Sheryl Kaskowitz

Ahead of APEC, Bay Area officials had warned commuters of a planned one-lane closure on the Bay Bridge. But traffic Thursday morning came to a stand-still for hours when protestors calling for a ceasefire in Gaza blocked all lanes on the bridge’s upper deck.

You may have heard that a new skate park opened this week in San Francisco’s UN Plaza, but this new public space in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood is already serving as much more than a skate park.

In recent years, schools and colleges across the Bay Area have begun to reexamine their own names—and the history and legacies they represent. The newest institution to join the fray is De Anza College, where there is a push to rethink the school’s namesake.

San Francisco is full of living history. In this episode, a tour of some of its institutions that have stood the test of time. They are all featured in the new book, “Oldest San Francisco.”

Despite many changes in educational practices over the years, suspending students remains a common form of school discipline. But a study by researchers at UCSF shows that excluding students — particularly Black, Latino and indigenous students — from class leads to a big drop in their GPAs.

Over the last century, the 7th Street corridor in West Oakland has fallen from its status as a thriving African American cultural center it enjoyed as late as the 1950s. Now, a coalition led by local economic development organizations has released a plan to return 7th Street back to its former glory.

Thousands of people gathered around the steps of San Francisco’s City Hall this afternoon for a sun-splashed public memorial for the late Senator Dianne Feinstein.

Thousands of people gathered around the steps of San Francisco’s City Hall this afternoon for a sun-splashed public memorial for the late Senator Dianne Feinstein.

Sources close to the Golden State Warriors say they are close to securing a WNBA franchise for the Bay Area. Although the deal is not yet finalized, it reflects what appears to be a growing appetite for professional women’s sports in the region.

As the smoke from wildfires continues to hang over the region, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended the Spare the Air alert through Friday. Air quality indexes are expected to remain over 100, which is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. KALW’s Sheryl Kaskowitz has more.