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Thousands of Kaiser Permanente stage strike as contract negotiations continue
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (140+ words) An estimated 31,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses and health care employees are staging a strike this morning at locations in California and Hawaii to press their demands for a new contract with management. The United Nurses Association of California/ Union of Health…...
Compton Cafeteria awarded Landmark Designation
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (302+ words) "I want to invite you to picture an entrance to the Tenderloin when you are greeted by a historic Compton site," Santana Tapia comments during public comment at Wednesday's meeting, "a place where people of all walks of life share…...
Marin County activists demand end to ICE funding program
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (176+ words) Nearly 100 community activists filled the Marin County Board of Supervisors chambers last night. They were there to demand the board end the Marin County Sheriff's Office's participation in a funding program with ICE, or at least place the issue on…...
Meet Cal football’s most unlikely fandom
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1444+ words) This story aired in the January 15, 2026 episode of Crosscurrents. Francisco Mendoza is the star quarterback for the Indiana University Hoosiers. He just won the Heisman trophy, which goes to the top college football player each year" and he's led his…...
Mass protests demand end to ICE brutality and justice for Renee Good
1+ week, 3+ day ago (230+ words) On this edition of Your Call, we're discussing the legality of ICE's violent and deadly tactics after the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother and poet, in Minneapolis. As ICE intensifies its violent assault on cities across the…...
Sights + Sounds Picks: James Cagney at Books Inc. in Alameda
1+ week, 3+ day ago (187+ words) Sights + Sounds Picks: James Cagney at Books Inc. in Alameda'KALW "Ghetto Koans: A Personal Archive'A koan is Japanese for a paradox or riddle that can't be solved. Koans are used to train Zen Buddhists to release dependence on reason, and…...
California community colleges urge approval of blocked bachelor’s degrees
1+ week, 4+ day ago (114+ words) For years, California State University has been blocking community colleges from granting bachelor's degrees. On Tuesday, California community colleges urged the Board of Governors to approve sixteen blocked degrees. One degree for land stewardship and sustainability in West Valley College…...
Stretch of Highway One fully re-opened
1+ week, 4+ day ago (114+ words) Stretch of Highway One fully re-opened'KALW Highway One in Big Sur, one of California's major north-south roadways, fully re-opened earlier today " nearly three months ahead of schedule. Governor Gavin Newsom announced the reopening of the coastal roadway, which was damaged…...
'Puppet Up! Uncensored' at SF Sketch Fest // de Young Museum hosts event with horror manga artist Ito Junji // California Symphony concert 'Schubert in Vienna"
1+ week, 4+ day ago (316+ words) Today's show is about raunchy puppets, a horror icon and classical music. Patrick BristowHost Jenee Darden has a confession. She loves watching puppets making adult jokes. It cracks her up. Well, the comedy festival SF Sketchfest kicks off his week…...
California College of the Arts is closing; Vanderbilt buying campus
1+ week, 5+ day ago (191+ words) After 120 years, the struggling California College of the Arts, or CCA, announced that it will be closing its doors for good next year. The announcement of CCA's closure was made today. CCA's president David Howse said that falling enrollment and…...