Sasha Khokha
KQED Public Media
Fresno, CA, United States
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Remembering The Rainbow Sign: The Short But Powerful Reign of Berkeley's 1970s Black Cultural Center
In its six short years of existence, the center hosted the likes of Nina Simone, James Baldwin, Maya Angelou and Shirley Chisholm — and profoundly affected a young girl from Berkeley named Kamala Harris. → Read More
Fern Canyon: Humboldt's Soaring Emerald Palace
Fern Canyon, in Prairie Redwoods State Park, is an emerald gem of prehistoric ferns in Humboldt County. → Read More
California's Only 'Top Chef' Contestant Taps His Afro-Latino Roots
Chef Nelson German's newest Oakland restaurant opened just 9 days before shelter-in-place. But it survived. → Read More
Women Janitors Win More Protections From Rape on the Night Shift
Three Fresno janitors have won a settlement against the nation's largest cleaning company. → Read More
How Rocky Road Ice Cream Got Its Start in Oakland
Rocky Road was America’s first blockbuster ice cream flavor after chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. → Read More
As Students Struggle With Anxiety, a California School Tries to Help
Some schools are teaching kids how to deal with the physical and mental impacts of anxiety. → Read More
An Apple Pancake as Big as a Pie? At This '50s L.A. Diner, It’s True
An unassuming diner near LAX has been serving up a one-of-a-kind pancake since 1959. → Read More
San Francisco's Typewriter Poet Brings Art Back to Analog
Silvi Alcivar sets up a table with a manual typerwriter and creates one-of-a-kind poems for customers. → Read More
'There's So Much Here That's Still Alive': Young Filmmakers Document a Dying Salton Sea
“We really wanted to highlight the strength of our community, the beauty of our community.” → Read More
This Is the Coachella Most Californians Don't See
For many Californians, their only reference point for the Coachella Valley is the annual music festival which kicks off this week. But there are other sides to Coachella — the ones locals see. → Read More
At 93, This California DJ Is Still Connecting Loved Ones on the Air
Art Laboe has been on the air since 1943 and claims to have invented the on-air dedication. He also coined the term ‘oldies but goodies’ and was one of the first DJs on the West Coast to play rock 'n' roll. → Read More
What Song Helped Mend Your Broken Heart?
Whether your last breakup was mutual or not, drawn out or sudden, happened 20 years ago or yesterday, we want to know about your breakup song. → Read More
A Lighthouse So Beautiful, Ghosts Come Back to Haunt It
Point Sur Lighthouse in Monterey County is one of the state's oldest and most remote lighthouses. And it's said to be haunted by its former residents. → Read More
The San Francisco Origins of Green Goddess Dressing
California's iconic Green Goddess Dressing may be herbal and delicious — but its name has a not-so-savory history. → Read More
What Was Your Family's California Dream?
The California Report Magazine is asking Californians to write a letter to the first person in their family who came to California. → Read More
Letter to My California Dreamer: From Japan to California, via Mexico
Sonia Prasad Quesada has lots of immigrant roots in her family. Her dad is from India, her mom is Japanese-American, and she's married to a Filipino-American. She shared a letter to her Japanese grandfather. → Read More
Golden State Plate: The Unsavory History of Green Goddess Dressing
California's iconic Green Goddess Dressing may be herbal and delicious — but its name has a not-so-savory history. → Read More
100 Janitors March 100 Miles to Stop Rape on the Night Shift
The janitors are marching from the Golden Gate Bridge to Sacramento to back a California bill they say will add teeth to sexual harassment training. → Read More
Leaving a Legacy: Dawn Bohulano Mabalon, Filipino-American Champion and Historian
From the streets of Little Manila in Stockton to the halls of academia, Mobalan made sure Filipino-American voices were heard and honored. → Read More
At 97, He Still Grapples With the Pain of Being Separated From His Mother
Ben Stern survived nine concentration camps during the Holocaust, and says the pain of migrant children separated from their parents resonates with him. → Read More