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The Affordability Crisis Hits ‘Little Michoacan’

Rising rents are pushing residents out of this Bay Area suburb, which in turn is hitting local businesses who say the costs are "draining the life out of the community."

Bay Area Indians Celebrate Victory of Student-led ‘Cockroach’ Party

Rallies were held throughout the world to support a student-led protest in Delhi, calling for the resignation of India’s education minister, and the abolishment of its medical school entrance examinations.

BART is the Bay Area’s Backbone. Can it Stay Standing? 

While BART’s future remains uncertain, a confluence of factors is spurring hopes that it may now finally be turning the corner.

In Marin County, Communities Debate Non-Police Responders Amid Heightened Fears of ICE

The Marin County Civil Grand Jury is urging officials to bring an alternative response model to West Marin, where for some, calling the police carries the added fear of immigration detention. 

Bay Area Groups Escalate Arms Embargo Demands at Port of Oakland

Several organizations and local labor unions have joined in calls for an end to shipments of cargo bound for Israel from the port of Oakland.

In the Heart of the Bay, Homeowners Fight to Stay

Once a refuge for the American dream of homeownership, Hayward has become a testing ground for California’s housing crisis.

Fighting Prosecution Barriers, Bay Area Politicians Aim Grassroots Against Hate Crimes

With California hate crimes nearly doubled since 2019, local leaders have sparked nationwide efforts to fight hate at the grassroots level amid low prosecution rates.

Housing Gaps are Racial Gaps, Say Bay Area Policymakers

As the Bay Area housing crisis deepens racial and wealth divides, how much is the system working as intended?

Two Muslim Students Stabbed in Fremont in Possible Hate Crime

Two Muslim students from India were stabbed multiple times in Fremont, California, in what appears to be a hate crime.

Bay Area Pediatrician Tackles Myths and Misconceptions About Covid-19 Vaccines

Dr. Jennifer Miller spends a good part of every day dispelling the many myths and misconceptions that continue to prevent families from getting vaccinated.

Q&A: Covering San Francisco’s Chinese Community from the Heart of the Mission

Weaving personal accounts with modern Chinese history, Mission Local's reporting sheds new light on an often seen but rarely heard community.