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In Fresno’s Chinatown, High-Speed Rail Sparks Hope and Debate Within Residents
California High-Speed Rail Authorities are promising to revitalize Fresno’s Chinatown years before the first trains leave the station, intending to spur economic growth for the struggling neighborhood.

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This Literary Expert Reveals the Key Problem Undermining American Education
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Alameda: The Island That Almost Wasn’t
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California Lawmakers Advance Proposal to Offer Unemployment Insurance to Striking Workers
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Voters Under 35 Have A Lot At Stake in November. Here’s What They’re Thinking About
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Newsom Proposes Law to Let Arizona Doctors Perform Abortions in California
Pro-choice protesters stand on a street holding up signs in support of abortion rights, including one that says: 'It's not 1864 Arizona.'
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California Legislators Consider Cracking Down on How Utilities Spend Customers' Money
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The Drumbeat of Home: How Loco Bloco Keeps One Family Tethered to the Mission
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In Fresno’s Chinatown, High-Speed Rail Sparks Hope and Debate Within Residents

California High-Speed Rail Authorities are promising to revitalize Fresno’s Chinatown years before the first trains leave the station, intending to spur economic growth for the struggling neighborhood.
A Black woman in a wheelchair is among a group of protesters holding signs like 'Fight Poverty' and 'Homes not Sweeps.'

‘Sweeps Kill’: Bay Area Homeless Advocates Weigh in on Pivotal US Supreme Court Case

The protest came as the High Court on Monday heard oral arguments in the City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson, a decision that could impact whether cities around the country can remove and punish people for camping on public property if viable shelter options are unavailable.

SF Democratic Party’s Support of Unlimited Housing Could Pressure Mayoral Candidates

The move could prompt mayoral and Board of Supervisors candidates to adjust their housing policies to align with the Democratic County Central Committee's stance for endorsement.

How a Pivotal Case on Homelessness Could Redefine Policies in California and the Nation

The US Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday on if it's lawful for local governments to criminalize sleeping outside when shelter space is insufficient, potentially impacting urban policies on homeless encampments.

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In Fresno’s Chinatown, High-Speed Rail Sparks Hope and Debate Within Residents

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

Phoeun You knows what it’s like to be a refugee in the United States, serve prison time for a violent crime, and be deported to a country he never knew.

Half Moon Bay Prepares to Break Ground on Farmworker Housing

Last year’s mass shooting spurred local leaders to act. Dozens of homes for farmworker families should be ready in early 2024, but other projects could take years.
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If You're a Mixed-Status Student Still Struggling With FAFSA, You Have Options

Why are students with undocumented parents particularly affected by the errors plaguing the 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA — and what you can do if you’re among them.

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Two children rest their heads on an open book with one child holding a writing instrument.

This Literary Expert Reveals the Key Problem Undermining American Education

Amid a literacy crisis, there’s been a focus on how to close the achievement gap, but literary expert Natalie Wexler sees the key problem undermining the American educational system a little differently.

In Fresno’s Chinatown, High-Speed Rail Sparks Hope and Debate Within Residents

California High-Speed Rail Authorities are promising to revitalize Fresno’s Chinatown years before the first trains leave the station, intending to spur economic growth for the struggling neighborhood.
View across a narrow waterway at a white drawbridge in the distance. Houses can be seen on the other side of the water.

Alameda: The Island That Almost Wasn’t

Alameda residents fully own their island identity, but many don't know that it used to be connected to mainland Oakland.

California Lawmakers Advance Proposal to Offer Unemployment Insurance to Striking Workers

SB 1116 would offer partial wage replacement to workers who go on strike for longer than two weeks. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a similar proposal last year.
KQED's Scott Shafer poses with members of the Youth Advisory Board in front of the KQED logo

Voters Under 35 Have A Lot At Stake in November. Here’s What They’re Thinking About

Pro-choice protesters stand on a street holding up signs in support of abortion rights, including one that says: 'It's not 1864 Arizona.'

Newsom Proposes Law to Let Arizona Doctors Perform Abortions in California

The bill would temporarily allow Arizona doctors to give their patients abortions in California as part of an effort to circumvent a ban on nearly all abortions in that state.
A young woman in black T-shirt and red dyed hair works on a costume, framed by two legs in green shoes.

The Drumbeat of Home: How Loco Bloco Keeps One Family Tethered to the Mission

As rehearsals heat up for this year's Carnaval, one 15-year-old dancer calls Loco Bloco 'like family.'

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