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Thousands of Once-Secret Police Records Are Now Public. Here’s How You Can Use Them | KQED
The database, which includes about 12,000 cases detailing police misconduct and serious use of force from hundreds of agencies, is the first of its kind in California.
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August 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Is Planting Trees ‘DEI’? Trump Administration Cuts Nationwide Tree-Planting Effort
In February, communities around the country learned that funding was canceled for a nationwide tree-planting program aimed at making neighborhoods more resilient to climate change.
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March 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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I've spent months thinking about fleece and whether I should let my kiddo have it. Examining this opened up a new way for me to think about consumer choices, regulation and whether we can ever be rid of what we throw away. New out today for @kqedscience.bsky.social: www.kqed.org/science/1996...
Cuddly but Costly: The Unseen Dangers of Fleece in Kids Clothes and Toys | KQED
Each week, the average person is estimated to ingest up to the weight of a credit card in microplastics. What could I do for my family?
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March 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Another Solano County City Wants to Annex Some of California Forever’s Land
Letters will be sent out to nearly 30 neighboring landowners — including California Forever — to gauge interest in the city’s aspirations for annexing additional land.
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March 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Remember when Carrie Fisher appeared posthumously in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker? Now the more likely threat to creative artists is, “We could all be put into one of the blenders, and they spit out a character that is a little bit of all of us.” www.kqed.org/news/1203181... @kqednews.kqed.org
Hollywood Actors Take the Fight Against AI to Sacramento | KQED
SAG-AFTRA, the union representing actors, is supporting a bill that would require AI developers to disclose when models are trained on copyrighted material.
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March 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Oakland Special Election: Candidate Guide and How to Vote
Nine candidates are vying to be mayor of Oakland, after the previous mayor was recalled and as the city faces a major budget deficit.
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March 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Hollywood Actors Take the Fight Against AI to Sacramento
SAG-AFTRA, the union representing actors, is supporting a bill that would require AI developers to disclose when models are trained on copyrighted material.
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March 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Oakland Voters Want to Know How the Next Mayor Would Fix the City’s Finances
As the city faces a major budget deficit, candidates are making their pitch about what they would do to improve the city's financial health.
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March 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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This (MONDAY) morning on @kqednews.kqed.org RADIO:

we HEAR @daisynguyen.bsky.social's piece about what's holding up 💲💲 for #childcare in @alamedacountyca.bsky.social
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March 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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A Radically Reshaped EPA Takes Its Toll on Bay Area Environmental Justice Efforts

Nonprofits in East Palo Alto West Oakland & South San Francisco have already hired staff to fulfill grants, paid graduate students for research

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A Radically Reshaped EPA Takes Its Toll on Bay Area Environmental Justice Efforts | KQED
EPA officials have cut or frozen funding for a broad range of Bay Area climate projects, including tree planting, air monitoring, the distribution of air purifiers, youth programming and more.
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March 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Lessons From Elsewhere: Managing San Francisco's Stormwater & Sewage Mess ☔️💩

NYC invested in green infrastructure, turning its concrete jungle into a sponge. Chicago/Milwaukee dug massive tunnels deep in the earth to capture💧

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Lessons From Elsewhere: Managing San Francisco's Stormwater and Sewage Mess | KQED
San Francisco’s aging sewer system overflows during storms, polluting the ocean and bay. Other big cities have tackled the issue with tunnels, green development and holistic water management.
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March 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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California Has 30 New Proposals to Rein in AI. Trump Could Complicate Them
President Trump is taking a very different approach to AI than the Biden administration, and it could affect how California regulates artificial intelligence.
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March 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Meta’s Efforts to Block Explosive Expose in Arbitration Likely to Fail, Labor Experts Say | KQED
Meta is battling to stop sales of an explosive memoir from a former employee in arbitration, but legal experts say federal and state labor laws in California protect the book and its author.
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March 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM