Rae Kim
Reporting FellowRae Kim (she/her) is an audio journalist from San Francisco working with KALW since 2025. She got her start in radio at Berkeley's KALX and went on to join the Audio Academy Fellowship class of 2026. Through story and sound, she seeks to advocate for housing, public space, public transportation, and abolition. She likes to bike to the local branch of the public library and sing along to music.
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If you’re a San Francisco voter, you’ve probably been asked to sign a ballot initiative to “save Muni.” Today, those signatures made it to City Hall. -
CrosscurrentsIf you’ve seen some of the ads in BART stations lately… or San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s posts on Instagram… you may notice an emphasis on safety and security in the city. But if you go back in time, there's physical evidence that this rhetoric isn’t new. You can find it in neighborhoods all over the Bay. Take the Sunset district, on San Francisco's westside, where almost every house has a heavy iron gate. But how did those gates got there? And what they might be keeping out? -
California’s primary election is on June 2nd. KALW’s Rae Kim went out to ask people what matters to them in this election, and where they’re getting their information from. Most people said they feel uninformed. -
The golden mussel has been present in the California delta since 2024. -
Today is National Healthcare Decisions Day. -
If you’re in the Bay Area, you might have felt that 4.6 magnitude earthquake last night. But don't worry, there are plenty of local resources to help you prepare for the next one. -
Yesterday, organizers held a press conference in Oakland about a new ballot proposal that would raise Alameda County’s minimum wage to thirty dollars. -
If you or anyone you know speaks Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Nepali, Hindi, or any language other than English, you could help protect the rights of immigrants in San Francisco. -
Two Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies killed an unarmed man in San Leandro early Monday morning. -
A report from a San Jose City Councilmember confirmed that ICE agents will land in Mountain View today.
