Author: Nisa Khan
Nisa Khan
has 4.7% among authors.
BS Score: 1.3%.
Articles analyzed: 14.
Words analyzed: 73,092.
Analyzed articles
KQED
- By Nisa Khan
- 6/27/2026, 11:00 AM
Negativity Bias 13.3% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 9.6% - Anecdotal 9.4%
Thirty-two years ago, Lynn Struiksma attended a momentous San Francisco Giants game. A devoted San Diego Padres fan, Struiksma, then a student at San Francisco State University, decided to give Bay Area baseball a chance by buying a ticket for the July 31, 1994, afternoon game against the Colorado Rockies. Only while listening to the... more
KQED
- By Nisa Khan
- 6/24/2026, 10:46 PM
Ambiguity (Equivocation) 9.1% - Unattributed Quote 8.6% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 8.4%
In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, San Francisco will be launching its annual free fireworks show from the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday, July 4, causing a number of closures on the bridge that weekend to drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. San Francisco’s fireworks will begin around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, marking only the... more
KQED
- By Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí, Nisa Khan, Carly Severn
- 6/11/2026, 11:00 AM
Indoctrination 13.4% - Appeal to Authority 8.5% - Negativity Bias 6.8%
San Francisco Pride 2026 — one of the biggest LGBTQ+ celebrations in the world — is just a few weeks away. Organizers say that the event returns this year stronger than ever after facing some financial challenges last year. “San Francisco Pride is going to happen,” said executive director Suzanne Ford. “Come to San Francisco’s Civic... more
KQED
- By Nisa Khan
- 6/10/2026, 11:15 PM
Negativity Bias 30.5% - Appeal to Emotion 25.3% - Availability Heuristic 17.8%
A program dedicated to providing low-income California residents with extra money for fruits and vegetables is likely to go under this summer if additional funds are not allocated in this year’s state budget, according to concerned food justice advocates. The CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable EBT Program provides CalFresh recipients with up... more
KQED
- By Nisa Khan
- 6/8/2026, 11:00 AM
Appeal to Authority 18.3% - Optimism Bias 17.9% - Unattributed Quote 16.3%
Navigating an application for benefits like CalFresh can be complicated — especially when you’re doing it without support. This month, San Francisco is attempting to address some of these bureaucratic barriers by launching a new Mobile Benefits Center, the first of its kind in the city. The San Francisco Human Services Agency’s Mobile... more
KQED
- By Nisa Khan
- 5/8/2026, 11:00 AM
Appeal to Authority 18.6% - Hasty Generalization 12.8% - Availability Heuristic 9.4%
BTS is returning to the Bay Area for the first time as a group in eight years for their Arirang World Tour — and they’re stopping at the Stanford Stadium next week on May 16, 17 and 19. “It’s been such a buildup,” said KQED’s resident BTS expert, the California Report Magazine’s producer Suzie Racho. “They’re really making a concerted... more
KQED
- By Matt O’Brien, Associated Press, Nisa Khan, KQED
- 5/1/2026, 11:03 PM
Negativity Bias 24.7% - Appeal to Emotion 20.1% - Framing Effect 10.8%
The families of victims of a school shooting in a British Columbia town sued artificial intelligence company OpenAI in a San Francisco court this week, alleging that the company behind ChatGPT failed to alert police of the shooter’s alarming interactions with the chatbot. One of the lawsuits was filed on behalf of Shannda... more
KQED
- By Nisa Khan, Lakshmi Sarah
- 4/24/2026, 11:00 AM
Biased Writer Voice 19.2% - Halo Effect 18.4% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 16.1%
Bay Area Book Lovers: We Have Highly Literary Date (or Friend Hang) Ideas for Your Weekend “May you strive all your lives to meet this commitment, with the same love and devotion that you now possess. And may you always promise to abide by all library rules.” As wedding vows go, Annie Pho and Damian Elias’ weren’t the kind you always... more
KQED
- By Nisa Khan
- 4/23/2026, 12:03 AM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 22.4% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 17.9% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 14.7%
If you are ever in the southeast corner of San Francisco, you may have noticed a fleet of purple-and-orange vans picking up and dropping people off. These shuttles are a special service run by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, in an effort to bridge mobility gaps in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood. And the... more
KQED
- By Nisa Khan
- 4/20/2026, 11:00 AM
Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 9% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 8.4% - Anecdotal 8.3%
This spring, San Francisco’s Chase Center will once again morph into Ballhalla, the home of the Golden State Valkyries — who are beginning their second year in the Women’s National Basketball Association. During the team’s inaugural year, fans enthusiastically welcomed the Valkyries to the Bay Area sports scene. Home games consistently... more