You’ve probably heard of Bobby Seale and The Black Panthers. Or Mario Savio and the Free Speech Movement. But what about Kartar Singh Sarabha and the Ghadar movement? Or Kala Bagai and the fight against redlining? We dive deep into some early California activist history you probably haven’t heard about: the hidden history of earlySouth Asian activism in our state. How Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and other South Asian immigrants and their children laid the groundwork for social movements that still resonate today in California. Host Sasha Khokha teams up with KQED politics correspondent Marisa Lagos, and they meet a couple obsessed with trying to preserve that history. They created the Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour, and Sasha and Marisa went to check it out

You&rsquo;ve probably heard of Bobby Seale and The Black Panthers. Or Mario Savio and the Free Speech Movement. But what about Kartar Singh Sarabha and the Ghadar movement? Or Kala Bagai and the fight against redlining? We dive deep into some early California activist history you probably haven&rsquo;t heard about: the hidden history of early South Asian activism in our state. How Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and other South Asian immigrants and their children laid the groundwork for social movements that still resonate today in California. Host Sasha Khokha teams up with KQED politics correspondent Marisa Lagos, and they meet a couple obsessed with trying to preserve that history. They created the Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour, and Sasha and Marisa went to check it out

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The California Report Magazine Preview: Mapping a Radical Legacy of South Asian Activism in California

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee says she intends to run for re-election in November … just as she marks one year in office this week. Voters elected her last year … following the recall of the city’s former mayor Sheng Thao, who was later indicted on bribery charges. As Lee was being sworn in as mayor, she promised to bring an era of stability to Oakland. Lee is the first Black woman to serve as Oakland’s mayor … and she brings to the job decades of experience as an East Bay representative in Congress. This desire for stability faced a test this week given a major shake-up in Oakland’s government. Mayor Lee talked with me about that as she reflected on her first year in office - and the role that voters will play at the ballot box to help chart the city’s future.

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee says she intends to run for re-election in November &hellip; just as she marks one year in office this week. Voters elected her last year &hellip; following the recall of the city&rsquo;s former mayor Sheng Thao, who was later indicted on bribery charges. As Lee was being sworn in as mayor, she promised to bring an era of stability to Oakland. Lee is the first Black woman to serve as Oakland&rsquo;s mayor &hellip; and she brings to the job decades of experience as an East Bay representative in Congress. This desire for stability faced a test this week given a major shake-up in Oakland&rsquo;s government. Mayor Lee talked with me about that as she reflected on her first year in office - and the role that voters will play at the ballot box to help chart the city&rsquo;s future.

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee on Her First Year in Office

Meta has been called out for enlisting social influencers to talk about how safe their child-focused products are. KQED’s Rachael Myrow has more.

Meta has been called out for enlisting social influencers to talk about how safe their child-focused products are. KQED&rsquo;s Rachael Myrow has more.

Meta Uses Social Media Influencers to Promote Their Child-Focused Products

Candidates for California governor are facing backlash over alleged lack of disclosures from paid social media influencers. The state is currently investigating Tom Steyer’s campaign, which paid an influencer ten-thousand-dollars to promote an interview with Steyer on TikTok.

Candidates for California governor are facing backlash over alleged lack of disclosures from paid social media influencers. The state is currently investigating Tom Steyer&rsquo;s campaign, which paid an influencer ten-thousand-dollars to promote an interview with Steyer on TikTok.

The California Report Magazine Preview: Mapping a Radical Legacy of South Asian Activism in California

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