstrong>. \u003c/strong>In addition, many of our experts spoke highly of Twist's CEO Emily Leproust, \u003ca href=\"http://www.fastcompany.com/3043971/most-creative-people-2015/emily-leproust\">who has spoken out\u003c/a> about the lack of female executives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>HEALTHJOY\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3596\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 360px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-3596\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/HealthJoy-Homepage1-800x485.png\" alt=\"A screenshot from HealthJoy's homepage\" width=\"360\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/HealthJoy-Homepage1-800x485.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/HealthJoy-Homepage1-400x242.png 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/HealthJoy-Homepage1-1180x715.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/HealthJoy-Homepage1-960x582.png 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot from HealthJoy's homepage \u003ccite>(HealthJoy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What is it? \u003c/b>Chicago-based\u003cb> \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"http://company.healthjoy.com/\">HealthJoy\u003c/a> wants to help you navigate the complex and expensive world of health care. It can connect you to a doctor, book appointments, and negotiate on your behalf to reduce medical bills -- and it provides all of these services online.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it's Under-the-Radar: \u003c/strong>The company is not based in Silicon Valley and it has not yet raised major venture capital dollars (the technology press will often only pay attention to startups once they've announced a round of investment.)\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why it Stands Out: \u003c/strong>As \u003ca href=\"https://www.generalcatalyst.com/\">General Catalyst\u003c/a>'s Niko Bonatsos puts it: In the wake of the Affordable Act Act and other health reforms, HealthJoy helps \"consumers and patients interact with the health care system in order to make informed decisions.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Special thanks for guidance from our panel of digital health experts: UCSF's, Chris DeNoia, Cien Ventures' Bryan Bui, Box's Missy Krasner, Emergence Capital's Kevin Spain, Doximity's Nate Gross, Venrock's Bob Kocher, Canaan Partners' Julie Papanek, Startup Health's Unity Stoakes, Medical practitioner Molly Maloof, General Catalyst's Niko Bonatsos, Strategic Advisor Paul Sonnier, and HealthTech Capital's Anne DeGheest. Note: I asked these judges for their \"unbiased\" perspective, meaning no portfolio companies or current/previous employers. \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/futureofyou/3306/under-the-radar-10-digital-health-startups-to-watch","authors":["3252"],"categories":["futureofyou_1"],"tags":["futureofyou_390","futureofyou_26","futureofyou_391","futureofyou_138","futureofyou_393","futureofyou_225","futureofyou_80","futureofyou_392","futureofyou_387","futureofyou_388","futureofyou_395","futureofyou_386"],"featImg":"futureofyou_3515","label":"futureofyou"},"science_30512":{"type":"posts","id":"science_30512","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"science","id":"30512","score":null,"sort":[1432669160000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"in-california-technology-makes-droughtshaming-easier-than-ever","title":"In California, Technology Makes Droughtshaming Easier Than Ever","publishDate":1432669160,"format":"aside","headTitle":"In California, Technology Makes Droughtshaming Easier Than Ever | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":1151,"site":"science"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30520\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/Brown_is_new-green-1024x768.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-30520\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/Brown_is_new-green-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A sign on San Francisco's Marina Green publicizing the state's effort to save water. (Lindsey Hoshaw/KQED)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sign on San Francisco’s Marina Green publicizing the state’s effort to save water. (Lindsey Hoshaw/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>by \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/people/349243304/sam-sanders\">Sam Sanders\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>NPR\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s drought is turning neighbor against neighbor, as everyone seems to be on the lookout for water wasters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take Los Angeles resident Jane Demian, for example. She recently got a letter from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s Water Conservation Response Unit, about an unverified report of prohibited water use activity at her home in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of L.A. Demian says she was called out for water runoff onto the sidewalk, driveway and gutter, and the unauthorized “washdown of hardscapes” like the walkway to her house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Demian isn’t even sure that water waste was hers. “My neighbor next door runs his sprinkler,” Demian told NPR. “And then the sprinkler water cascades down the street, ends up on my sidewalk, and waters my sidewalk actually!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Besides not knowing whose water she’s getting in trouble for, Demian also doesn’t know who called her out. She thinks it may be another neighbor down the street, getting revenge after she previously complained about a noise violation from his house. But she’s reluctant to confirm. “I’m certainly not going to go over and ask him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ordeal has left Demian emotional. “I’m just shocked actually, paranoid, and a little squeamish now about even watering at all,” she said. “I can’t really trust people anymore. So I wonder now, who was it, who turned me in?!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is the current state of affairs in the Golden State. Mandatory water restrictions there, as California endures its fourth year of drought, have turned entire neighborhoods into water-waster whodunit mysteries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, as bad as Demian’s story may sound, it could have been worse. She was called out privately. In this new age of social media and apps for everything, so called “droughtshaming,” can be much more public, and nastier than what Demian got a taste of.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30522\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 329px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/vizsafe_image.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-30522\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/vizsafe_image.png\" alt=\"A screen grab from the app VizSafe, where users can report things like fallen branches, potholes, and even water wasters to a geotagged map. (NPR)\" width=\"329\" height=\"568\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screen grab from the app VizSafe, where users can report things like fallen branches, potholes, and even water wasters to a geotagged map. (NPR)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just look at Twitter. If you search the social media site for the hashtags #DroughtShame or #DroughtShaming,” you’ll find hundreds, if not thousands of very public reprimands of water wasters, often with pictures, video, and a lot of addresses. Some tweets are directed right towards Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Others have photos that show the water wasters themselves. Even celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Barbara Streisand have been droughtshamed on Twitter, with aerial shots of their large estates with plush green lawns. A private phone call this is not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And there’s more — droughtshaming apps. \u003ca href=\"https://www.vizsafe.com/\">VizSafe\u003c/a> might be the most popular, even though it wasn’t created specifically for that purpose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We launched the app last year,” says VizSafe founder and CEO Peter Mottur. “It’s really a broad community safety and wellbeing platform for sharing photos and videos that are all geolocated and mapped.” Mottur says people can report anything from a fallen tree to a pothole, but increasingly he says, “users are posting information about their neighbors who are wasting water.” And that data ends up on a map that is visible to the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s another, newer app devoted only to droughtshaming, and it’s called, obviously,\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/droughtshameapp\">DroughtShameApp\u003c/a>. Creator Dan Estes, a Santa Monica real estate agent, says he made the app just a few weeks ago out of a feeling of responsibility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think like a lot of Angelenos, I’m a little freaked out by the drought,” he told NPR. “It just seems like something has to be done to avoid a long-term catastrophe.” Estes’ app lets users upload geo-located photos, with captions and addresses to report water wasters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, all this new app data from VizSafe and DroughtShameApp, is it useful?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dean Kubani, sustainability manager for the City of Santa Monica, says no, at least not right now. “What he’s [Estes] doing sounds kind of redundant to what we already have in place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When he spoke with NPR, Kubani said he’s never heard of the apps, and that in fact, Santa Monica already has its own droughtshaming app.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Well we call it the \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/go-smgov/id495988202?mt=8\">GO system\u003c/a>, and it basically allows residents and visitors to communicate with the appropriate people in the city,” says Kubani. You can use it to upload reports on all kinds of things: fallen branches, potholes, and even water wasters. Los Angeles has a similar app, too, called \u003ca href=\"http://lacity.org/311-directory-online-services/mobile-apps-and-sites/myla311\">MyLA311\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that means data from these independent apps might not be seen by the right eyes. “It’s not getting through to us,” says Kubani, “and we’re the folks doing enforcement and education about this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if data from those apps got to Kubani’s office, he’s not sure he’d use it. “It might be very outdated,” he said. “I don’t know where it came from, or how it was obtained. I wouldn’t be able to verify it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, If you use an unofficial app to droughtshame, it might not get to the right person. And if you call someone out on Twitter, but don’t direct message or tag the LA Department of Water and Power, they might not see that either [Santa Monica says it doesn’t monitor Twitter for water wasters at all], proving once again that not all data is good data.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But local government representatives from Los Angeles and Santa Monica said they’re open to talking with Dan Estes about his Drought Shame App, so one day, all of that data might be synced up, and more droughtshaming could be used for actual punishment and not just shaming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whatever happens with all that data, Demian, the Eagle Rock resident who got the warning letter a few weeks ago, has changed her behavior. “I’ve been taking my watering can, believe it or not, and watering with my watering can,” she says. “See everybody! I don’t have my hose.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least one California resident has changed her behavior. Sometimes, just the shame can be enough.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"As California's drought continues, social media and smart phone apps let just about anyone call out water waste, often very publicly.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1704931757,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":25,"wordCount":1112},"headData":{"title":"In California, Technology Makes Droughtshaming Easier Than Ever | KQED","description":"As California's drought continues, social media and smart phone apps let just about anyone call out water waste, often very publicly.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"In California, Technology Makes Droughtshaming Easier Than Ever","datePublished":"2015-05-26T19:39:20.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-11T00:09:17.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"path":"/science/30512/in-california-technology-makes-droughtshaming-easier-than-ever","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30520\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/Brown_is_new-green-1024x768.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-30520\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/Brown_is_new-green-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A sign on San Francisco's Marina Green publicizing the state's effort to save water. (Lindsey Hoshaw/KQED)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sign on San Francisco’s Marina Green publicizing the state’s effort to save water. (Lindsey Hoshaw/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>by \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/people/349243304/sam-sanders\">Sam Sanders\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>NPR\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s drought is turning neighbor against neighbor, as everyone seems to be on the lookout for water wasters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take Los Angeles resident Jane Demian, for example. She recently got a letter from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s Water Conservation Response Unit, about an unverified report of prohibited water use activity at her home in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of L.A. Demian says she was called out for water runoff onto the sidewalk, driveway and gutter, and the unauthorized “washdown of hardscapes” like the walkway to her house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Demian isn’t even sure that water waste was hers. “My neighbor next door runs his sprinkler,” Demian told NPR. “And then the sprinkler water cascades down the street, ends up on my sidewalk, and waters my sidewalk actually!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Besides not knowing whose water she’s getting in trouble for, Demian also doesn’t know who called her out. She thinks it may be another neighbor down the street, getting revenge after she previously complained about a noise violation from his house. But she’s reluctant to confirm. “I’m certainly not going to go over and ask him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ordeal has left Demian emotional. “I’m just shocked actually, paranoid, and a little squeamish now about even watering at all,” she said. “I can’t really trust people anymore. So I wonder now, who was it, who turned me in?!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is the current state of affairs in the Golden State. Mandatory water restrictions there, as California endures its fourth year of drought, have turned entire neighborhoods into water-waster whodunit mysteries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, as bad as Demian’s story may sound, it could have been worse. She was called out privately. In this new age of social media and apps for everything, so called “droughtshaming,” can be much more public, and nastier than what Demian got a taste of.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30522\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 329px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/vizsafe_image.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-30522\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/vizsafe_image.png\" alt=\"A screen grab from the app VizSafe, where users can report things like fallen branches, potholes, and even water wasters to a geotagged map. (NPR)\" width=\"329\" height=\"568\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screen grab from the app VizSafe, where users can report things like fallen branches, potholes, and even water wasters to a geotagged map. (NPR)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just look at Twitter. If you search the social media site for the hashtags #DroughtShame or #DroughtShaming,” you’ll find hundreds, if not thousands of very public reprimands of water wasters, often with pictures, video, and a lot of addresses. Some tweets are directed right towards Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Others have photos that show the water wasters themselves. Even celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Barbara Streisand have been droughtshamed on Twitter, with aerial shots of their large estates with plush green lawns. A private phone call this is not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And there’s more — droughtshaming apps. \u003ca href=\"https://www.vizsafe.com/\">VizSafe\u003c/a> might be the most popular, even though it wasn’t created specifically for that purpose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We launched the app last year,” says VizSafe founder and CEO Peter Mottur. “It’s really a broad community safety and wellbeing platform for sharing photos and videos that are all geolocated and mapped.” Mottur says people can report anything from a fallen tree to a pothole, but increasingly he says, “users are posting information about their neighbors who are wasting water.” And that data ends up on a map that is visible to the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s another, newer app devoted only to droughtshaming, and it’s called, obviously,\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/droughtshameapp\">DroughtShameApp\u003c/a>. Creator Dan Estes, a Santa Monica real estate agent, says he made the app just a few weeks ago out of a feeling of responsibility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think like a lot of Angelenos, I’m a little freaked out by the drought,” he told NPR. “It just seems like something has to be done to avoid a long-term catastrophe.” Estes’ app lets users upload geo-located photos, with captions and addresses to report water wasters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, all this new app data from VizSafe and DroughtShameApp, is it useful?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dean Kubani, sustainability manager for the City of Santa Monica, says no, at least not right now. “What he’s [Estes] doing sounds kind of redundant to what we already have in place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When he spoke with NPR, Kubani said he’s never heard of the apps, and that in fact, Santa Monica already has its own droughtshaming app.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Well we call it the \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/go-smgov/id495988202?mt=8\">GO system\u003c/a>, and it basically allows residents and visitors to communicate with the appropriate people in the city,” says Kubani. You can use it to upload reports on all kinds of things: fallen branches, potholes, and even water wasters. Los Angeles has a similar app, too, called \u003ca href=\"http://lacity.org/311-directory-online-services/mobile-apps-and-sites/myla311\">MyLA311\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that means data from these independent apps might not be seen by the right eyes. “It’s not getting through to us,” says Kubani, “and we’re the folks doing enforcement and education about this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if data from those apps got to Kubani’s office, he’s not sure he’d use it. “It might be very outdated,” he said. “I don’t know where it came from, or how it was obtained. I wouldn’t be able to verify it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, If you use an unofficial app to droughtshame, it might not get to the right person. And if you call someone out on Twitter, but don’t direct message or tag the LA Department of Water and Power, they might not see that either [Santa Monica says it doesn’t monitor Twitter for water wasters at all], proving once again that not all data is good data.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But local government representatives from Los Angeles and Santa Monica said they’re open to talking with Dan Estes about his Drought Shame App, so one day, all of that data might be synced up, and more droughtshaming could be used for actual punishment and not just shaming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whatever happens with all that data, Demian, the Eagle Rock resident who got the warning letter a few weeks ago, has changed her behavior. “I’ve been taking my watering can, believe it or not, and watering with my watering can,” she says. “See everybody! I don’t have my hose.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least one California resident has changed her behavior. Sometimes, just the shame can be enough.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/science/30512/in-california-technology-makes-droughtshaming-easier-than-ever","authors":["6387"],"series":["science_1151"],"categories":["science_40","science_98"],"tags":["science_64"],"featImg":"science_30520","label":"science_1151"},"futureofyou_3300":{"type":"posts","id":"futureofyou_3300","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"futureofyou","id":"3300","score":null,"sort":[1432310708000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"heres-your-chance-to-ask-our-geneticist-anything","title":"Here's Your Chance to Ask Our Geneticist Anything","publishDate":1432310708,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Contributor | KQED Future of You | KQED Science","labelTerm":{"term":172,"site":"futureofyou"},"content":"\u003cp>Why do some people love cilantro and others think it tastes like soap? Could Ron Weasley have had a brother without red hair? How did George end up with brown eyes when William and Kate have blue?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Barry Starr will answer all the questions you have about genetics, but were too afraid to ask. Starr writes regular columns for \u003cem>KQED\u003c/em>’s health-technology blog \"Future of You\" about the latest research in the ever-evolving field of genetics, but without all that jargon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For his day job, Starr works for the Department of Genetics at Stanford University and as the geneticist-in-residence at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California where he makes genetics understandable to museum visitors and a broader audience through the \u003ca href=\"http://genetics.thetech.org/\">Understanding Genetics website.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For his next post, Starr wants to hear from you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong> Tweet your questions to our Future of You host and editor @chrissyfarr or use the hashtag #FutureofYou, and we’ll share them with Starr.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Our contributor Dr. Barry Starr will answer all the questions you have about genetics, but were too afraid to ask.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1477282404,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":6,"wordCount":171},"headData":{"title":"Here's Your Chance to Ask Our Geneticist Anything | KQED","description":"Our contributor Dr. Barry Starr will answer all the questions you have about genetics, but were too afraid to ask.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Here's Your Chance to Ask Our Geneticist Anything","datePublished":"2015-05-22T16:05:08.000Z","dateModified":"2016-10-24T04:13:24.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"3300 http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/?p=3300","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2015/05/22/heres-your-chance-to-ask-our-geneticist-anything/","disqusTitle":"Here's Your Chance to Ask Our Geneticist Anything","path":"/futureofyou/3300/heres-your-chance-to-ask-our-geneticist-anything","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Why do some people love cilantro and others think it tastes like soap? Could Ron Weasley have had a brother without red hair? How did George end up with brown eyes when William and Kate have blue?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Barry Starr will answer all the questions you have about genetics, but were too afraid to ask. Starr writes regular columns for \u003cem>KQED\u003c/em>’s health-technology blog \"Future of You\" about the latest research in the ever-evolving field of genetics, but without all that jargon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For his day job, Starr works for the Department of Genetics at Stanford University and as the geneticist-in-residence at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California where he makes genetics understandable to museum visitors and a broader audience through the \u003ca href=\"http://genetics.thetech.org/\">Understanding Genetics website.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For his next post, Starr wants to hear from you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong> Tweet your questions to our Future of You host and editor @chrissyfarr or use the hashtag #FutureofYou, and we’ll share them with Starr.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/futureofyou/3300/heres-your-chance-to-ask-our-geneticist-anything","authors":["3252"],"series":["futureofyou_172"],"categories":["futureofyou_1064"],"tags":["futureofyou_361","futureofyou_362","futureofyou_364","futureofyou_120","futureofyou_80","futureofyou_363"],"featImg":"futureofyou_3329","label":"futureofyou_172"},"futureofyou_3250":{"type":"posts","id":"futureofyou_3250","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"futureofyou","id":"3250","score":null,"sort":[1432230515000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"your-heart-in-3d-surgeons-can-now-practice-on-a-simulation","title":"Your Heart in 3D: Surgeons Can Now Practice on a Simulation","publishDate":1432230515,"format":"image","headTitle":"Heart health | KQED Future of You | KQED Science","labelTerm":{"term":350,"site":"futureofyou"},"content":"\u003cp>How can you distinguish between a good surgeon and an exceptional surgeon?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to some medical experts, it's that all-too-rare ability to visualize a human organ in three dimensions from little more than a scan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The handful of the top surgeons in the world are like sculptors,\" said Dr. Deepak Srivastava, a director at the \u003ca href=\"http://gladstoneinstitutes.org/\">Gladstone Institute\u003c/a> of Cardiovascular Disease in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When cardiovascular surgeons go in to repair a defect in the heart, their success is so often dependent on an ability to \u003cem>see\u003c/em> the anatomy in 3-D in their minds,\" said Srivastava. \"That's more difficult for younger, less experienced surgeons.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But recent advancements in the field of computational modeling may level the playing field in the coming years, particularly for heart surgeons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One such technology comes from \u003ca href=\"http://www.3ds.com/\">Dassault Systèmes\u003c/a>, a French company that specializes in 3-D design software to help engineers that build cars and planes avoid potentially-fatal outcomes. So why not surgeons and medical researchers?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this week, Dassault released its highly-realistic digital model of the human heart, which it calls the \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.3ds.com/products-services/simulia/solutions/life-sciences/the-living-heart-project\">Living Heart Project\u003c/a>.\" Doctors \u003ca href=\"http://www.betaboston.com/news/2015/05/06/living-heart-project-brings-a-beat-to-3-d/\">wear special 3-D glasses and use a joystick\u003c/a> to zoom in to a ventricle or valve, while listening to every heartbeat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hope is that universities and medical device makers will use the simulation to come up with new personalized treatments for common heart diseases and potentially improve surgical outcomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We take a [patient's] scan, reconstruct it into a 3-D model, and test all the possibilities before a heart surgery,\" said Dr. Steve Levine, chief strategy officer and director for the Living Heart Project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3260\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-3260\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Full_Heart_3-800x584.jpg\" alt=\"Dassault has developed a digital model of a human heart\" width=\"800\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Full_Heart_3-800x584.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Full_Heart_3-400x292.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Full_Heart_3-1180x862.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Full_Heart_3-960x701.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Full_Heart_3.jpg 1406w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dassault has developed a digital model of a human heart \u003ccite>(Dassault Systèmes)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For now, the company is focusing its attention on simulating the heart, as opposed to other organs. That's because heart disease is the \u003ca href=\"http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm\">leading cause of death \u003c/a>in the United States, and accounts for one in every four deaths.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some hospitals are already using the design software to simulate the effects of routine medical procedures or experiment with solutions to common problems, like heart attacks. In the future, surgeons may leverage computational models before selecting a therapy or drug for individual patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dassault hopes that medical device makers will also use the Living Heart Project's technology for research and development. It may help these companies pinpoint which new ideas are likely to prove effective, and whether it's worth the investment in clinical trials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The software is available for free to organizations that agree to conduct research and share its findings with the project. Otherwise, its licenses start at $15,000 per year for commercial use, with educational licenses starting at $500 per year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Recruiting Partners in Health Care \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Dassault is a $3 billion company few people have heard of,\" said Levine, who spoke with\u003cem> KQED \u003c/em>during a recent trip to Europe. \"We operate in the background.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent years, Dassault's executive team has re-focused the company on sectors outside of heavy manufacturing. Levine refers to this new approach as \"modeling life and nature.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the Living Heart Project, Levine's team put out calls to researchers at some of the top hospitals around the world to share their findings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To date, it has recruited 45 \"members\" or partners from the scientific community, who were independently researching cardiac disease or a function of the heart. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic, Stanford University and the University of Oxford,\u003ca href=\"http://www.3ds.com/products-services/simulia/solutions/life-sciences/the-living-heart-project\"> among others,\u003c/a> have opted to test-drive the simulation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company consolidated the research and used its engineering know-how to build a simulation of a baseline human heart. Now, the company can turn a 2-D scan, from an individual patient, and convert it into a 3-D model.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Levine said federal regulators initially wanted to take a 'watch and wait' approach when informed about the project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I told them [the U.S. Food and Drug Administration], you can't sit on the sidelines as non-participants. You have to get involved.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2014, the agency agreed to collaborate with Dassault on a five-year research project, which will focus on testing the reliability of pacemaker leads (the thin wires that carry an electrical impulse from the device to the heart.) But the agency stressed that it will not necessarily endorse any of the computational models that are developed as part of the research.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The FDA expects that doctors will someday use simulation technology for planning purposes \u003cem>and\u003c/em> clinical decision-making. But it's still early days, so the agency cautioned doctors to invest resources into assessing the credibility of these new technologies and their potential drawbacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\"Challenges to greater adoption of computer-modeling include a lack of data for some medical conditions, which makes realistic predictions difficult,\" said \u003c/span>Donna Lochner, a \u003cspan class=\"s1\">senior scientific advisor in the FDA's Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3270\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-3270\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/R2a3qFBWFzTN_0SEteF8HZmAhXEjJfJIP_9jdFW-ENsRapjCAjUtYflRhbPEAF5l5QYd8GvB5ytxiAGY01bnHEP-k18sMTqa81bonPm62tYAKQkuz_PdYpRcO5E0gkwDs-800x343.jpg\" alt=\"Zooming in on the simulation \" width=\"800\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/R2a3qFBWFzTN_0SEteF8HZmAhXEjJfJIP_9jdFW-ENsRapjCAjUtYflRhbPEAF5l5QYd8GvB5ytxiAGY01bnHEP-k18sMTqa81bonPm62tYAKQkuz_PdYpRcO5E0gkwDs-800x343.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/R2a3qFBWFzTN_0SEteF8HZmAhXEjJfJIP_9jdFW-ENsRapjCAjUtYflRhbPEAF5l5QYd8GvB5ytxiAGY01bnHEP-k18sMTqa81bonPm62tYAKQkuz_PdYpRcO5E0gkwDs-400x171.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/R2a3qFBWFzTN_0SEteF8HZmAhXEjJfJIP_9jdFW-ENsRapjCAjUtYflRhbPEAF5l5QYd8GvB5ytxiAGY01bnHEP-k18sMTqa81bonPm62tYAKQkuz_PdYpRcO5E0gkwDs-960x412.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/R2a3qFBWFzTN_0SEteF8HZmAhXEjJfJIP_9jdFW-ENsRapjCAjUtYflRhbPEAF5l5QYd8GvB5ytxiAGY01bnHEP-k18sMTqa81bonPm62tYAKQkuz_PdYpRcO5E0gkwDs.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zooming in on the Living Heart Project simulation \u003ccite>(Living Heart Project )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A Hammer Looking for a Nail?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the University of California, San Francisco, a team of researchers in the cardiology division are hoping to use the Living Heart Project for one purpose in particular: Determining the optimal time for a patients' valve replacement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Surgeons have to strike the right balance between swapping out a valve at the end of its life-cycle, but not leaving it so late that the heart function deteriorates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Jeffrey Olgin, \u003ca href=\"http://www.ucsfhealth.org/jeffrey.olgin\">the division's chief\u003c/a>, has been closely following the team's progress. But he is far from convinced that the Living Heart Project will fundamentally transform how we perform surgeries today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He asked, \"Is this a hammer looking for a nail? Or will this change how we practice medicine?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Olgin said the Living Heart Project may be no more than a technological solution looking for a problem, but it's too soon to tell. He hasn't seen a convincing study yet that proves the simulation can improve patient outcomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unlike manmade objects like cars and planes, it's very difficult to predict how the human heart will respond to stress in the real world. Olgin said he fears that doctors would come to rely too heavily on this technology and medical device makers could pull the plug on promising research if the simulation shows a negative result.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The technology doesn't offer the same level of evidence as [medical research on] animals or small pilot human trials,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Unfortunately, the human body doesn't always follow the rules of physics.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrktVIFLqXI&w=560&h=315]\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The \"Living Heart Project\" lets doctors take a virtual tour of the human heart to simulate the effects of common medical procedures. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1477282775,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":35,"wordCount":1168},"headData":{"title":"Your Heart in 3D: Surgeons Can Now Practice on a Simulation | KQED","description":"The "Living Heart Project" lets doctors take a virtual tour of the human heart to simulate the effects of common medical procedures. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Your Heart in 3D: Surgeons Can Now Practice on a Simulation","datePublished":"2015-05-21T17:48:35.000Z","dateModified":"2016-10-24T04:19:35.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"3250 http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/?p=3250","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2015/05/21/your-heart-in-3d-surgeons-can-now-practice-on-a-simulation/","disqusTitle":"Your Heart in 3D: Surgeons Can Now Practice on a Simulation","path":"/futureofyou/3250/your-heart-in-3d-surgeons-can-now-practice-on-a-simulation","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>How can you distinguish between a good surgeon and an exceptional surgeon?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to some medical experts, it's that all-too-rare ability to visualize a human organ in three dimensions from little more than a scan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The handful of the top surgeons in the world are like sculptors,\" said Dr. Deepak Srivastava, a director at the \u003ca href=\"http://gladstoneinstitutes.org/\">Gladstone Institute\u003c/a> of Cardiovascular Disease in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When cardiovascular surgeons go in to repair a defect in the heart, their success is so often dependent on an ability to \u003cem>see\u003c/em> the anatomy in 3-D in their minds,\" said Srivastava. \"That's more difficult for younger, less experienced surgeons.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But recent advancements in the field of computational modeling may level the playing field in the coming years, particularly for heart surgeons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One such technology comes from \u003ca href=\"http://www.3ds.com/\">Dassault Systèmes\u003c/a>, a French company that specializes in 3-D design software to help engineers that build cars and planes avoid potentially-fatal outcomes. So why not surgeons and medical researchers?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this week, Dassault released its highly-realistic digital model of the human heart, which it calls the \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.3ds.com/products-services/simulia/solutions/life-sciences/the-living-heart-project\">Living Heart Project\u003c/a>.\" Doctors \u003ca href=\"http://www.betaboston.com/news/2015/05/06/living-heart-project-brings-a-beat-to-3-d/\">wear special 3-D glasses and use a joystick\u003c/a> to zoom in to a ventricle or valve, while listening to every heartbeat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hope is that universities and medical device makers will use the simulation to come up with new personalized treatments for common heart diseases and potentially improve surgical outcomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We take a [patient's] scan, reconstruct it into a 3-D model, and test all the possibilities before a heart surgery,\" said Dr. Steve Levine, chief strategy officer and director for the Living Heart Project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3260\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-3260\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Full_Heart_3-800x584.jpg\" alt=\"Dassault has developed a digital model of a human heart\" width=\"800\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Full_Heart_3-800x584.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Full_Heart_3-400x292.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Full_Heart_3-1180x862.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Full_Heart_3-960x701.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/Full_Heart_3.jpg 1406w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dassault has developed a digital model of a human heart \u003ccite>(Dassault Systèmes)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For now, the company is focusing its attention on simulating the heart, as opposed to other organs. That's because heart disease is the \u003ca href=\"http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm\">leading cause of death \u003c/a>in the United States, and accounts for one in every four deaths.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some hospitals are already using the design software to simulate the effects of routine medical procedures or experiment with solutions to common problems, like heart attacks. In the future, surgeons may leverage computational models before selecting a therapy or drug for individual patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dassault hopes that medical device makers will also use the Living Heart Project's technology for research and development. It may help these companies pinpoint which new ideas are likely to prove effective, and whether it's worth the investment in clinical trials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The software is available for free to organizations that agree to conduct research and share its findings with the project. Otherwise, its licenses start at $15,000 per year for commercial use, with educational licenses starting at $500 per year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Recruiting Partners in Health Care \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Dassault is a $3 billion company few people have heard of,\" said Levine, who spoke with\u003cem> KQED \u003c/em>during a recent trip to Europe. \"We operate in the background.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent years, Dassault's executive team has re-focused the company on sectors outside of heavy manufacturing. Levine refers to this new approach as \"modeling life and nature.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the Living Heart Project, Levine's team put out calls to researchers at some of the top hospitals around the world to share their findings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To date, it has recruited 45 \"members\" or partners from the scientific community, who were independently researching cardiac disease or a function of the heart. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic, Stanford University and the University of Oxford,\u003ca href=\"http://www.3ds.com/products-services/simulia/solutions/life-sciences/the-living-heart-project\"> among others,\u003c/a> have opted to test-drive the simulation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company consolidated the research and used its engineering know-how to build a simulation of a baseline human heart. Now, the company can turn a 2-D scan, from an individual patient, and convert it into a 3-D model.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Levine said federal regulators initially wanted to take a 'watch and wait' approach when informed about the project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I told them [the U.S. Food and Drug Administration], you can't sit on the sidelines as non-participants. You have to get involved.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2014, the agency agreed to collaborate with Dassault on a five-year research project, which will focus on testing the reliability of pacemaker leads (the thin wires that carry an electrical impulse from the device to the heart.) But the agency stressed that it will not necessarily endorse any of the computational models that are developed as part of the research.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The FDA expects that doctors will someday use simulation technology for planning purposes \u003cem>and\u003c/em> clinical decision-making. But it's still early days, so the agency cautioned doctors to invest resources into assessing the credibility of these new technologies and their potential drawbacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\"Challenges to greater adoption of computer-modeling include a lack of data for some medical conditions, which makes realistic predictions difficult,\" said \u003c/span>Donna Lochner, a \u003cspan class=\"s1\">senior scientific advisor in the FDA's Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_3270\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-3270\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/R2a3qFBWFzTN_0SEteF8HZmAhXEjJfJIP_9jdFW-ENsRapjCAjUtYflRhbPEAF5l5QYd8GvB5ytxiAGY01bnHEP-k18sMTqa81bonPm62tYAKQkuz_PdYpRcO5E0gkwDs-800x343.jpg\" alt=\"Zooming in on the simulation \" width=\"800\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/R2a3qFBWFzTN_0SEteF8HZmAhXEjJfJIP_9jdFW-ENsRapjCAjUtYflRhbPEAF5l5QYd8GvB5ytxiAGY01bnHEP-k18sMTqa81bonPm62tYAKQkuz_PdYpRcO5E0gkwDs-800x343.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/R2a3qFBWFzTN_0SEteF8HZmAhXEjJfJIP_9jdFW-ENsRapjCAjUtYflRhbPEAF5l5QYd8GvB5ytxiAGY01bnHEP-k18sMTqa81bonPm62tYAKQkuz_PdYpRcO5E0gkwDs-400x171.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/R2a3qFBWFzTN_0SEteF8HZmAhXEjJfJIP_9jdFW-ENsRapjCAjUtYflRhbPEAF5l5QYd8GvB5ytxiAGY01bnHEP-k18sMTqa81bonPm62tYAKQkuz_PdYpRcO5E0gkwDs-960x412.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/R2a3qFBWFzTN_0SEteF8HZmAhXEjJfJIP_9jdFW-ENsRapjCAjUtYflRhbPEAF5l5QYd8GvB5ytxiAGY01bnHEP-k18sMTqa81bonPm62tYAKQkuz_PdYpRcO5E0gkwDs.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zooming in on the Living Heart Project simulation \u003ccite>(Living Heart Project )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A Hammer Looking for a Nail?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the University of California, San Francisco, a team of researchers in the cardiology division are hoping to use the Living Heart Project for one purpose in particular: Determining the optimal time for a patients' valve replacement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Surgeons have to strike the right balance between swapping out a valve at the end of its life-cycle, but not leaving it so late that the heart function deteriorates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Jeffrey Olgin, \u003ca href=\"http://www.ucsfhealth.org/jeffrey.olgin\">the division's chief\u003c/a>, has been closely following the team's progress. But he is far from convinced that the Living Heart Project will fundamentally transform how we perform surgeries today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He asked, \"Is this a hammer looking for a nail? Or will this change how we practice medicine?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Olgin said the Living Heart Project may be no more than a technological solution looking for a problem, but it's too soon to tell. He hasn't seen a convincing study yet that proves the simulation can improve patient outcomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unlike manmade objects like cars and planes, it's very difficult to predict how the human heart will respond to stress in the real world. Olgin said he fears that doctors would come to rely too heavily on this technology and medical device makers could pull the plug on promising research if the simulation shows a negative result.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The technology doesn't offer the same level of evidence as [medical research on] animals or small pilot human trials,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Unfortunately, the human body doesn't always follow the rules of physics.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/RrktVIFLqXI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/RrktVIFLqXI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/futureofyou/3250/your-heart-in-3d-surgeons-can-now-practice-on-a-simulation","authors":["3252"],"series":["futureofyou_350"],"categories":["futureofyou_1063"],"tags":["futureofyou_353","futureofyou_741","futureofyou_354","futureofyou_66","futureofyou_279","futureofyou_356","futureofyou_80","futureofyou_351","futureofyou_294","futureofyou_352","futureofyou_355","futureofyou_113"],"featImg":"futureofyou_3269","label":"futureofyou_350"},"science_30393":{"type":"posts","id":"science_30393","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"science","id":"30393","score":null,"sort":[1432091406000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"california-expands-its-subnational-climate-club","title":"California Expands Its 'Subnational' Climate Club","publishDate":1432091406,"format":"aside","headTitle":"California Expands Its ‘Subnational’ Climate Club | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"science"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30406\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/climate.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30406\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/climate.jpg\" alt=\"Moon Rise behind the San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm, 2009. (Chuck Coker/Flickr)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moon rise behind the San Gorgonio Pass wind farm, 2009. Promoting renewable energy sources like wind and solar is part of the climate pact signed by Governor Jerry Brown and about a dozen other subnational governments. (Chuck Coker/Flickr)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>California is adding to its roster of allies in the climate change counteroffensive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Environmental groups are hailing \u003ca href=\"http://gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=18964\">an agreement signed Tuesday\u003c/a> by Governor Jerry Brown and an assortment of states, provinces and other “subnational” governments to ratchet up their own climate strategies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Billed as the “Under 2 MOU,” the memorandum of understanding is a pledge to advance policies aimed at arresting global warming at the U.N.’s critical \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/24/opinions/sutter-questions-two-degrees-climate/\">threshold of 2 degrees\u003c/a> Celsius. That’s the level beyond which some scientists say the most catastrophic effects of climate change would kick in and hence, has been widely adopted as a kind of holy grail of climate policy outcomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even assuming that all parties deliver on their pledges, actually holding the line at 2 degrees would, of course, require serious, sweeping transnational commitments from major emitters like the U.S., China and India, something that negotiators have yet to achieve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED’s Tara Siler spoke with Dan Kammen, who heads the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory at UC Berkeley, about the deal and how much difference this kind of subnational agreement can really make in moving the climate needle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/206295637″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]\u003cbr>\n \u003cbr>\nOne tenet of the agreement is the establishment of mid-term emissions targets “to support long-term reduction goals.” Brown set out a \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/2015/01/05/governor-unveils-ambitious-new-climate-goals/\">series of ambitious climate goals\u003c/a> in his January inaugural message, and more recently set a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. The state had already adopted a 2050 goal to cut warming emissions by 80 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joining Brown in signing on to the MOU are representatives of provincial governments in Canada, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom, as well as state officials from Oregon, Washington and Vermont. Previously Brown had cobbled together a West Coast climate action collaborative with Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Provincial officials in France were expected to sign on as well.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Representatives of a dozen state and provincial governments add a little pressure to the \"do-or-die\" world climate talks coming up in Paris. But can \"subnational\" deals like this really make a difference?","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1704931776,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":9,"wordCount":410},"headData":{"title":"California Expands Its 'Subnational' Climate Club | KQED","description":"Representatives of a dozen state and provincial governments add a little pressure to the "do-or-die" world climate talks coming up in Paris. But can "subnational" deals like this really make a difference?","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"California Expands Its 'Subnational' Climate Club","datePublished":"2015-05-20T03:10:06.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-11T00:09:36.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"path":"/science/30393/california-expands-its-subnational-climate-club","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30406\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/climate.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30406\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/climate.jpg\" alt=\"Moon Rise behind the San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm, 2009. (Chuck Coker/Flickr)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moon rise behind the San Gorgonio Pass wind farm, 2009. Promoting renewable energy sources like wind and solar is part of the climate pact signed by Governor Jerry Brown and about a dozen other subnational governments. (Chuck Coker/Flickr)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>California is adding to its roster of allies in the climate change counteroffensive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Environmental groups are hailing \u003ca href=\"http://gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=18964\">an agreement signed Tuesday\u003c/a> by Governor Jerry Brown and an assortment of states, provinces and other “subnational” governments to ratchet up their own climate strategies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Billed as the “Under 2 MOU,” the memorandum of understanding is a pledge to advance policies aimed at arresting global warming at the U.N.’s critical \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/24/opinions/sutter-questions-two-degrees-climate/\">threshold of 2 degrees\u003c/a> Celsius. That’s the level beyond which some scientists say the most catastrophic effects of climate change would kick in and hence, has been widely adopted as a kind of holy grail of climate policy outcomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even assuming that all parties deliver on their pledges, actually holding the line at 2 degrees would, of course, require serious, sweeping transnational commitments from major emitters like the U.S., China and India, something that negotiators have yet to achieve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED’s Tara Siler spoke with Dan Kammen, who heads the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory at UC Berkeley, about the deal and how much difference this kind of subnational agreement can really make in moving the climate needle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='”100%”' height='”166″'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/206295637″&visual=true&”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false”'\n title='”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/206295637″'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cbr>\n \u003cbr>\nOne tenet of the agreement is the establishment of mid-term emissions targets “to support long-term reduction goals.” Brown set out a \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/2015/01/05/governor-unveils-ambitious-new-climate-goals/\">series of ambitious climate goals\u003c/a> in his January inaugural message, and more recently set a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. The state had already adopted a 2050 goal to cut warming emissions by 80 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joining Brown in signing on to the MOU are representatives of provincial governments in Canada, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom, as well as state officials from Oregon, Washington and Vermont. Previously Brown had cobbled together a West Coast climate action collaborative with Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Provincial officials in France were expected to sign on as well.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/science/30393/california-expands-its-subnational-climate-club","authors":["221"],"categories":["science_31","science_40"],"tags":["science_182","science_64"],"featImg":"science_30406","label":"science"},"science_30350":{"type":"posts","id":"science_30350","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"science","id":"30350","score":null,"sort":[1432040459000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"poll-finds-californians-worried-about-drought-uneasy-about-conservation","title":"Californians Worried About Drought, But Uneasy About Conservation","publishDate":1432040459,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Californians Worried About Drought, But Uneasy About Conservation | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":1151,"site":"science"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30369\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/lake_mcclure-1024x683.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/lake_mcclure-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McClure, on the Merced River downstream from Yosemite, reached its lowest level ever in February. The reservoir, used mostly for irrigation in the San Joaquin Valley, is one of the 10 largest in California. (Dan Brekke/KQED)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-30369\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lake McClure, on the Merced River downstream from Yosemite, reached its lowest level ever in February. The reservoir, used mostly for irrigation in the San Joaquin Valley, is one of the 10 largest in California. (Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nearly nine in 10 Californians believe the drought is serious, according to a new California Field Poll.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But only about half say they could easily use less water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The poll surveyed 1,664 Californians on their beliefs about California’s drought. We asked \u003ca href=\"http://www.field.com/fieldpoll/\">The Field Poll\u003c/a> Director Mark DiCamillo to walk us through the highlights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Science: What finding struck you as the most interesting?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>DiCamillo:\u003c/strong> Californians are strongly supportive of the Governor’s call to require urban water districts to \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/drought/ci_28052142/california-drought-first-ever-mandatory-water-conservation-rules\">reduce their water use\u003c/a> by an average of 25 percent statewide. This is the first measurement of that and we’re seeing broad-based support: 65 percent in favor of the governor’s plan, just 23 percent opposed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The public is recognizing the severity of the situation and is getting behind its political leaders to try to do something about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">“If only half say ‘it’s easy for me to meet the goals,’ then you’re only going to get half the savings.”\u003ccite>–Mark DiCamilloDirector, The Field Poll\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>But when you ask people whether they, personally, can cut back, you get a different story.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The problem is found later in the poll. It’s when you ask homeowners — who are actually the ones paying water bills for their own properties — “how easy or difficult would it be for your household to cut back?” and a large proportion say it would be difficult, 44 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that actually increases to 48 percent among the upper-income segment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>But half say they \u003cem>can \u003c/em>cut their household’s water use easily. That’s good news right?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If only half say “it’s easy for me to meet the goals,” then you’re only going to get half the savings. You’d want a large majority saying [they] can do this, and there’s a large proportion saying it’s going to be difficult.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Meanwhile, people do believe farms can cut back. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’re asking Californians: “can the state’s agricultural users reduce the amount of water that they’re using by changing crops or using water more efficiently, without creating real hardships”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fifty-seven percent say yes; 26 percent say no. So the public is expecting that agricultural users will be able to cut back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>This isn’t the first time Californians have found themselves in a drought. Have attitudes changed?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The last serious drought the state faced was in ’77. And at that time, 51 percent of Californians said that they thought the situation was “extremely serious.” Now we’re at 66 percent. So same direct question, asked during a different drought, more people now believe this has greater severity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/206204986″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Nearly nine in ten Californians believe the drought is serious, according to a new California Field Poll. But only about half say they could easily use less water.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1704931781,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":19,"wordCount":558},"headData":{"title":"Californians Worried About Drought, But Uneasy About Conservation | KQED","description":"Nearly nine in ten Californians believe the drought is serious, according to a new California Field Poll. But only about half say they could easily use less water.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Californians Worried About Drought, But Uneasy About Conservation","datePublished":"2015-05-19T13:00:59.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-11T00:09:41.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"path":"/science/30350/poll-finds-californians-worried-about-drought-uneasy-about-conservation","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30369\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/lake_mcclure-1024x683.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/lake_mcclure-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McClure, on the Merced River downstream from Yosemite, reached its lowest level ever in February. The reservoir, used mostly for irrigation in the San Joaquin Valley, is one of the 10 largest in California. (Dan Brekke/KQED)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-30369\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lake McClure, on the Merced River downstream from Yosemite, reached its lowest level ever in February. The reservoir, used mostly for irrigation in the San Joaquin Valley, is one of the 10 largest in California. (Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nearly nine in 10 Californians believe the drought is serious, according to a new California Field Poll.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But only about half say they could easily use less water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The poll surveyed 1,664 Californians on their beliefs about California’s drought. We asked \u003ca href=\"http://www.field.com/fieldpoll/\">The Field Poll\u003c/a> Director Mark DiCamillo to walk us through the highlights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Science: What finding struck you as the most interesting?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>DiCamillo:\u003c/strong> Californians are strongly supportive of the Governor’s call to require urban water districts to \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/drought/ci_28052142/california-drought-first-ever-mandatory-water-conservation-rules\">reduce their water use\u003c/a> by an average of 25 percent statewide. This is the first measurement of that and we’re seeing broad-based support: 65 percent in favor of the governor’s plan, just 23 percent opposed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The public is recognizing the severity of the situation and is getting behind its political leaders to try to do something about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">“If only half say ‘it’s easy for me to meet the goals,’ then you’re only going to get half the savings.”\u003ccite>–Mark DiCamilloDirector, The Field Poll\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>But when you ask people whether they, personally, can cut back, you get a different story.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The problem is found later in the poll. It’s when you ask homeowners — who are actually the ones paying water bills for their own properties — “how easy or difficult would it be for your household to cut back?” and a large proportion say it would be difficult, 44 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that actually increases to 48 percent among the upper-income segment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>But half say they \u003cem>can \u003c/em>cut their household’s water use easily. That’s good news right?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If only half say “it’s easy for me to meet the goals,” then you’re only going to get half the savings. You’d want a large majority saying [they] can do this, and there’s a large proportion saying it’s going to be difficult.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Meanwhile, people do believe farms can cut back. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’re asking Californians: “can the state’s agricultural users reduce the amount of water that they’re using by changing crops or using water more efficiently, without creating real hardships”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fifty-seven percent say yes; 26 percent say no. So the public is expecting that agricultural users will be able to cut back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>This isn’t the first time Californians have found themselves in a drought. Have attitudes changed?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The last serious drought the state faced was in ’77. And at that time, 51 percent of Californians said that they thought the situation was “extremely serious.” Now we’re at 66 percent. So same direct question, asked during a different drought, more people now believe this has greater severity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='”100%”' height='”166″'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/206204986″&visual=true&”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false”'\n title='”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/206204986″'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/science/30350/poll-finds-californians-worried-about-drought-uneasy-about-conservation","authors":["210"],"series":["science_1151"],"categories":["science_35","science_40","science_98"],"tags":["science_392","science_572","science_64","science_201"],"featImg":"science_30369","label":"science_1151"},"science_30278":{"type":"posts","id":"science_30278","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"science","id":"30278","score":null,"sort":[1431954000000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"women-getting-science-ph-d-s-still-face-gender-barriers","title":"Women Getting Science Ph.D.s Still Face Gender Barriers","publishDate":1431954000,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Women Getting Science Ph.D.s Still Face Gender Barriers | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"science"},"content":"\u003cdiv class=\"audio-wrap\">\n\u003ch2>Listen:\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/science/2015/05/20150518Sciencewomeninscience.mp3\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30322\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/Mukhopadhyay-Biofuels-FULLQUALITY.mov.01_01_17_03.Still002-1024x576.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30322 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/Mukhopadhyay-Biofuels-FULLQUALITY.mov.01_01_17_03.Still002-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Aindrila Mukhopadhyay (right) is a staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and leads a biofuels and systems biology team that is 70 percent female, an unusual occurrence in her field. (Josh Cassidy/KQED)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Staff scientist Aindrila Mukhopadhyay (right) leads a biofuels research and systems biology team, which includes many female postdoctoral researchers from diverse backgrounds. (Josh Cassidy/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thousands of college students across California are graduating this month with science degrees. Some dream of careers as researchers and professors, like the people who taught them. But women working toward doctoral degrees in science face gender barriers that can derail their progress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/sed/2013/digest/theme1.cfm\">Data from\u003c/a> the National Science Foundation show the number of women earning Ph.D.s in all branches of science has trended up over the last two decades. By 2013, women made up half the doctorates awarded in life sciences. That’s the good news. The bad news is having a doctorate in any branch of science doesn’t eliminate gender bias, and the percentages of women with Ph.D.s in the physical sciences and engineering remain stubbornly low.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even early in college, those fields attract relatively few women. For instance, \u003ca href=\"http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2015/nsf15311/tables/pdf/tab2-8.pdf\">an NSF table shows \u003c/a>in 2012, 3.9 percent of female freshmen declared an intention to major in engineering, compared to 18.3 percent of males. That pattern holds at the high end of the academic food-chain as well: \u003ca href=\"http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2015/nsf15311/tables/pdf/tab9-5.pdf\">data show\u003c/a> 20,000 women with doctorates are employed in the physical sciences, compared to 85,000 men with doctorates.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘What’s going on here is that the ideal worker is being defined as someone with a stay-at-home wife.’\u003ccite>\u003cbr>\n— Joan Williams,\u003cbr>\nUC Hastings law professor\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>This complex, multifarious problem for women making their way into science professions has a beguilingly simple name: “the leaky pipeline.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Not An Issue Of Personal Choice\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>University of Michigan earth sciences professor Ingrid Hendy says there’s a common argument that women in their 30s, wanting to be both moms and professors, are making choices to drop out for a bit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m rolling my eyes at this point,” Hendy says. “It’s a lot more complex than that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indeed, says Joan Williams, law professor at UC Hastings and director of the \u003ca href=\"http://worklifelaw.org/\">Center for WorkLife Law\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I also think it’s misleading to talk about this in terms of women making hard choices about their families,” Williams says. “That’s not what’s going on here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says scientists want to hire someone who can be hunched over their laptop working at 2 a.m. – not, say, caring for a sick kid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What’s going on here is that the ideal worker is being defined as someone with a stay-at-home wife,” says Williams. “I call that sex discrimination, not women’s choices.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while it’s true that in certain branches of science, relatively few women ever start the path to a Ph.D., Williams says the problem of gender bias is pervasive across the field. Lots of female scientists report gender bias, and studies have demonstrated it — like one from researchers at Yale University in 2012 called “\u003ca href=\"http://www.pnas.org/content/109/41/16474.full.pdf\">Science faculty’s subtle gender biases favor male students\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Researchers sent more than a hundred faculty members identical resumes – half with a male applicant’s name, half with a female name – and asked, “Would you hire this person to run your lab?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/All-PHDs-by-sex.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-30295\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/All-PHDs-by-sex-1024x480.jpg\" alt=\"Print\" width=\"1024\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though it was the exact same resume, both male and female faculty members viewed the male applicant as more competent. Not only that, they offered the female applicant fewer mentorship opportunities and lower starting pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Williams says there are ways to make a dent in this problem. For instance, just \u003ca href=\"https://hbr.org/2014/10/hacking-techs-diversity-problem\">put the words “salary negotiable”\u003c/a> on a job posting. While women are less likely to negotiate their salaries than men, a study showed those two words can disrupt this pattern, and markedly narrow the pay gap between men and women.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s a good example of a bias interrupter,” Williams says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Engineering Change\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s also just one small point along the pipeline from school to research and faculty positions. The pipeline is long, and its attendant leaks start long before graduate school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a huge drop-off after high school education,” says Lina Nilsson, at Berkeley’s \u003ca href=\"http://blumcenter.berkeley.edu/\">Blum Center for Developing Economies\u003c/a>. Nilsson recently wrote an \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/27/opinion/how-to-attract-female-engineers.html\">op-ed in the New York Times\u003c/a> titled “How to Attract Female Engineers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engineering tends to rank on the very low end for female participation, with barely one in four doctorates awarded to women in 2013. Nilsson’s program, though, is drawing women in droves. The class has roughly equal numbers of women and men.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Without even at any point explicitly planning to target women,” Nilsson says, “we’re seeing these massive increases.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The key, she says, seems to be connecting engineering to social impact – issues like poverty and inequality. Nilsson’s specialty is development engineering: helping countries get clean water, diagnose disease and so on. She says women are filling up similar classes across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30280\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/marie-1024x768.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-30280\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/marie-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Marie Champagne loads samples into a centrifuge at UC Berkeley. Champagne studies paleo-climate, but says until just a few years ago, being a scientist wasn't at all on her radar. (Daniel Potter / KQED)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marie Champagne loads samples into a centrifuge at UC Berkeley. Champagne says she didn’t know she loved science until nearly the end of community college. (Daniel Potter / KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>‘I Would’ve Had No Idea’\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a lab one building over at Berkeley, Marie Champagne uses a powerful acid to prepare lake-bottom samples, which she spins in a centrifuge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These samples are a window to what the climate was like thousands of years ago, Champagne says, based on clues like bits of pollen visible under a microscope.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Growing up, I would’ve had no idea what paleo-climate was, let alone that I wanted to go into it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Champagne grew up near a small town in Mendocino County. She says there weren’t a lot of scientists in her life. She gravitated toward English as she entered community college. There, she had a teacher who was pivotal in identifying and developing her interests in earth science.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I used to be a little bit more frightened of taking like a physics class,” Champagne says. “I didn’t take physics until I was a senior — and I loved it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Champagne starts her Ph.D. this fall at UC Santa Cruz.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Women in science say the problem doesn't stem from women making choices between career and family -- it's plain, old-fashioned sex discrimination.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1704931786,"stats":{"hasAudio":true,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":32,"wordCount":1105},"headData":{"title":"Women Getting Science Ph.D.s Still Face Gender Barriers | KQED","description":"Women in science say the problem doesn't stem from women making choices between career and family -- it's plain, old-fashioned sex discrimination.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Women Getting Science Ph.D.s Still Face Gender Barriers","datePublished":"2015-05-18T13:00:00.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-11T00:09:46.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"audioUrl":"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/science/2015/05/20150518Sciencewomeninscience.mp3","sticky":false,"path":"/science/30278/women-getting-science-ph-d-s-still-face-gender-barriers","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cdiv class=\"audio-wrap\">\n\u003ch2>Listen:\u003c/h2>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"audioLink","attributes":{"named":{"src":"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/science/2015/05/20150518Sciencewomeninscience.mp3"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30322\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/Mukhopadhyay-Biofuels-FULLQUALITY.mov.01_01_17_03.Still002-1024x576.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30322 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/Mukhopadhyay-Biofuels-FULLQUALITY.mov.01_01_17_03.Still002-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Aindrila Mukhopadhyay (right) is a staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and leads a biofuels and systems biology team that is 70 percent female, an unusual occurrence in her field. (Josh Cassidy/KQED)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Staff scientist Aindrila Mukhopadhyay (right) leads a biofuels research and systems biology team, which includes many female postdoctoral researchers from diverse backgrounds. (Josh Cassidy/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thousands of college students across California are graduating this month with science degrees. Some dream of careers as researchers and professors, like the people who taught them. But women working toward doctoral degrees in science face gender barriers that can derail their progress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/sed/2013/digest/theme1.cfm\">Data from\u003c/a> the National Science Foundation show the number of women earning Ph.D.s in all branches of science has trended up over the last two decades. By 2013, women made up half the doctorates awarded in life sciences. That’s the good news. The bad news is having a doctorate in any branch of science doesn’t eliminate gender bias, and the percentages of women with Ph.D.s in the physical sciences and engineering remain stubbornly low.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even early in college, those fields attract relatively few women. For instance, \u003ca href=\"http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2015/nsf15311/tables/pdf/tab2-8.pdf\">an NSF table shows \u003c/a>in 2012, 3.9 percent of female freshmen declared an intention to major in engineering, compared to 18.3 percent of males. That pattern holds at the high end of the academic food-chain as well: \u003ca href=\"http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2015/nsf15311/tables/pdf/tab9-5.pdf\">data show\u003c/a> 20,000 women with doctorates are employed in the physical sciences, compared to 85,000 men with doctorates.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘What’s going on here is that the ideal worker is being defined as someone with a stay-at-home wife.’\u003ccite>\u003cbr>\n— Joan Williams,\u003cbr>\nUC Hastings law professor\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>This complex, multifarious problem for women making their way into science professions has a beguilingly simple name: “the leaky pipeline.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Not An Issue Of Personal Choice\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>University of Michigan earth sciences professor Ingrid Hendy says there’s a common argument that women in their 30s, wanting to be both moms and professors, are making choices to drop out for a bit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m rolling my eyes at this point,” Hendy says. “It’s a lot more complex than that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indeed, says Joan Williams, law professor at UC Hastings and director of the \u003ca href=\"http://worklifelaw.org/\">Center for WorkLife Law\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I also think it’s misleading to talk about this in terms of women making hard choices about their families,” Williams says. “That’s not what’s going on here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says scientists want to hire someone who can be hunched over their laptop working at 2 a.m. – not, say, caring for a sick kid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What’s going on here is that the ideal worker is being defined as someone with a stay-at-home wife,” says Williams. “I call that sex discrimination, not women’s choices.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while it’s true that in certain branches of science, relatively few women ever start the path to a Ph.D., Williams says the problem of gender bias is pervasive across the field. Lots of female scientists report gender bias, and studies have demonstrated it — like one from researchers at Yale University in 2012 called “\u003ca href=\"http://www.pnas.org/content/109/41/16474.full.pdf\">Science faculty’s subtle gender biases favor male students\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Researchers sent more than a hundred faculty members identical resumes – half with a male applicant’s name, half with a female name – and asked, “Would you hire this person to run your lab?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/All-PHDs-by-sex.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-30295\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/All-PHDs-by-sex-1024x480.jpg\" alt=\"Print\" width=\"1024\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though it was the exact same resume, both male and female faculty members viewed the male applicant as more competent. Not only that, they offered the female applicant fewer mentorship opportunities and lower starting pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Williams says there are ways to make a dent in this problem. For instance, just \u003ca href=\"https://hbr.org/2014/10/hacking-techs-diversity-problem\">put the words “salary negotiable”\u003c/a> on a job posting. While women are less likely to negotiate their salaries than men, a study showed those two words can disrupt this pattern, and markedly narrow the pay gap between men and women.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s a good example of a bias interrupter,” Williams says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Engineering Change\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s also just one small point along the pipeline from school to research and faculty positions. The pipeline is long, and its attendant leaks start long before graduate school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a huge drop-off after high school education,” says Lina Nilsson, at Berkeley’s \u003ca href=\"http://blumcenter.berkeley.edu/\">Blum Center for Developing Economies\u003c/a>. Nilsson recently wrote an \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/27/opinion/how-to-attract-female-engineers.html\">op-ed in the New York Times\u003c/a> titled “How to Attract Female Engineers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engineering tends to rank on the very low end for female participation, with barely one in four doctorates awarded to women in 2013. Nilsson’s program, though, is drawing women in droves. The class has roughly equal numbers of women and men.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Without even at any point explicitly planning to target women,” Nilsson says, “we’re seeing these massive increases.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The key, she says, seems to be connecting engineering to social impact – issues like poverty and inequality. Nilsson’s specialty is development engineering: helping countries get clean water, diagnose disease and so on. She says women are filling up similar classes across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30280\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/marie-1024x768.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-30280\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/05/marie-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Marie Champagne loads samples into a centrifuge at UC Berkeley. Champagne studies paleo-climate, but says until just a few years ago, being a scientist wasn't at all on her radar. (Daniel Potter / KQED)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marie Champagne loads samples into a centrifuge at UC Berkeley. Champagne says she didn’t know she loved science until nearly the end of community college. (Daniel Potter / KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>‘I Would’ve Had No Idea’\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a lab one building over at Berkeley, Marie Champagne uses a powerful acid to prepare lake-bottom samples, which she spins in a centrifuge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These samples are a window to what the climate was like thousands of years ago, Champagne says, based on clues like bits of pollen visible under a microscope.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Growing up, I would’ve had no idea what paleo-climate was, let alone that I wanted to go into it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Champagne grew up near a small town in Mendocino County. She says there weren’t a lot of scientists in her life. She gravitated toward English as she entered community college. There, she had a teacher who was pivotal in identifying and developing her interests in earth science.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I used to be a little bit more frightened of taking like a physics class,” Champagne says. “I didn’t take physics until I was a senior — and I loved it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Champagne starts her Ph.D. this fall at UC Santa Cruz.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/science/30278/women-getting-science-ph-d-s-still-face-gender-barriers","authors":["6609"],"categories":["science_46","science_31","science_32","science_89","science_40","science_43"],"tags":["science_64","science_309"],"featImg":"science_30322","label":"science"}},"programsReducer":{"possible":{"id":"possible","title":"Possible","info":"Possible is hosted by entrepreneur Reid Hoffman and writer Aria Finger. Together in Possible, Hoffman and Finger lead enlightening discussions about building a brighter collective future. The show features interviews with visionary guests like Trevor Noah, Sam Altman and Janette Sadik-Khan. Possible paints an optimistic portrait of the world we can create through science, policy, business, art and our shared humanity. It asks: What if everything goes right for once? How can we get there? Each episode also includes a short fiction story generated by advanced AI GPT-4, serving as a thought-provoking springboard to speculate how humanity could leverage technology for good.","airtime":"SUN 2pm","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Possible-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.possible.fm/","meta":{"site":"news","source":"Possible"},"link":"/radio/program/possible","subscribe":{"apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/possible/id1677184070","spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/show/730YpdUSNlMyPQwNnyjp4k"}},"1a":{"id":"1a","title":"1A","info":"1A is home to the national conversation. 1A brings on great guests and frames the best debate in ways that make you think, share and engage.","airtime":"MON-THU 11pm-12am","imageSrc":"https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/1a.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://the1a.org/","meta":{"site":"news","source":"npr"},"link":"/radio/program/1a","subscribe":{"npr":"https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/RBrW","apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=1188724250&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/1A-p947376/","rss":"https://feeds.npr.org/510316/podcast.xml"}},"all-things-considered":{"id":"all-things-considered","title":"All Things Considered","info":"Every weekday, \u003cem>All Things Considered\u003c/em> hosts Robert Siegel, Audie Cornish, Ari Shapiro, and Kelly McEvers present the program's trademark mix of news, interviews, commentaries, reviews, and offbeat features. Michel Martin hosts on the weekends.","airtime":"MON-FRI 1pm-2pm, 4:30pm-6:30pm\u003cbr />SAT-SUN 5pm-6pm","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/All-Things-Considered-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.npr.org/programs/all-things-considered/","meta":{"site":"news","source":"npr"},"link":"/radio/program/all-things-considered"},"american-suburb-podcast":{"id":"american-suburb-podcast","title":"American Suburb: The Podcast","tagline":"The flip side of gentrification, told through one town","info":"Gentrification is changing cities across America, forcing people from neighborhoods they have long called home. Call them the displaced. Now those priced out of the Bay Area are looking for a better life in an unlikely place. American Suburb follows this migration to one California town along the Delta, 45 miles from San Francisco. But is this once sleepy suburb ready for them?","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/American-Suburb-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"/news/series/american-suburb-podcast","meta":{"site":"news","source":"kqed","order":"13"},"link":"/news/series/american-suburb-podcast/","subscribe":{"npr":"https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/RBrW","apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?mt=2&id=1287748328","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/American-Suburb-p1086805/","rss":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/american-suburb-podcast/feed/podcast","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkMzMDExODgxNjA5"}},"baycurious":{"id":"baycurious","title":"Bay Curious","tagline":"Exploring the Bay Area, one question at a time","info":"KQED’s new podcast, Bay Curious, gets to the bottom of the mysteries — both profound and peculiar — that give the Bay Area its unique identity. And we’ll do it with your help! You ask the questions. You decide what Bay Curious investigates. And you join us on the journey to find the answers.","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bay-Curious-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg","imageAlt":"\"KQED Bay Curious","officialWebsiteLink":"/news/series/baycurious","meta":{"site":"news","source":"kqed","order":"4"},"link":"/podcasts/baycurious","subscribe":{"apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bay-curious/id1172473406","npr":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/500557090/bay-curious","rss":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/category/bay-curious-podcast/feed/podcast","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93dzIua3FlZC5vcmcvbmV3cy9jYXRlZ29yeS9iYXktY3VyaW91cy1wb2RjYXN0L2ZlZWQvcG9kY2FzdA","stitcher":"https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/bay-curious","spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/show/6O76IdmhixfijmhTZLIJ8k"}},"bbc-world-service":{"id":"bbc-world-service","title":"BBC World Service","info":"The day's top stories from BBC News compiled twice daily in the week, once at weekends.","airtime":"MON-FRI 9pm-10pm, TUE-FRI 1am-2am","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BBC-World-Service-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_world_service","meta":{"site":"news","source":"BBC World Service"},"link":"/radio/program/bbc-world-service","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/global-news-podcast/id135067274?mt=2","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/BBC-World-Service-p455581/","rss":"https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p02nq0gn.rss"}},"code-switch-life-kit":{"id":"code-switch-life-kit","title":"Code Switch / Life Kit","info":"\u003cem>Code Switch\u003c/em>, which listeners will hear in the first part of the hour, has fearless and much-needed conversations about race. Hosted by journalists of color, the show tackles the subject of race head-on, exploring how it impacts every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, sports and more.\u003cbr />\u003cbr />\u003cem>Life Kit\u003c/em>, which will be in the second part of the hour, guides you through spaces and feelings no one prepares you for — from finances to mental health, from workplace microaggressions to imposter syndrome, from relationships to parenting. The show features experts with real world experience and shares their knowledge. Because everyone needs a little help being human.\u003cbr />\u003cbr />\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch\">\u003cem>Code Switch\u003c/em> offical site and podcast\u003c/a>\u003cbr />\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/lifekit\">\u003cem>Life Kit\u003c/em> offical site and podcast\u003c/a>\u003cbr />","airtime":"SUN 9pm-10pm","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Code-Switch-Life-Kit-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","meta":{"site":"radio","source":"npr"},"link":"/radio/program/code-switch-life-kit","subscribe":{"apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/1112190608?mt=2&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnByLm9yZy9yc3MvcG9kY2FzdC5waHA_aWQ9NTEwMzEy","spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/show/3bExJ9JQpkwNhoHvaIIuyV","rss":"https://feeds.npr.org/510312/podcast.xml"}},"commonwealth-club":{"id":"commonwealth-club","title":"Commonwealth Club of California Podcast","info":"The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum. As a non-partisan forum, The Club brings to the public airwaves diverse viewpoints on important topics. The Club's weekly radio broadcast - the oldest in the U.S., dating back to 1924 - is carried across the nation on public radio stations and is now podcasting. Our website archive features audio of our recent programs, as well as selected speeches from our long and distinguished history. This podcast feed is usually updated twice a week and is always un-edited.","airtime":"THU 10pm, FRI 1am","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Commonwealth-Club-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.commonwealthclub.org/podcasts","meta":{"site":"news","source":"Commonwealth Club of California"},"link":"/radio/program/commonwealth-club","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/commonwealth-club-of-california-podcast/id976334034?mt=2","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jb21tb253ZWFsdGhjbHViLm9yZy9hdWRpby9wb2RjYXN0L3dlZWtseS54bWw","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/Commonwealth-Club-of-California-p1060/"}},"considerthis":{"id":"considerthis","title":"Consider This","tagline":"Make sense of the day","info":"Make sense of the day. Every weekday afternoon, Consider This helps you consider the major stories of the day in less than 15 minutes, featuring the reporting and storytelling resources of NPR. Plus, KQED’s Bianca Taylor brings you the local KQED news you need to know.","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Consider-This-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg","imageAlt":"Consider This from NPR and KQED","officialWebsiteLink":"/podcasts/considerthis","meta":{"site":"news","source":"kqed","order":"7"},"link":"/podcasts/considerthis","subscribe":{"apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1503226625?mt=2&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory","npr":"https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/coronavirusdaily","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5ucHIub3JnLzUxMDM1NS9wb2RjYXN0LnhtbA","spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z6JdCS2d0eFEpXHKI6WqH"}},"forum":{"id":"forum","title":"Forum","tagline":"The conversation starts here","info":"KQED’s live call-in program discussing local, state, national and international issues, as well as in-depth interviews.","airtime":"MON-FRI 9am-11am, 10pm-11pm","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Forum-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg","imageAlt":"KQED Forum with Mina Kim and Alexis Madrigal","officialWebsiteLink":"/forum","meta":{"site":"news","source":"kqed","order":"8"},"link":"/forum","subscribe":{"apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kqeds-forum/id73329719","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkM5NTU3MzgxNjMz","npr":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/432307980/forum","stitcher":"https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqedfm-kqeds-forum-podcast","rss":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC9557381633"}},"freakonomics-radio":{"id":"freakonomics-radio","title":"Freakonomics Radio","info":"Freakonomics Radio is a one-hour award-winning podcast and public-radio project hosted by Stephen Dubner, with co-author Steve Levitt as a regular guest. It is produced in partnership with WNYC.","imageSrc":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/freakonomicsRadio.png","officialWebsiteLink":"http://freakonomics.com/","airtime":"SUN 1am-2am, SAT 3pm-4pm","meta":{"site":"radio","source":"WNYC"},"link":"/radio/program/freakonomics-radio","subscribe":{"npr":"https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/4s8b","apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/freakonomics-radio/id354668519","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/podcasts/WNYC-Podcasts/Freakonomics-Radio-p272293/","rss":"https://feeds.feedburner.com/freakonomicsradio"}},"fresh-air":{"id":"fresh-air","title":"Fresh Air","info":"Hosted by Terry Gross, \u003cem>Fresh Air from WHYY\u003c/em> is the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues. One of public radio's most popular programs, Fresh Air features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.","airtime":"MON-FRI 7pm-8pm","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Fresh-Air-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/","meta":{"site":"radio","source":"npr"},"link":"/radio/program/fresh-air","subscribe":{"npr":"https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/4s8b","apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=214089682&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/Fresh-Air-p17/","rss":"https://feeds.npr.org/381444908/podcast.xml"}},"here-and-now":{"id":"here-and-now","title":"Here & Now","info":"A live production of NPR and WBUR Boston, in collaboration with stations across the country, Here & Now reflects the fluid world of news as it's happening in the middle of the day, with timely, in-depth news, interviews and conversation. Hosted by Robin Young, Jeremy Hobson and Tonya Mosley.","airtime":"MON-THU 11am-12pm","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Here-And-Now-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow","meta":{"site":"news","source":"npr"},"link":"/radio/program/here-and-now","subsdcribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?mt=2&id=426698661","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/Here--Now-p211/","rss":"https://feeds.npr.org/510051/podcast.xml"}},"how-i-built-this":{"id":"how-i-built-this","title":"How I Built This with Guy Raz","info":"Guy Raz dives into the stories behind some of the world's best known companies. How I Built This weaves a narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists—and the movements they built.","imageSrc":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/howIBuiltThis.png","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this","airtime":"SUN 7:30pm-8pm","meta":{"site":"news","source":"npr"},"link":"/radio/program/how-i-built-this","subscribe":{"npr":"https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/3zxy","apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-built-this-with-guy-raz/id1150510297?mt=2","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/How-I-Built-This-p910896/","rss":"https://feeds.npr.org/510313/podcast.xml"}},"inside-europe":{"id":"inside-europe","title":"Inside Europe","info":"Inside Europe, a one-hour weekly news magazine hosted by Helen Seeney and Keith Walker, explores the topical issues shaping the continent. No other part of the globe has experienced such dynamic political and social change in recent years.","airtime":"SAT 3am-4am","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Inside-Europe-Podcast-Tile-300x300-1.jpg","meta":{"site":"news","source":"Deutsche Welle"},"link":"/radio/program/inside-europe","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-europe/id80106806?mt=2","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/Inside-Europe-p731/","rss":"https://partner.dw.com/xml/podcast_inside-europe"}},"latino-usa":{"id":"latino-usa","title":"Latino USA","airtime":"MON 1am-2am, SUN 6pm-7pm","info":"Latino USA, the radio journal of news and culture, is the only national, English-language radio program produced from a Latino perspective.","imageSrc":"https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/latinoUsa.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"http://latinousa.org/","meta":{"site":"news","source":"npr"},"link":"/radio/program/latino-usa","subscribe":{"npr":"https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/xtTd","apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=79681317&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/Latino-USA-p621/","rss":"https://feeds.npr.org/510016/podcast.xml"}},"live-from-here-highlights":{"id":"live-from-here-highlights","title":"Live from Here Highlights","info":"Chris Thile steps to the mic as the host of Live from Here (formerly A Prairie Home Companion), a live public radio variety show. Download Chris’s Song of the Week plus other highlights from the broadcast. Produced by American Public Media.","airtime":"SAT 6pm-8pm, SUN 11am-1pm","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Live-From-Here-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.livefromhere.org/","meta":{"site":"arts","source":"american public media"},"link":"/radio/program/live-from-here-highlights","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1167173941","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/Live-from-Here-Highlights-p921744/","rss":"https://feeds.publicradio.org/public_feeds/a-prairie-home-companion-highlights/rss/rss"}},"marketplace":{"id":"marketplace","title":"Marketplace","info":"Our flagship program, helmed by Kai Ryssdal, examines what the day in money delivered, through stories, conversations, newsworthy numbers and more. Updated Monday through Friday at about 3:30 p.m. PT.","airtime":"MON-FRI 4pm-4:30pm, MON-WED 6:30pm-7pm","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Marketplace-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.marketplace.org/","meta":{"site":"news","source":"American Public Media"},"link":"/radio/program/marketplace","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=201853034&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/APM-Marketplace-p88/","rss":"https://feeds.publicradio.org/public_feeds/marketplace-pm/rss/rss"}},"mindshift":{"id":"mindshift","title":"MindShift","tagline":"A podcast about the future of learning and how we raise our kids","info":"The MindShift podcast explores the innovations in education that are shaping how kids learn. Hosts Ki Sung and Katrina Schwartz introduce listeners to educators, researchers, parents and students who are developing effective ways to improve how kids learn. We cover topics like how fed-up administrators are developing surprising tactics to deal with classroom disruptions; how listening to podcasts are helping kids develop reading skills; the consequences of overparenting; and why interdisciplinary learning can engage students on all ends of the traditional achievement spectrum. This podcast is part of the MindShift education site, a division of KQED News. KQED is an NPR/PBS member station based in San Francisco. You can also visit the MindShift website for episodes and supplemental blog posts or tweet us \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MindShiftKQED\">@MindShiftKQED\u003c/a> or visit us at \u003ca href=\"/mindshift\">MindShift.KQED.org\u003c/a>","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Mindshift-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg","imageAlt":"KQED MindShift: How We Will Learn","officialWebsiteLink":"/mindshift/","meta":{"site":"news","source":"kqed","order":"2"},"link":"/podcasts/mindshift","subscribe":{"apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindshift-podcast/id1078765985","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkM1NzY0NjAwNDI5","npr":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/464615685/mind-shift-podcast","stitcher":"https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/stories-teachers-share","spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/show/0MxSpNYZKNprFLCl7eEtyx"}},"morning-edition":{"id":"morning-edition","title":"Morning Edition","info":"\u003cem>Morning Edition\u003c/em> takes listeners around the country and the world with multi-faceted stories and commentaries every weekday. Hosts Steve Inskeep, David Greene and Rachel Martin bring you the latest breaking news and features to prepare you for the day.","airtime":"MON-FRI 3am-9am","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Morning-Edition-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.npr.org/programs/morning-edition/","meta":{"site":"news","source":"npr"},"link":"/radio/program/morning-edition"},"onourwatch":{"id":"onourwatch","title":"On Our Watch","tagline":"Police secrets, unsealed","info":"For decades, the process for how police police themselves has been inconsistent – if not opaque. In some states, like California, these proceedings were completely hidden. After a new police transparency law unsealed scores of internal affairs files, our reporters set out to examine these cases and the shadow world of police discipline. On Our Watch brings listeners into the rooms where officers are questioned and witnesses are interrogated to find out who this system is really protecting. Is it the officers, or the public they've sworn to serve?","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/On-Our-Watch-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg","imageAlt":"On Our Watch from NPR and KQED","officialWebsiteLink":"/podcasts/onourwatch","meta":{"site":"news","source":"kqed","order":"1"},"link":"/podcasts/onourwatch","subscribe":{"apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1567098962","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5ucHIub3JnLzUxMDM2MC9wb2RjYXN0LnhtbD9zYz1nb29nbGVwb2RjYXN0cw","npr":"https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/onourwatch","spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/show/0OLWoyizopu6tY1XiuX70x","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/On-Our-Watch-p1436229/","stitcher":"https://www.stitcher.com/show/on-our-watch","rss":"https://feeds.npr.org/510360/podcast.xml"}},"on-the-media":{"id":"on-the-media","title":"On The Media","info":"Our weekly podcast explores how the media 'sausage' is made, casts an incisive eye on fluctuations in the marketplace of ideas, and examines threats to the freedom of information and expression in America and abroad. For one hour a week, the show tries to lift the veil from the process of \"making media,\" especially news media, because it's through that lens that we see the world and the world sees us","airtime":"SUN 2pm-3pm, MON 12am-1am","imageSrc":"https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/onTheMedia.png","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/otm","meta":{"site":"news","source":"wnyc"},"link":"/radio/program/on-the-media","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-media/id73330715?mt=2","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/On-the-Media-p69/","rss":"http://feeds.wnyc.org/onthemedia"}},"our-body-politic":{"id":"our-body-politic","title":"Our Body Politic","info":"Presented by KQED, KCRW and KPCC, and created and hosted by award-winning journalist Farai Chideya, Our Body Politic is unapologetically centered on reporting on not just how women of color experience the major political events of today, but how they’re impacting those very issues.","airtime":"SAT 6pm-7pm, SUN 1am-2am","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Our-Body-Politic-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://our-body-politic.simplecast.com/","meta":{"site":"news","source":"kcrw"},"link":"/radio/program/our-body-politic","subscribe":{"apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-body-politic/id1533069868","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9feGFQaHMxcw","spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/show/4ApAiLT1kV153TttWAmqmc","rss":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/_xaPhs1s","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/Our-Body-Politic-p1369211/"}},"pbs-newshour":{"id":"pbs-newshour","title":"PBS NewsHour","info":"Analysis, background reports and updates from the PBS NewsHour putting today's news in context.","airtime":"MON-FRI 3pm-4pm","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PBS-News-Hour-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/","meta":{"site":"news","source":"pbs"},"link":"/radio/program/pbs-newshour","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pbs-newshour-full-show/id394432287?mt=2","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/PBS-NewsHour---Full-Show-p425698/","rss":"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/feeds/rss/podcasts/show"}},"perspectives":{"id":"perspectives","title":"Perspectives","tagline":"KQED's series of of daily listener commentaries since 1991","info":"KQED's series of of daily listener commentaries since 1991.","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Perspectives-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"/perspectives/","meta":{"site":"radio","source":"kqed","order":"15"},"link":"/perspectives","subscribe":{"apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id73801135","npr":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/432309616/perspectives","rss":"https://ww2.kqed.org/perspectives/category/perspectives/feed/","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93dzIua3FlZC5vcmcvcGVyc3BlY3RpdmVzL2NhdGVnb3J5L3BlcnNwZWN0aXZlcy9mZWVkLw"}},"planet-money":{"id":"planet-money","title":"Planet Money","info":"The economy explained. Imagine you could call up a friend and say, Meet me at the bar and tell me what's going on with the economy. Now imagine that's actually a fun evening.","airtime":"SUN 3pm-4pm","imageSrc":"https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/planetmoney.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.npr.org/sections/money/","meta":{"site":"news","source":"npr"},"link":"/radio/program/planet-money","subscribe":{"npr":"https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/M4f5","apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/planet-money/id290783428?mt=2","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business--Economics-Podcasts/Planet-Money-p164680/","rss":"https://feeds.npr.org/510289/podcast.xml"}},"politicalbreakdown":{"id":"politicalbreakdown","title":"Political Breakdown","tagline":"Politics from a personal perspective","info":"Political Breakdown is a new series that explores the political intersection of California and the nation. Each week hosts Scott Shafer and Marisa Lagos are joined with a new special guest to unpack politics -- with personality — and offer an insider’s glimpse at how politics happens.","airtime":"THU 6:30pm-7pm","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Political-Breakdown-2024-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg","imageAlt":"KQED Political Breakdown","officialWebsiteLink":"/podcasts/politicalbreakdown","meta":{"site":"radio","source":"kqed","order":"11"},"link":"/podcasts/politicalbreakdown","subscribe":{"apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/political-breakdown/id1327641087","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkM5Nzk2MzI2MTEx","npr":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/572155894/political-breakdown","stitcher":"https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/political-breakdown","spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/show/07RVyIjIdk2WDuVehvBMoN","rss":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/political-breakdown/feed/podcast"}},"pri-the-world":{"id":"pri-the-world","title":"PRI's The World: Latest Edition","info":"Each weekday, host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories in an hour of radio that reminds us just how small our planet really is.","airtime":"MON-FRI 2pm-3pm","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-World-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.pri.org/programs/the-world","meta":{"site":"news","source":"PRI"},"link":"/radio/program/pri-the-world","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pris-the-world-latest-edition/id278196007?mt=2","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/PRIs-The-World-p24/","rss":"http://feeds.feedburner.com/pri/theworld"}},"radiolab":{"id":"radiolab","title":"Radiolab","info":"A two-time Peabody Award-winner, Radiolab is an investigation told through sounds and stories, and centered around one big idea. In the Radiolab world, information sounds like music and science and culture collide. Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, the show is designed for listeners who demand skepticism, but appreciate wonder. WNYC Studios is the producer of other leading podcasts including Freakonomics Radio, Death, Sex & Money, On the Media and many more.","airtime":"SUN 12am-1am, SAT 2pm-3pm","imageSrc":"https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/radiolab1400.png","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/radiolab/","meta":{"site":"science","source":"WNYC"},"link":"/radio/program/radiolab","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radiolab/id152249110?mt=2","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/RadioLab-p68032/","rss":"https://feeds.wnyc.org/radiolab"}},"reveal":{"id":"reveal","title":"Reveal","info":"Created by The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, Reveal is public radios first one-hour weekly radio show and podcast dedicated to investigative reporting. Credible, fact based and without a partisan agenda, Reveal combines the power and artistry of driveway moment storytelling with data-rich reporting on critically important issues. The result is stories that inform and inspire, arming our listeners with information to right injustices, hold the powerful accountable and improve lives.Reveal is hosted by Al Letson and showcases the award-winning work of CIR and newsrooms large and small across the nation. In a radio and podcast market crowded with choices, Reveal focuses on important and often surprising stories that illuminate the world for our listeners.","airtime":"SAT 4pm-5pm","imageSrc":"https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/reveal300px.png","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/","meta":{"site":"news","source":"npr"},"link":"/radio/program/reveal","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/reveal/id886009669","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/Reveal-p679597/","rss":"http://feeds.revealradio.org/revealpodcast"}},"says-you":{"id":"says-you","title":"Says You!","info":"Public radio's game show of bluff and bluster, words and whimsy. The warmest, wittiest cocktail party - it's spirited and civil, brainy and boisterous, peppered with musical interludes. Fast paced and playful, it's the most fun you can have with language without getting your mouth washed out with soap. Our motto: It's not important to know the answers, it's important to like the answers!","airtime":"SUN 4pm-5pm","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Says-You-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"http://www.saysyouradio.com/","meta":{"site":"comedy","source":"Pipit and Finch"},"link":"/radio/program/says-you","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/says-you!/id1050199826","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/Says-You-p480/","rss":"https://saysyou.libsyn.com/rss"}},"science-friday":{"id":"science-friday","title":"Science Friday","info":"Science Friday is a weekly science talk show, broadcast live over public radio stations nationwide. Each week, the show focuses on science topics that are in the news and tries to bring an educated, balanced discussion to bear on the scientific issues at hand. Panels of expert guests join host Ira Flatow, a veteran science journalist, to discuss science and to take questions from listeners during the call-in portion of the program.","airtime":"FRI 11am-1pm","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Science-Friday-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/science-friday","meta":{"site":"news","source":"npr"},"link":"/radio/program/science-friday","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=73329284&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/Science-Friday-p394/","rss":"http://feeds.wnyc.org/science-friday"}},"science-podcast":{"id":"science-podcast","title":"KQED Science News","tagline":"From the lab, to your ears","info":"KQED Science explores science and environment news, trends, and events from the Bay Area and beyond.","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Science-News-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/category/science-podcast/","meta":{"site":"science","source":"kqed","order":"17"},"link":"/science/category/science-podcast","subscribe":{"apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kqed-science-news/id214663465","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2Jsb2dzLmtxZWQub3JnL3NjaWVuY2UvZmVlZC8","stitcher":"https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed-science-news","rss":"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/category/science-podcast/feed/podcast"}},"selected-shorts":{"id":"selected-shorts","title":"Selected Shorts","info":"Spellbinding short stories by established and emerging writers take on a new life when they are performed by stars of the stage and screen.","airtime":"SAT 8pm-9pm","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Selected-Shorts-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.pri.org/programs/selected-shorts","meta":{"site":"arts","source":"pri"},"link":"/radio/program/selected-shorts","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=253191824&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/Selected-Shorts-p31792/","rss":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/selectedshorts"}},"snap-judgment":{"id":"snap-judgment","title":"Snap Judgment","info":"Snap Judgment (Storytelling, with a BEAT) mixes real stories with killer beats to produce cinematic, dramatic, kick-ass radio. Snap’s raw, musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see the world through the eyes of another. WNYC studios is the producer of leading podcasts including Radiolab, Freakonomics Radio, Note To Self, Here’s The Thing With Alec Baldwin, and more.","airtime":"SAT 1pm-2pm, 9pm-10pm","imageSrc":"https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/snapJudgement.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://snapjudgment.org","meta":{"site":"arts","source":"WNYC"},"link":"/radio/program/snap-judgment","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=283657561&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/Snap-Judgment-p243817/","rss":"https://feeds.feedburner.com/snapjudgment-wnyc"}},"soldout":{"id":"soldout","title":"SOLD OUT: Rethinking Housing in America","tagline":"A new future for housing","info":"Sold Out: Rethinking Housing in America","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sold-Out-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg","imageAlt":"KQED Sold Out: Rethinking Housing in America","officialWebsiteLink":"/podcasts/soldout","meta":{"site":"news","source":"kqed","order":3},"link":"/podcasts/soldout","subscribe":{"npr":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/911586047/s-o-l-d-o-u-t-a-new-future-for-housing","apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/introducing-sold-out-rethinking-housing-in-america/id1531354937","rss":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/soldout","spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/show/38dTBSk2ISFoPiyYNoKn1X","stitcher":"https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/sold-out-rethinking-housing-in-america","tunein":"https://tunein.com/radio/SOLD-OUT-Rethinking-Housing-in-America-p1365871/","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vc29sZG91dA"}},"ted-radio-hour":{"id":"ted-radio-hour","title":"TED Radio Hour","info":"The TED Radio Hour is a journey through fascinating ideas, astonishing inventions, fresh approaches to old problems, and new ways to think and create.","airtime":"SUN 3pm-4pm, SAT 10pm-11pm","imageSrc":"https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/tedRadioHour.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/?showDate=2018-06-22","meta":{"site":"news","source":"npr"},"link":"/radio/program/ted-radio-hour","subscribe":{"npr":"https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/8vsS","apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=523121474&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/TED-Radio-Hour-p418021/","rss":"https://feeds.npr.org/510298/podcast.xml"}},"tech-nation":{"id":"tech-nation","title":"Tech Nation Radio Podcast","info":"Tech Nation is a weekly public radio program, hosted by Dr. Moira Gunn. Founded in 1993, it has grown from a simple interview show to a multi-faceted production, featuring conversations with noted technology and science leaders, and a weekly science and technology-related commentary.","airtime":"FRI 10pm","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Tech-Nation-Radio-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"http://technation.podomatic.com/","meta":{"site":"science","source":"Tech Nation Media"},"link":"/radio/program/tech-nation","subscribe":{"rss":"https://technation.podomatic.com/rss2.xml"}},"thebay":{"id":"thebay","title":"The Bay","tagline":"Local news to keep you rooted","info":"Host Devin Katayama walks you through the biggest story of the day with reporters and newsmakers.","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Bay-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg","imageAlt":"\"KQED The Bay","officialWebsiteLink":"/podcasts/thebay","meta":{"site":"radio","source":"kqed","order":"6"},"link":"/podcasts/thebay","subscribe":{"apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bay/id1350043452","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkM4MjU5Nzg2MzI3","npr":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/586725995/the-bay","stitcher":"https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/the-bay","spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/show/4BIKBKIujizLHlIlBNaAqQ","rss":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC8259786327"}},"californiareport":{"id":"californiareport","title":"The California Report","tagline":"California, day by day","info":"KQED’s statewide radio news program providing daily coverage of issues, trends and public policy decisions.","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-California-Report-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg","imageAlt":"KQED The California Report","officialWebsiteLink":"/californiareport","meta":{"site":"news","source":"kqed","order":"9"},"link":"/californiareport","subscribe":{"apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kqeds-the-california-report/id79681292","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkM1MDAyODE4NTgz","npr":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/432285393/the-california-report","stitcher":"https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqedfm-kqeds-the-california-report-podcast-8838","rss":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/tcram/feed/podcast"}},"californiareportmagazine":{"id":"californiareportmagazine","title":"The California Report Magazine","tagline":"Your state, your stories","info":"Every week, The California Report Magazine takes you on a road trip for the ears: to visit the places and meet the people who make California unique. The in-depth storytelling podcast from the California Report.","airtime":"FRI 4:30pm-5pm, 6:30pm-7pm, 11pm-11:30pm","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-California-Report-Magazine-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"/californiareportmagazine","meta":{"site":"news","source":"kqed","order":"10"},"link":"/californiareportmagazine","subscribe":{"apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-california-report-magazine/id1314750545","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkM3NjkwNjk1OTAz","npr":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/564733126/the-california-report-magazine","stitcher":"https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/the-california-report-magazine","rss":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/tcrmag/feed/podcast"}},"theleap":{"id":"theleap","title":"The Leap","tagline":"What if you closed your eyes, and jumped?","info":"Stories about people making dramatic, risky changes, told by award-winning public radio reporter Judy Campbell.","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Leap-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg","imageAlt":"KQED The Leap","officialWebsiteLink":"/podcasts/theleap","meta":{"site":"news","source":"kqed","order":"14"},"link":"/podcasts/theleap","subscribe":{"apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-leap/id1046668171","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkM0NTcwODQ2MjY2","npr":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/447248267/the-leap","stitcher":"https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/the-leap","spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/show/3sSlVHHzU0ytLwuGs1SD1U","rss":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/programs/the-leap/feed/podcast"}},"masters-of-scale":{"id":"masters-of-scale","title":"Masters of Scale","info":"Masters of Scale is an original podcast in which LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock Partner Reid Hoffman sets out to describe and prove theories that explain how great entrepreneurs take their companies from zero to a gazillion in ingenious fashion.","airtime":"Every other Wednesday June 12 through October 16 at 8pm (repeats Thursdays at 2am)","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Masters-of-Scale-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://mastersofscale.com/","meta":{"site":"radio","source":"WaitWhat"},"link":"/radio/program/masters-of-scale","subscribe":{"apple":"http://mastersofscale.app.link/","rss":"https://rss.art19.com/masters-of-scale"}},"the-moth-radio-hour":{"id":"the-moth-radio-hour","title":"The Moth Radio Hour","info":"Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only a microphone and a roomful of strangers. The storyteller and the audience embark on a high-wire act of shared experience which is both terrifying and exhilarating. Since 2008, The Moth podcast has featured many of our favorite stories told live on Moth stages around the country. For information on all of our programs and live events, visit themoth.org.","airtime":"SAT 8pm-9pm and SUN 11am-12pm","imageSrc":"https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/theMoth.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://themoth.org/","meta":{"site":"arts","source":"prx"},"link":"/radio/program/the-moth-radio-hour","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moth-podcast/id275699983?mt=2","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/The-Moth-p273888/","rss":"http://feeds.themoth.org/themothpodcast"}},"the-new-yorker-radio-hour":{"id":"the-new-yorker-radio-hour","title":"The New Yorker Radio Hour","info":"The New Yorker Radio Hour is a weekly program presented by the magazine's editor, David Remnick, and produced by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker. Each episode features a diverse mix of interviews, profiles, storytelling, and an occasional burst of humor inspired by the magazine, and shaped by its writers, artists, and editors. This isn't a radio version of a magazine, but something all its own, reflecting the rich possibilities of audio storytelling and conversation. Theme music for the show was composed and performed by Merrill Garbus of tUnE-YArDs.","airtime":"SAT 10am-11am","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-New-Yorker-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/tnyradiohour","meta":{"site":"arts","source":"WNYC"},"link":"/radio/program/the-new-yorker-radio-hour","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1050430296","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/podcasts/WNYC-Podcasts/New-Yorker-Radio-Hour-p803804/","rss":"https://feeds.feedburner.com/newyorkerradiohour"}},"the-takeaway":{"id":"the-takeaway","title":"The Takeaway","info":"The Takeaway is produced in partnership with its national audience. It delivers perspective and analysis to help us better understand the day’s news. Be a part of the American conversation on-air and online.","airtime":"MON-THU 12pm-1pm","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Takeaway-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/takeaway","meta":{"site":"news","source":"WNYC"},"link":"/radio/program/the-takeaway","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-takeaway/id363143310?mt=2","tuneIn":"http://tunein.com/radio/The-Takeaway-p150731/","rss":"https://feeds.feedburner.com/takeawaypodcast"}},"this-american-life":{"id":"this-american-life","title":"This American Life","info":"This American Life is a weekly public radio show, heard by 2.2 million people on more than 500 stations. Another 2.5 million people download the weekly podcast. It is hosted by Ira Glass, produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media, delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange, and has won all of the major broadcasting awards.","airtime":"SAT 12pm-1pm, 7pm-8pm","imageSrc":"https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/thisAmericanLife.png","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.thisamericanlife.org/","meta":{"site":"news","source":"wbez"},"link":"/radio/program/this-american-life","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=201671138&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory","rss":"https://www.thisamericanlife.org/podcast/rss.xml"}},"truthbetold":{"id":"truthbetold","title":"Truth Be Told","tagline":"Advice by and for people of color","info":"We’re the friend you call after a long day, the one who gets it. Through wisdom from some of the greatest thinkers of our time, host Tonya Mosley explores what it means to grow and thrive as a Black person in America, while discovering new ways of being that serve as a portal to more love, more healing, and more joy.","airtime":"","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Truth-Be-Told-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","imageAlt":"KQED Truth Be Told with Tonya Mosley","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.kqed.ord/podcasts/truthbetold","meta":{"site":"news","source":"npr","order":"12"},"link":"/podcasts/truthbetold","subscribe":{"apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/truth-be-told/id1462216572","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93dzIua3FlZC5vcmcvbmV3cy9jYXRlZ29yeS90cnV0aC1iZS10b2xkLXBvZGNhc3QvZmVlZA","npr":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/719210818/truth-be-told","stitcher":"https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=398170&refid=stpr","spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/show/587DhwTBxke6uvfwDfaV5N"}},"wait-wait-dont-tell-me":{"id":"wait-wait-dont-tell-me","title":"Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!","info":"Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis host the weekly NPR News quiz show alongside some of the best and brightest news and entertainment personalities.","airtime":"SUN 10am-11am, SAT 11am-12pm, SAT 6pm-7pm","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Wait-Wait-Podcast-Tile-300x300-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/","meta":{"site":"news","source":"npr"},"link":"/radio/program/wait-wait-dont-tell-me","subscribe":{"npr":"https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/Xogv","apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=121493804&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/Wait-Wait-Dont-Tell-Me-p46/","rss":"https://feeds.npr.org/344098539/podcast.xml"}},"washington-week":{"id":"washington-week","title":"Washington Week","info":"For 50 years, Washington Week has been the most intelligent and up to date conversation about the most important news stories of the week. Washington Week is the longest-running news and public affairs program on PBS and features journalists -- not pundits -- lending insight and perspective to the week's important news stories.","airtime":"SAT 1:30am-2am","imageSrc":"https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/washington-week.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/","meta":{"site":"news","source":"pbs"},"link":"/radio/program/washington-week","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/washington-week-audio-pbs/id83324702?mt=2","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/podcasts/Current-Affairs/Washington-Week-p693/","rss":"http://feeds.pbs.org/pbs/weta/washingtonweek-audio"}},"weekend-edition-saturday":{"id":"weekend-edition-saturday","title":"Weekend Edition Saturday","info":"Weekend Edition Saturday wraps up the week's news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories. The two-hour program is hosted by NPR's Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon.","airtime":"SAT 5am-10am","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Weekend-Edition-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.npr.org/programs/weekend-edition-saturday/","meta":{"site":"news","source":"npr"},"link":"/radio/program/weekend-edition-saturday"},"weekend-edition-sunday":{"id":"weekend-edition-sunday","title":"Weekend Edition Sunday","info":"Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians. The program has covered news events from Nelson Mandela's 1990 release from a South African prison to the capture of Saddam Hussein.","airtime":"SUN 5am-10am","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Weekend-Edition-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.npr.org/programs/weekend-edition-sunday/","meta":{"site":"news","source":"npr"},"link":"/radio/program/weekend-edition-sunday"},"world-affairs":{"id":"world-affairs","title":"World Affairs","info":"The world as we knew it is undergoing a rapid transformation…so what's next? Welcome to WorldAffairs, your guide to a changing world. We give you the context you need to navigate across borders and ideologies. Through sound-rich stories and in-depth interviews, we break down what it means to be a global citizen on a hot, crowded planet. Our hosts, Ray Suarez, Teresa Cotsirilos and Philip Yun help you make sense of an uncertain world, one story at a time.","airtime":"MON 10pm, TUE 1am, SAT 3am","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/World-Affairs-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg ","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.worldaffairs.org/","meta":{"site":"news","source":"World Affairs"},"link":"/radio/program/world-affairs","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/world-affairs/id101215657?mt=2","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/WorldAffairs-p1665/","rss":"https://worldaffairs.libsyn.com/rss"}},"on-shifting-ground":{"id":"on-shifting-ground","title":"On Shifting Ground with Ray Suarez","info":"Geopolitical turmoil. A warming planet. Authoritarians on the rise. We live in a chaotic world that’s rapidly shifting around us. “On Shifting Ground with Ray Suarez” explores international fault lines and how they impact us all. Each week, NPR veteran Ray Suarez hosts conversations with journalists, leaders and policy experts to help us read between the headlines – and give us hope for human resilience.","airtime":"MON 10pm, TUE 1am, SAT 3am","imageSrc":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/2022/12/onshiftingground-600x600-1.png","officialWebsiteLink":"https://worldaffairs.org/radio-podcast/","meta":{"site":"news","source":"On Shifting Ground"},"link":"/radio/program/on-shifting-ground","subscribe":{"apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/on-shifting-ground/id101215657","rss":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/36668/rss"}},"hidden-brain":{"id":"hidden-brain","title":"Hidden Brain","info":"Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships.","imageSrc":"https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/05/hiddenbrain.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.npr.org/series/423302056/hidden-brain","airtime":"SUN 7pm-8pm","meta":{"site":"news","source":"NPR"},"link":"/radio/program/hidden-brain","subscribe":{"apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hidden-brain/id1028908750?mt=2","tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/Hidden-Brain-p787503/","rss":"https://feeds.npr.org/510308/podcast.xml"}},"city-arts":{"id":"city-arts","title":"City Arts & Lectures","info":"A one-hour radio program to hear celebrated writers, artists and thinkers address contemporary ideas and values, often discussing the creative process. Please note: tapes or transcripts are not available","imageSrc":"https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/05/cityartsandlecture-300x300.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.cityarts.net/","airtime":"SUN 1pm-2pm, TUE 10pm, WED 1am","meta":{"site":"news","source":"City Arts & Lectures"},"link":"https://www.cityarts.net","subscribe":{"tuneIn":"https://tunein.com/radio/City-Arts-and-Lectures-p692/","rss":"https://www.cityarts.net/feed/"}},"white-lies":{"id":"white-lies","title":"White Lies","info":"In 1965, Rev. James Reeb was murdered in Selma, Alabama. Three men were tried and acquitted, but no one was ever held to account. Fifty years later, two journalists from Alabama return to the city where it happened, expose the lies that kept the murder from being solved and uncover a story about guilt and memory that says as much about America today as it does about the past.","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/White-Lies-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510343/white-lies","meta":{"site":"news","source":"npr"},"link":"/radio/program/white-lies","subscribe":{"npr":"https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/whitelies","apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1462650519?mt=2&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5ucHIub3JnLzUxMDM0My9wb2RjYXN0LnhtbA","spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/show/12yZ2j8vxqhc0QZyRES3ft?si=LfWYEK6URA63hueKVxRLAw","rss":"https://feeds.npr.org/510343/podcast.xml"}},"rightnowish":{"id":"rightnowish","title":"Rightnowish","tagline":"Art is where you find it","info":"Rightnowish digs into life in the Bay Area right now… ish. Journalist Pendarvis Harshaw takes us to galleries painted on the sides of liquor stores in West Oakland. We'll dance in warehouses in the Bayview, make smoothies with kids in South Berkeley, and listen to classical music in a 1984 Cutlass Supreme in Richmond. Every week, Pen talks to movers and shakers about how the Bay Area shapes what they create, and how they shape the place we call home.","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rightnowish-Podcast-Tile-500x500-1.jpg","imageAlt":"KQED Rightnowish with Pendarvis Harshaw","officialWebsiteLink":"/podcasts/rightnowish","meta":{"site":"arts","source":"kqed","order":"5"},"link":"/podcasts/rightnowish","subscribe":{"npr":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/721590300/rightnowish","rss":"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/programs/rightnowish/feed/podcast","apple":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rightnowish/id1482187648","stitcher":"https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/rightnowish","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkMxMjU5MTY3NDc4","spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/show/7kEJuafTzTVan7B78ttz1I"}},"jerrybrown":{"id":"jerrybrown","title":"The Political Mind of Jerry Brown","tagline":"Lessons from a lifetime in politics","info":"The Political Mind of Jerry Brown brings listeners the wisdom of the former Governor, Mayor, and presidential candidate. Scott Shafer interviewed Brown for more than 40 hours, covering the former governor's life and half-century in the political game – and Brown has some lessons he'd like to share. ","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Political-Mind-of-Jerry-Brown-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg","imageAlt":"KQED The Political Mind of Jerry Brown","officialWebsiteLink":"/podcasts/jerrybrown","meta":{"site":"news","source":"kqed","order":"16"},"link":"/podcasts/jerrybrown","subscribe":{"npr":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/790253322/the-political-mind-of-jerry-brown","apple":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1492194549","rss":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/jerrybrown/feed/podcast/","tuneIn":"http://tun.in/pjGcK","stitcher":"https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/the-political-mind-of-jerry-brown","spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/show/54C1dmuyFyKMFttY6X2j6r?si=K8SgRCoISNK6ZbjpXrX5-w","google":"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93dzIua3FlZC5vcmcvbmV3cy9zZXJpZXMvamVycnlicm93bi9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Qv"}},"the-splendid-table":{"id":"the-splendid-table","title":"The Splendid Table","info":"\u003cem>The Splendid Table\u003c/em> hosts our nation's conversations about cooking, sustainability and food culture.","imageSrc":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Splendid-Table-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg","officialWebsiteLink":"https://www.splendidtable.org/","airtime":"SUN 10-11 pm","meta":{"site":"radio","source":"npr"},"link":"/radio/program/the-splendid-table"}},"racesReducer":{"5921":{"id":"5921","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 7","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":158422,"precinctsReportPercentage":98.97,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:48 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Doris Matsui","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":89456,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Tom Silva","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":48920,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"David Mandel","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":20046,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-09T01:00:38.194Z"},"5922":{"id":"5922","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 8","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":0,"uncontested":true,"precinctsReportPercentage":0,"eevp":0,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:20 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Rudy Recile","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"John Garamendi","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-06T04:00:30.000Z"},"5924":{"id":"5924","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 10","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":185034,"precinctsReportPercentage":99.07,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:48 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Mark DeSaulnier","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":121265,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Katherine Piccinini","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":34883,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Nolan Chen","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":19459,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Joe Sweeney","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"NPP","voteCount":7606,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Mohamed Elsherbini","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"NPP","voteCount":1821,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-09T01:02:32.415Z"},"5926":{"id":"5926","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 12","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":153801,"precinctsReportPercentage":98.88,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 20, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:41 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Lateefah Simon","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":85905,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Jennifer Tran","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":22964,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Tony Daysog","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":17197,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Stephen Slauson","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":9699,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Glenn Kaplan","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":6785,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Eric Wilson","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":4243,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Abdur Sikder","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":2847,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Ned Nuerge","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":2532,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Andre Todd","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":1629,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-16T00:22:36.062Z"},"5928":{"id":"5928","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 14","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":125831,"precinctsReportPercentage":99.14,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 20, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:41 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Eric Swalwell","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":83989,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Vin Kruttiventi","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":22106,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Alison Hayden","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":11928,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Luis Reynoso","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":7808,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-12T00:51:36.366Z"},"5930":{"id":"5930","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 16","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":182135,"precinctsReportPercentage":98.91,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"April 3, 2024","timeUpdated":"3:04 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Sam Liccardo","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":38489,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Evan Low","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":30249,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Joe Simitian","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":30249,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Peter Ohtaki","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":23275,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Peter Dixon","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":14673,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Rishi Kumar","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":12377,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Karl Ryan","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":11557,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Julie Lythcott-Haims","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":11383,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Ahmed Mostafa","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":5811,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Greg Tanaka","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":2421,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Joby Bernstein","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":1651,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-12T00:32:05.002Z"},"5931":{"id":"5931","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 17","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":117534,"precinctsReportPercentage":98.92,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:20 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Ro Khanna","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":73941,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Anita Chen","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":31539,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Ritesh Tandon","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":5728,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Mario Ramirez","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":4491,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Joe Dehn","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"Lib","voteCount":1835,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-08T01:50:53.956Z"},"5932":{"id":"5932","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 18","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":96302,"precinctsReportPercentage":98.93,"eevp":98.83,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 25, 2024","timeUpdated":"5:47 AM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Zoe Lofgren","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":49323,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Peter Hernandez","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":31622,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Charlene Nijmeh","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":10614,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Lawrence Milan","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":2712,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Luele Kifle","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":2031,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-12T00:26:02.706Z"},"5963":{"id":"5963","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 2","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":139085,"precinctsReportPercentage":98.62,"eevp":98.6,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:20 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Michael Greer","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":38079,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Chris Rogers","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":27126,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Rusty Hicks","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":25615,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Ariel Kelley","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":19483,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Frankie Myers","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":17694,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Ted Williams","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":9550,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Cynthia Click","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":1538,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-22T21:38:36.711Z"},"5972":{"id":"5972","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 11","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":99775,"precinctsReportPercentage":99,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:48 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Lori Wilson","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":50085,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Dave Ennis","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":26074,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Wanda Wallis","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":14638,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Jeffrey Flack","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":8978,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-08T02:01:24.524Z"},"5973":{"id":"5973","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 12","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":143532,"precinctsReportPercentage":99.19,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:38 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Damon Connolly","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":111275,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Andy Podshadley","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":17240,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Eryn Cervantes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":15017,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-21T00:25:32.262Z"},"5975":{"id":"5975","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 14","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":106997,"precinctsReportPercentage":99.06,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:48 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Buffy Wicks","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":78678,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Margot Smith","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":18251,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Utkarsh Jain","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":10068,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-15T01:30:34.539Z"},"5976":{"id":"5976","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 15","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":97144,"precinctsReportPercentage":98.98,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:48 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Sonia Ledo","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":30946,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Anamarie Farias","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":29512,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Monica Wilson","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":24775,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Karen Mitchoff","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":11911,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-14T00:19:38.858Z"},"5977":{"id":"5977","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 16","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":0,"uncontested":true,"precinctsReportPercentage":0,"eevp":0,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:20 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Joseph Rubay","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Rebecca Bauer-Kahan","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-06T04:00:30.000Z"},"5978":{"id":"5978","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 17","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":111003,"precinctsReportPercentage":98.99,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"8:25 AM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Matt Haney","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":90915,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Manuel Noris-Barrera","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":13843,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Otto Duke","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":6245,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-12T00:36:19.697Z"},"5979":{"id":"5979","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 18","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":86008,"precinctsReportPercentage":99.1,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 20, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:41 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Mia Bonta","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":73040,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Andre Sandford","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"AIP","voteCount":4575,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Mindy Pechenuk","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":4389,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Cheyenne Kenney","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":4004,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-06T08:03:23.729Z"},"5980":{"id":"5980","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 19","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":113959,"precinctsReportPercentage":98.8,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:20 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Catherine Stefani","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":64960,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"David Lee","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":33035,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Nadia Flamenco","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":8335,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Arjun Sodhani","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":7629,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-11T23:50:23.109Z"},"5981":{"id":"5981","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 20","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":0,"uncontested":true,"precinctsReportPercentage":0,"eevp":0,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 20, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:36 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Liz Ortega","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-06T04:00:30.000Z"},"5982":{"id":"5982","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 21","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":0,"uncontested":true,"precinctsReportPercentage":0,"eevp":0,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:20 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Mark Gilham","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Diane Papan","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-06T04:00:30.000Z"},"5984":{"id":"5984","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 23","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":116963,"precinctsReportPercentage":98.91,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:20 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Marc Berman","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":67106,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Lydia Kou","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":23699,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Gus Mattammal","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":13277,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Allan Marson","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":12881,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-12T01:13:06.280Z"},"5987":{"id":"5987","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 26","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":72753,"precinctsReportPercentage":99.19,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:20 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Patrick Ahrens","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":25036,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Tara Sreekrishnan","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":19600,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Sophie Song","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":15954,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Omar Din","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":8772,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Bob Goodwyn","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"Lib","voteCount":2170,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Ashish Garg","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"NPP","voteCount":1221,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-13T21:06:29.070Z"},"5989":{"id":"5989","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 28","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":0,"uncontested":true,"precinctsReportPercentage":0,"eevp":0,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"5:10 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Gail Pellerin","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Liz Lawler","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-06T04:00:30.000Z"},"6010":{"id":"6010","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 49","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":0,"uncontested":true,"precinctsReportPercentage":0,"eevp":0,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:36 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Mike Fong","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Long Liu","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-06T04:00:30.000Z"},"6018":{"id":"6018","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 2","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":229348,"precinctsReportPercentage":99.05,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:38 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Jared Huffman","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":169005,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Chris Coulombe","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":37372,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Tief Gibbs","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":18437,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Jolian Kangas","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"NPP","voteCount":3166,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Jason Brisendine","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"NPP","voteCount":1368,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-12T00:46:10.103Z"},"6020":{"id":"6020","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 4","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":187640,"precinctsReportPercentage":96.32,"eevp":96.36,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:20 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Mike Thompson","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":118147,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"John Munn","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":56232,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Andrew Engdahl","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":11202,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Niket Patwardhan","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"NPP","voteCount":2059,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-07T00:30:57.980Z"},"6025":{"id":"6025","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 9","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":121271,"precinctsReportPercentage":99.17,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"5:10 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Josh Harder","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":60396,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Kevin Lincoln","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":36346,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"John McBride","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":15525,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Khalid Jafri","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":9004,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-12T00:49:44.113Z"},"6031":{"id":"6031","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 15","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":0,"uncontested":true,"precinctsReportPercentage":0,"eevp":0,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:20 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Anna Kramer","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Kevin Mullin","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-06T04:00:30.000Z"},"6035":{"id":"6035","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 19","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":203670,"precinctsReportPercentage":99.11,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 25, 2024","timeUpdated":"5:47 AM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Jimmy Panetta","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":132540,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Jason Anderson","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":58120,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Sean Dougherty","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"Grn","voteCount":13010,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-07T00:23:46.779Z"},"6066":{"id":"6066","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 3","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":0,"uncontested":true,"precinctsReportPercentage":0,"eevp":0,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"5:10 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Jamie Gallagher","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Aaron Draper","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-06T04:00:30.000Z"},"6067":{"id":"6067","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 4","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":0,"uncontested":true,"precinctsReportPercentage":0,"eevp":0,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:20 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Cecilia Aguiar-Curry","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-06T04:00:30.000Z"},"6087":{"id":"6087","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 24","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":66643,"precinctsReportPercentage":99.19,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:20 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Alex Lee","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":45544,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Bob Brunton","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":14951,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Marti Souza","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":6148,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-14T23:23:49.770Z"},"6088":{"id":"6088","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 25","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":69560,"precinctsReportPercentage":99.31,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:20 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Ash Kalra","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":35821,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Ted Stroll","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":18255,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Lan Ngo","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":15484,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-14T02:40:57.200Z"},"6092":{"id":"6092","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State House, District 29","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":0,"uncontested":true,"precinctsReportPercentage":0,"eevp":0,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 25, 2024","timeUpdated":"5:47 AM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Robert Rivas","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"J.W. Paine","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-06T04:00:30.000Z"},"6223":{"id":"6223","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 46","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":0,"uncontested":true,"precinctsReportPercentage":0,"eevp":0,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"5:16 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Lou Correa","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"David Pan","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-06T04:00:30.000Z"},"6530":{"id":"6530","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State Senate, District 3","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":222193,"precinctsReportPercentage":98.99,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:48 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Thom Bogue","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":61776,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Christopher Cabaldon","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":59041,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Rozzana Verder-Aliga","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":45546,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Jackie Elward","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":41127,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Jimih Jones","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":14703,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-15T01:24:31.539Z"},"6531":{"id":"6531","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State Senate, District 5","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":171623,"precinctsReportPercentage":99.09,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"5:10 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Jim Shoemaker","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":74935,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Jerry McNerney","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":57040,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Carlos Villapudua","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":39648,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-13T20:07:46.382Z"},"6532":{"id":"6532","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State Senate, District 7","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":192446,"precinctsReportPercentage":98.72,"eevp":98.78,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:48 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Jesse Arreguín","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":61837,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Jovanka Beckles","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":34025,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Dan Kalb","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":28842,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Kathryn Lybarger","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":28041,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Sandre Swanson","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":22862,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Jeanne Solnordal","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":16839,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-16T00:58:11.533Z"},"6533":{"id":"6533","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State Senate, District 9","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":0,"uncontested":true,"precinctsReportPercentage":0,"eevp":0,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:20 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Tim Grayson","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Marisol Rubio","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-06T04:00:30.000Z"},"6534":{"id":"6534","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State Senate, District 11","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":228260,"precinctsReportPercentage":99.09,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:20 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Scott Wiener","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":166592,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Yvette Corkrean","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":34438,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Cynthia Cravens","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":18513,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Jing Xiong","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"NPP","voteCount":8717,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-12T02:01:51.597Z"},"6535":{"id":"6535","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State Senate, District 13","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":227191,"precinctsReportPercentage":98.88,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:20 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Josh Becker","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":167127,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Alexander Glew","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":42788,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Christina Laskowski","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":17276,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-12T01:56:24.964Z"},"6536":{"id":"6536","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State Senate, District 15","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":180231,"precinctsReportPercentage":98.81,"eevp":98.95,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:20 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Dave Cortese","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":124440,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Robert Howell","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":34173,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Tony Loaiza","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":21618,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-13T01:15:45.365Z"},"6548":{"id":"6548","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"State Senate, District 39","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":0,"uncontested":true,"precinctsReportPercentage":0,"eevp":0,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 20, 2024","timeUpdated":"4:55 PM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Akilah Weber","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Bob Divine","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":0,"isWinner":true}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-06T04:00:30.000Z"},"6611":{"id":"6611","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 11","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":188732,"precinctsReportPercentage":98.89,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 22, 2024","timeUpdated":"8:25 AM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Nancy Pelosi","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":138285,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Bruce Lou","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":16285,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Marjorie Mikels","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":9363,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Bianca Von Krieg","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":7634,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Jason Zeng","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":6607,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Jason Boyce","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":4325,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Larry Nichelson","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":3482,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Eve Del Castello","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":2751,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-12T00:31:55.445Z"},"8589":{"id":"8589","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"U.S. Senate, Class I","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":7276537,"precinctsReportPercentage":99,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 25, 2024","timeUpdated":"5:47 AM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Adam Schiff","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":2299507,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Steve Garvey","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":2292414,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Katie Porter","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":1115606,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Barbara Lee","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":714408,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Eric Early","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":240723,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"James Bradley","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":98180,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Christina Pascucci","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":61755,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Sharleta Bassett","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":54422,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Sarah Liew","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":38483,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Laura Garza ","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"NPP","voteCount":34320,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Jonathan Reiss","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":34283,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Sepi Gilani","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":34056,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Gail Lightfoot","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"Lib","voteCount":33046,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Denice Gary-Pandol","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":25494,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"James Macauley","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":23168,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Harmesh Kumar","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":21522,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"David Peterson","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":21076,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Douglas Pierce","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":19371,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Major Singh","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"NPP","voteCount":16965,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"John Rose","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":14577,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Perry Pound","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":14134,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Raji Rab","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":13558,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Mark Ruzon","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"NPP","voteCount":13429,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Forrest Jones","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"AIP","voteCount":13027,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Stefan Simchowitz","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":12717,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Martin Veprauskas","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":9714,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Don Grundmann","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"NPP","voteCount":6582,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-06T05:01:46.589Z"},"8686":{"id":"8686","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"President,","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top1","totalVotes":3589127,"precinctsReportPercentage":99,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 25, 2024","timeUpdated":"5:48 AM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Joe Biden","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":3200188,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Marianne Williamson","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":145690,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Dean Phillips","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":99981,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Armando Perez-Serrato","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":42925,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Gabriel Cornejo","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":41261,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"President Boddie","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":25373,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Stephen Lyons","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":21008,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Eban Cambridge","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":12701,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-06T04:12:27.559Z"},"8688":{"id":"8688","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"President,","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top1","totalVotes":2466569,"precinctsReportPercentage":99,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 25, 2024","timeUpdated":"5:47 AM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Donald Trump","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":1953947,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Nikki Haley","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":430792,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Ron DeSantis","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":35581,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Chris Christie","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":20164,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Vivek Ramaswamy","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":11069,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Rachel Swift","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":4231,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"David Stuckenberg","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":3895,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Ryan Binkley","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":3563,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Asa Hutchinson","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":3327,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-06T04:13:19.766Z"},"81993":{"id":"81993","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"U.S. Senate, Class I Unexpired Term","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top2","totalVotes":7358837,"precinctsReportPercentage":99,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 25, 2024","timeUpdated":"5:47 AM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Steve Garvey","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":2444940,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Adam Schiff","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":2155146,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"Katie Porter","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":1269194,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Barbara Lee","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":863278,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Eric Early","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"R","voteCount":448788,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Christina Pascucci","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":109421,"isWinner":false},{"candidateName":"Sepi Gilani","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"D","voteCount":68070,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-06T04:31:08.186Z"},"82014":{"id":"82014","type":"apRace","location":"State of California","raceName":"Proposition, 1 - Behavioral Health Services Program","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceType":"top1","totalVotes":7221972,"precinctsReportPercentage":99,"eevp":99,"tabulationStatus":"Tabulation Paused","dateUpdated":"March 25, 2024","timeUpdated":"5:47 AM","source":"AP","candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":null,"voteCount":3624998,"isWinner":true},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":null,"voteCount":3596974,"isWinner":false}],"winnerDateTime":"2024-03-21T00:11:06.265Z"},"timeLoaded":"April 24, 2024 9:15 AM","nationalRacesLoaded":true,"localRacesLoaded":true,"overrides":[{"id":"5921","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 7","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"5922","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 8","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"5924","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 10","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"5926","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 12","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/alameda/congress-12th-district"},{"id":"5928","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 14","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"5930","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 16","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/california/congress-16th-district"},{"id":"5931","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 17","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"5932","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 18","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"5963","raceName":"State Assembly, District 2","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"5972","raceName":"State Assembly, District 11","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"5973","raceName":"State Assembly, District 12","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"5975","raceName":"State Assembly, District 14","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"5976","raceName":"State Assembly, District 15","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/contracosta/state-assembly"},{"id":"5977","raceName":"State Assembly, District 16","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"5978","raceName":"State Assembly, District 17","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"5979","raceName":"State Assembly, District 18","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"5980","raceName":"State Assembly, District 19","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"5981","raceName":"State Assembly, District 20","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"5982","raceName":"State Assembly, District 21","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"5984","raceName":"State Assembly, District 23","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/california/state-assembly-23rd-district"},{"id":"5987","raceName":"State Assembly, District 26","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/santaclara/state-assembly-26th-district"},{"id":"5989","raceName":"State Assembly, District 28","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"6010","raceName":"State Assembly, District 4","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"6018","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 2","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"6020","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 4","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"6025","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 9","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"6031","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 15","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"6035","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 19","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"6067","raceName":"State Assembly, District 4","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"6087","raceName":"State Assembly, District 24","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"6088","raceName":"State Assembly, District 25","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"6092","raceName":"State Assembly, District 29","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"6223","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 4","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"6530","raceName":"State Senate, District 3","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/california/state-senate-3rd-district"},{"id":"6531","raceName":"State Senate, District 5","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"6532","raceName":"State Senate, District 7","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/california/state-senate-7th-district"},{"id":"6533","raceName":"State Senate, District 9","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"6534","raceName":"State Senate, District 11","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"6535","raceName":"State Senate, District 13","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"6536","raceName":"State Senate, District 15","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"6611","raceName":"U.S. House of Representatives, District 11","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":""},{"id":"8589","raceName":"U.S. Senate (Full Term)","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/california/senator"},{"id":"8686","raceName":"California Democratic Presidential Primary","raceDescription":"Candidates are competing for 496 delegates.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/president/democrat"},{"id":"8688","raceName":"California Republican Presidential Primary","raceDescription":"Candidates are competing for 169 delegates.","raceReadTheStory":"https://kqed.org/elections/results/president/republican"},{"id":"81993","raceName":"U.S. Senate (Partial/Unexpired Term)","raceDescription":"Top two candidates advance to general election."},{"id":"82014","raceName":"Proposition 1","raceDescription":"Bond and mental health reforms. Passes with majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/california/proposition-1"}],"AlamedaJudge5":{"id":"AlamedaJudge5","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Superior Court Judge, Office 5","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":200601,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Terry Wiley","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":200601}]},"AlamedaJudge12":{"id":"AlamedaJudge12","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Superior Court Judge, Office 12","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":240853,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Mark Fickes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":133009},{"candidateName":"Michael P. Johnson","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":107844}]},"AlamedaBoard2":{"id":"AlamedaBoard2","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Board of Education, Trustee Area 2","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":33580,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"John Lewis","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":6943},{"candidateName":"Angela Normand","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":26637}]},"AlamedaBoard5":{"id":"AlamedaBoard5","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Board of Education, Trustee Area 5","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":26072,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Guadalupe \"Lupe\" Angulo","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":7521},{"candidateName":"Janevette Cole","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":13338},{"candidateName":"Joe Orlando Ramos","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":5213}]},"AlamedaBoard6":{"id":"AlamedaBoard6","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Board of Education, Trustee Area 6","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":30864,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"John Guerrero","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":9989},{"candidateName":"Eileen McDonald","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":20875}]},"AlamedaSup1":{"id":"AlamedaSup1","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 1","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":41038,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"David Haubert","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":41038}]},"AlamedaSup2":{"id":"AlamedaSup2","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 2","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top2","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":31034,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Elisa Márquez","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":31034}]},"AlamedaSup4":{"id":"AlamedaSup4","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 4","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/alameda/supervisor-4th-district","raceType":"top2","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":57007,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Jennifer Esteen","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":22400},{"candidateName":"Nate Miley","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":34607}]},"AlamedaSup5":{"id":"AlamedaSup5","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 5","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/alameda/supervisor-5th-district","raceType":"top2","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":81059,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Ben Bartlett","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":13518},{"candidateName":"Nikki Fortunato Bas","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":27597},{"candidateName":"John J. Bauters","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":16783},{"candidateName":"Ken Berrick","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":7520},{"candidateName":"Omar Farmer","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":1240},{"candidateName":"Gregory Hodge","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":3419},{"candidateName":"Chris Moore","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":7428},{"candidateName":"Gerald Pechenuk","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":305},{"candidateName":"Lorrel Plimier","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":3249}]},"AlamedaBoard7":{"id":"AlamedaBoard7","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Flood Control & Water Conservation District Director, Zone 7, Full Term","raceDescription":"Top three candidates win seat.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top3","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":134340,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Alan Burnham","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":15723},{"candidateName":"Sandy Figuers","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":22454},{"candidateName":"Laurene K. Green","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":30343},{"candidateName":"Kathy Narum","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":23833},{"candidateName":"Seema Badar","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":7468},{"candidateName":"Catherine Brown","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":34519}]},"AlamedaAuditor":{"id":"AlamedaAuditor","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Oakland Auditor","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":59227,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Michael Houston","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":59227}]},"AlamedaMeasureA":{"id":"AlamedaMeasureA","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Measure A","raceDescription":"Alameda County. Civil service. Passes with majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":282335,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":167903},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":114432}]},"AlamedaMeasureB":{"id":"AlamedaMeasureB","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Measure B","raceDescription":"Alameda County. Recall rules. Passes with majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/alameda/measure-b","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":282683,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":182200},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":100483}]},"AlamedaMeasureD":{"id":"AlamedaMeasureD","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Measure D","raceDescription":"Oakland. Appropriations limit. Passes with majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":79797,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":59852},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":19945}]},"AlamedaMeasureE":{"id":"AlamedaMeasureE","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Measure E","raceDescription":"Alameda Unified School District. Parcel tax. Passes with 2/3 vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":22692,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":17280},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":5412}]},"AlamedaMeasureF":{"id":"AlamedaMeasureF","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Measure F","raceDescription":"Piedmont. Parcel tax. Passes with 2/3 vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":4855,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":3673},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":1182}]},"AlamedaMeasureG":{"id":"AlamedaMeasureG","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Measure G","raceDescription":"Albany Unified School District. Parcel tax. Passes with 2/3 vote. ","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":5898,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":4651},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":1247}]},"AlamedaMeasureH":{"id":"AlamedaMeasureH","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Measure H","raceDescription":"Berkeley Unified School District. Parcel tax. Passes with 2/3 vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":33331,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":29418},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":3913}]},"AlamedaMeasureI":{"id":"AlamedaMeasureI","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Measure I","raceDescription":"Hayward Unified School District. School bond. Passes with 55% vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":21929,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":14151},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":7778}]},"AlamedaMeasureJ":{"id":"AlamedaMeasureJ","type":"localRace","location":"Alameda","raceName":"Measure J","raceDescription":"San Leandro Unified School District. School bond. Passes with 55% vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"7:02 PM","dateUpdated":"April 1, 2024","totalVotes":12338,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":7784},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":4554}]},"CCD2":{"id":"CCD2","type":"localRace","location":"Contra Costa","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 2","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:45 PM","dateUpdated":"March 28, 2024","totalVotes":45776,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Candace Andersen","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":45776}]},"CCD3":{"id":"CCD3","type":"localRace","location":"Contra Costa","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 3","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"6:45 PM","dateUpdated":"March 28, 2024","totalVotes":25120,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Diane Burgis","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":25120}]},"CCD5":{"id":"CCD5","type":"localRace","location":"Contra Costa","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 5","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/contracosta/supervisor-5th-district","raceType":"top2","timeUpdated":"6:45 PM","dateUpdated":"March 28, 2024","totalVotes":37045,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Mike Barbanica","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":14338},{"candidateName":"Jelani Killings","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":5683},{"candidateName":"Shanelle Scales-Preston","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":12993},{"candidateName":"Iztaccuauhtli Hector Gonzalez","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":4031}]},"CCMeasureA":{"id":"CCMeasureA","type":"localRace","location":"Contra Costa","raceName":"Measure A","raceDescription":"Martinez. Appoint City Clerk. Passes with a majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:45 PM","dateUpdated":"March 28, 2024","totalVotes":11513,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":7554},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":3959}]},"CCMeasureB":{"id":"CCMeasureB","type":"localRace","location":"Contra Costa","raceName":"Measure B","raceDescription":"Antioch Unified School District. School bond. Passes with 55% vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:45 PM","dateUpdated":"March 28, 2024","totalVotes":17971,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":10397},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":7574}]},"CCMeasureC":{"id":"CCMeasureC","type":"localRace","location":"Contra Costa","raceName":"Measure C","raceDescription":"Martinez Unified School District. Parcel tax. Passes with 2/3 vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:45 PM","dateUpdated":"March 28, 2024","totalVotes":9230,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":6917},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":2313}]},"CCMeasureD":{"id":"CCMeasureD","type":"localRace","location":"Contra Costa","raceName":"Measure D","raceDescription":"Moraga School District. School bond. Passes with 55% vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:45 PM","dateUpdated":"March 28, 2024","totalVotes":6007,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":4052},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":1955}]},"MarinD2":{"id":"MarinD2","type":"localRace","location":"Marin","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 2","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/marin/supervisor-2nd-district","raceType":"top2","timeUpdated":"6:54 PM","dateUpdated":"March 27, 2024","totalVotes":18466,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Brian Colbert","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":7971},{"candidateName":"Heather McPhail Sridharan","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":4851},{"candidateName":"Ryan O'Neil","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":2647},{"candidateName":"Gabe Paulson","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":2997}]},"MarinD3":{"id":"MarinD3","type":"localRace","location":"Marin","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 3","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"6:54 PM","dateUpdated":"March 27, 2024","totalVotes":13274,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Stephanie Moulton-Peters","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":13274}]},"MarinD4":{"id":"MarinD4","type":"localRace","location":"Marin","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 4","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"6:54 PM","dateUpdated":"March 27, 2024","totalVotes":12986,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Dennis Rodoni","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":10086},{"candidateName":"Francis Drouillard","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":2900}]},"MarinLarkspurCC":{"id":"MarinLarkspurCC","type":"localRace","location":"Marin","raceName":"Larkspur City Council (Short Term)","raceDescription":"Top candidate wins seat.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"6:54 PM","dateUpdated":"March 27, 2024","totalVotes":4176,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Stephanie Andre","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":2514},{"candidateName":"Claire Paquette","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":1008},{"candidateName":"Lana Scott","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":654}]},"MarinRossCouncil":{"id":"MarinRossCouncil","type":"localRace","location":"Marin","raceName":"Ross Town Council","raceDescription":"Top three candidates win seat.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top3","timeUpdated":"6:54 PM","dateUpdated":"March 27, 2024","totalVotes":1740,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Charles William \"Bill\" Kircher, Jr.","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":536},{"candidateName":"Mathew Salter","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":502},{"candidateName":"Shadi Aboukhater","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":187},{"candidateName":"Teri Dowling","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":515}]},"MarinMeasureA":{"id":"MarinMeasureA","type":"localRace","location":"Marin","raceName":"Measure A","raceDescription":"Tamalpais Union High School District. School bond. Passes with 55% vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:54 PM","dateUpdated":"March 27, 2024","totalVotes":45345,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":24376},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":20969}]},"MarinMeasureB":{"id":"MarinMeasureB","type":"localRace","location":"Marin","raceName":"Measure B","raceDescription":"Petaluma Joint Union High School District. Parcel tax. Passes with 2/3 vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:54 PM","dateUpdated":"March 27, 2024","totalVotes":132,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":62},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":70}]},"MarinMeasureC":{"id":"MarinMeasureC","type":"localRace","location":"Marin","raceName":"Measure C","raceDescription":"Belvedere. Appropriation limit. Passes with majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:54 PM","dateUpdated":"March 27, 2024","totalVotes":870,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":679},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":191}]},"MarinMeasureD":{"id":"MarinMeasureD","type":"localRace","location":"Marin","raceName":"Measure D","raceDescription":"Larkspur. Rent stabilization. Passes with majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/marin/measure-d","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:54 PM","dateUpdated":"March 27, 2024","totalVotes":4955,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":2573},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":2382}]},"MarinMeasureE":{"id":"MarinMeasureE","type":"localRace","location":"Marin","raceName":"Measure E","raceDescription":"Ross. Special tax. Passes with 2/3 vote.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/marin/measure-e","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:54 PM","dateUpdated":"March 27, 2024","totalVotes":874,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":683},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":191}]},"MarinMeasureF":{"id":"MarinMeasureF","type":"localRace","location":"Marin","raceName":"Measure F","raceDescription":"San Anselmo. Flood Control and Water Conservation District. Passes with majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:54 PM","dateUpdated":"March 27, 2024","totalVotes":5193,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":3083},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":2110}]},"MarinMeasureG":{"id":"MarinMeasureG","type":"localRace","location":"Marin","raceName":"Measure G","raceDescription":"Bel Marin Keys Community Services District. Special tax. Passes with 2/3 vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:54 PM","dateUpdated":"March 27, 2024","totalVotes":830,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":661},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":169}]},"MarinMeasureH":{"id":"MarinMeasureH","type":"localRace","location":"Marin","raceName":"Measure H","raceDescription":"Marinwood Community Services District. Appropriations limit, fire protection. Passes with a majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:54 PM","dateUpdated":"March 27, 2024","totalVotes":1738,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":1369},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":369}]},"MarinMeasureI":{"id":"MarinMeasureI","type":"localRace","location":"Marin","raceName":"Measure I","raceDescription":"Marinwood Community Services District. Appropriations limit, parks. Passes with a majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:54 PM","dateUpdated":"March 27, 2024","totalVotes":1735,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":1336},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":399}]},"NapaD2":{"id":"NapaD2","type":"localRace","location":"Napa","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 2","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"6:50 PM","dateUpdated":"April 3, 2024","totalVotes":8351,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Liz Alessio","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":6340},{"candidateName":"Doris Gentry","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":2011}]},"NapaD4":{"id":"NapaD4","type":"localRace","location":"Napa","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 4","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/napa/supervisor-4th-district","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"6:50 PM","dateUpdated":"April 3, 2024","totalVotes":7306,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Amber Manfree","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":3913},{"candidateName":"Pete Mott","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":3393}]},"NapaD5":{"id":"NapaD5","type":"localRace","location":"Napa","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 5","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/napa/supervisor-5th-district","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"6:50 PM","dateUpdated":"April 3, 2024","totalVotes":5356,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Mariam Aboudamous","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":2379},{"candidateName":"Belia Ramos","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":2977}]},"NapaMeasureD":{"id":"NapaMeasureD","type":"localRace","location":"Napa","raceName":"Measure D","raceDescription":"Howell Mountain Elementary School District. School bond. Passes with 55% vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:50 PM","dateUpdated":"April 3, 2024","totalVotes":741,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":367},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":374}]},"NapaMeasureU":{"id":"NapaMeasureU","type":"localRace","location":"Napa","raceName":"Measure U","raceDescription":"Lake Berryessa Resort Improvement District. Appropriations limit. Passes with majority vote. ","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:50 PM","dateUpdated":"April 3, 2024","totalVotes":86,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":63},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":23}]},"NapaMeasureU1":{"id":"NapaMeasureU1","type":"localRace","location":"Napa","raceName":"Measure U","raceDescription":"Yountville. Appropriations limit. Passes with majority vote. ","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:50 PM","dateUpdated":"April 3, 2024","totalVotes":925,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":793},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":132}]},"SFJudge1":{"id":"SFJudge1","type":"localRace","location":"San Francisco","raceName":"Superior Court Judge, Seat 1","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/sanfrancisco/superior-court-seat-1","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"6:50 PM","dateUpdated":"March 21, 2024","totalVotes":202960,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Michael Begert","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":124943},{"candidateName":"Chip Zecher","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":78017}]},"SFJudge13":{"id":"SFJudge13","type":"localRace","location":"San Francisco","raceName":"Superior Court Judge, Seat 13","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/sanfrancisco/superior-court-seat-13","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"6:50 PM","dateUpdated":"March 21, 2024","totalVotes":202386,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Jean Myungjin Roland","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":90012},{"candidateName":"Patrick S. Thompson","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":112374}]},"SFPropA":{"id":"SFPropA","type":"localRace","location":"San Francisco","raceName":"Proposition A","raceDescription":"Housing bond. Passes with 2/3 vote.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/sanfrancisco/proposition-a","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:50 PM","dateUpdated":"March 21, 2024","totalVotes":225187,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":158497},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":66690}]},"SFPropB":{"id":"SFPropB","type":"localRace","location":"San Francisco","raceName":"Proposition B","raceDescription":"Police staffing. Passes with majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:50 PM","dateUpdated":"March 21, 2024","totalVotes":222954,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":61580},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":161374}]},"SFPropC":{"id":"SFPropC","type":"localRace","location":"San Francisco","raceName":"Proposition C","raceDescription":"Transfer tax exemption. Passes with majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:50 PM","dateUpdated":"March 21, 2024","totalVotes":220349,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":116311},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":104038}]},"SFPropD":{"id":"SFPropD","type":"localRace","location":"San Francisco","raceName":"Proposition D","raceDescription":"Ethics laws. Passes with majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:50 PM","dateUpdated":"March 21, 2024","totalVotes":222615,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":198584},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":24031}]},"SFPropE":{"id":"SFPropE","type":"localRace","location":"San Francisco","raceName":"Proposition E","raceDescription":"Police policies. Passes with majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/sanfrancisco/proposition-e","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:50 PM","dateUpdated":"March 21, 2024","totalVotes":222817,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":120529},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":102288}]},"SFPropF":{"id":"SFPropF","type":"localRace","location":"San Francisco","raceName":"Proposition F","raceDescription":"Drug screening. Passes with majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/sanfrancisco/proposition-f","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:50 PM","dateUpdated":"March 21, 2024","totalVotes":224004,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":130214},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":93790}]},"SFPropG":{"id":"SFPropG","type":"localRace","location":"San Francisco","raceName":"Proposition G","raceDescription":"Eighth-grade algebra. Passes with majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:50 PM","dateUpdated":"March 21, 2024","totalVotes":222704,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":182066},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":40638}]},"SMJudge4":{"id":"SMJudge4","type":"localRace","location":"San Mateo","raceName":"Superior Court Judge, Office 4","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"6:56 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":108919,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Sarah Burdick","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":108919}]},"SMD1":{"id":"SMD1","type":"localRace","location":"San Mateo","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 1","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/sanmateo/supervisor-1st-district","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"6:56 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":29650,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Jackie Speier","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":20353},{"candidateName":"Ann Schneider","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":9297}]},"SMD4":{"id":"SMD4","type":"localRace","location":"San Mateo","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 4","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/sanmateo/supervisor-4th-district","raceType":"top2","timeUpdated":"6:56 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":22725,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Antonio Lopez","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":5730},{"candidateName":"Lisa Gauthier","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":10358},{"candidateName":"Celeste Brevard","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":1268},{"candidateName":"Paul Bocanegra","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":1909},{"candidateName":"Maggie Cornejo","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":3460}]},"SMD5":{"id":"SMD5","type":"localRace","location":"San Mateo","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 5","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"6:56 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":19937,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"David Canepa","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":19937}]},"SMMeasureB":{"id":"SMMeasureB","type":"localRace","location":"San Mateo","raceName":"Measure B","raceDescription":"County Service Area #1 (Highlands). Special tax. Passes with 2/3 vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:56 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":1549,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":1360},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":189}]},"SMMeasureC":{"id":"SMMeasureC","type":"localRace","location":"San Mateo","raceName":"Measure C","raceDescription":"Jefferson Elementary School District. Parcel tax. Passes with 2/3 vote","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:56 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":12234,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":8543},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":3691}]},"SMMeasureE":{"id":"SMMeasureE","type":"localRace","location":"San Mateo","raceName":"Measure E","raceDescription":"Woodside Elementary School District. School bond. Passes with 55% vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:56 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":1392,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":910},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":482}]},"SMMeasureG":{"id":"SMMeasureG","type":"localRace","location":"San Mateo","raceName":"Measure G","raceDescription":"Pacifica School District. School bond. Passes with 55% vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:56 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":11548,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":7067},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":4481}]},"SMMeasureH":{"id":"SMMeasureH","type":"localRace","location":"San Mateo","raceName":"Measure H","raceDescription":"San Carlos School District. School bond. Passes with 55% vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:56 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":9938,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":6283},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":3655}]},"SCJudge5":{"id":"SCJudge5","type":"localRace","location":"Santa Clara","raceName":"Superior Court Judge, Office 5","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"7:05 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":301953,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Jay Boyarsky","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":142549},{"candidateName":"Nicole M. Ford","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":52147},{"candidateName":"Johnene Linda Stebbins","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":107257}]},"SCD2":{"id":"SCD2","type":"localRace","location":"Santa Clara","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 2","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/santaclara/supervisor-2nd-district","raceType":"top2","timeUpdated":"7:05 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":44059,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Corina Herrera-Loera","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":10519},{"candidateName":"Jennifer Margaret Celaya","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":2394},{"candidateName":"Madison Nguyen","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":12794},{"candidateName":"Betty Duong","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":14031},{"candidateName":"Nelson McElmurry","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":4321}]},"SCD3":{"id":"SCD3","type":"localRace","location":"Santa Clara","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 3","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"7:05 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":42549,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Otto Lee","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":42549}]},"SCD5":{"id":"SCD5","type":"localRace","location":"Santa Clara","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 5","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/santaclara/supervisor-5th-district","raceType":"top2","timeUpdated":"7:05 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":88712,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Margaret Abe-Koga","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":37172},{"candidateName":"Sally J. Lieber","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":21962},{"candidateName":"Barry Chang","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":6164},{"candidateName":"Peter C. Fung","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":17892},{"candidateName":"Sandy Sans","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":5522}]},"SCSJMayor":{"id":"SCSJMayor","type":"localRace","location":"Santa Clara","raceName":"San José Mayor","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"7:05 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":167064,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Matt Mahan","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":144701},{"candidateName":"Tyrone Wade","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":22363}]},"SCSJD2":{"id":"SCSJD2","type":"localRace","location":"Santa Clara","raceName":"San José City Council, District 2","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top2","timeUpdated":"7:05 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":14131,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Joe Lopez","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":4950},{"candidateName":"Pamela Campos","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":3436},{"candidateName":"Vanessa Sandoval","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":2719},{"candidateName":"Babu Prasad","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":3026}]},"SCSJD4":{"id":"SCSJD4","type":"localRace","location":"Santa Clara","raceName":"San José City Council, District 4","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"7:05 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":14322,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Kansen Chu","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":5931},{"candidateName":"David Cohen","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":8391}]},"SCSJD6":{"id":"SCSJD6","type":"localRace","location":"Santa Clara","raceName":"San José City Council, District 6","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top2","timeUpdated":"7:05 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":25108,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"David Cohen","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":9875},{"candidateName":"Alex Shoor","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":3850},{"candidateName":"Angelo \"A.J.\" Pasciuti","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":2688},{"candidateName":"Michael Mulcahy","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":8695}]},"SCSJD8":{"id":"SCSJD8","type":"localRace","location":"Santa Clara","raceName":"San José City Council, District 8","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top2","timeUpdated":"7:05 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":21462,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Tam Truong","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":6982},{"candidateName":"Domingo Candelas","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":8466},{"candidateName":"Sukhdev Singh Bainiwal","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":5513},{"candidateName":"Surinder Kaur Dhaliwal","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":501}]},"SCSJD10":{"id":"SCSJD10","type":"localRace","location":"Santa Clara","raceName":"San José City Council, District 10","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top2","timeUpdated":"7:05 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":22799,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"George Casey","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":8805},{"candidateName":"Arjun Batra","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":8354},{"candidateName":"Lenka Wright","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":5640}]},"SCMeasureA":{"id":"SCMeasureA","type":"localRace","location":"Santa Clara","raceName":"Measure A","raceDescription":"Santa Clara. Appointed city clerk. Passes with majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"7:05 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":20315,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":6580},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":13735}]},"SCMeasureB":{"id":"SCMeasureB","type":"localRace","location":"Santa Clara","raceName":"Measure B","raceDescription":"Santa Clara. Appointed police chief. Passes with majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"7:05 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":20567,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":5680},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":14887}]},"SCMeasureC":{"id":"SCMeasureC","type":"localRace","location":"Santa Clara","raceName":"Measure C","raceDescription":"Sunnyvale School District. School bond. Passes with 55% vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"7:05 PM","dateUpdated":"April 4, 2024","totalVotes":14656,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":10261},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":4395}]},"SolanoD15":{"id":"SolanoD15","type":"localRace","location":"Solano","raceName":"Superior Court Judge, Department 15","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"","timeUpdated":"7:08 PM","dateUpdated":"March 28, 2024","totalVotes":81709,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Mike Thompson","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":36844},{"candidateName":"Bryan J. Kim","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":44865}]},"SolanoD1":{"id":"SolanoD1","type":"localRace","location":"Solano","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 1","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/solano/supervisor-1st-district","raceType":"","timeUpdated":"7:08 PM","dateUpdated":"March 28, 2024","totalVotes":13786,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Michael Wilson","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":6401},{"candidateName":"Cassandra James","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":7385}]},"SolanoD2":{"id":"SolanoD2","type":"localRace","location":"Solano","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 2","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"","timeUpdated":"7:08 PM","dateUpdated":"March 28, 2024","totalVotes":19903,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Monica Brown","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":10951},{"candidateName":"Nora Dizon","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":3135},{"candidateName":"Rochelle Sherlock","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":5817}]},"SolanoD5":{"id":"SolanoD5","type":"localRace","location":"Solano","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 5","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"","timeUpdated":"7:08 PM","dateUpdated":"March 28, 2024","totalVotes":17888,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Mitch Mashburn","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":11210},{"candidateName":"Chadwick J. Ledoux","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":6678}]},"SolanoEducation":{"id":"SolanoEducation","type":"localRace","location":"Solano","raceName":"Sacramento County Board of Education","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"","timeUpdated":"7:08 PM","dateUpdated":"March 28, 2024","totalVotes":3650,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Heather Davis","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":2960},{"candidateName":"Shazleen Khan","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":690}]},"SolanoMeasureA":{"id":"SolanoMeasureA","type":"localRace","location":"Solano","raceName":"Measure A","raceDescription":"Benicia. Hotel tax. Passes with majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/solano/measure-a","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"7:08 PM","dateUpdated":"March 28, 2024","totalVotes":10136,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":7869},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":2267}]},"SolanoMeasureB":{"id":"SolanoMeasureB","type":"localRace","location":"Solano","raceName":"Measure B","raceDescription":"Benicia. Sales tax. Passes with majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/solano/measure-b","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"7:08 PM","dateUpdated":"March 28, 2024","totalVotes":10164,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":7335},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":2829}]},"SolanoMeasureC":{"id":"SolanoMeasureC","type":"localRace","location":"Solano","raceName":"Measure C","raceDescription":"Benicia Unified School District. School bond. Passes with 55% vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"7:08 PM","dateUpdated":"March 28, 2024","totalVotes":10112,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":6316},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":3796}]},"SolanoMeasureN":{"id":"SolanoMeasureN","type":"localRace","location":"Solano","raceName":"Measure N","raceDescription":"Davis Joint Unified School District. Parcel tax. Passes with 2/3 vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"7:08 PM","dateUpdated":"March 28, 2024","totalVotes":15,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":5},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":10}]},"SonomaJudge3":{"id":"SonomaJudge3","type":"localRace","location":"Sonoma","raceName":"Superior Court Judge, Office 3","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"6:51 PM","dateUpdated":"March 29, 2024","totalVotes":115405,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Kristine M. Burk","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":79498},{"candidateName":"Beki Berrey","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":35907}]},"SonomaJudge4":{"id":"SonomaJudge4","type":"localRace","location":"Sonoma","raceName":"Superior Court Judge, Office 4","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"6:51 PM","dateUpdated":"March 29, 2024","totalVotes":86789,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Paul J. Lozada","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":86789}]},"SonomaJudge6":{"id":"SonomaJudge6","type":"localRace","location":"Sonoma","raceName":"Superior Court Judge, Office 6","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"6:51 PM","dateUpdated":"March 29, 2024","totalVotes":117990,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Omar Figueroa","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":42236},{"candidateName":"Kenneth English","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":75754}]},"SonomaD1":{"id":"SonomaD1","type":"localRace","location":"Sonoma","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 1","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"6:51 PM","dateUpdated":"March 29, 2024","totalVotes":30348,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Rebecca Hermosillo","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":23958},{"candidateName":"Jonathan Mathieu","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":6390}]},"SonomaD3":{"id":"SonomaD3","type":"localRace","location":"Sonoma","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 3","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/sonoma/supervisor-3rd-district","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"6:51 PM","dateUpdated":"March 29, 2024","totalVotes":16312,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Chris Coursey","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":11346},{"candidateName":"Omar Medina","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":4966}]},"SonomaD5":{"id":"SonomaD5","type":"localRace","location":"Sonoma","raceName":"Board of Supervisors, District 5","raceDescription":"Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"top1","timeUpdated":"6:51 PM","dateUpdated":"March 29, 2024","totalVotes":23356,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Lynda Hopkins","candidateIncumbent":true,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":23356}]},"SonomaMeasureA":{"id":"SonomaMeasureA","type":"localRace","location":"Sonoma","raceName":"Measure A","raceDescription":"Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District. Parcel tax. Passes with 2/3 vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:51 PM","dateUpdated":"March 29, 2024","totalVotes":13756,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":10320},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":3436}]},"SonomaMeasureB":{"id":"SonomaMeasureB","type":"localRace","location":"Sonoma","raceName":"Measure B","raceDescription":"Petaluma Joint Union High School District. Parcel tax. Passes with 2/3 vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:51 PM","dateUpdated":"March 29, 2024","totalVotes":24877,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":15795},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":9082}]},"SonomaMeasureC":{"id":"SonomaMeasureC","type":"localRace","location":"Sonoma","raceName":"Measure C","raceDescription":"Fort Ross School District. School bond. Passes with 55% vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:51 PM","dateUpdated":"March 29, 2024","totalVotes":286,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":159},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":127}]},"SonomaMeasureD":{"id":"SonomaMeasureD","type":"localRace","location":"Sonoma","raceName":"Measure D","raceDescription":"Harmony Union School District. School bond. Passes with 55% vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:51 PM","dateUpdated":"March 29, 2024","totalVotes":1925,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":1089},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":836}]},"SonomaMeasureE":{"id":"SonomaMeasureE","type":"localRace","location":"Sonoma","raceName":"Measure E","raceDescription":"Petaluma City (Elementary) School District. Parcel tax. Passes with 2/3 vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:51 PM","dateUpdated":"March 29, 2024","totalVotes":11133,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":7622},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":3511}]},"SonomaMeasureG":{"id":"SonomaMeasureG","type":"localRace","location":"Sonoma","raceName":"Measure G","raceDescription":"Rincon Valley Union School District. School bond. Passes with 55% vote.","raceReadTheStory":"","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:51 PM","dateUpdated":"March 29, 2024","totalVotes":14577,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":8668},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":5909}]},"SonomaMeasureH":{"id":"SonomaMeasureH","type":"localRace","location":"Sonoma","raceName":"Measure H","raceDescription":"Sonoma County. Sales tax. Passes with majority vote.","raceReadTheStory":"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/sonoma/measure-h","raceType":"yesNo","timeUpdated":"6:51 PM","dateUpdated":"March 29, 2024","totalVotes":145261,"candidates":[{"candidateName":"Yes","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":89646},{"candidateName":"No","candidateIncumbent":false,"candidateParty":"","voteCount":55615}]}},"radioSchedulesReducer":{},"listsReducer":{"posts/science?tag=full-image":{"isFetching":false,"latestQuery":{"from":0,"postsToRender":9},"tag":null,"vitalsOnly":true,"totalRequested":9,"isLoading":false,"isLoadingMore":true,"total":331,"items":["science_41112","science_30615","futureofyou_3306","science_30512","futureofyou_3300","futureofyou_3250","science_30393","science_30350","science_30278"]}},"recallGuideReducer":{"intros":{},"policy":{},"candidates":{}},"savedPostsReducer":{},"pfsSessionReducer":{},"siteSettingsReducer":{},"subscriptionsReducer":{},"termsReducer":{"about":{"name":"About","type":"terms","id":"about","slug":"about","link":"/about","taxonomy":"site"},"arts":{"name":"Arts & Culture","grouping":["arts","pop","trulyca"],"description":"KQED Arts provides daily in-depth coverage of the Bay Area's music, art, film, performing arts, literature and arts news, as well as cultural commentary and criticism.","type":"terms","id":"arts","slug":"arts","link":"/arts","taxonomy":"site"},"artschool":{"name":"Art School","parent":"arts","type":"terms","id":"artschool","slug":"artschool","link":"/artschool","taxonomy":"site"},"bayareabites":{"name":"KQED food","grouping":["food","bayareabites","checkplease"],"parent":"food","type":"terms","id":"bayareabites","slug":"bayareabites","link":"/food","taxonomy":"site"},"bayareahiphop":{"name":"Bay Area Hiphop","type":"terms","id":"bayareahiphop","slug":"bayareahiphop","link":"/bayareahiphop","taxonomy":"site"},"campaign21":{"name":"Campaign 21","type":"terms","id":"campaign21","slug":"campaign21","link":"/campaign21","taxonomy":"site"},"checkplease":{"name":"KQED food","grouping":["food","bayareabites","checkplease"],"parent":"food","type":"terms","id":"checkplease","slug":"checkplease","link":"/food","taxonomy":"site"},"education":{"name":"Education","grouping":["education"],"type":"terms","id":"education","slug":"education","link":"/education","taxonomy":"site"},"elections":{"name":"Elections","type":"terms","id":"elections","slug":"elections","link":"/elections","taxonomy":"site"},"events":{"name":"Events","type":"terms","id":"events","slug":"events","link":"/events","taxonomy":"site"},"event":{"name":"Event","alias":"events","type":"terms","id":"event","slug":"event","link":"/event","taxonomy":"site"},"filmschoolshorts":{"name":"Film School Shorts","type":"terms","id":"filmschoolshorts","slug":"filmschoolshorts","link":"/filmschoolshorts","taxonomy":"site"},"food":{"name":"KQED food","grouping":["food","bayareabites","checkplease"],"type":"terms","id":"food","slug":"food","link":"/food","taxonomy":"site"},"forum":{"name":"Forum","relatedContentQuery":"posts/forum?","parent":"news","type":"terms","id":"forum","slug":"forum","link":"/forum","taxonomy":"site"},"futureofyou":{"name":"Future of You","grouping":["science","futureofyou"],"parent":"science","type":"terms","id":"futureofyou","slug":"futureofyou","link":"/futureofyou","taxonomy":"site"},"jpepinheart":{"name":"KQED food","relatedContentQuery":"trending/food,bayareabites,checkplease","parent":"food","type":"terms","id":"jpepinheart","slug":"jpepinheart","link":"/food","taxonomy":"site"},"liveblog":{"name":"Live Blog","type":"terms","id":"liveblog","slug":"liveblog","link":"/liveblog","taxonomy":"site"},"livetv":{"name":"Live TV","parent":"tv","type":"terms","id":"livetv","slug":"livetv","link":"/livetv","taxonomy":"site"},"lowdown":{"name":"The Lowdown","relatedContentQuery":"posts/lowdown?","parent":"news","type":"terms","id":"lowdown","slug":"lowdown","link":"/lowdown","taxonomy":"site"},"mindshift":{"name":"Mindshift","parent":"news","description":"MindShift explores the future of education by highlighting the innovative – and sometimes counterintuitive – ways educators and parents are helping all children succeed.","type":"terms","id":"mindshift","slug":"mindshift","link":"/mindshift","taxonomy":"site"},"news":{"name":"News","grouping":["news","forum"],"type":"terms","id":"news","slug":"news","link":"/news","taxonomy":"site"},"perspectives":{"name":"Perspectives","parent":"radio","type":"terms","id":"perspectives","slug":"perspectives","link":"/perspectives","taxonomy":"site"},"podcasts":{"name":"Podcasts","type":"terms","id":"podcasts","slug":"podcasts","link":"/podcasts","taxonomy":"site"},"pop":{"name":"Pop","parent":"arts","type":"terms","id":"pop","slug":"pop","link":"/pop","taxonomy":"site"},"pressroom":{"name":"Pressroom","type":"terms","id":"pressroom","slug":"pressroom","link":"/pressroom","taxonomy":"site"},"quest":{"name":"Quest","parent":"science","type":"terms","id":"quest","slug":"quest","link":"/quest","taxonomy":"site"},"radio":{"name":"Radio","grouping":["forum","perspectives"],"description":"Listen to KQED Public Radio – home of Forum and The California Report – on 88.5 FM in San Francisco, 89.3 FM in Sacramento, 88.3 FM in Santa Rosa and 88.1 FM in Martinez.","type":"terms","id":"radio","slug":"radio","link":"/radio","taxonomy":"site"},"root":{"name":"KQED","image":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","imageWidth":1200,"imageHeight":630,"headData":{"title":"KQED | News, Radio, Podcasts, TV | Public Media for Northern California","description":"KQED provides public radio, television, and independent reporting on issues that matter to the Bay Area. We’re the NPR and PBS member station for Northern California."},"type":"terms","id":"root","slug":"root","link":"/root","taxonomy":"site"},"science":{"name":"Science","grouping":["science","futureofyou"],"description":"KQED Science brings you award-winning science and environment coverage from the Bay Area and beyond.","type":"terms","id":"science","slug":"science","link":"/science","taxonomy":"site"},"stateofhealth":{"name":"State of Health","parent":"science","type":"terms","id":"stateofhealth","slug":"stateofhealth","link":"/stateofhealth","taxonomy":"site"},"support":{"name":"Support","type":"terms","id":"support","slug":"support","link":"/support","taxonomy":"site"},"thedolist":{"name":"The Do List","parent":"arts","type":"terms","id":"thedolist","slug":"thedolist","link":"/thedolist","taxonomy":"site"},"trulyca":{"name":"Truly CA","grouping":["arts","pop","trulyca"],"parent":"arts","type":"terms","id":"trulyca","slug":"trulyca","link":"/trulyca","taxonomy":"site"},"tv":{"name":"TV","type":"terms","id":"tv","slug":"tv","link":"/tv","taxonomy":"site"},"voterguide":{"name":"Voter Guide","parent":"elections","alias":"elections","type":"terms","id":"voterguide","slug":"voterguide","link":"/voterguide","taxonomy":"site"},"science_64":{"type":"terms","id":"science_64","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"64","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"full-image","slug":"full-image","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"full-image Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null,"imageData":{"ogImageSize":{"file":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","width":1200,"height":630},"twImageSize":{"file":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"},"twitterCard":"summary_large_image"}},"ttid":67,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/tag/full-image"},"science_1935":{"type":"terms","id":"science_1935","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"1935","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Deep Look","slug":"deep-look","taxonomy":"series","description":"[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpAc7SyETD4?rel=0&w=640&h=360]\r\n\r\n\u003cbr/>\r\n\r\n\u003ch2>About Deep Look\u003c/h2>\r\n\r\n[dl_subscribe]\r\n\r\n\u003cp>See the unseen at the very edge of our visible world. Get a new perspective on our place in the universe and meet extraordinary new friends. Explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small with Deep Look, a new ultra-HD (4K) short video series created by KQED San Francisco and presented by PBS Digital Studios.\u003c/p>\r\n\r\n\u003cp>Don't miss an episode! \u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/8NwXqt\">SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look on YouTube.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\r\n","featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Deep Look Archives | KQED Science","description":"[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpAc7SyETD4?rel=0&w=640&h=360] About Deep Look [dl_subscribe] See the unseen at the very edge of our visible world. Get a new perspective on our place in the universe and meet extraordinary new friends. Explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small with Deep Look, a new ultra-HD (4K) short video series created by KQED San Francisco and presented by PBS Digital Studios. Don't miss an episode! SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look on YouTube.","ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":1946,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/series/deep-look"},"science_30":{"type":"terms","id":"science_30","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"30","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Biology","slug":"biology","taxonomy":"category","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Biology Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":32,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/category/biology"},"science_86":{"type":"terms","id":"science_86","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"86","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Video","slug":"video","taxonomy":"category","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Video Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":89,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/category/video"},"science_986":{"type":"terms","id":"science_986","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"986","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"california academy of sciences","slug":"california-academy-of-sciences","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"california academy of sciences Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":993,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/tag/california-academy-of-sciences"},"science_1970":{"type":"terms","id":"science_1970","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"1970","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"deep look","slug":"deep-look-2","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"deep look Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":1981,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/tag/deep-look-2"},"science_2544":{"type":"terms","id":"science_2544","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"2544","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"fungus","slug":"fungus","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"fungus Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":2556,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/tag/fungus"},"science_5192":{"type":"terms","id":"science_5192","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"5192","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Oakland Zoo","slug":"oakland-zoo","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Oakland Zoo Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":5192,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/tag/oakland-zoo"},"science_1151":{"type":"terms","id":"science_1151","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"1151","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Drought Watch","slug":"california-drought-watch","taxonomy":"series","description":"\u003cem>What California's reservoirs look like right now (From KQED's \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/\">The Lowdown\u003c/a>)\u003c/em>\r\n\r\n[iframe src=\"http://kroodsma.com/KQED/water-supply-master/public/map.html\" width=\"640\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"]\r\n\r\n\u003cem>We’re collecting all of our California drought coverage here, starting with the current state of the drought, then providing the \u003ca href=\"#background\">background\u003c/a> and rounding up \u003ca href=\"#river\">all the stories\u003c/a> we’ve produced.\u003c/em>\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong>Relief at Last\r\n\u003c/strong>\r\n\r\nIn early April, after more than five years of the most withering drought on record, California Governor Jerry Brown finally lifted the emergency drought order he issued in January of 2014. By that time, the record-setting winter of 2016-17 had removed all doubt that the drought was over, though concerns over depleted groundwater levels still remain. According to the \u003ca href=\"http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Drought Monitor\u003c/a>, less than 10 percent of California remains in “moderate drought” — compared to nearly 100 percent of the state a year ago.\r\n\r\n[http_redir]","featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Drought Watch Archives | KQED Science","description":"What California's reservoirs look like right now (From KQED's The Lowdown) [iframe src=\"http://kroodsma.com/KQED/water-supply-master/public/map.html\" width=\"640\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"] We’re collecting all of our California drought coverage here, starting with the current state of the drought, then providing the background and rounding up all the stories we’ve produced. Relief at Last In early April, after more than five years of the most withering drought on record, California Governor Jerry Brown finally lifted the emergency drought order he issued in January of 2014. By that time, the record-setting winter of 2016-17 had removed all doubt that the drought was over, though concerns over depleted groundwater levels still remain. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, less than 10 percent of California remains in “moderate drought” — compared to nearly 100 percent of the state a year ago. [http_redir]","ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":1160,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/series/california-drought-watch"},"science_35":{"type":"terms","id":"science_35","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"35","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Environment","slug":"environment","taxonomy":"category","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Environment Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":37,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/category/environment"},"science_40":{"type":"terms","id":"science_40","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"40","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"News","slug":"news","taxonomy":"category","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"News Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":42,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/category/news"},"science_43":{"type":"terms","id":"science_43","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"43","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Radio","slug":"radio","taxonomy":"category","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Radio Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":45,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/category/radio"},"science_98":{"type":"terms","id":"science_98","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"98","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Water","slug":"water","taxonomy":"category","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Water Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":102,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/category/water"},"science_704":{"type":"terms","id":"science_704","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"704","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"cars","slug":"cars","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"cars Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":711,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/tag/cars"},"science_205":{"type":"terms","id":"science_205","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"205","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"conservation","slug":"conservation","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"conservation Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":209,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/tag/conservation"},"science_572":{"type":"terms","id":"science_572","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"572","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"drought","slug":"drought","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"drought Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":578,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/tag/drought"},"science_201":{"type":"terms","id":"science_201","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"201","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"water","slug":"water-2","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"water Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":205,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/tag/water-2"},"futureofyou_1":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_1","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"1","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"KQED Future Of You","slug":"future-of-you","taxonomy":"category","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"KQED Future Of You Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":1,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/category/future-of-you"},"futureofyou_390":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_390","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"390","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"consejosano","slug":"consejosano","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"consejosano Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":390,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/consejosano"},"futureofyou_26":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_26","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"26","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"digital health","slug":"digital-health","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"digital health Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":26,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/digital-health"},"futureofyou_391":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_391","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"391","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"figure1","slug":"figure1","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"figure1 Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":391,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/figure1"},"futureofyou_138":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_138","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"138","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"futureofyou","slug":"futureofyou","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"futureofyou Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":138,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/futureofyou"},"futureofyou_393":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_393","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"393","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"healthjoy","slug":"healthjoy","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"healthjoy Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":393,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/healthjoy"},"futureofyou_225":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_225","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"225","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"kqedhealth","slug":"kqedhealth","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"kqedhealth Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":225,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/kqedhealth"},"futureofyou_80":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_80","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"80","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"kqedscience","slug":"kqedscience","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"kqedscience Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":80,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/kqedscience"},"futureofyou_392":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_392","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"392","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"missy krasner","slug":"missy-krasner","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"missy krasner Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":392,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/missy-krasner"},"futureofyou_387":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_387","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"387","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"ones to watch","slug":"ones-to-watch","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"ones to watch Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":387,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/ones-to-watch"},"futureofyou_388":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_388","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"388","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"sano","slug":"sano","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"sano Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":388,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/sano"},"futureofyou_395":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_395","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"395","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"twist bioscience","slug":"twist-bioscience","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"twist bioscience Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":395,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/twist-bioscience"},"futureofyou_386":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_386","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"386","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"under-the-radar","slug":"under-the-radar","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"under-the-radar Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":386,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/under-the-radar"},"futureofyou_172":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_172","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"172","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Contributor","slug":"contributor","taxonomy":"series","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Contributor Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":172,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/series/contributor"},"futureofyou_1064":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_1064","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"1064","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Your Genes","slug":"your-genes","taxonomy":"category","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Your Genes Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":1064,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/category/your-genes"},"futureofyou_361":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_361","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"361","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"AMA","slug":"ama","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"AMA Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":361,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/ama"},"futureofyou_362":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_362","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"362","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"ask anything","slug":"ask-anything","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"ask anything Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":362,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/ask-anything"},"futureofyou_364":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_364","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"364","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"dr. barry starr","slug":"dr-barry-starr","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"dr. barry starr Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":364,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/dr-barry-starr"},"futureofyou_120":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_120","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"120","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"genetics","slug":"genetics","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"genetics Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":120,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/genetics"},"futureofyou_363":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_363","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"363","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"questions","slug":"questions","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"questions Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":363,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/questions"},"futureofyou_350":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_350","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"350","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Heart health","slug":"heart-health","taxonomy":"series","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Heart health Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":350,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/series/heart-health"},"futureofyou_1063":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_1063","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"1063","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Virtual Reality","slug":"virtual-reality","taxonomy":"category","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Virtual Reality Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":1063,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/category/virtual-reality"},"futureofyou_353":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_353","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"353","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"3-D","slug":"3-d","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"3-D Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":353,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/3-d"},"futureofyou_741":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_741","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"741","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"cardiology","slug":"cardiology","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"cardiology Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":741,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/cardiology"},"futureofyou_354":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_354","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"354","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Dassault","slug":"dassault","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Dassault Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":354,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/dassault"},"futureofyou_66":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_66","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"66","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Gladstone","slug":"gladstone","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Gladstone Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":66,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/gladstone"},"futureofyou_279":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_279","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"279","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"heart","slug":"heart","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"heart Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":279,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/heart"},"futureofyou_356":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_356","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"356","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Jeffrey Olgin","slug":"jeffrey-olgin","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Jeffrey Olgin Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":356,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/jeffrey-olgin"},"futureofyou_351":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_351","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"351","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"living heart project","slug":"living-heart-project","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"living heart project Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":351,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/living-heart-project"},"futureofyou_294":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_294","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"294","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"research","slug":"research","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"research Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":294,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/research"},"futureofyou_352":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_352","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"352","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"simulation","slug":"simulation","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"simulation Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":352,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/simulation"},"futureofyou_355":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_355","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"355","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Steve Levine","slug":"steve-levine","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Steve Levine Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":355,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/steve-levine"},"futureofyou_113":{"type":"terms","id":"futureofyou_113","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"futureofyou","id":"113","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"ucsf","slug":"ucsf","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"ucsf Archives | KQED Arts","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":113,"isLoading":false,"link":"/futureofyou/tag/ucsf"},"science_31":{"type":"terms","id":"science_31","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"31","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Climate","slug":"climate","taxonomy":"category","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Climate Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":33,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/category/climate"},"science_182":{"type":"terms","id":"science_182","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"182","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"climate","slug":"climate-2","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"climate Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":186,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/tag/climate-2"},"science_392":{"type":"terms","id":"science_392","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"392","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"agriculture","slug":"agriculture","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"agriculture Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":398,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/tag/agriculture"},"science_46":{"type":"terms","id":"science_46","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"46","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Audio","slug":"audio","taxonomy":"category","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Audio Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":48,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/category/audio"},"science_32":{"type":"terms","id":"science_32","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"32","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Education","slug":"education","taxonomy":"category","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Education Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":34,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/category/education"},"science_89":{"type":"terms","id":"science_89","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"89","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"Engineering","slug":"engineering","taxonomy":"category","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"Engineering Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":92,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/category/engineering"},"science_309":{"type":"terms","id":"science_309","meta":{"index":"terms_1591234321","site":"science","id":"309","found":true},"relationships":{},"included":{},"name":"science","slug":"science","taxonomy":"tag","description":null,"featImg":null,"headData":{"title":"science Archives | KQED Science","description":null,"ogTitle":null,"ogDescription":null,"ogImgId":null,"twTitle":null,"twDescription":null,"twImgId":null},"ttid":314,"isLoading":false,"link":"/science/tag/science"}},"userAgentReducer":{"userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)","isBot":true},"userPermissionsReducer":{"wpLoggedIn":false},"localStorageReducer":{},"browserHistoryReducer":[],"eventsReducer":{},"fssReducer":{},"tvDailyScheduleReducer":{},"tvWeeklyScheduleReducer":{},"tvPrimetimeScheduleReducer":{},"tvMonthlyScheduleReducer":{},"userAccountReducer":{"routeTo":"","showDeleteConfirmModal":false,"user":{"userId":"","isFound":false,"firstName":"","lastName":"","phoneNumber":"","email":"","articles":[]}},"youthMediaReducer":{},"checkPleaseReducer":{"filterData":{},"restaurantData":[]},"reframeReducer":{"attendee":null},"location":{"pathname":"/science/tag/full-image","previousPathname":"/"}}
