Wren Farrell
Newscasts EditorWren 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 and disaster preparedness reporter. In his free time he likes biking, cooking and hanging out.
All Stories
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Starting tomorrow, Sutter Health will stop providing gender affirming care to its patients who are younger than 19 years old. -
California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing the Trump administration… for the 48th time this year. -
The DMV has published an expanded list of approved areas in California for Waymo operation and testing. -
Oakland’s public safety committee rejected a request from the Oakland Police Department to expand its network of surveillance cameras. -
San Francisco disability justice activist, writer, and podcaster Alice Wong died on Friday. -
UC Berkeley officials are blaming outside agitators for the protests that occurred outside of a Turning Point USA event on the university’s campus on Monday. -
Today, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced that the city will provide financial relief for the city’s SNAP recipients. -
Tonight, Oakland’s Public Safety Committee will vote on whether or not to approve the expansion of surveillance cameras in the city. -
President Trump has called off the deployment of federal officers to San Francisco. However, the fate of other Bay Area cities remains uncertain. -
San Francisco’s land use committee met today to hear final amendments to the city’s upzoning plan.
News Updates
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The Oakland People’s Arms Embargo Coalition met this morning at Oakland airport to demand an end to all military shipments to Israel. -
Supervisor Joel Engardio has been recalled. -
The special recall election for District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio is happening today. -
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is likely to finalize an almost three-million dollar settlement of a lawsuit with the Coalition on Homelessness in regards to its "bag & tag" policy. -
A new report from Food and Water Watch found that the drinking water for almost 60 million Americans is at risk for contamination. -
Starting tomorrow, Waymos, Uber Black, and Lyft Black cars will be allowed to pick up and drop people off on certain parts of Market Street. -
The registration period for California’s Earthquake Brace + Bolt seismic retrofit program opened yesterday. -
New data from the Environmental Protection Agency shows that most of the United States’ water supply is contaminated with “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. -
The San Francisco Bay could soon become home to the United States’ first fleet of electric ferries. -
The State Department announced on Saturday that it is temporarily halting visitor visas for people from Gaza, including children seeking medical care.
Crosscurrents
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CrosscurrentsIt’s been 34 years since the Loma Prieta earthquake changed the San Francisco Bay Area forever. The Neighborhood Emergency Response Team is part of its legacy. -
CrosscurrentsCommunity Responders: Oakland’s Alternative to the Police, is a series that focuses on one non-police crisis response program. What else is out there? -
CrosscurrentsMACRO was created to address some of the toughest problems facing Oakland, from addiction and mental health issues to homelessness. But, building trust takes time. -
CrosscurrentsMACRO was formed in 2022 as an alternative to cops for non-emergency, non-violent 911 calls. But deciding when they should be deployed hasnt been consistent. -
CrosscurrentsMACRO is Oakland’s non-police response team. They’ve been running since mid-2022, but how do they differ from police, firefighters, and paramedics?
