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Spicing Up Seniors’ Sex Lives – and Getting a Second Chance at the California Dream Sep 21, 2019

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Author and Dance Teacher’s Mission to Redefine Aging, Rocky Road Ice Cream’s Bumpy History, Singer Mike Marshall’s Second Chance, Letter to My California Dreamer

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Three Transgender Opera Singers on the Risks They Took to Live Authentically Sep 14, 2019

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Elliot Franks, Lucia Lucas and Breanna Sinclairé have taken enormous risks to live their most authentic lives. And they’ve navigated an industry that has been slow to evolve with the times.

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Vallejo in the Spotlight After Fatal Police Shootings Sep 06, 2019

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Police shootings of Black and Latino men have sparked protests across California and the nation. The East Bay city of Vallejo is also grappling with officer-involved shootings. Community members there are asking for accountability, and demanding answers.

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An Ode to the Tumbleweeds and Driveway Barbeques of Riverside Aug 30, 2019

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Young Central Valley Mariachi Heads to Harvard; Finding Love After Alzheimer’s; Susan Straight’s “In the Country of Women”; Letter to My Dreamer: Lake County Farm

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As Students Struggle With Anxiety, a California School Tries to Help Aug 23, 2019

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Some schools are teaching kids how to deal with the physical and mental impacts of anxiety.

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The Cave Woman of India: Tracing My Scars as an Immigrant’s Daughter Aug 16, 2019

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In this personal story, KQED's Sandhya Dirks takes us back to her mother's India -- to a tell a story about inherited trauma, mental illness, and South Asian history.

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A Road Trip to Some of California’s Hidden Gems Aug 10, 2019

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This summer, forget the tourist traps and come along with us on a sonic journey to explore some of California’s out-of-the-way, cool spots that make this place we call home so unique.

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Missing and Homeless: How a Woman’s Search for Her Mother Became a Mission to Help Others Aug 02, 2019

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Robin Burton may never find her mother, but she’s made quite a few friends during her search. That's because she launched a Facebook group called 'Missing & Homeless' that now has more than 63,000 members.

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An Unlikely Suspect: On the Trail of a Northern California Serial Arsonist Jul 26, 2019

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It took two years to track down the Capay Valley arsonist. He was convicted of 12 counts of arson, but he's suspected of setting 152 fires over the course of 18 years.

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She Strived to Be the Perfect Mom and Landed in the Psych Ward Jul 19, 2019

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Motherhood was going great for Lisa Abramson, until the walls started talking to her. But she said being in the hospital made her feel more crazy.

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