Sheryl Kaskowitz
Audio Academy FellowSheryl Kaskowitz is a writer and audio storyteller focusing on public arts, culture, and history. Her new book, A Chance to Harmonize: How FDR's Hidden Music Unit Sought to Save America from the Great Depression—One Song at a Time, comes out in April 2024.
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The anniversary of the 1906 earthquake on April 18 has San Francisco city officials thinking about preparedness. During this Earthquake Awareness Week, the city has announced new measures to be ready when “the big one” hits. -
CrosscurrentsIn its heyday, West Oakland’s Seventh Street was the hub of a thriving Black neighborhood. Today, there’s a move to revive it through one of its most iconic nightclubs. -
After months of speculation, San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin has confirmed that he will join the race for mayor, with a formal announcement to come at a rally on Saturday. -
The new minor league Oakland Ballers are offering a literal “Plan B,” for local baseball fans, announcing that they will launch their season this spring in a historic ballpark in West Oakland. -
CrosscurrentsA community in Berkeley finds joy and connection through group improvisation, continuing the tradition of Circlesinging started by the legendary Bobby McFerrin more than 30 years ago. -
A census typically uses street addresses to count the number of people living in each household. But how do we keep track of how many people are experiencing homelessness in our communities? Early this morning, more than a thousand volunteers were sent out across Alameda County to do just that. -
On Wednesday night, hundreds of people from all backgrounds and religions gathered for a public menorah lighting at Oakland’s Lake Merritt. It came a day after a menorah there was desecrated. -
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.
