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KALW Public Media is a catalyst for civic engagement, a home for groundbreaking storytelling, and a training ground for the next generation of media-makers.

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Jul 7
We're celebrating our 85th birthday and looking to The Next 85 with a once-in-a-lifetime benefit bash at The Warfield featuring two out-of-this-world talents! Wanna know who? Find out Tues., 7/14 in a very special announcement! 👀 Info: kalw.org/85
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Live now: @sfchronicle reporters @sara_dinatale, @stjbs + @kolyn_cheang discuss how ICE has turned SFO into a detention center + ICE's failure to pay medical providers for detainee care since last Oct has put their lives in danger. Photos: @santiagomejia kalw.org/show/your-call/2026…

SF Chronicle exposes ICE’s inhumane treatment of detainees in CA

SF Chronicle investigations expose how ISFO is now a immigration detention center, and medical failures at ICE detention centers that put detainees’ lives at risk.

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City on the Edge author and co-founder of The San Francisco Standard , @WeberWest , will join Straight to It for a live episode at KALW’s studio for the station's Bay Made Showcase event series! WHEN: Aug 13 | 7pm WHERE: 220 Montgomery St., SF RSVP: kalw.org/events
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📢Join KALW at the @thewarfield on Sept 29 to see: ✨@badbadnotgood ✨@digableplanets ✨Rozzi ✨@wonway Dance your ❤️ out and kick off The Next 85 Years of KALW. Visit kalw.org/85 tomorrow, 7/15, at 10am & subscribe to our newsletter for early access.
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“How can a nation founded on the homelands of dispossessed Indigenous people be the world’s most exemplary democracy?" This is the first line in Ned Blackhawk's book, "The Rediscovery of America." Join today's US at 250: A Native Perspective at 10am PT: kalw.org/show/your-call/2026…
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Google’s “Debug Project” requested a permit in May from the EPA to release 32 million sterile male mosquitos in California and Florida.
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It will be several days before the final results are known, but early returns from the state’s primary have already cleared the field for the November elections.
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More than 50-thousand people had to evacuate Orange County over Memorial Day weekend because a tank at an aerospace plant in the city Garden Grove was at risk of exploding, from a chemical that may fall outside California’s toughest safety rules.
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The California High Speed Rail Board of Directors unanimously approved a business plan earlier this week that envisions passenger service between Merced and Bakersfield by 2033.
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The trial of seven protesters who were arrested on the Golden Gate Bridge in 2024 for protesting Israel's mass slaughter of civilians in Gaza resumed yesterday.
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With less than a week to go before California's primary election, a new poll shows a pair of front-runners in the race for governor.
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The Berkeley city council is voting tonight on whether or not to approve a contract renewal with Flock Safety. KALW’s Wren Farrell has more.
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Remote work has drastically changed California’s workforce. That’s according to a new report by the Legislative Analyst’s Office out this week.
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It’s Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. A time to reflect on the histories that shape Asian American communities. KALW’s Srishti Prabha took a walking tour in Berkeley to learn more about the legacy of South Asian activism in the Bay.
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After three people died from Hantavirus on a European cruise ship, health officials are trying to trace the deadly outbreak. KALW’s Viviana Vivas (Vee-vee-AH-nuh Vi-vus) has more.
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San Jose's city manager released a proposal for the upcoming fiscal year that includes broad cuts to city services, but avoids layoffs.
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Here's a weekly lookahead on the voices and topics you can expect to hear on Your Call this week! You can engage in the conversation right now by calling 866-798-8255 or email yourcall@kalw.org.
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No matter where the country goes. No matter where the economy goes: We are the Bay Area, and together, we can stand strong. KALW stands for you. Now, we need you to stand for us. Give now. Stand for what you believe in by donating to KALW at kalw.org/donate.
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👋 We've been quiet on here. But we've been making a lot of noise about what we stand for, on-air and online on other platforms. Like this post if you'd like to see more from KALW on X.
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Beginning at midnight on 4/22, tune into 91.7FM for 24 hours of natural sounds, recorded by Sonoma-based soundscape ecologist Bernie Krause and his team from Wild Sanctuary, all introduced and narrated by members of KALW's team.🌱
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