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The Latest from KQED

KQED

Trusted local news in real time. With updates all day long, The Latest brings you the Bay Area and California stories you need to know as they happen. Hosted by KQED’s Bianca Taylor and featuring reporting from the award-winning KQED newsroom. Hear breaking news on your schedule, in 20 minutes or less.

Episodes · 25

Breaking Down California’s Many Propositions, and What Is Love?

Oct 3, 2026 · 25m

Manny Yekutiel Drops Out of SF Supervisor Race, and Debate Over E-Bike Safety Heats Up

Oct 2, 2026 · 16m

Friday Morning News Fix

Oct 2, 2026 · 8m

Candidates Vie to Fill Pelosi’s Seat, and How Data Centers Are Reshaping Politics

Oct 2, 2026 · 21m

Republican Don Wagner Wants to Run State Elections, and Seeking Accountability in Prison

Oct 2, 2026 · 20m

Thursday Morning News Fix

Oct 1, 2026 · 8m

What’s Next for Oakland Police, and Becerra Keeps a Low Profile Ahead of Election

Oct 1, 2026 · 24m

Oakland Police to Exit Federal Oversight, and Inside a Mass Use-of-Force Incident

Oct 1, 2026 · 22m

Wednesday Morning News Fix

Sep 30, 2026 · 8m

Are New Surveillance Protection Laws Enough?, and Why Environmentalists Want to Defeat Prop 45

Sep 30, 2026 · 20m

Meet the Woman Swimming the Entire California Coast, and Bay Area Artist Tasha Malan Live

Sep 26, 2026 · 30m

Does Cold Calling San Francisco Landlords Work?, and When Measles Came to Emeryville

Sep 25, 2026 · 19m

Friday Morning News Fix

Sep 25, 2026 · 7m

Public Charge Rules Are Changing, and a $14 Billion Bet on Bay Area Transit

Sep 25, 2026 · 25m

Desperate San Francisco Renters Face Scams, and Inside a Shasta County Ballot Controversy

Sep 24, 2026 · 19m

How to Make Sure You’re Registered to Vote, and the Bay Area's Business Transformation

Sep 24, 2026 · 24m

A Bay Area Public Transit Doomsday Scenario, and 7UP’s California Connection

Sep 23, 2026 · 19m

Wednesday Morning News Fix

Sep 23, 2026 · 7m

The Prop That Would Overhaul Environmental Review, and Ke Huy Quan’s Hollywood Comeback

Sep 23, 2026 · 25m

California Doubles Down on Giant Batteries, and State Declares Emergency Ahead of El Niño

Sep 22, 2026 · 20m

Oakland Police Set to Get a Pay Raise, and What Lindsay Clancy’s Case Teaches Us

Sep 19, 2026 · 24m

Scalp Cooling for California Cancer Patients, and ‘The Pitt’ Effect

Sep 18, 2026 · 16m

Friday Morning News Fix

Sep 18, 2026 · 7m

Cal Scientists Discover a New Color, and KQED Launches New Nancy Pelosi Podcast

Sep 18, 2026 · 25m

KQED Launches New Nancy Pelosi Podcast, and Newsom Signs Classic Car Bill

Sep 17, 2026 · 21m