Anna Gabriella Casalme
ReporterAnna Gabriella Casalme (she/her) is a 2025-2026 Audio Academy Fellow. Anna is a writer and educator committed to lifting up diverse stories and storytelling in all sorts of formats, now including public radio. She is the founder and managing director of Novelly Publishing & Youth Authors Week, which publishes and advocates for teen authors. She received her BA in Human Biology and Education from Stanford University and her MSc in Childhood Studies from the University of Edinburgh. She lives in San Francisco, where her favorite thing to do is take classes for fun at City College.
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The Alameda County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a proposal for “ICE-free zones” at yesterday’s board meeting. -
CrosscurrentsFor the last eight years, 19-year-old Kate Quach has been volunteering at a senior center in San Francisco. In that time, Kate has made a lot of friends among the elderly residents living there. And she’s captured their stories in two self-published poetry collections. -
The Board of Governors for California Community Colleges met yesterday to discuss potential changes to the system’s bachelor’s degree programs. -
Seven new AI safety laws went into effect in California on January 1. -
Sergio Aldana has been a deck hand for Blue and Gold Fleet Ferries for ten years. In that time, he's seen young passengers grow up and whales breach the water, and found his happy place crossing the bay. -
Augustine del Valle is a volunteer engineer at the SS Jeremiah O'Brien at Pier 35 in San Francisco. He helps keep the engine room of the historic Liberty ship running smoothly as it cruises the bay during Fleet Week. -
UC Berkeley has suspended a lecturer without pay for sharing his pro-Palestinian views in the classroom. -
An AI company in Menlo Park is limiting access to its chatbots for underage users following lawsuits. -
A San Francisco pilot program that offered direct cash payments to low-income single mothers has released its findings. -
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors have decided how they’re going to replace ousted sheriff Christina Corpus.
