Audio Storytelling

BART honors Autism Acceptance Month by uplifting Bay Area youth
Shannon Golden

Every year in honor of Autism Acceptance Month, BART invites youth on the spectrum to record audio announcements that play at stations across the system.

Artificial Intelligence and the Job Hunt
Shannon Golden

Artificial intelligence is taking the hunt to a whole new level. More job seekers are turning to open source models to get land their dream job.

San Jose State's Food Pantry Helps Students Navigating Food Insecurity
Shannon Golden

One in three college students nationwide experience food insecurity. San Jose State is working to make it easier for their students to study hard without stressing about groceries.

Paralympic Sports in the Bay Area
Shannon Golden

For wheelchair basketball athletes in the Bay Area, the Paralympic Games are a reminder of the fierce competition they know is ever-present in the world of adaptive sports.

Incarcerated Students Earn Their Diplomas in San Francisco County Jail
Shannon Golden

More than a dozen in-custody students get their getting their high school diplomas as part of the Sheriff's Office’s Five Keys Charter School. 

San Francisco's Old Skool Cafe Wins National Award
Shannon Golden

A Bay Area supper club that trains, employs and provides wrap-around services for formerly incarcerated and foster care youth just won Chick-fil A’s top philanthropic prize.

San Francisco's Gay Pride Flag Officially a Landmark
Shannon Golden

The Rainbow Gay Pride flag at San Francisco’s Harvey Milk Plaza is officially a landmark. To mark the occasion, dozens gathered for a raising-of-the-flag ceremony.

Young Climate Activists Are Stepping Up for Planet Earth
Shannon Golden

Younger generations are taking the lead in the fight for climate justice. Here in the Bay Area, climate activists are doing their part to make a difference in their own futures.

Elementary Schoolers Contribute to the Hearts in San Francisco Project
Shannon Golden

The iconic Hearts in San Francisco project is back and the new crop of hearts includes one created by a local elementary school art teacher and her flock of fledgling artists.

Realtor Aims to turn Historic East Bay Firehouse Into Arts Center
Shannon Golden

A push to restore the long-shuttered storybook firehouse in Oakland’s Montclair district gains traction as one real estate broker plans to retrofit it as an arts center.

SF's Restore Program Provides Wrap-Around Care in the Tenderloin
Shannon Golden

A look into two pilot programs started in San Francisco, both aimed at offering life-saving substance use disorder treatment, shelter, and wrap-around services, all under one roof. 

Glide Memorial Church Remembers Its Late Reverend
Shannon Golden

Longtime leader of San Francisco’s GLIDE Foundation, Reverend Cecil Williams has died. He was 94. Congregants and staffers take time to remember his work and legacy.