Bay Area Voices on Racial Injustice: "Breathing and black"
We continue with our series of essays by Bay Area residents reflecting on race in America.
View ArticleAudiograph's Sound of the Week: East Bay Bike Party
All week long, we've been playing this sound, and asking you to guess what exactly it is and where exactly in the Bay Area we recorded it.
View ArticleShe bangs the drums: Women Drummers International
When it comes to music made by women, some clichés still persist: Women sing, and men play loud guitars and heavy drums. Conga drummer Carolyn Brandy wants to change all that.
View ArticleSlithering through a reptile’s world at the East Bay Vivarium
One of the first things you hear when you enter the East Bay Vivarium is lots of scratching. It's coming from inside a large cage -- its a giant lizard that’s nearly as long as I am tall. “His name is...
View ArticleThe East Bay Times' Neil Chase on winning the Pulitzer for Ghost Ship fire...
The Pulitzer Prize for breaking news reporting was awarded to the staff of the East Bay Times for “relentless coverage of the ‘Ghost Ship’ fire ... and for reporting after the tragedy that exposed the...
View ArticleFrom tough neighborhoods to life-saving health careers
I’m with emergency responders Nicolas Kinney and Chris Channell in a green and white Paramedics Plus ambulance racing to a 911 call in Fremont. We bump over train tracks and swerve through...
View ArticleEast Bay residents open their homes to families seeking shelter
Safe Time Home Sharing, a new nonprofit organization, is trying to alleviate the homelessness crisis by asking East Bay residents to open their homes, and temporarily donate their extra bedrooms to...
View Article'One-way' car sharing grows in the East Bay
Zipcar. Ford GoBikes. Scoot. Shared vehicles are multiplying like rabbits in the Bay Area. Just this month, a company called JUMP rolled its electric bikes onto San Francisco streets.
View ArticleThe Specialist: Noise Police
In Episode 2 of "The Specialist," we meet Jared McDaniel and Jordan Roberts, acoustics consultants — otherwise known as "the noise police."
View ArticleHow a network of East Bay women navigate the threat of deportation
President Trump yesterday called for an end to due process rights for immigrants who enter the country illegally. That comes after last week’s flurry of reports that thousands of families have been...
View ArticleStreet Spirit gets new editor-in-chief
Earlier this month, the man known as the federal homelessness czar visited the Bay Area. Matthew Dougherty met with San Francisco homeless programs director Jeff Kositsky and Mayor London Breed,...
View ArticleEast Bay Proposition FF: Wildfire Protection
If you live in Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Alameda, San Pablo, El Cerrito, Albany, Emeryville, Piedmont, El Sobrante, and Kensington, listen up. You’ll be voting on Measure FF this November.
View ArticleEl Sobrante: Will a changing Bay Area leave the ‘leftovers’ behind?
It’s no secret: the Bay Area has changed a lot in the last decade. But, El Sobrante, an East Bay town in Contra Costa County, hasn’t attracted the same attention as its neighbors. How long can that last?
View ArticleLisa Forkish celebrates Bay Area a cappella with the WeSing Vocal Festival
This weekend, a capella music lovers will be gathering in Berkeley for the WeSing Vocal Festival . The three-day event was started by Oakland singer Lisa Forkish who got involved in the a capella music...
View ArticleWhy Do Amtrak Drivers Blare Their Horns So Loudly As They Pass Through Stations?
Hey Area is where we find answers to questions you ask. Jonathan Davis wanted to know why Amtrak drivers blare their horns so loudly in the middle of the night as they pass through the East Bay.
View ArticleOakland Passes Emergency Paid Sick Leave Legislation
Last night Oakland City Council unanimously passed a measure that gives workers up to 80 hours of paid sick leave during the pandemic.
View ArticleSarchasm On Activism, Identity, And Community In The East Bay Punk Scene
Sarchasm is a Berkeley-based band that’s been together for a decade. They’ve used their music to work through challenges, spread political messages, and support each other.
View ArticleHearing More Fireworks Lately? You’re Not Alone
There’s been a significant uptick in complaints about fireworks going off in the Bay Area recently. But is there actually an uptick this year?
View ArticleEast Bay Speeds Up With Tempo
On Sunday, AC Transit launched the new Tempo line along the International Avenue corridor . Tempo is the Bay Area’s second bus rapid transit line or BRT. It features bus-only lanes and new technology...
View ArticleHundreds Lose Water As Pipes Burst in East Bay
Hundreds of Easy Bay residents have been without water since Wednesday night because of breaks in century old water lines.
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