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585 - The History Behind Some of California's Hidden Gems

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585 - The History Behind Some of California's Hidden Gems

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The California Report Magazine

Episodes

The History Behind Some of California's Hidden Gems

Creative Ways To Hike California Trails

Who's the Bear on California's Flag?; A Garden Growing Community in West Sacramento

The California Governor’s Race; Providing Care in a Rural Maternity Desert

A WNBA Trailblazer, Women’s College Hockey and an Oakland Store Where One Thing Is Free

A Los Angeles Woman Was Lost. An Ambitious Mental Health Program Gave Her Purpose

These Workers Help Keep Food Flowing Through the Golden State

Encore: Oakland Comedian Jackie Keliiaa on Pain, Punchlines, and Her ‘Good Medicine’

Indigenous Communities Reclaim Ancestral Lands and Waters

Finding Ways to Manage Affordability; Indie Wrestlers Dream Big in Lodi

How Do You Receive Mail When You Don't Have an Address?

Sharing the Stories of Black Altadena's Recovery and Resilience

Regrowing Altadena's Lush Greenery; Creating Connections Between Music and Memory Loss

The Connection Between Silicon Valley and Ukraine’s ‘Geeks of War’

In Prison, Books Can Be a LIfeline, But Advocates Worry About Access and Censorship

Once a Last Stop for the City’s Homeless, SFO Ramps Up Outreach and Support

Snap Judgment: Jen Angel

A Year After the LA Fires, A Journalist Looks Back on the Stories From His Neighborhood

Finding San Francisco's Earthquake Cottages; How Wild Boars Colonized California

SFO's Class for Fearful Flyers; Meet the 'Batman of San Jose'

How Palisades Fire Put New Volunteer Firefighting Force to the Test

Encore - LA’s Former Poet Laureate on Storytelling and Survival

Reena Esmail's Sitars and Symphonies; Exploring Point Richmond's Fairy Houses

Chef Chu’s, the Family-Owned Chinese Restaurant that Grew Up With Silicon Valley

Sikh Community's Growing Concern Over ICE; Richmond's 'Minister of Food'

When We All Get To Heaven: New Podcast Takes Us Into a Queer Church During the AIDS Crisis

Encore: Altadena's Lost Treasures Returned; Gathering at the Grange

Bonus- Celebrating a ‘Long Lost History’ of California’s Black Trans Trailblazers

Bonus- 'It's Self-Love': Trans Elder Donna Personna Shares Advice With a Younger Generation

What Parents Can Learn About Love and Support from their Trans Kids

Trans Kids Talk to Their Grandparents

Coming Out to Love

A Look at Prop 50; Meet the Duduk Whisperer; Altadena Homeowners Resettling in RVs

Celebrating 30 Years of The California Report with Kishi Bashi and California Foodways

Finding Diwali Outfits In A Suburban Garage; Making Whiskey On Mare Island

30 Years of The California Report; The Chinese Laundrymen Who Shaped US Civil Rights

A Tiny Plot: New Podcast Follows an Unhoused Community in Oakland Fighting for Self-Determination

California Is Considering Returning Stolen Land. Here's How It Played Out In Germany.

Oakland Comedian Jackie Keliiaa on Pain, Punchlines, and Her ‘Good Medicine’

Meet One of the OGs of Tech; The National Landmark 100 Feet Underground

Encore-"Wired For Connection': The Science of Kindness

A Teenager, a Journalist and a Construction Worker Caught Up in Trump Immigration Crackdown

Rebuilding a Lost Home, a Beloved Garment, and a Treasured Radio

How An Unhoused Person Navigates San Francisco Streets; Life With a Partner in Prison

Therapists Confront Wildfire Trauma; Deadly Scandal in California Wine Country

From the Barrio to the Bookstore: LA’s Former Poet Laureate on Survival and Storytelling

The Legacy of a WNBA Trailblazer; Community Care in the Castro

Tokimonsta’s ‘Eternal Reverie’; Oakland's 100-Year-Old Produce Market

Keeping Baseball Players' Minds In Shape; Battle Over Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dogs

She Survived Transphobic Backlash and Made History; How AI Saved One Woman's Voice

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