Wren Farrell
ReporterWren Farrell (he/him) is a writer, producer and journalist living in San Francisco. Originally from San Diego, he moved to the Bay Area in 2018, where he got his start in radio at KPFA. He graduated from KALW’s Audio Academy in 2021 and then went on to work for a number of podcasts as an associate producer. In 2023 he joined the inaugural class of UC Berkeley’s California Local News Fellowship, which brought him back to KALW as a full-time emergency disaster and preparedness reporter. In his free time he likes biking, cooking, practicing ceramics and hanging out.
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The Sonoma County supervisors have voted to close two temporary shelters in the county and turn them into permanent housing sites with increased capacities. -
In a 5-1 vote on Tuesday night, with one council member absent, the Richmond City Council voted for an existing city office to adopt the Community Crisis Response Program or CCRP in Richmond.
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In a 5-1 vote on Tuesday night, with one council member absent, the Richmond City Council voted for an existing city office to adopt the Community Crisis Response Program or CCRP in Richmond.
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The Sonoma County supervisors have voted to close two temporary shelters in the county and turn them into permanent housing sites with increased capacities.
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Tonight, the Richmond City Council will vote on implementing a Community Crisis Response Program or CCRP in Richmond.
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In this episode of What Works, we're going to Richmond to hear about a garden project that brings nourishment to a community that lives in a food desert and we'll visit a bike program that helps kids get their own wheels.
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Today we hear from Josiah Luis Alderete, who lives in San Francisco. He’s the author of the new book of poems called Baby Axolotls y Old Pochos, which came out on April 29.
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San Francisco author Gary Kamiya reads from the new collection, "The End of the Golden Gate, Writers on Loving and Sometimes Leaving San Francisco." It's about whether to stay or leave San Francisco.
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Oakland author Gabriela Garcia reads from her new novel, ‘Of Women and Salt.’ It's about five generations of women whose lives come together in unexpected ways.
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Palo Alto author Irvin D. Yalom reads from his new memoir, "A Matter of Death and Life." This passage describes her moment of death.
