The Bay

Californian police officers are rarely disciplined, even internally, when they do something wrong. That's what KQED reporters have learned by looking at records released under a law passed in 2018. The records show a system designed to protect police and discourage citizens from filing complaints in the first place. Guest: Sukey Lewis, KQED criminal justice reporter Tap here to see the California Reporting Project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Jan. 1, 2009, Oscar Grant was shot and killed by a BART police officer. The killing was recorded and the video went viral. There are so many other names here in California, too: Oscar Grant, Mario Woods, Stephon Clark, and many more. And each time, public outrage and pressure helped create some change. But it's never been enough. Guest: Alex Emslie, KQED criminal justice reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This past week has been a lot. Several Bay Area cities joined other communities across the country protesting the police shooting of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Most of the demonstrations were peaceful, all of them were emotional. This past week has been a lot. Several Bay Area cities joined other communities across the country protesting the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Many of the demonstrations were peaceful, all of them were emotional. KQED reporters are following what’s happening all over the Bay Area. But for Black Americans everywhere, beneath all of this is trauma. And unless you’re Black, you can never fully know the depths of that trauma. So today, we're sharing an episode from our friends at KQED's Truth Be Told podcast and making space for something that doesn't get talked about often: the mental health burdens of Black men. In this episode, Bakari Sellers, author and CNN commentator, Karamo Brown from “Queer Eye” and Ron Finley, the Gangsta Gardener, offer wisdom on meeting the needs of their hearts and minds as Black men in white America. We'll have more for you on the protests later this week. For the most up-to-date information on what's happening in the Bay Area, visit KQED's website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stacey Park Milbern was an expert at organizing people. A self-identifying queer disabled woman of color, Stacey organized to help her move from North Carolina to the Bay Area so that she could live independently as a disabled person. Stacey was a well known leader within the disability justice movement. And her activism extended beyond people living with disabilities and to other communities that are often excluded — people of color, queer folks, and people living on the streets. She passed away this month at the age of 33. Guest: Andraéa LaVant, Stacey’s friend and co-impact producer on the new Netflix documentary Crip Camp Tap the links to see conversations with Stacey from Sins Invalid, Disability Visibility Project, and the Barnard Center for Research On Women. For a full transcript of this episode, visit the web post here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since early 2019, 125 random Stockton residents have been receiving $500 a month to spend however they want. And while the final data hasn't been released yet, we're starting to learn a little more about how that money was spent. As many in the Bay Area struggle to pay rent or basic needs because of the coronavirus pandemic, what can we learn from this experiment in Stockton? Guest: Rich Ibarra, correspondent for Capital Public Radio and longtime Stockton resident Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Evelyn Legarte migrated from the Philippines to the Bay Area in 1980, she was part of a growing number of Filipinos that now make up nearly 20% of nurses in California. Many of them are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic and caring for people like they’ve done in public health crises before. Guest: Evelyn Legarte, retired Bay Area nurse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ramadan is an important time for mosques to receive donations that help them operate throughout the year. But fundraising is hard when people can't attend mosques to pray, be with people, and donate. While some Bay Area mosques have moved services online, the money hasn’t necessarily followed. And where a mosque is located and who it serves may determine whether they can adapt at all. Guest: Adhiti Bandlamudi, reporter for KQED’s Silicon Valley Desk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This time of year is a critical point in the run up to the November elections. Normally, campaigns would spend the next few months organizing rallies, town halls and gathering signatures for ballot measures. But COVID 19 has thrown a wrench in the entire election ecosystem. And come Novevmber, even the process of voting will feel different, whether you're voting by mail or making the trip to do it in person. Guest: Marisa Lagos, KQED politics correspondent You can view our raw interview with Marisa in a live taping of this episode here, recorded Wednesday May 13. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than half of confirmed COVID-19 deaths in California come from senior care homes. And for family members and workers at these facilities, the situation hasn't gotten any less stressful. Guests: Jonathan Hirsch, CEO of Neon Hum Media, and Molly Peterson, KQED science reporter This is an update to our episode on April 10, 2020, which includes a longer introduction to Jonathan's dad, Thomas. Do you know someone in a nursing home or assisted facility and want to share your story? Click here. And thanks to all of you who came to our (virtual) live taping Wednesday night. There's a recording on Facebook Live if you missed it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Around 1.2 million California students lack adequate access to the internet right now, despite the fact that public schools have moved classes online. That's created a tough scenario for teachers who have a harder time keeping tabs on students, and some educators are worried about what this means to education inequities that existed long before COVID-19. Guest: Julia McEvoy, senior editor for KQED’s education and equity desk The Bay won a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Innovation! Listen to our episode, “The Tiny Radio Station Relaying Critical Kincade Fire Information in Indigenous Languages.” Congratulations to KQED for winning six regional Murrow awards this year! We're hosting a live (virtual) taping of The Bay on Wednesday, May 13 at 5:30 pm. RSVP for free here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to shelter-in-place orders, we car-lovin’ Californians are driving 75% less, according to one recent estimate from UC Davis. That's good for the environment in the short-term, but it's not a sustainable way to lower emissions in the long-term. So what does this pandemic mean for the environment — and will it cause the Bay Area to step up its efforts to stave off the climate crisis, or pull back? Guest: Kevin Stark, KQED science reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pedro Archuleta and his mother, Connie Archuleta, have gotten closer since Pedro's incarceration in 2002. But the COVID-19 pandemic has cast a shadow of worry over both of them. Connie worries about conditions inside the California Institution for Men in Chino, where Pedro, who also has a respiratory illness called Valley fever, is locked up. And Pedro worries that he can't do enough to help his 73 year-old mother right now. Guest: Robin Estrin, freelance journalist and student at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism We're hosting a live (virtual) taping of our show on Wednesday, May 13 at 5:30 pm. RSVP for free here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PG&E needs to reach a settlement agreement with nearly 70,000 survivors of the 2017 North Bay fires and the 2018 Camp Fire. The deal needs a two-thirds majority to pass and must be approved by May 15. But the process has been a mess. Some survivors aren't happy, some don't have their ballots, and PG&E hasn't yet committed to paying the funds at a certain time. And at the end of it all, we still don't have assurances that PG&E will be fully equipped to handle the next wildfire season. Guest: Lily Jamali, co-host and correspondent for The California Report Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This pandemic has upended the Bay Area’s restaurant industry. Huge numbers of people have been laid off, restaurants have closed, and the businesses that are still open are trying to make it work through delivery and takeout. The industry will likely be changed forever. As part of our ongoing focus on how life in the Bay Area is changing, we’re taking a look at the future of restaurants. Guest: Soleil Ho, restaurant critic for the San Francisco Chronicle On Wednesday, May 13, we're hosting a (virtual) live taping of our show! RSVP for free here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An estimated 2 million Californians are undocumented. And whether they're essential workers or have recently lost employment, none of them are eligible for federal aid right now, including the stimulus check that was part of the CARES Act. State and local authorities — and everyday people — are trying to help fill the gap, but it's nowhere near enough. So how are undocumented people being supported right now? This episode is a collaboration with KQED’s Bay Curious podcast. Guest: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED immigration reporter Tap here to ask your COVID-19 questions in English, or in Spanish. Haga clic aquí para obtener información importante de KQED e historias en Español. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brandon Lee is paralyzed from the chest down and recovering at his parent’s home in San Francisco’s Sunset District. Lee had been working as an environmental activist in the Philippines when he became what's believed to be the first U.S. citizen targeted in an extrajudicial assassination attempt under the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte. Local San Francisco officials helped get Brandon back to the Bay Area for medical care. Now, Lee is looking for affordable and disability-accessible housing in a city that has gotten more expensive since he left for the Philippines in 2010. Guests: Brandon Lee, activist and Faye Lacanilao, activist and Brandon’s friend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leaders at the Bay Area's public transit agencies are dealing with a massive fiscal crisis that happened seemingly overnight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chinatown community leaders were taking steps to prepare for the coronavirus in early February. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the kids of essential workers, saying goodbye to their parents each workday brings its own kind of stress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Health officials have been trying to trace where COVID-19 came from and where it’s going. In some countries, including China, South Korea, Singapore and Israel, they’ve used cellphones and apps to identify and monitor people infected with the virus. Now, Silicon Valley giants Apple and Google are trying to create the technology for the U.S. But they need more of your data. Guest: Rachael Myrow, senior editor of KQED's Silicon Valley desk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many artists are still making creative work. But without live events, they're still in big financial trouble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phyllis Lyon's activism throughout the years helped lay the groundwork for the LGBT rights movement to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anyone can get sick from the coronavirus, but it's having an unequal impact on communities of color. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Hirsch is one of many people worrying about a loved one in a Bay Area senior care home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hotel rooms, RVs, and other shelter spaces are being made available. But it's going to take a lot more to keep people experiencing homelessness safe from the coronavirus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News outlets are considered 'essential' businesses. Here's how we're (still) bringing you stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The San Francisco Examiner and SF Weekly are cutting the pay and hours of their journalists by 40 percent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How much help do you have right now if you can't make rent? It depends on where you live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Courts are considered "essential," but it doesn't mean a jury trial is a safe place for people to gather right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Asians and Asian-Americans are being harassed by people who think looking Chinese means you have the coronavirus. Three California organizations have created a tracker in order to document these incidences, and now they're receiving nearly 100 a day. Guest: Professor Russel Jeung, Chair of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Students may be taking online classes, but their extracurriculars have been canceled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jessica Christian wants to take photos of where the people are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The new coronavirus is highlighting just how precarious life has been for many workers and contractors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Religious communities are trying to stay connected while also staying safe from the coronavirus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seton Medical Center is in financial trouble. But closing the hospital could put many vulnerable people at risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News about the coronavirus in the Bay Area is changing every day. Schools are closing, white collar workers are working from home and officials are trying to keep up. It can be overwhelming to know what to do and how to plan. Our KQED colleagues have been working around the clock to bring us up-to-date information about the coronavirus, including our friends over at Bay Curious. They've answered some questions and concerns that listeners submitted, and today we're sharing that episode with you. Get the latest coronavirus updates in the Bay Area here. And read more audience questions about COVID-19 here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lots of workers, including gig workers, can't work from home to stay safe during the coronavirus outbreak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reported cases of the new coronavirus are increasing, and it's up to public health officials to try and figure out where those cases came from. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate The Bay turning two, the team went on a little field trip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The AP called California for Bernie Sanders, but we won't know the full results for a while. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most people don't volunteer for presidential campaigns. So we spoke to two volunteers, to learn about what led them to spend their free time helping their candidates in the Bay Area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Groundwater contamination has forced McClymonds High School in West Oakland to temporarily close. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mountain View could make changes to its rent control policy on March 3. But no matter what happens, mobile home renters will continue to be left out of the debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Californians can now request their personal data from companies that have them. So KQED's Rachael Myrow tried it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baseball on the radio is special to many longtime fans. So some of them aren't thrilled that the A's are dropping their local English-language broadcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thousands of college graduates from Wuhan live in the Bay Area. Some of them have formed a non-profit to help their hometown fight the coronavirus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why protesters at Berkeley High School say they're fed up with how their school responds to allegations of sexual assault. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The building in Oakland now known as Uptown Station has a long history. And if you follow that history, you can see just how much the city has changed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2010, San Francisco started selling taxi medallions. Now, some drivers are in so much debt that the stress causes physical pain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fernay McPherson has built up her business, piece by piece, for six years. Today, you can find Minnie Bell's Soul Movement at the Emeryville Public Market. But Fernay's biggest professional dream is to bring her restaurant back to the place where she and so many other black folks in the Bay Area lived until it became unaffordable — the Fillmore in San Francisco. This episode is from Copper & Heat, a podcast produced in Oakland that explores the unspoken rules and traditions of restaurant kitchens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices