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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Following a new environmental impact report at the infamous Dublin women’s prison, activists are renewing calls to demolish the site. -
It’s May Day, and rallies, marches, and demonstrations in support of workers and immigrants rights are happening all around the Bay Area. KALW’s Anna Casalme went out earlier this week to ask people what they stand for. -
CrosscurrentsThere is a growing number of people connecting with the ocean through the outdoor activity called tidepooling. KALW reporter Anna takes us to a queer tidepooling events in the Bay Area to figure out what makes exploring these places on our coasts important, particularly for queer folks. -
Swalwell represented the 14th district in Alameda County. His term would have run through January 2027. -
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday to oppose the reopening of a prison in Dublin. -
Starting April 1, tens of thousands of humanitarian immigrants in California are losing their access to food assistance. -
CrosscurrentsFood fights aren’t new. But in every city, there’s a different battleground. In San Francisco, tensions run high about… Boba. For almost 20 years the feud between two bubble tea shops has torn one SF neighborhood apart. But there are signs that this long held heated rivalry… maybe starting to cool. -
The University of California has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing graduate student workers, avoiding a UC-wide strike. -
In an effort to close the budget deficit, Mayor Daniel Lurie’s office says they’re going to cut hundreds of city jobs. -
The largest nurses union in the country is organizing nationwide protests on February 19 against federal immigration authorities.
