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1761 - Your Stories About Making Friends

Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra talks with local journalists about what’s happening in the greatest region in the country. It’s the context and analysis you need to make sense of the news, with help from the people who know it best. New episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.

1761 - Your Stories About Making Friends

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Episodes

Your Stories About Making Friends

An East San José Teacher Reckons With Cesar Chavez’s Legacy

Who Will Replace Nancy Pelosi? Hear 3 of the Candidates Debate

San José Unified Plans to Close 5 Schools

In Alameda, Sea Level Rise Is Happening on All Sides

Foster City Cyberattack, Jury Finds Meta and Google Negligent, and Can SF’s Small Clubs Survive?

‘It’s Inhumane’: After Sunnyvale Father’s Deportation, Family Trauma Lingers

Why California Has the Nation’s Most Expensive Gas

The Lowrider Community’s Long Fight to Ride Freely

Sexual Abuse Allegations Against César Chavez Rock California

AI Is Changing Tech Work. Here’s Why It Matters for the Rest of Us

Your Kitchen Countertop Could Be Making Workers Sick

Alysa Liu’s Bay Area Homecoming

A Crowded Race for California Governor

How Oakland Is Fixing One of Its Most Dangerous Roads

All Aboard the 67, SF's Most Delayed Bus

Iranian Americans React to US-Israel War on Iran

SF Immigration Court’s Death by a Thousand Cuts

Rising SF Rents, a Progressive Rep in CA’s MAGA Corner, and Waymo’s Remote Workers

Tahoe Avalanche Is the Deadliest in Modern California History

The Pay Phone That Lets San Franciscans ‘Call a Republican'

Why Are There So Many Crows in the Bay Area?

Kaiser Strike Enters Its Fourth Week

Why Silicon Valley Got Cozy With the Military

Making New Friends Here: Easy or Hard?

Keeping Venezuelan Culture Alive Through Dance

SF Public School Teachers Go On Strike

San José Mayor Matt Mahan Wants to Be Governor. Here’s A Look Into His Signature Homelessness Program

Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl: Fans Feel Pride, But Also Fears of ICE

How the Super Bowl Will Affect the South Bay

Clipper 2.0’s Rollout Has Been ‘a Hot Mess’

Minneapolis Reactions, Suisun City vs. Rio Vista, and Goodbye to the Westfield Mall

Violent Crime Is Down in Oakland

SF Mayor Daniel Lurie on His First Year in Office

Is AI Coming for Your Therapist’s Job?

As California College of the Arts Closes, So Does a Pathway for Local Artists

What You Need to Know About Filming ICE

As Federal Surveillance Grows, Santa Cruz Axes Powerful License Plate Readers

Felony Trial Begins for Pro-Palestinian Stanford Protesters

Could San Francisco Really Take Over PG&E?

For Marin County, Last Weekend’s Floods Were a Wake-Up Call

'A Lot of Emotions at Play’: Bay Area Venezuelans React to US Attack

Volunteers Help Monitor Street Corners for ICE Activity

Girls’ Flag Football Is Booming

Could Plug-In Solar Take Off in California?

Seeing the Tenderloin Through the Eyes of Neighborhood Kids

A Very Santa Rosa Christmas at Snoopy’s Home Ice

Earthquake Swarms, License Plate Reader Cameras, and Clipper 2.0

Decoding Your PG&E Bill

This Popular Kitchen Countertop Material Is Making Workers Sick

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