Steffi Puerto
Audio Academy FellowWhat's up! My name is Steffi Puerto (She/Her/Ella).
I was born and raised in East Oakland and I recently graduated with a double bachelor's in journalism and Critical, Race, Gender, and Sexuality at Cal Poly Humboldt. I have a passion for community journalism, storytelling, and multimedia. I am excited to be a part of the KALW Radio Academy! Mostly because I will be learning and exploring new lengths in audio storytelling. While at the same time strengthening my skills as a journalist. When I am not focused on journalism I enjoy cooking, keeping up with pop culture, and rating movies on Letterboxd.
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A new housing development plan is set out to build homes at the former California College of Arts in the Rockridge neighborhood. -
School closures have been a trend in the past few years at Oakland Unified Schools. A new Assembly Bill would give Oakland teacher's unions and the community the strength to fight back against them. -
A quienceñera is a traditional celebration that marks the end of childhood and the introduction of womanhood. Today, quienceñeras look a lot different than they used to. A bridal shop owner walks through the ever-changing culture of the quienceñera. -
Tech workers, community members and activists will be gathering this afternoon at 1 Market Street to demand an immediate end to all Google’s contracts with the Israeli government. -
Mission District residents are fired up about a development plan set to take place on 2588 and Mission. After a fire in 2015 killed one man, injured six people, displaced more than a dozen residents, and destroyed around 26 businesses. The residents are opposing the new development called, it “La Muerte,” referring to the death of their community and the introduction of luxury housing. KALW’s Steffi Puerto has more. -
The Sunnyvale City Council is planning to explore a guaranteed income program that would support low-income residents, who are experiencing financial burdens – mirroring other Bay Area cities who have similar financial assistant programs. -
CrosscurrentsSan 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.” -
The City of Berkeley’s eviction moratorium ended Sept 1., leaving tenants responsible for all rental payments after that date. Although tenants can’t be evicted for any back rent owed from the COVID-19 pandemic, this doesn’t mean that landlords can’t file small claims against them to recover rent. -
BART and local nonprofits have partnered to create an anti-sexual harassment campaign. Colorful information cards at kiosks and poster art can be seen all around BART stations. But will this effort make a difference? KALW’s Steffi Puerto has more. -
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.
