Author: Samantha Kennedy
Samantha Kennedy
has 7.2% among authors.
BS Score: 1.4%.
Articles analyzed: 10.
Words analyzed: 22,986.
Analyzed articles
KQED
- By Samantha Kennedy
- 6/28/2026, 11:53 PM
Negativity Bias 16.2% - Appeal to Emotion 14.4% - Indoctrination 13.2%
San Francisco’s annual Pride parade, in size alone, is a force to be reckoned with. This year’s 56th annual festival channeled that massive showing into support for a community that has faced increasing attacks under the Trump administration. The Parade and Festival is one of the largest LGBTQ+ pride celebrations of the year, and... more
KQED
- By Samantha Kennedy
- 6/22/2026, 12:36 AM
Negativity Bias 33.3% - Appeal to Emotion 20.6% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 20.2%
Larry Kubin wonders if San Francisco might look like something out of a sci-fi show soon. Humanoid robots and things like that. “It’s just where trends are heading, and thinking about where to draw the line on what makes people safe versus where it starts to get a little invasive,” said Kubin, who decided to investigate. Kubin, toured... more
KQED
- By Samantha Kennedy
- 6/20/2026, 11:01 PM
Indoctrination 30.5% - Negativity Bias 24.5% - Framing Effect 18.5%
San Francisco city blocks pulsed with celebrations of Black culture and freedom today. Floats of Black-led organizations, many draped in variations of the Pan African flag, and a group of Black cowboys. The buzz of a church choir and old cars. Juneteenth was in full swing in the city. It’s one of many Bay Area cities holding Juneteenth... more
KQED
- By Samantha Kennedy
- 6/18/2026, 11:14 PM
Unattributed Quote 31.6% - Negativity Bias 27.2% - Appeal to Authority 26%
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s Board of Directors has failed to properly manage, oversee and financially control the project that is further expanding BART into Silicon Valley. That’s according to a newly released report from the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury this week, which found that the project “exposes VTA... more
KQED
- By Samantha Kennedy
- 6/14/2026, 10:30 PM
Ambiguity (Equivocation) 18.1% - Indoctrination 14.6% - Framing Effect 10.3%
A Santa Clara County resident infected with measles may have exposed others while contagious on Monday, Santa Clara County public health officials said. Health officials say the resident was likely exposed during international travel. On June 8, they traveled through the San Francisco International Airport terminal between 8:30 a.m. and... more
KQED
- By Samantha Kennedy
- 6/14/2026, 12:34 AM
Negativity Bias 20.9% - Appeal to Authority 10.4% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 8.9%
For the first time in decades, people from around the world are supposed to be making their way to the Bay Area for one of the largest sporting events on the planet. But some fans are wondering where everyone is. The 2026 FIFA World Cup’s Bay Area debut at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara — rebranded from the Levi’s... more
KQED
- By Samantha Kennedy
- 5/31/2026, 11:53 PM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 19.8% - Optimism Bias 16.2% - Negativity Bias 11.2%
Reservoir levels in the East Bay are above average for this time of year, signaling residents won’t have to conserve water – or incur extra drought-related charges – in the coming summer months. Water storage levels are nearly full at 96%, according to the most recent East Bay Municipal Utility District water supply report. Nelsy... more
KQED
- By Samantha Kennedy
- 5/30/2026, 11:37 PM
Appeal to Emotion 18.7% - Hasty Generalization 17.5% - In-Group Bias 16.8%
At India Basin Waterfront Park on Saturday, kids readied up their life vests and hitched a ride on a rowboat as part of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and YMCA of San Francisco-hosted Splash Bash. Youth from the historically Black Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhoods in San Francisco were there to celebrate their new... more
KQED
- By Samantha Kennedy
- 5/24/2026, 10:57 PM
Appeal to Emotion 35% - In-Group Bias 28.6% - Status Quo Bias 11.3%
Huge crowds flocked to San Francisco’s Mission District to celebrate the culture and diversity of the Latin American diaspora at the city’s annual Carnaval festival and parade. The celebration, hosted this year on May 23 and 24, capped off with a Grand Parade that saw dozens of performers dancing and singing from 24th and Bryant streets... more
KQED
- By Samantha Kennedy
- 5/23/2026, 11:02 PM
Negativity Bias 15.9% - Availability Heuristic 13.4% - Appeal to Authority 12.3%
Dozens of residents expressed frustration for almost three hours at a Saturday listening session in Oakland, overwhelmingly telling representatives from Caltrans, the Bay Area Air District and others to halt a study into a decades-old truck ban on Interstate 580. The Caltrans study, launched last year following community concerns over... more