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SF School Board Unanimously Denies Mandarin Immersion Charter
San Francisco’s school board may reject a parent-led Mandarin charter as the district pushes its own language program.
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August 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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SF School Serving Spanish-Speaking Immigrants Is ‘Severely Understaffed,’ Parents Say
A group of parents wrote a letter to the San Francisco Unified School District raising “urgent concerns about the unsafe and unacceptable conditions at Mission Education Center.”
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August 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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‘You Can’t Trust Anyone’: In Oakland, Fear of ICE Raids Grips Day Laborers
At one popular day laborer spot in Fruitvale, far fewer men are looking for work amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Those who remain are on edge.
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August 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Teen Arrested in ICE Raid at an Oakland Home Detained Out of State, Attorney Says
ICE officers raided an East Oakland home on Tuesday, detaining six people — including a minor and an adult with Down syndrome.
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August 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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A Day in the Life of San José’s Rapid Response Network, Built to Resist ICE Fear
In San José, a rapid response network of volunteers and immigrant-led groups is fighting fear of ICE raids by distributing know-your-rights cards, staffing hotlines, and empowering local businesses to protect their communities.
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August 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Burgum, Bondi Tour Alcatraz to Launch Trump Plan to Reopen Site as Federal Prison
The Trump administration is pushing to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison, a move that would require repealing national park protections and transferring control from the Department of the Interior to the Bureau of Prisons.
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July 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Can Trump Really Reopen Alcatraz? Delegation Heads to Island to Make Case
The Trump administration is pushing to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison, a move that would require repealing national park protections and transferring control from the Department of the Interior to the Bureau of Prisons.
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July 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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SFUSD will scrap its homegrown ethnic studies curriculum after backlash from parents over bias... @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/1204658...
SF School District Won’t Cancel Ethnic Studies, But Pauses Its Homegrown Curriculum | KQED
San Francisco schools will adopt an interim curriculum used by other California districts as SFUSD audits its own course materials following backlash from some parents.
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June 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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SFUSD Was a Pioneer in Ethnic Studies. Now the Program Could Be Put on Pause
After mounting pushback, San Francisco’s superintendent of schools is considering pausing the district’s ethnic studies program, according to teachers and a school board member.
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June 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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KQED: ICE agents arrested 15 people in San Francisco this week, including a 3-year-old child.
ICE Arrests 15 People in San Francisco, Including a Child, Pelosi Says | KQED
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi called the detainments by immigration enforcement “outrageous and unforgivable.”
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June 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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UPDATE: The lawsuit, which says Trump's deployment order was unconstitutional, comes as the Department of Defense has mobilized 700 Marines for Los Angeles. via @kqednews.kqed.org
California Sues Trump for Sending National Guard Troops Into LA After ICE Protests | KQED
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta filed the federal lawsuit on Monday afternoon, arguing President Trump’s order federalizing 2,000 California National Guard troops — who normally opera...
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June 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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In Oakland Schools, Hostility Spirals Between Teachers Union and Principals
Leaders of the Oakland school district’s administrators' union, who have accused the teachers' union of hostility, retaliation and threats, plan to speak out in front of the school board.
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May 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Coming up shortly on @kqednews.kqed.org radio...

@katiedebe.bsky.social on how dicey #historic status can be.

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In Wealthy Bay Area Enclave, a Battle Over ‘Historic’ Homes Hits Boiling Point | KQED
For four years, a contentious battle has raged over whether San Mateo’s Baywood neighborhood should be a historic district. The City Council is urging California not to take action.
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May 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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ICE Arrests at Bay Area Immigration Courts Are Meant to Stoke Fear, Advocates Say
Immigration advocates gathered across Northern California to condemn what they called the unprecedented and unconstitutional arrests of asylum seekers in courthouses.
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May 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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At Stanford, a Growing Pro-Palestinian Hunger Strike Gets Silence From the University
A dozen more protesters have joined the Stanford hunger strike in solidarity with Palestinians at risk of starving in Gaza. So far, the university has said it does not plan to negotiate.
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May 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Massive BART Outage Not Related to Old Train Control System, Agency Says
The Bay Area transit system is in the midst of replacing its train control system, but Friday’s outage was caused by network devices not connecting properly, a BART spokesperson said.
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May 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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The hits just keep coming! SFMOMA lays of 29 staffers (both union and non-union, 20 of the full-time) + cuts 13 open positions.

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Letter to the Community
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May 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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As Trump Targets NPR and PBS Funding, Small Local Stations Brace for Fallout
President Trump’s executive order aims to cut off federal funding for NPR and PBS, but smaller member stations could be the most at risk if money dries up.
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May 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Oakland Teachers Strike Is Called Off After Union Reaches Deal With School District
More than 2,500 educators in the Oakland Unified School District were poised to walk out Thursday before a deal was struck on teacher contracts and campus-based substitutes.
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April 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Oakland Teachers Are Set to Strike This Week, Union Tells School District
OUSD officials told families that schools would remain open during the single-day strike on Thursday, the fourth walkout by Oakland teachers since 2019.
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April 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Oakland Teachers OK a May Day Strike Amid District’s Budget Cuts
The Oakland teachers union voted to authorize a single-day strike after leaders accused the district of withholding financial information and manufacturing a budget crisis.
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April 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Oakland School Board May Replace Superintendent Despite Contract Extension
Board member Mike Hutchinson told KQED that during the board’s meeting Wednesday night, members plan to discuss altering the transition plan for Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell.
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April 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Trump Administration Subpoenas UC Faculty Information in Antisemitism Investigation
Hundreds of University of California employees who signed open letters could have their personal information turned over in a federal probe into allegations of campus antisemitism.
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April 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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San Francisco’s HHS Office to Close in ‘Irresponsible’ Federal Health Cuts, Pelosi Says
The Trump administration will shutter San Francisco’s Department of Health and Human Services office, which runs programs like Medicaid and Medicare, mental health resources and HIV/AIDS care.
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April 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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In Court, Women Detail Abuse by East Bay Federal Prison Officer: ‘It Finished Me’
Three women named in the case against former FCI Dublin officer Darrell Wayne Smith have testified against him so far. This is what they say they endured under his watch.
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March 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM