Viviana Vivas
ReporterViviana Vivas (she/they) is an educator, writer, and DJ Host for Amor Mio on BFF.fm. Through her involvement with BFF, Viviana's passion for music was nurtured even more. As a new Audio Academy Fellow, Viviana hopes to weave her journalism skills with her audio experience to tell stories that can continue to represent her surrounding community. In her free time, she loves to ride her fixie, draw with oil pastels, and cook yummy recipes.
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On Friday, January 30th, grassroots organizers across the country are urging for a national shutdown in protest of ICE activity. No work, no school, no shopping. Their hopes? For a permanent removal of ice in towns and cities across the U.S. -
Workers at the Tenderloin Housing Clinic rallied Thursday morning, saying management isn’t addressing their concerns about safety and wages. -
Jay Beaman, the co-owner of Scenic Routes Community Bicycle Center in San Francisco’s Inner Richmond, loves bikes — even the pesky repairs that come with them. But above all, Beaman cherishes the community his bike shop has been able to provide on Balboa Street. -
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced new beds and better residential care for those struggling with homelessness and behavioral health issues this week. -
Kevin Chan runs the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory in San Francisco's Chinatown, the oldest fortune cookie company in the Bay Area that still makes cookies by hand. -
After nearly half a year without a permanent police chief, Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Wednesday that Derrick Lew will lead San Francisco's police department. -
Early yesterday morning, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi announced her official departure from office. KALW’s Viviana Vivas went out to ask Bay Area residents how they feel about Pelosi’s legacy and their hopes for the next representative. -
Street vendors will soon have new privacy protections under a statewide law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. -
In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved more than $3.5 million dollars in emergency funding for immigrant programs over the next six months. -
The Oakland People’s Arms Embargo Coalition met this morning at Oakland airport to demand an end to all military shipments to Israel.
