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A Tree Fell on My Car in the Bay Area. What Do I Do?
kqed.org > news...As the Bay Area recovers from yet another storm, many anticipate even more power outages and flooding -- and, in many cases, assessing damage caused... ...While Papson and her husband were visiting the East Coast this past New Year's Eve, a neighbor sent the couple some snapshots of their 2011 Subaru... ...You can also call 311 and ask to be connected to the Department of Public Works to report a downed tree; DPW manages StreetTreeSF, a program that...

Si Yan: The Significance of Hark Work
kqed.org > perspectives...When it happened to high schooler Si Yan, he stepped up and learned the value of selflessness along the way.... ...For over 14 years, my father was our family's only source of income, working low-wage as a printer, while my mother gave up work to care for our... ...With a Perspective, I'm Si Yan.... ...To provide wages for the family, I worked as a babysitter and took part in paid internships....

San Quentin Can Rebrand, But Prison Is Still Prison
kqed.org > arts...Behind the concrete walls and steel bars of San Quentin State Prison sit more than 3,000 people, currently serving time.... ...The facility itself sits on 432 acres of land in Marin County, one of the top five wealthiest counties per capita in the United States, where well-off... ..., Ear Hustle co-host Rahsaan "New York" Thomas and longtime San Quentin resident and restorative justice practitioner Lonnie Morris. ... ...And just as viewers see Chan's own reentry process, the film covers the homecoming ceremonies of San Quentin News editor Richard "Bonaru" Richardson...

Of Ancient Rivers and Rusting Robots: The Unceasing Search for ...
kqed.org > science...The Unceasing Search for Life on Mars. Failed to save article.... ...It's been nearly 60 years since NASA's Mariner 4 journeyed to Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to fly by the red planet.... ...China, the European Space Agency, India and the United Arab Emirates.... ...NASA's twin rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, prospected the soil and rock of Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum looking for the chemical signatures...

Ramadan, A Time To Fast, But Also A Time to Celebrate Food
kqed.org > forum...And in the Bay Area, the food prepared during Ramadan, whether it's suhoor, the pre-sunrise meal before the fast begins or iftar, the meal eaten... ...to break the fast, reflects the diversity of the Muslim diaspora itself.... ...Hisham Abdelfattah, founder and owner, El Halal Amigos... ...Luke Tsai, food editor, KQED Arts & Culture....

World Premieres, Classical Masterpieces Abound in SF Symphony's ...
kqed.org > arts...On Tuesday, the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) announced its ambitious 2023-2024 season, featuring several world premieres, superstar guest performers... ..., LA Philharmonic Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel and San Diego Symphony Music Director Rafael Payare.... ...And on April 2, 2024, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Kathryn Scott perform works by Gabriel Fauré, Antonín Dvo?ák and others....

Video Game "MLB The Show" Breaks Barrier with Negro League ...
kqed.org > arts...Paige to Jackie Robinson -- into the 2023 edition of the game as playable characters.... ...MLB The Show has broken a video game barrier: For the first time, the franchise will insert some of the greatest Negro League players -- from Satchel... ...Along with Robinson and Paige, the game also features other players including Buck O"Neil, Rube Foster, Hilton Smith, John Donaldson, Hank Thompson... ..."This made sense on multiple levels," said Bob Kendrick, the narrator of storyline experience and president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum,...

Kev Choice Delivers Symphonic Rap with Newest Album, "The ...
kqed.org > arts...Choice isn't just a prolific, classically trained composer and arranger who has worked with the Oakland and San Francisco symphonies, though;... ...But instead of the 50-piece band playing the usual Mozart or Bach, they summoned the mobbish energy of Too Short, the Luniz and Dru Down.... ...His wide-ranging list of collaborators includes NBA superstar Damian Lillard and local rap savant Rexx Life Raj.... ...Though listed as a solo project, the album's various features -- which include Woods and Carriér and contributions from DJ D-Sharp and Drew Banga...

'You Have to Make This Work': A Day in the Life of a Rural EMT ...
kqed.org > science...foothills outside of Grass Valley.... ...Hours into the rescue mission, paramedic Jessica Farmer realized her toes were completely numb.... ...Earlier that afternoon, Farmer and her partner, Clarence Ortega, sped out of Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in their Mercedes van ambulance, snow... ..."Any other situation in life, and I think I would have given up at that point," said Farmer, 36, a seasoned emergency responder and homeschool teacher...

Beyond reading logs and Lexile levels: Supporting students ...
kqed.org...Kimberly Parker in a recent webinar organized by the Texas A&M Collaborative for Teacher Education.... ...or librarian that turned them off of reading.... ...Texts should vary in difficulty and length, Parker said, pulling from work by literacy researcher Tim Shanahan.... ...Language arts teacher Donalyn Miller suggests survey questions like "What is your first choice about what to do when you have free time at home?"...