The Bay Area has passed the halfway mark on a goal to restore more than 100,000 acres of tidal wetlands. 

The Bay Area has passed the halfway mark on a goal to restore more than 100,000 acres of tidal wetlands.&nbsp;

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Bay Area Is on Track to Meet Its Wetland Restoration Goal

This month federal vaccine advisers appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy voted to end the longstanding recommendation to vaccinate newborns against hepatitis B. About 100,000 Bay Area residents live with the virus, most of them Asian or Pacific Islander. KQED health correspondent Lesley McClurg has one man’s story.

This month federal vaccine advisers appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy voted to end the longstanding recommendation to vaccinate newborns against hepatitis B. About 100,000 Bay Area residents live with the virus, most of them Asian or Pacific Islander.&nbsp;KQED health correspondent Lesley McClurg has one man&rsquo;s story.

One Man's Battle with Hepatitis B Highlights the Stakes of Federal Vaccine Policy

It’s been almost a year into President Donald Trump’s second term, and California remains in the crosshairs, legally speaking. The state is filing lawsuits at almost double the pace of the first Trump administration. One of the groups fighting in court on behalf of local governments here in California and around the country is the nonpartisan Public Rights Project, based in Oakland. The founder, Jill Habig, talked about this work on our Political Breakdown podcast, hosted by KQED’s Marisa Lagos and Scott Shafer.

It&rsquo;s been almost a year into President Donald Trump&rsquo;s second term, and California remains in the crosshairs, legally speaking. The state is filing lawsuits at almost double the pace of the first Trump administration.&nbsp;One of the groups fighting in court on behalf of local governments here in California and around the country is the nonpartisan Public Rights Project, based in Oakland.&nbsp;The founder, Jill Habig, talked about this work on our Political Breakdown podcast, hosted by KQED&rsquo;s Marisa Lagos and Scott Shafer.

Public Rights Project Founder Jill Habig on California's Legal Cases Against Trump Administration

KQED newscast for Friday, December 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM

Bay Area Is on Track to Meet Its Wetland Restoration Goal

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