Quinn Nelson
Audio Academy Fellow, Summer '23Quinn is currently a sophomore at Amherst College, where she takes classes in history, Spanish, economics, and philosophy. She enjoys making art, listening to music, and discovering new ways to consume almonds. Her favorite sound is the ocean, and her favorite word is "likewise." She got introduced to radio through her college radio station and was lucky enough to be an intern in the KRCB newsroom last summer.
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Berkeley isn’t a city known for its factory farming. But activists are hoping that a 2024 ballot measure to ban factory farms in the city will set an example for the rest of the state.
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Violent crime in Oakland has increased 15 percent from last year. Last week, hundreds of Oakland residents gathered to discuss public safety — where tension over how to best address the rise in crime came to a head.
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Berkeley was home to almost 20,000 Black residents in 1990. Thirty years later, that number has fallen by more than half. But a recently-passed housing policy could help make the city more diverse.
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Oakland’s eviction moratorium was meant to keep people housed while the pandemic battered the economy. Its expiration last Saturday means that landlords can begin to evict tenants for the first time in three years.
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Last weekend, Hayward became the latest Bay Area city to be breached by a ransomware attack.
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A new agreement announced earlier this week ended months of uncertainty about the immediate future of “Site F,” a San Francisco homeless shelter. But even as the site prepares to keep its operations going, its long-term future remains unsettled.
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Parklets became a way for restaurants to stay open during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the City of Alameda has decided that its parklets are here to stay — but not without some changes.
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Last week, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors passed the county’s budget for the next fiscal year. And while officials praised closing the multi-million dollar budget gap this year, they expressed concern about long-term financial challenges.
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Health care providers employed by LifeLong Medical Care staged a one-day strike earlier this week in Berkeley to demand better conditions and higher pay. But long term solutions may have to be legislative.
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A proposed toll increase could throw Bay Area public transit a much-needed funding lifeline. But it might not offer a long-term solution.