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‘Yes, Asians Go To Jail Too’ Nov 18, 2019

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Jason Mai didn’t know why his father was taken to jail when he was 12 years old. As a kid growing up in the Bay Area, he was told by his Chinese family to avoid má fan, which meant burdening or inconveniencing others by sharing the family secret. Only as an adult did Jason start to process his childhood trauma by learning about the intersections between incarceration and Asian American culture. To help him process it, he created a zine.
Guest: Jason Mai, creator of Yes, Asians Go To Jail Too
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Why San Francisco’s New District Attorney Chesa Boudin is a ‘Leap of Faith’ Nov 15, 2019

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Chesa Boudin wants to shake up San Francisco's criminal justice system. Boudin comes from an unconventional background: His parents were jailed for participating in a robbery that led him to a career as a public defender. This week, final results showed Boudin was elected District Attorney by just 2,800 votes. While some worry about what a public defender-turned-DA will mean to public safety and criminal justice, Boudin says it’s the system itself that’s been the most harmful.
Guest: Mary Franklin Harvin, KQED reporter
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From the Bay to the Supreme Court: A Doctor’s Fight for DACA Nov 13, 2019

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Jirayut "New" Latthivongskorn immigrated to the United States with his family as a kid. They settled in the Bay Area, where they spent years living in the shadows as undocumented immigrants. They avoided visits to the doctor's and anything that would get them noticed. Then came the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which gave Latthivongskorn temporary protection from deportation -- and the chance to work as a physician himself. Now, the Trump Administration has threatened the fate of DACA, and Latthivongskorn is heading to the Supreme Court to fight back.
Guest: Farida Jhabvala Romero, Immigration Reporter for KQED

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Who Owns Silicon Valley? Nov 08, 2019

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Stanford has more property value than Apple, Google and Intel combined. And right now in the Bay Area, everyone is watching how these big property owners choose to use their land. So what role should companies who aren’t in the development business play in this moment?
Guest: Rachael Myrow, Senior Editor of KQED’s Silicon Valley Desk
"Who Owns Silicon Valley?" is a multi-newsroom investigative project involving Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, The Mercury News, NBC Bay Area, Renaissance Journalism, and Telemundo 48 Área de la BahíaTelemundo.
"Who Owns Silicon Valley?" is a multi-newsroom investigative project involving Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, The Mercury News, NBC Bay Area, Renaissance Journalism and Telemundo 48 Área de la BahíaTelemundo and KQED.
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Let’s Talk About Race and the Orinda Shooting Nov 06, 2019

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Why has the "mass shooting" element of this tragedy been largely overlooked?

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Olympic Legends for Black Power Salute, Now Hall of Famers Nov 04, 2019

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John Carlos and Tommie Smith were shunned after their infamous Black Power salute on the podium at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. The were kicked out of the Olympics and lost their track and field careers. Now, 50 years later, they've been inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame, where their athletic feats are being honored as much as their courage.
Guest: Rachael Myrow, Senior Editor of KQED's Silicon Valley Desk
Tap here to see pictures and video of San Jose State University and the Olympic games in 1968.

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The Tiny Radio Station Relaying Critical Kincade Fire Information in Indigenous Languages Nov 01, 2019

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During the 2017 North Bay fires, bilingual radio station KBBF in Santa Rosa became a lifeline for many Spanish speakers in Sonoma County. At the time, emergency alerts and information were poorly translated, if at all. Now, KBBF has been filling another gap in the emergency response to the Kincade Fire by interpreting information on air in even more languages.
Guests: Maribel Merino, Gervacio Peña Lopez, and Xulio Soriano, volunteers at KBBF

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How the 2017 North Bay Fires Prepared Sonoma County for the Kincade Fire Oct 30, 2019

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It's been one week since the Kincade Fire started in Sonoma County, but this time residents say the county is more prepared.

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A Bay Farewell to Editor Erika Aguilar Oct 28, 2019

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Some bittersweet news from The Bay team: Our editor Erika Aguilar is leaving to head KQED’s new Housing and Affordability Desk. Erika is a founding member of The Bay and helped launch the podcast in March 2018. In this episode, The Bay team talks with Erika about making the show and why it sounds the way it does. And we get a sneak peek at Erika’s plans editing one of the biggest stories in the Bay Area right now.
Guest: Erika Aguilar, Senior Editor of KQED's Housing and Affordability Desk

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Living Between Fires and Blackouts Oct 25, 2019

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PG&E said there were failures on one of its high-voltage transmission lines just minutes before the Kincaid Fire erupted in Sonoma County. It's renewed concern that PG&E equipment is implicated. This comes at a time when the utility has been turning off power to reduce the risk of another wildfire. More than 200,000 Bay Area PG&E customers had their power shut off this week in the latest response to dangerous weather conditions that are aiding the fire in Sonoma County. The shutdowns are disruptive at best, deadly at worst. Which begs the question: What is the alternative to fires and blackouts? And what else can PG&E do?
Guest: Lauren Sommer, KQED Science reporter
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