At 250, America’s Story Includes California Long Before It Was American ^60.6%

KQED - By Blanca Torres - 6/9/2026, 1:00 PM

Biased Writer Voice 29.7% - Hasty Generalization 27.5% - Negativity Bias 19.3%

I have a hard time imagining San Francisco when it was founded 250 years ago. Few people inhabited the hilly, foggy landscape. Mission Dolores, officially Misión San Francisco de Asís, was a small chapel made of adobe — the only original intact building from that time. Construction on the Presidio was just beginning.... more

Venezuelan Dance Group in the Bay Area Keeps Culture Alive for a New Generation ^0%

KQED - By Blanca Torres - 2/10/2026, 2:00 PM

This story was reported for K Onda KQED, a monthly newsletter focused on the Bay Area’s Latinx community. Click here to subscribe. On a recent Sunday afternoon in a Campbell dance studio, Michille Paulin and Carolina Meneses were busy trying to explain to a group of young kids their roles in a dance routine based on El Calypso de Callao,... more