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  • StoryCorps
    StoryCorps: Two moms, double the love
    Lamar Van Dyke, Paula Lewis and Traci Lewis have a special bond. Lamar gave birth to Traci but was unprepared to have a baby, she gave Traci up for adoption. Paula Lewis adopted her. Traci sat down with her moms to talk about their family.
  • The San Francisco Public Library.
    What should a library be?
    Holly J. McDede
    This Saturday is National Library Day. And before we celebrate these public institutions, let’s find out - what exactly defines a library?
  • Where is the safest place to be in San Francisco during an earthquake?
    In this archival episode, a recent Bay Area transplant wants to know if the Marina, which was damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, would be safe during a big tremor.
  • Your Call
    SF DA Chesa Boudin discusses his record & the June 7 recall
    Rose Aguilar
  • Jazz meets spirituality at the St. John Coltrane Church
    In this week's Audiograph we head to San Francisco's Fillmore district, once known as the 'Harlem of the West,' jammed with clubs overflowing with song.…
  • Jazz meets spirituality at the St. John Coltrane Church
    In this week's Audiograph we head to San Francisco's Fillmore district, once known as the 'Harlem of the West,' jammed with clubs overflowing with song.…
  • Then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, left, marched with James Hormel in the 2013 San Francisco Pride parade.
    Out in the Bay
    Honoring the Late James Hormel - In His Own Voice
    Eric Jansen
    On this week's Out in the Bay we bring you the story -- in his own words and voice -- of the late LGBTQ philanthropist, civil rights activist and ambassador James C. Hormel. He died in August after a full and fascinating life.
  • Bayview Edition: April 21, 2021
    Ben Trefny
    This S.F. neighborhood saw 10 times more coronavirus cases than one nearby it — SF Chronicle: “In one census tract in the Bayview neighborhood, for instance, nearly 18% of residents have tested positive for COVID-19. About 2 miles northwest, a tract in Noe Valley has seen only 1.6% of its residents test positive for the disease.”
  • Bayview Edition: April 14, 2021
    Ben Trefny
    Everyone in SF ages 16 and up is now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine — San Francisco Examiner: “San Francisco expanded eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday to everyone ages 16 and up, two days earlier than previously planned.
  • Bayview Edition: April 7, 2021
    Ben Trefny
    "Bayside Saturdays" Waterfront Block Party (April 2021) — SF Funcheap: Enjoy free drop-in fitness classes, giveaways, live music, small business specials — all while taking in nature and new art all along the waterfront. Feast your eyes on 71 large-scale murals from local artists. For the full experience, plan for a walk or bike ride along the new Bayview Quick Build pedestrian and bike path along Innes and Hunters Point Blvd.
  • The Freezer Door mourns 'the dream of queer'
    Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore's new book, The Freezer Door, mourns losing "the dream of queer" -- a “world without borders and hierarchies”-- that she says…
  • 'Blackmail, My Love' shows SF's sordid homophobic past
    Blackmail, My Love is a noir murder-mystery novel set in San Francisco, 1951 - "The Dark Ages of Queerdom," as author and illustrator Katie Gilmartin puts…
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