Erika Aguilar, KQED Public Media

Erika Aguilar

KQED Public Media

Long Beach, CA, United States

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Past articles by Erika:

A Roundup of Local Housing Measures on Bay Area Primary Ballots

A brief run-through of local measures related to housing affordability on the March 3 ballot that Bay Area voters in some cities will decide on. → Read More

In the Bay Area, Deadly Heat Waves Are For Real

It’s cold in the Bay Area now. But in 2017, two heat waves killed 14 people in the Bay Area. KQED reporting has found that most of those people who died started getting sick from the heat while inside some place, instead of outside in the sun. State regulators are now in the process of coming up with rules to regulate how hot workplaces can be in order to protect people from heat-related… → Read More

Can PG&E Be Trusted to Not Start a Fire This Summer?

PG&E is under pressure to not spark a wildfire this summer. A federal judge overseeing the investor-owned utility's probation case is demanding they take prevention measures. This week, PG&E presented its wildfire safety plan to state regulators, which includes cutting back trees, replacing power poles, installing weather stations, and shutting off power when it’s hot, dry and windy. But… → Read More

No More Ridin' the Rails at 4 A.M.

BART will stop offering its 4 a.m. train service on Feb. 11 in order to retrofit the Transbay Tube to better withstand major earthquakes. Workers will install a new liner in the 3.6-mile underwater structure to prevent flooding after a big quake, a project that's expected to take three and a half years to complete. That leaves 3,000 people who ride BART during its first hour of service looking… → Read More

What Are Your 2019 Resolutions For the Bay Area?

KQED's local news podcast The Bay is looking forward to 2019, and we want to do it with you! The Bay podcast team is working on an episode for the new year all about resolutions for the Bay Area. You know, 2018 was a lot! We’ve been through fires, an election, new housing policies and way more. And we want to hear how 2018 is (or isn't) altering your life in 2019. What New Year's resolutions are… → Read More

Tell Us: Are You Using A Spare Room To Beat the Housing Crisis?

It’s expensive to live in the Bay Area. Rents increased 24 percent between 2000 to 2016, according to a report by PolicyLink and PERE. KQED reporters are curious about how people are tackling the housing crisis. We’ve heard of people getting creative about where and who they’re living with, especially when it comes to the use of spare rooms. We want to know -- how are YOU using a spare room to… → Read More

Homes on Top of Buses

Here’s a new one: stacking homes on top of a city bus yard. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency wants to build housing on top of its Potrero bus yard right across the street from KQED studios. Their idea is that the housing would help pay for upgrades to the facility. It's kind of a wild idea. Guest: Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, transportation reporter and columnist for the San… → Read More

'You Got To Give Them Hope,’ Harvey Milk’s Lasting Words, 40 Years Later

Harvey Milk and the city of San Francisco gives many people the "permission" they need to fight for gay rights in other places. The Castro became a symbol of this permission and Milk's legacy has since spread across the world. Today, a day before the 40th anniversary of his death, we look at Harvey Milk’s message of hope through the eyes of one man who watched, admired and acted on that message.… → Read More

Mayor Breed Calls S.F. Housing Authority 'Dysfunctional' After $25 Million Shortfall Discovered

The agency needs those funds to pay for thousands of Section 8 housing vouchers. → Read More

The Drug With No Street Name: Fentanyl

Fentanyl is partly to blame for a rise in *drug* overdose deaths, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control report. Officials say the synthetic and undetectable opioid Fentanyl is being mixed into all types of drugs from heroin to cocaine and more. A KQED journalist talks about how, aside from policy solutions, the stigma around certain drugs can be the biggest barrier to recovery for… → Read More

Leaving the Bay Area: Where People Are Going and Why

More than 200 people wrote in to tell KQED about their plans to leave the Bay Area and California. Read about where they're going and why. → Read More

Warriors: 'They Bounce the Ball in Oakland'

The Golden State Warriors have not always been the golden team. Oakland fans have supported the Warriors through decades of losing seasons and rode the high toward three NBA Championships. Now as the team plans to move across the bay to The City, some people in The Town feel left behind. Guest: Lukas Brekke-Miesner, writer for the 38Notes blog and associate director of Oakland Kids First… → Read More

New Tax Law Could Hurt New and Middle-Class Homebuyers

The new housing-related tax deductions will impact people living in high-priced coastal cities, like those in the Bay Area. → Read More

Home Loans Harder to Get for Blacks and Latinos in California

A report shows mortgages issued in California in 2015 reveal racial disparities among homebuyers. → Read More

Tell Us: How Does the Bay Area Housing Crisis Affect You?

KQED wants to know where it should focus its housing reporting next year. Take our survey! → Read More

Sonoma County Faces Heightened Risk of Landslides After Fires

Mudslides often happen after wildfires, because the brush has burned away and the soil is less porous. → Read More

He Served in the U.S. Military, But That Didn’t Stop His Deportation

Hundreds of U.S. military veterans have been deported from the United States. Now, they're trying to come back. → Read More

Housing Debate Looms Over Brisbane Local Elections

Can a small city with 680 acres of undeveloped land stay small during a housing crisis? Brisbane is trying. → Read More

Outdoor Emergency Sirens Weren't Used in North Bay Fires

Outdoor emergency sirens, like the ones in San Francisco, aren't typically used to warn of fires, but should they be? → Read More

Here’s what you should have in your emergency bag

What should be in my go bag? “Things you cannot live without,” said Capt. Erica Arteseros of San Francisco’s Fire Department. → Read More