Today’s best Berkeley houses

A thing that I just learned that blows my mind: KQED plays the first hour of All Things Considered at 1 pm, which is as it’s first airing on the East coast. I didn’t even know stations could do that!

Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, a victim of the shooting at the Dallas ICE facility, continues to be in critical condition. His wife is 39 weeks pregnant. It’s a boy. “What if he never even gets to meet him?” She wants the world to know her husband: www.npr.org/2025/09/27/n...

Breaking news from Des Moines: ICE has detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent of Iowa's largest school district. The Des Moines Public Schools said "We have no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or the next potential steps." www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/09/26/i...

My last story for NPR! (For now at least.)

That's twenty years of money we didn't have for NPR and PBS: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Just felt an aftershock. That 4.3 quake in Berkeley last night at 3 am was a real welcome to California.

I became a Cal women’s soccer fan today; it was a great day. Or as my toddler said: “go soccer bears!”

I saw this house today and it felt like “Tales of the City” took place there

The first public media station to go dark thanks to Trump’s cutoff of federal funding to public media is a 70 year old station in Pennsylvania. https://loom.ly/IjOHdzI

big, big DC politics news: longtime delegate eleanor holmes norton is getting a primary challenge from dc council member robert white

For Emma, what could have been a simple dollars-and-cents decision was far more complicated. The choice before her: whether to accept a scholarship offering nearly free tuition to attend law school at Indiana University in her home state — or to pay $45,000 a year at the University of Minnesota.

White House executive orders and legislation in many states have targeted the rights and protections of trans people. For some, that has meant increased financial worry.

My two favorite local things on KQED are Forum (which I often catch while washing dishes at night) and Perspectives, which are short essays written by members of the community.

New from me for @npr.org : A look into the lives of three trans people in the U.S., and how a wave of new policies makes things harder for them -- including financially. I'm proud of this one; I hope you'll give it a read. www.npr.org/2025/09/18/n...

New PEN America statement: “The firing and suspension of multiple journalists after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk should alarm anyone who cares about free speech and a free press. Taken together, these measures risk creating a chilling effect that extends beyond those directly targeted..."

Wow: In WaPo op-ed, Donna Brazile, a Democratic Party heavyweight who is close to D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, is calling on her longtime friend not to run for re-election. Norton has been noticeably diminished in recent years; she’s now 88. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Terrifying and infuriating.

I'm going to have two weeks off before I start a new job. What would you do with gloriously free weekdays in the Bay Area? I'm imagining some sort of inspiring retreat or educational workshops, in addition to lunching and museum-hopping.

Help our team at Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ track where ICE agents are being deployed in Chicago. If you see federal action, submit your photos — which will be vetted by our journalists for inclusion in a map. trib.al/aikleGF

Hi, everyone. As you probably know, NPR lost its federal funding this year. So NPR Music is trying something new to keep the music playing: Tiny Desk Donations on YouTube. If you’ve ever enjoyed our little series that could, please consider showing your support 2day: www.youtube.com/live/Q2CW9TZ...

There is a LIVE Tiny Desk with Ed Sheeran happening now: www.youtube.com/live/Q2CW9TZ...

Wow, what a smart and concise assessment of the issue at hand. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...

Rates saw the biggest one-week drop in a year, spurring a spike in new purchase and refinance applications. By @laurelwams.bsky.social

As mortgage rates dropped to their lowest in nearly a year, borrower demand has surged. Applications to buy a home and to refinance were both up. www.npr.org/2025/09/11/n...

A National Guard report accidentally emailed to the Post says veterans and active-duty troops view the D.C. deployment with "shame and alarm" @alexhorton.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Reupping this!

I'm working on a story for NPR on how high housing costs are causing some people to have fewer kids, or no kids, than they planned. Is this you and you're open to being in the story? Drop a line with a bit about your situation, where you live, + your phone number to [email protected]. Thanks!

Some personal news: Next week is my last full week reporting for NPR, after nearly 10 years at the mothership! A couple more stories to finish, and then I'll be heading to new adventures in the Bay Area. I'm excited to be joining Cloudflare as editor-in-chief, overseeing the Cloudflare Blog. 👩‍💻✨

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REUTERS: Trump official Bill Pulte accused Fed Governor Lisa Cook of fraud. His relatives filed housing claims similar to hers www.reuters.com/world/us/bil...

Writers are using AI to make creepy-people illustrations for their Substacks and I strongly object. Though as a person with a Substack in her future, I understand the limitations of not having a corporate Getty or AP photo account.

Bans on cell phones in school are here, and they seem great, even if the kids are against it. In DC: 51st.news/dc-public-sc... In NYC: gothamist.com/news/nyc-stu...

I would like to read a primer on becoming a Bay Area sports fan. I’m thinking Valkyries, Giants, and like Cal volleyball and track

Well, the Rockittification of Redfin is here — no way to remove this “Get prequalified“ banner across every house photo on the app. 🫠

I like spy shows with no torture scenes, is that so much to ask for

Residents are finding all sorts of ways to fight ICE: They're recording and reporting. They're wheatpasting and sharing know-your-rights materials. And they're stepping up to care for each other, from delivering groceries to walking kids to school. 51st.news/dc-residents...

Before we moved to Berkeley, everyone talked about Berkeley Bowl, but no one talked about the wonder that is Sports Basement

My kid’s new daycare has a phased-in start, which is terrible for getting work done. On the other hand, what a delight it is to hang out at a preschool on a sunny day with some 2-year-olds!

Trump is trying to force the EU to legalize US car bloat, and European safety leaders are furious: "Europe now risks being flooded with oversized, under-regulated U.S. pick-up trucks and SUVs – vehicles that are...completely out of step with Europe’s vision for safer, more sustainable mobility."

DOGE staff at Social Security have put the sensitive data of hundreds of millions is at "high risk," which could have “catastrophic impact,” according to internal SSA docs. This was not only foreseeable, but widely predicted. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...

dreamy swiss co-op apartments www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/r...

Cool job alert: @berkeleyside.org is hiring a higher education reporter. www.berkeleyside.org/2025/08/25/b...

What a pleasure to move to the Bay Area and get to have @kqednews.kqed.org as my local public radio station. It’s so good.

Thomas Mallon, what a treasure. www.npr.org/2025/08/15/n...

The Trump administration sent reduction-in-force notices to more than 1,400 staffers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in April. By @laurelwams.bsky.social

"A group darted into a CVS store near the checkpoint and emerged with hastily made signs that read “Police checkpoint ahead” and “ICE,” then headed a few blocks south to warn people. A speaker blared “Ice Ice Baby” from the sidewalk." www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

I love this kind of local reporting -- a little mystery, hiding in plain sight gothamist.com/news/bzzz-wh...

NPR's and PBS' "reliance on funding from local stations is often understated. In 2024 programming fees and station assessments made up over 30% of both PBS’s and NPR’s total revenue." www.semipublic.co/p/heres-how-...