Hanisha Harjani
Community Journalism DirectorHanisha Harjani is the Community Journalism Director at KALW. They are an award-winning audio reporter and have also produced work for outlets like NPR, The Guardian, The Markup, and more. They are interested in telling stories about gender, spirituality, technology, and policy. In their free time, they love trying out new recipes, taking long walks to nowhere, and staring at the ocean.
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Queer Power HourA relatively new and controversial therapeutic approach for people with gender dysphoria is being recommended by the Trump administration. It sounds reasonable enough on paper. But is Gender Exploratory Therapy just a rebrand of conversion therapy?
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Marin County housing project's final environmental review came out — now residents can give feedbackMarin County is seeking public comment on a new mixed housing project.
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San Mateo County officials are urging residents to complete a survey that will determine how the county supports them in a disaster.
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If you have plans to go to the beach this week, you might want to take more caution than usual.
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The Trump administration announced Monday morning that it will partially fund SNAP this month.
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The Pickett Fire in Napa County is still raging and impacting air quality across the Bay.
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Some Bay Area cities are planning to introduce new restrictions for e-bike users.
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The City of San Jose could see an uptick in data centers after signing a first of its kind agreement with PG&E.
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Contra Costa County is launching a new public education campaign this Fall which aims to support residents navigating the healthcare system.
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CrosscurrentsSatanism’s modern renaissance took place right here, in the Bay Area, in the 1960s, when Anton LaVey established the Church of Satan in a small, all black Victorian house in the Richmond District. Even though LaVey and the house are no longer around — Satanists still walk the streets of San Francisco and the greater Bay Area.