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This Bay Area Homeless Nonprofit Trains Staff to Better Care for LGBTQ+ Residents
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (657+ words) When Dahlia Burns was placed in a homeless shelter that housed 90 men, they didn't feel comfortable " not least of all because they don't identify with a specific gender. After voicing concerns, they were moved to New Haven Inn in San…...
Kirstin Mitchell: Sharing the Joy
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (311+ words) Kirstin Mitchell shares about how she built community amongst friends. Joy, for me, is a musty, rented house last remodeled in the eighties. It has uncomfortable beds, dingy carpet and spider webs on the windows. The kitchen is sparsely equipped…...
US Fans Geared Up for Team's Bay Area World Cup Match Against Bosnia
14+ hour, 25+ min ago (1281+ words) Thousands of soccer fans, young and old, seasoned and new, flooded the streets of Santa Clara Wednesday in their red, white and blue finest as excitement and anticipation built ahead of an elimination match at Levi's Stadium pitting the U. S. Men's…...
San Francisco Congregation Unites After Church Fire
16+ hour, 21+ min ago (555+ words) A fire that gutted a historic San Francisco church on Monday may have been sparked by the very renovations meant to preserve it, officials said. The three-alarm fire spread through the San Francisco Central Seventh-day Adventist Church as crews worked…...
Forum from the Archives: Stage Diving into Sonoma County's Early Punk Scene
15+ hour, 57+ min ago (187+ words) KQED Forum from the Archives: Stage Diving into Sonoma County's Early Punk Scene Airdate: Thursday, July 2 at 9 AM When punk rock thrashed through the Bay Area in the 70s and 80s there were some venues that became iconic hubs, like Mabuhay Gardens…...
Danny Glover Announces He Has Alzheimer's
16+ hour, 16+ min ago (287+ words) On the TODAY show Wednesday morning, Danny Glover announced that he has Alzheimer's disease. The San Francisco-based actor and activist said he was initially diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease in 2022. "I can live with it, in a sense," Glover…...
Newsom's Education Overhaul Strips Power From California's Next Elected Schools Chief
18+ hour, 46+ min ago (839+ words) California's Department of Education will soon be under the control of the governor's office, drastically changing the role of the next state superintendent, who will be elected in November. The change, pushed through by Gov. Gavin Newsom as part of…...
A Huge, Free "Future of Us" Fest Wants to Spark San Francisco"s Imagination
17+ hour, 18+ min ago (387+ words) July 4 will mark 250 years since the United States declared independence from the British crown. But for many Americans facing widening inequality, intensified immigration crackdowns and persecution of protesters, the country's milestone birthday doesn't feel like a time for celebration. In…...
Sam Altman, Open AI Movie Filmed in San Francisco Finds a New Home After Amazon Drop
16+ hour, 55+ min ago (357+ words) Independent production and distribution company Neon has purchased Artificial, a new movie about the rise of Open AI CEO Sam Altman, after Amazon's studio dropped the film. "The acquisition underscores Neon's commitment to partnering with visionary filmmakers, and bringing ambitious…...
Oakland Airport Worker Says Workers' Comp System Failing Her
17+ hour, 59+ min ago (819+ words) KQED Oakland Airport Worker Says Workers' Comp System Failing Her - Workers" compensation benefits are intended to help people injured on the job. But sometimes, they fall through the cracks. - California civil rights leaders are expressing relief and gratitude. That"s…...