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Question of the Bay: How did 9/11 change you, and how did it change America?

It’s been 25 years since September 11th, and today we're asking San Franciscans about the impact of that day.

25 years later, what 9/11 means for Bay Area South Asians

It’s been 25 years since September 11th and the backlash that followed against Arab, Sikh and South Asian communities. Bay Area organizers say t…

Lawmakers demand more safeguards on OpenAI, following cyber attack

State Senator Scott Wiener recently joined calls from legislators around the country demanding more safeguards on artificial intelligence follow…

New bill would streamline requirements to sue federal agents

A bill that would make it easier for people to sue federal agents for civil rights violations advanced in the legislature yesterday.

How much should utilities pay for wildfires?

Governor Gavin Newsom wants to limit how much utilities pay for catastrophic wildfires. But, details for the proposal have yet to be released as…

Poet James Cagney on his book 'Ghetto Koans: A Personal Archive'

Oakland poet James Cagney talks about his latest book "Ghetto Koans: A Personal Archive," with KALW's Jeneé Darden at Books Inc. Alameda. In the…

CA Wildfire Update / 'The Man Will Burn' Filmmakers on Burning Man at 40 / Dancer Khala Brannigan's 'Maura'

State of the Bay gets an update on California's wildfire season with CalMatters' Rachel Becker, talks with the filmmakers of HBO's new documenta…

WCCUSD teachers ratify new contract

After a historic strike, United Teachers of Richmond voted to approve their new contract.

How one neighborhood in Colombia is tackling climate change at the community level

In one impoverished neighborhood of Medellin, Colombia, residents are tackling the effects of climate change in part by filtering their own drin…

'The Promised Land' is a western that follows a retired Danish officer in 1755

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Danish filmmaker Nikolaj Arcel about his latest movie, "The Promised Land," a historical drama set in the Jutland pe…

Bay Area Public Media

KALW is an NPR member station rooted in the Bay Area and inspired by the world. We create programs that are informative, innovative, inclusive,…

Captain Who Rescued Migrants At Sea Refuses Paris Medal, Calling It Hypocritical

"Your police [steal] blankets from people that you force to live on the streets, while you raid protests and criminalize people that are standin…

Hey Area: A history of San Francisco's contested sanctuary city status

It's been over a year since President Donald Trump issued an executive order promising to halt federal funding for cities that limit cooperation…

The hunt for German bread in San Francisco

In a city with a world renowned versatile culinary scene one thing is still hard to get: Good German bread. You can find some great French and I…