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    The Bay

    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.

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    Medi-Cal Cuts Are Coming. Contra Costa County Is Bracing for Impact Apr 24, 2026
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    The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed by President Donald Trump last year, will cut an estimated $900 billion to $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next decade. Between funding cuts and big changes to enrollment and eligibility requirements, residents who rely on Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, are bracing for impact. Doctor and journalist Sejal Parekh explores how this is playing out in Contra Costa County.

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    • Up to 93K Contra Costa County residents could lose health insurance under Trump cuts

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    The Governor’s Race Changes Shape — Again Apr 22, 2026
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    It’s been one week since Rep. Eric Swalwell ended his run for governor after ⁠multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct⁠. Before that, he was starting to consolidate support from voters in the progressive, vote-rich Bay Area.

    Now that he’s out of the race, the remaining candidates – especially the leading Democrats – are trying to win over his supporters before the June 2 primary.

    Links:

    • ⁠How to watch the California governor’s debate on KRON4 and KRON4+⁠
    • ⁠The Rise and Fall of Eric Swallwell⁠ (The Bay)
    • ⁠Betty Yee Becomes Latest Democrat to Exit California Governor’s Race⁠
    • ⁠With Swalwell Out, Who Will Bay Area Voters Support for California Governor?⁠
    • ⁠California Governor Candidates Compete for Swalwell's Endorsements, Donors and Voters

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    One Way to Keep Teachers in the Bay? House Them Apr 20, 2026
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    Some school districts are now providing workforce housing, as they find themselves with vacant properties and employees who say they can’t afford to stay in the Bay Area.

    Today, we meet one teacher in San Francisco who was planning to leave – until she got an apartment in a teacher housing complex.

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    • When Teachers Can’t Afford to Live in the Bay Area, Districts Get Into the Housing Game

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    Why Do BART Announcements Sound So Ancient? Apr 17, 2026
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    You know the sound: a robotic, ancient-sounding voice as you wait for BART: 6-car Blue line train for OAK Airport in 15 minutes.

    In America's tech capital, why do BART announcements sound so old? In this episode from our friends at Bay Curious, reporter Ana De Almeida Amaral sets out to find the answer.

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    The Rise and Fall of Eric Swalwell Apr 15, 2026
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    This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault.

    Until last week, former Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democrat from Dublin, was a leading candidate for governor.

    But on Friday, a former staffer accused Swalwell of sexual assault. In interviews with the San Francisco Chronicle, former staff member said Swalwell sexually assaulted her when she was too intoxicated to consent in both 2019 and 2024, after multiple inappropriate advances both on Snapchat and in person. Since then, at least four more women have come forward, including one who alleges she was violently raped by Swalwell in 2018.

    Swalwell denies these allegations. But within days, after supporters fled his campaign and called for him to step down, he ended his run for governor and resigned his Congressional seat.

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    • SF Chronicle: Ex-staffer says Eric Swalwell, candidate for California governor, sexually assaulted her
    • KQED: Eric Swalwell Is Out of the Governor’s Race and Resigning From Congress. What Happens Now?
    • CalMatters: Woman alleges violent sexual assault by Eric Swalwell: 'He raped me'

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    Career or Kids? Child Care Costs Force Parents to Choose Apr 13, 2026
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    Rising child care prices leave many Bay Area parents with little choice but to turn down career opportunities, cut back hours, or even quit. As part of KQED’s new series on affordability, early childhood education reporter Daisy Nguyen introduces us to one mother who left her job as a teacher after the birth of her third child.

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    • When Child Care Costs Half a Paycheck, Bay Area Parents Must Choose: Kids or Career | KQED

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    Your Stories About Making Friends Apr 10, 2026
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    We asked you to share your experiences with making friends in the Bay Area. Today, we hear from you — and follow one listener as she tries to meet new friends in San Jose.

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    An East San José Teacher Reckons With Cesar Chavez’s Legacy Apr 08, 2026
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    Victoria Duran grew up in East San José, and remembers celebrating her community's ties to labor activist and United Farm Workers co-founder Cesar Chavez. His legacy looms large on the East Side, where he held his first organizing meetings and where his former home still stands. But for many people in San José, that sense of pride was shattered after a New York Times' investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by Chavez.

    Now Duran, who teaches ethnic studies and psychology at William C. Overfelt High School in East San José, is reckoning with how to teach about Chavez in light of these sexual abuse allegations.

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    • Why This City’s Reckoning With Cesar Chavez Is So Complicated (NYTimes)

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    Who Will Replace Nancy Pelosi? Hear 3 of the Candidates Debate Apr 06, 2026
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    Last Tuesday, the three leading Democratic candidates for San Francisco’s U.S. House seat, San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan, former political advisor and software engineer Saikat Chakrabarti, and California State Senator Scott Wiener, took to the stage at the historic Sydney Goldstein Theater for their first major debate before the June primary. Moderated by KQED’s Scott Shafer and Sydney Johnson, the candidates presented their visions for leadership and clashed over taxes, transit, and more.

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    • SF House Candidates Clash on Taxes, Transit in Debate to Replace Pelosi

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    San José Unified Plans to Close 5 Schools Apr 03, 2026
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    Last week, the San José Unified Board of Education voted 3-2 to close 5 elementary schools and relocate another. District leaders, citing declining enrollment, say that these closures will make it easier to provide adequate services and programs to students. But many parents are furious and are vowing to fight back.

    Links:

    • San José School District Moves to Close 5 Elementary Schools | KQED

    • Alleging Discrimination, San José Parents Try to Fight School Closures | KQED

    • Email us: thebay@kqed.org

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