Teachers and students protested dangerous lead levels in the water at Oakland Unified School District buildings earlier this week.

This weekend, Black women and community artists are coming together to demand safety and protection amid years of countless public safety issues.

The film shows the bravery of three women who sue Texas to clarify the state's medical exception to its abortion ban, all while grappling with their lost pregnancies.

Jessica Valenti says women's lives are on the line next month. Republicans support a national abortion ban and at least 10 states will vote on abortion ballot measures.

A planned tiny home site is going to expand in San Jose. Supporters hope it will help move people off the streets.

It’s already a scorcher in the Bay Area today and forecasters say it’s going to stay that way for at least another day before residents get any relief.

Berkeley voters have a lot to make sense of this election cycle. KALW’s Sunni Khalid spoke with senior Berkeleyside reporter, Alex N. Gecan, to try and tease out some of the knots in two different sets of dueling ballot measures.

On BAY MADE, the second of three stories this week from the new HOW WILD podcast, produced by KALW’s Marissa Ortega-Welch.

Last week, a group of housing and homelessness advocates staged a rally at a legislative office in Sacramento, urging Governor Newsom to deliver on a promise to build more affordable housing.

JD Vance refused to say Trump lost the 2020 election and lied about supporting an abortion ban. Tim Walz was tame compared to his fiery interviews and had a rocky start.