Erin Baldassari
KQED Public Media
Oakland, CA, United States
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More California Cities Are Outlawing Harassment by Landlords
Tenant advocates say eviction moratoriums and the slow rollout of rent relief have led to a spike in harassment by landlords during the pandemic. → Read More
COVID Rent Relief: Already Applied and Still Waiting? Here's What You (and Your Landlord) Can Do Now
With the extension of eviction protections from AB 2179, here's what happens while you wait on your Housing Is Key application for COVID rent relief in California. → Read More
Reknitting the Safety Net: Help Pay the Rent
To many renters, a Section 8 housing voucher is seen as a "golden ticket," a federal subsidy that ensures only 30% of their income goes to rent. But actually using it is a struggle. We talk to renters and landlords about why. → Read More
Why Black Women Are More Likely to Face Eviction
While millions of Americans of all races have struggled to make rent during the pandemic, Black renters — particularly Black women — are more likely to face eviction. We examine why. → Read More
How Moms 4 Housing Changed Laws and Inspired a Movement
After a group of homeless mothers occupied a home in West Oakland to protest the Bay Area's high housing costs, they won a lot more than the deed to the house. → Read More
Housing, Homelessness Were California Lawmakers' Top Priorities Before Pandemic. Where Do They Stand Now?
A roundup of some three dozen bills on the state legislative docket, including proposals to end single-family neighborhoods as we know them, put apartments in church parking lots and make housing a human right for children and families. → Read More
Bay Area Housing Post-Pandemic: What’s in Store?
Rents are expected to go down, but home prices may stay high. Low-income earners will be hit the hardest, while those with the deepest pockets are likely to come out of sheltering in place unscathed. → Read More
Why Bay Area transit is broken, and who is trying to fix it
Behind the push for a more regionally integrated, seamless transit network. → Read More
Why Bay Area transit is broken, and who is trying to fix it
Behind the push for a more regionally integrated, seamless transit network. → Read More
The dramatic, surprising and sometimes irreverent history of BART revealed in live podcast taping
The event will be held Wednesday, October 9, at the Oakland Public Library. → Read More
The dramatic, surprising and sometimes irreverent history of BART revealed in live podcast taping
The event will be held Wednesday, October 9, at the Oakland Public Library. → Read More
Body found in Oakland estuary after call for help
Oakland Fire responded to the call of a medical emergency at the Airport Channel. → Read More
Body found in Oakland estuary after call for help
Oakland Fire responded to the call of a medical emergency at the Airport Channel. → Read More
Body found in Oakland estuary after call for help
Oakland Fire responded to the call of a medical emergency at the Airport Channel. → Read More
Bay Area super-commuting growing: Here’s where it’s the worst
Alameda, Contra Costa counties continue to lead the way in the worst Bay Area commutes. → Read More
Bay Area super-commuting growing: Here’s where it’s the worst
Alameda, Contra Costa counties continue to lead the way in the worst Bay Area commutes. → Read More
Silicon Valley light rail, bus drivers reach contract deal after contentious negotiations
The drivers had been "poised to go on strike," a union leader said Saturday. → Read More
Silicon Valley light rail, bus drivers reach contract deal after contentious negotiations
The drivers had been “poised to go on strike,” a union leader said Saturday. → Read More
Richmond police chief ‘out of the office’ following union’s vote of no confidence
Assistant Chief Bisa French will step in as interim chief in his stead. → Read More
Richmond police chief ‘out of the office’ following union’s vote of no confidence
Assistant Chief Bisa French will step in as interim chief in his stead. → Read More