I reported more than 100 stories covering the Bay Area and California during the time I worked for KQED from 2021 to 2023. Some stories I reported locally were picked up for air by NPR. You can listen to some of my work below.
KQED was my first job in journalism which I started during my sophomore year of college and where I remained until I graduated.
NPR
Stop AAPI Hate sounds alarm after new COVID-19 testing policy on travelers from China (begins @ 1:39) — Jan. 8, 2023
San Francisco Bay Area experiences wettest end-of-the-year (begins @ 1:23) — Dec. 27, 2022
California youth immigrant advocates rally in support of VISION Act (begins @ 1:50) — Aug. 29, 2022
Stop AAPI Hate’s National report shows pace of hate crimes isn’t slowing down (begins @ 3:52) — Aug. 13, 2021
KQED
Stop AAPI Hate sounds alarm after new COVID-19 testing policy on travelers from China — Jan. 8, 2023
Families of Children with Disabilities Settle Lawsuit with Contra Costa County School — Sept. 5, 2022
North Bay Cities Consider Ban on New Gas Stations — Aug. 22, 2022
SF Attorney Threatens to Sue SFUSD Over Resolution Recognizing Muslim Holidays — Aug. 19, 2022
South Francisco House Boats Evicted from Marina — Aug. 19, 2022
UCSD Scripps Institute Study on Eroding Coastal Cliffs — Aug. 18, 2022
CAGOP Delegates Vote ‘No Endorsement’ in Sept. 14 Recall Election — Aug. 8, 2021
Oakland City Councilmembers Push to Keep Walgreens Location Open — July 18, 2021
CA Extends Flex Alert — July 10, 2021
Independence Day Celebrations Around the Bay Area — July 2, 2021
Funding in State Budget for More Local Students to Attend University of California Schools — June 27, 2021
San Jose Unified Ends Long-Standing Partnership with San Jose PD — June 27, 2021
SF Supervisor Matt Haney Pushes for More 24-Hour Bathrooms in City Budget — June 26, 2021
SF Supervisors to Hold Hearing on Distribution of Federal Rent Relief — June 23, 2021
Oakland Sees Increase in Mass Shootings — June 22, 2021
CA Senator Alex Padilla leads Senate Subcommittee hearing on Citizenship for Essential Workers Act — May 13, 2021
CCSF Faculty May Trade Layoffs for Across-the-Board Salary Cuts — May 9, 2021
Oakland Tenants File Lawsuit Against Landlord and BYLD 2 LLC — April 6, 2021
Hundreds of Striking SF Janitors Demand More Workplace Protections, Fair Pay — March 25, 2021
Gas Prices on the Rise in California (The California Report, story begins @ 9:43) — Feb. 17, 2021
WRFI — Which Way Forward Series
In 2021, I explored solutions journalism through Ithaca’s community radio station WRFI. The station’s Which Way Forward series examined policing at a time when the city and country was reevaluating approaches to public safety. I reported and voiced two episodes in this series.
Which Way Forward: What the Plan is Made of
On April 1st, Ithaca and Tompkins County submitted their plans for reforming public safety. Although the Common Council and the County Legislature have committed to the points of their plans, they still have a long way to go before they’re realized. The recommendations don’t have the mechanics and power of policy behind them yet, and so they still have to be prove. In this episode, we look at some of the recommendations that have the most promise for changing public safety to be more equitable. This episode of Which Way Forward was co-reported by Ithaca College Park Scholars Emily Hung and Skylar Eagle. WRFI News Director, Jimmy Jordan, edited and produced today’s episode. Music is by BlueDotSessions.
Which Way Forward: Examining community organizing and its impact on criminal justice
