The Bay

There are few women in tech. There are even fewer women of color in tech, which can be isolating. At a women's mixer in Mountain View for Google partners, two black women connect over their career experiences. They've seen how corporate culture gets in the way of workforce diversity strategies. Guest: Tonya Mosley, Silicon Valley Bureau Chief for KQED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Judge Aaron Persky is facing a recall election in June after sentencing a former Stanford student-athlete Brock Turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious and intoxicated woman back in 2015. The Santa Clara County Superior Court judge has remained mostly quiet. But on Tuesday the Judge Persky called a news conference at a private peninsula residence. Today, what are the consequences of recalling a judge? Guest: Jessica Levinson, elections law professor at Loyola Law School. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thousands of University of California union employees are on strike this week amid failed contract negotiations. Among them are gardeners, janitors, nurses aides and food service workers who say the Bay Area's expensive costs demand higher wages. Today, how a UC Berkeley gardener making $23 an hour gets along. Guest: Ivan Casanova, gardener for the University of California at Berkeley and Vanessa Rancano, KQED education reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

San Francisco named the Julius Kahn Playground located in the Presidio after the congressman who represented the city in the early 1900s. But his racist past as the politician who disparaged immigrants and advocated for the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 has San Francisco supervisors interested in renaming the park. We revisit the country's anti-Chinese past and hear how those racist laws oppressed Chinese Americans in San Francisco. Guests: Allan Low, real estate attorney and vice-president of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission & Norman Fong, executive director of the Chinatown Community Development Center Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chinatown is one of the few San Francisco neighborhoods where lower income residents can still afford to make rent. The tenants living in one Single Room Occupancy - where rooms are 80 square feet - are the latest to sue their landlords over what they say are attempts to push them out, including fines for hanging laundry out of windows to dry. Guest: Jessamyn Edra, staff attorney with Advancing Justice Asian Law Caucus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Working without a boss has its perks. But many gig workers, like those who drive for Uber and Lyft, say they're treated more like employees than contract workers. The California supreme court ruled this week that misclassifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees is a "very serious problem." And the ruling could have big implications for the Bay Area where many gig workers live and work and could potentially be categorized as real employees. Guest: Sam Harnett, KQED Silicon Valley reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are license plate readers all over the Bay Area that law enforcement can use to track vehicles coming in and out of a particular area. Many of these devices have hung above street lights for a few years, but now some East Bay cities are beginning to limit what surveillance data is being collected from them and regulate how that data can be used. Guest: Cyrus Farivar: Ars Technica, senior technology policy reporter and author of Habeas Data: Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The debate over rent control is at a new crossroads. Tenant advocates say they've collected enough signatures to ask voters in November to repeal Costa Hawkins, a state law that curbs rent control polices in some cities. We ask ... what exactly is Costa Hawkins, again? Guest: Jessica Placzek, reporter for Bay Curious at KQED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The so-called Golden State Killer raped more than 50 women and murdered a dozen people. Law enforcement officials said Wednesday that they'd arrested Joseph James DeAngelo, the man suspected of terrorizing parts of the Bay Area, Southern California and Sacramento for more than a decade. Guest: Alex Emslie, KQED criminal justice reporte Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's it like to be a teenager living through the Bay Area's affordability crisis? Today, as part of KQED's Youth Takeover week -- when we hand the mic to the generation that will save us all -- the team asks San Francisco high schoolers about going out with friends when a cup of coffee costs $6. Guests: Elke Janssen and Gabriel Alves de Lima Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some Bay Area cities want plastic straws out. Oakland and Berkeley are both considering ordinances on Tuesday that would force people to request plastic straws at restaurants. How Bay Area is that? Guest: Jeremy Siegel, KQED reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We published an episode on Friday featuring comedian and CNN host W. Kamau Bell who told us about a racist incident he suffered in 2015 when he was told to leave a Berkeley cafe for being black. Early on Friday morning that restaurant -- Elmwood Cafe -- unexpectedly closed its doors. Here's an update. Guest: Caroline Champlin, reporter for KQED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian W. Kamau Bell knows what it feels like to be on the receiving end of some racism. His experience at Berkeley's Elmwood Cafe in 2015 is a prelude to what we saw last week, with the arrest of two black men at a Starbucks in Philadelphia. The coffee company will close all U.S. stores next month for a one day training. We ask Kamau: Can you solve racism in one day? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hayward Fault -- geologists warn this Bay Area fault line that runs through several East Bay cities could unbuckle an earthquake more dangerous, more destructive than the widely-feared San Andreas Fault. The U.S. Geological Survey released a report this week that estimates the damage a 7.0 magnitude earthquake could do along the Hayward Fault. Guest: Danielle Venton, Science Editor for KQED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some parents in Fremont don't want comprehensive sex ed to be taught to their fourth and fifth graders in schools. They've flooded school board meetings to say the curriculum does not respect their parental and cultural choices around sex. Guest: Sandhya Dirks, KQED race and equity reporter Subscribe to The Bay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Long hours, lots of injuries: That's the story some Tesla workers tell about a factory in Fremont. Elon Musk's electric car company says it's fixed its problem and improved worker safety. But a new story by Reveal from The Center For Investigative Reporting questions the accuracy of Tesla's latest injury numbers. What happens when new tech intersects with old manufacturing? Guest: Alyssa Jeong Perry, KQED reporter Subscribe to The Bay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buying a house while black or brown is tough, especially in Vallejo. Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting found that white people are more likely than black people to be approved for a conventional home loan when all else is equal -- 50 years after the Fair Housing Act was passed. Guest: Emmanuel Martinez, data reporter at Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A San Francisco doctor grabbed headlines right after the YouTube shooting last week. Trauma surgeon Andre Campbell took the press to task for showing up that day but not for other shootings in the community. Guest: Laura Klivans, KQED heath reporter Subscribe to The Bay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First came dockless bikes. Now -- scooters. These zippy, motorized, human transporters have descended upon San Francisco sidewalks. Local politicians (and some residents) seem annoyed enough to want to regulate them. Guest: Dan Brekke, KQED transportation editor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I know your name. Your face. The way you walk. And what you like. But should I? While Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies in Washington D.C. this week, we turn to some Stanford professors and students who are creating an ethics course for computer science. Guest: Vanessa Rancano, KQED education reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How has the Bay Area shaped and defined hip hop? A new exhibit at the Oakland Museum of California looks at the legacy of the music and culture. We take a field trip to the museum, then cross the Bay Bridge to meet an emerging rapper from Bayview-Hunters Point. Guest: Pendarvis Harshaw, KQED columnist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oakland has banned coal from being shipped through its East Bay port. But well-known (and well-connected) developer Phil Tagami says he has the right to export what he wants. A federal judge could decide who wins soon. Guest: Darwin BondGraham, staff writer, East Bay Express Subscribe to The Bay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Tuesday afternoon there were reports of an active shooter on the campus of YouTube in San Bruno. In the moments after a potential mass shooting it can be hard to know what has happened, even as first responders, witnesses, and journalists scramble to piece together the truth. Today, we follow KQED reporters in the hours following the gunfire. Guests: KQED Silicon Valley Editor Tonya Mosley and KQED Silicon Valley Reporter Sam Harnett. Subscribe to The Bay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's now easier for ICE to arrest immigrants in Contra Costa County. The sheriff's office is making public the names and release dates of inmates inside their jails. Some suspect this new policy has to do with the 27 women who've claimed abuses in the ICE detention center that is also run by the county. Guest: Aaron Davis, Contra Costa County reporter for the East Bay Times. Subscribe to The Bay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stephon Clark. Family, friends and the Sacramento community buried the 22 year-old who was shot at at least 20 times by police. We talk to one Bay Area activist before she headed to Sacramento on the day of his funeral. Guest: Cat Brooks, co-founder of the Anti-Police Terror Project and executive director of the Justice Teams Network Subscribe to The Bay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Raiders and Warriors are leaving Oakland. But the A’s say they’re committed to staying. The team is choosing between two locations for a new stadium. We talk to a reporter who happens to be a superfan. Guest: Nina Thorsen, KQED producer Subscribe to The Bay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buying a home in the Bay sucks. That's why Sally Kuchar is tweeting about it. And her message has gone viral. Here's her story. Guest: Sally Kuchar, editor for Curbed, @sallykuchar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A year ago today, a West Oakland fire killed four people, displaced dozens and destroyed a halfway house that was the very last housing option for people living there. We follow one man’s story who went from tenant to tent. Guest: Matthias Gafni, investigative reporter with the Bay Area News Group Link to the stories: https://bayareane.ws/2Gdke3m https://bayareane.ws/2GezLjm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A San Francisco judge wearing a space tie (yes, outer space) is setting the tone for future climate change court battles. But who is he? We learn about Judge William Alsup. Guests: Sarah Jeong, senior writer for The Verge and Molly Peterson, KQED science reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cars without humans are coming. On April 2, California will allow tech companies to test driverless cars that don't have people behind the steering wheel. Should the Bay Area be concerned? Guest: Aarian Marshall, Wired transportation staff writer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

San Francisco's got a problem with car break-ins. Police have been trying to solve it and the first month of the year is looking good. But the city has a lot more work to do. Today, we hand it off to Bay Curious, KQED's podcast that answers your questions about the Bay Area. Guest: KQED reporter Sarah Craig Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Oakland coffee shop that refuses to serve uniformed police officers attracts pro-Trump protesters. Coffee shops are often seen as symbols of gentrification. This one is trying not to be that. Guest: Janelle Bitker, East Bay Express staff writer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

San Francisco is one of the last major U.S. cities to arm police officers with Tasers. The city’s Police Commission approved a Taser policy on Wednesday. The fight over this weapon has been ongoing for more than a decade. What happened? Guest: Alex Emslie, KQED criminal justice reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if you saw gun violence all the time? Some Bay Area students do. We check in with high schoolers in Oakland where shootings are common, as other students around the country walkout to protest gun control. Guest: Vanessa Rancano, KQED education reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The housing bill that could remake Bay Area neighborhoods. SB 827 would make it easier to build higher near transit. It pits city versus state. We break it down from North Berkeley BART. Guest: Bay Area News Group transportation reporter Erin Baldassari Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Combat veterans fight invisible but very real battles at the Pathway Home in Yountville. We talk to a reporter who visited the facility months before last Friday’s deadly shooting to see how veterans struggle with the hidden scars of PTSD. Guest: Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle feature writer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Journalists cover protests. They don't organize them. So it's rare when they pick a side. That's what a group of Bay Area journalists did this week, to protest the gutting of their newsroom by the "secretive, vulture" hedge fund that owns them. Guest: Bay Area News Group investigative reporter Thomas Peele Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Delayed evacuations, communication gaps, the North Bay on fire. KQED investigated emergency alerts during the North Bay fires. Today, we trace the first eight hours of October 8. Guest: KQED News reporter Sukey Lewis. Sukey reported this story with KQED's data reporter Lisa Pickoff-White and politics reporter Marisa Lagos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. attorney general calls out Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf after filing a lawsuit against California over its sanctuary state laws. During a speech in Sacramento, Jeff Sessions targeted The Town, specifically. Today, how Oakland became a defender against the Trump administration's recent immigration operations in the Bay Area. Guest: Robert Gammon, news editor and columnist for the East Bay Express Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One Bay Area school is preparing students to join a national movement for stricter gun laws following the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. We’ll take you inside a San Francisco classroom where students and teachers talk tactics for next week’s national school walkout. Guest: Vanessa Rancano, KQED education reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Immigration officials made mass arrests of hundreds of undocumented Bay Area residents last week. Today, we’ll walk you through an ICE arrest and what happens next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Tubbs Fire in the North Bay created a whole new group of homelessness in Santa Rosa. Since October, those who lost their homes have received most of the attention but many people were already living on the streets. Guest: Jennielynn Holmes, Director of Shelter & Housing at Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The San Francisco taxi driver is going extinct. And it seems nothing cab companies try is enough to survive the competition of app-based ride hailing services like Uber and Lyft. The recent suicide of a driver in New York highlights the emotional toll of the economic hardship pressuring cab drivers. We explore how taxi companies and their drivers are coping in the birthplace of Uber and Lyft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices