Support public media and enrich lives in your community.

Donate
KQED is a proud member of
Inform. Inspire. Involve.
KQED Radio
KQED Newssee more
Radio Schedule
Latest Newscasts:KQEDNPR
Player Sponsored By

Today’s Top Story

Two gloved hands (blue and purple) hold a test strip into a sample container.
Animal Sedative Linked to US Overdoses Spurs Call for More SF Drug Monitoring
Recent reports found that medetomidine, a synthetic sedative often used by veterinarians, is “rapidly proliferating” in drug markets around the U.S.
Save Article

Latest News

1
Rep. Ro Khanna Calls on Netanyahu to ‘Immediately Halt’ Rafah Offensive
Save Article
A man with dark hair and eyes wears a light blue business suit and busy orange and green tie sits on a wooden bench outside. He sits crossed-legged with his arms folded on his knee. He looks to the right of the camera. Crowds of people and children are pictured behind him.
2
'I Called Out for Help': Man Shot by Pittsburg Police Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit
Save Article
3
Newsom’s “Swiss Army Knife” Advisor Reflects Upon Leaving the Administration
Save Article
4
After Falling Short, SF Will Revamp Office Aimed at Helping Sexual Assault Victims
Save Article
5
Cal State System Could Face Additional $500 Million Deficit Amid Scaled-Back State Aid and Salary Increases
Save Article

ScienceScience

The Teen Photographer Capturing Bay Area Avocets on Camera (and Where You Can See Them Too)
Save Article
Stingless Bees Guard Tasty Honey With Barricades, Bouncers and Bites
US Universities Expand Climate Change Degree Offerings Amid Growing Demand
More Science

Arts and CultureArts and Culture

Sister Roma to Lead San Francisco Queer History Bus Tour for Pride Month
Save Article
A drag queen nun wears a feather boa and white makeup.
Giving the Obsessive Film Collectors of the World Their Due
strip of 35mm film showing a man with an old film camera
‘Robot Dreams’ Is More Profound Than it Has Any Right to be
An illustration showing a dog and a robot walking up a snow-covered street, holding hands.
More Arts and Culture

Housing Affordability

Newsom’s “Swiss Army Knife” Advisor Reflects Upon Leaving the Administration

Save Article

Alameda County District Attorney Sues Farmers Insurance Alleging Unfair Practices

For the second time this year, Pamela Price’s office is taking insurance companies to court for allegedly undervaluing property.
Save Article
Two people walk past a sign that says 'California Forever.'

California Forever Hands Out $500K to Solano Nonprofits Ahead of November Election

The billionaire-backed company is handing out thousands of dollars in funding to 45 Solano County nonprofits. California Forever says the money comes with 'no strings attached.'
Save Article

Peskin Ballot Measure Aims to Pay Rent for Thousands of Low-Income Households in SF

The proposed amendment to the San Francisco city charter would dedicate millions of dollars a year to expand the Senior Operating Subsidy program.
Save Article
More Housing Affordability

Immigration

California's Class of 2024 Lags in Student Aid Applications, Data Shows

Over 42,000 fewer students in California applied for federal student aid in 2024 compared to last year. What happened?
Save Article
A middle-aged Latino man with a hat sits on a bus.

After Months-Long Coma, This Latino Immigrant Worker Is Still Fighting Mysterious Long COVID Symptoms

Construction worker Osbaldo Varilla-Aguilar is still fighting mysterious symptoms after emerging from a 3-month coma and going blind in his left eye. His experience is just one example of the devastating impact that COVID continues to have on Latinx communities in San Francisco.
Save Article
A Latino woman leans against a fence.

'Political Football:' Future Uncertain for Program Reuniting Migrant Families

The little-known Central American Minors program has started, stopped and started again under successive presidential administrations.
Save Article

Half Moon Bay Farmworker Housing Gains Approval After Push by Newsom

The governor urged the planning commission to approve the 40-unit project, a little over a year after a mass shooting on two farms revealed deplorable conditions for farmworkers.
Save Article
More Immigration

KQED Original PodcastsKQED Original Podcasts

Icon-Carousel-Right@1xCreated with Sketch.
"KQED Bay Curious
KQED MindShift: How We Will Learn
KQED Rightnowish with Pendarvis Harshaw
KQED Political Breakdown
KQED Sold Out: Rethinking Housing in America
"KQED The Bay
KQED Forum with Mina Kim and Alexis Madrigal
Icon-Carousel-Right@1xCreated with Sketch.
"KQED Bay Curious
KQED MindShift: How We Will Learn
KQED Rightnowish with Pendarvis Harshaw
KQED Political Breakdown
KQED Sold Out: Rethinking Housing in America
"KQED The Bay
KQED Forum with Mina Kim and Alexis Madrigal
Sponsored

More Top Stories

A man with dark hair and eyes wears a light blue business suit and busy orange and green tie sits on a wooden bench outside. He sits crossed-legged with his arms folded on his knee. He looks to the right of the camera. Crowds of people and children are pictured behind him.

Rep. Ro Khanna Calls on Netanyahu to ‘Immediately Halt’ Rafah Offensive

He said President Joe Biden needs to deliver on his promise to suspend delivery of weapons if Rafah was invaded.
Save Article

'I Called Out for Help': Man Shot by Pittsburg Police Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit

One of the officers named in the lawsuit was federally indicted last year and had previously killed a man with a chokehold.
Save Article

Newsom’s “Swiss Army Knife” Advisor Reflects Upon Leaving the Administration

Save Article
Two gloved hands (blue and purple) hold a test strip into a sample container.

Animal Sedative Linked to US Overdoses Spurs Call for More SF Drug Monitoring

Recent reports found that medetomidine, a synthetic sedative often used by veterinarians, is “rapidly proliferating” in drug markets around the U.S.
Save Article

After Falling Short, SF Will Revamp Office Aimed at Helping Sexual Assault Victims

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the inaugural director of the new Office of Victim and Witness Rights, which will take over the city's goal of helping survivors navigate bureaucracy.
Save Article

Cal State System Could Face Additional $500 Million Deficit Amid Scaled-Back State Aid and Salary Increases

Under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed spending plan, which scales back previously promised financial support, the university system would find itself a half a billion dollars deeper in the hole over the next two years.
Save Article
An encampment with tents and fencing on a college campus.

Following UC Santa Cruz's Lead, Academic Workers at UC Davis and UCLA Join Strike Over Response to Pro-Palestinian Protests

The expanded walkout comes after student workers were arrested or suspended for participating in protests at several UC campuses. The Office of the President says the strike violates the union contract.
Save Article

ContributorsContributors

Icon-Carousel-Right@1xCreated with Sketch.