Journalist & Storyteller
Currently reporting all things Northern California for KQED News.
A disabled Black truck driver who said he was subjected to years of racial slurs, mockery and a hostile work environment at the cement company Cemex’s East Bay plants — and then fired after he repeatedly raised his concerns — is having his complaint heard in federal court in San Francisco.
A San Francisco County Superior Court judge, Harry Dorfman, ordered the city’s public defender to pay $26,000 in fines on Tuesday after ruling that his repeated refusals to accept new criminal cases each constituted a separate act of contempt
The San José City Council voted Tuesday to explore converting the city’s largest interim housing community into permanent housing — just days after officials moved to terminate the city’s contract with the site’s operators, following a staff member’s arrest on drug charges.
The San José City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to tighten restrictions on its network of automated license plate reader cameras — the latest Bay Area municipality to take a closer look at the software’s risks and rewards.
A Campbell townhome complex that broke ground on Friday tests a 2023 state law designed to fast-track small-scale homeownership opportunities for middle-income families.
Gov. Gavin Newsom authorized a $590 million emergency bridge loan on Thursday to prevent Bay Area transit agencies from shuttering stations and slashing service.
A collection of my reporting on the first San Francisco teachers strike in nearly 50 years, including radio features, national spots, and field reporting.
For San José, the coming days are about more than just the big game; they’re a high-stakes test of downtown’s post-pandemic recovery — which outpaced San Francisco and Oakland — and its ability to host a national event.