Around 10:50 Thursday morning, a choir of emergency alerts sounded out around the Bay Area, including in the KALW newsroom. Reporter Jann Ramirez wanted to find out why so many people in downtown San Francisco stayed put despite getting a warning about a possible tsunami.

Fleet Week is here again in San Francisco. The yearly event honors and celebrates the contributions of US service members. It draws as many as a million visitors to the city. KALW’s Yosmay del Mazo went to the Ferry Building to ask residents about their experiences during Fleet Week in this installment of Question of the Bay.

The Oakland A’s beat the Texas Rangers yesterday, 3-2, in their final home game at the Oakland Coliseum. They played in front of a sell out crowd of nearly 47,000. Fans reflected on saying goodbye.

With President Joe Biden officially ending his bid for re-election, all eyes are on Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden has endorsed her as the nominee. Harris is an Oakland native with a long history of holding office in San Francisco…but how do Bay Area voters feel about a Harris candidacy?

In the week leading up to our nation’s birthday, it feels like we’ve been pummeled with a lot of jarring political drama. Are people feeling any different about celebrating America this year?

In 2021, President Biden made Juneteenth a nationally recognized holiday. But is a day off enough?

On Wednesday, five leading mayoral candidates met for their first debate for the upcoming election, but who’s been paying attention? We asked people around the city if they watched the debate.

As more governments pay attention to AI and create their guidelines, we wondered: what are regular San Franciscans’ hopes and fears regarding AI?

Workers in tech and AI from all over the country are coming to San Francisco this week for the Data + AI Conference. But AI is still a very new technology, even for those familiar with it. What exactly can AI be helpful with besides office work? For today’s Question of the Bay, KALW asked some attendees Monday outside of the Moscone Center: How do you use AI in your daily life?Here’s our next “Question Of The Bay.”

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has directed police to arrest hundreds of drug dealers and users this year. For this week’s “Question of the Bay,” KALW’s Sandra Halladey asked locals and tourists on Union Square if they feel safe, whether they notice a police presence, and if they are aware of the crackdown.