Billionaires spent $378 million to defeat Prop. 40, yet voters made a tax on top earners permanent with Prop. 3. What’s next for the movement to tax the ultra-rich?

The board of supervisors authorized the public health department to issue permits for home kitchens for food carts, wagons and stalls.

On today's show, a throwback to our first "Sights + Sounds After Dark" live event featuring love stories and poems by Nazelah Jamison, Norma Smith and Sumiko Saulson. Singer B. DeVeaux graced the stage with beautiful music. Then the lead vocalist of the indie rock band Electric Ex, KALW’s Tarik Ansari, talks about how his past relationships inspire his music.

This week, BAY MADE is proud to share the documentaries of KALW producer JoAnn Mar. Over the last four decades, many of her radio features have focused on Asian-American culture and history, and have been featured on NPR, Voice of America, and Pacifica Radio.

Ahead of the holiday next week, songs in honor of the men and women who have served their country.

The British trio embark on a four-month tour across North America and Europe for their haunting debut album Role Model Hermit.

When ICE agents show up at a school, educators rely on a patchwork of policies to know what to do. This year, many state legislatures tried to update those policies.

In a state that hasn't had a Democrat in office since 1980 and hasn't sent a Black Senator to Washington since the 1870s, Colom's win represents a massive upset in state politics.

A Supreme Court ruling that further weakened the Voting Rights Act paved the way for a record drop in Black representation in Congress. But a midterm blue wave helped hold off such a decline for now.

The text of what lawmakers are considering isn't always made available for public review before it is voted on. A group of open governance advocates is calling on Senate leadership for a change.