Towns Along Pacific Coast Trail Struggle After Dixie Fire

Towns Along Pacific Coast Trail Struggle After Dixie Fire

Two Years After the Dixie Fire, Towns That Relied on Pacific Crest Trail Hikers Are Still Struggling Two years ago, the Dixie Fire nearly wiped the Pacific Crest Trail off the map. With a lot of work, the trail has mostly been repaired. But sections of the PCT remain inaccessible, and for the first time in history, doing a continuous hike of the trail from beginning to end is almost impossible. It's a huge blow to rural towns along the trail, which rely on the hikers and trail tourism to survive. Reporter Dana Cronin ventured out into a tiny town called Belden, to see how people are doing after the fire. Fresno’s New Gordita Shop is an Homage to Mom’s Cooking Americans may be more familiar with tacos, but in the northern regions of Mexico, gorditas are a more popular kind of street food. And for Lizett Lopez, a Fresno native who recently moved back to the Central Valley during the pandemic, gorditas are closely tied to her identity, her culture and heritage – and now, her mother. As part of our Flavor Profile series, Reporter Olivia Zhao brings us the bittersweet story behind Lucy's Gorditas, the latest addition to Fresno's Mexican food scene. The Coolest Place on Earth: The Public Library We're sharing an excerpt of the latest episode of KQED's Rightnowish featuring Fairfield’s Mychal Threets. Threets is a superstar librarian, who readily professes the importance of childhood literacy, library access, and mental health. Because of that, he’s amassed a social media following that rivals your favorite artists and entertainers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Thin Place

The Thin Place

A paramedic and ER nurse from Northern California may himself be a conduit between the living and the dead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Nov 201930min

A ‘Nest’ for Migrant Kids at the Border – and an Unusual High School Reunion

A ‘Nest’ for Migrant Kids at the Border – and an Unusual High School Reunion

Tijuana’s First Early Childhood Education Center…Affiliated With a Migrant Shelter, Fictional Podcast ‘Moonface’ Explores Being Korean and Queer, Alums of Iranian Jewish School Reunite 40 Years Later Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Okt 201930min

Special Ed for California’s Black Students Was Supposed to Be Fixed by This Landmark Case. It Wasn’t

Special Ed for California’s Black Students Was Supposed to Be Fixed by This Landmark Case. It Wasn’t

A landmark ruling in 1977 changed special education for black students in California. But many educators, black parents and advocates say plenty remains broken. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Okt 201930min

These Five People Challenge the Notion of Blindness as a Deficit

These Five People Challenge the Notion of Blindness as a Deficit

The world of mollusk, a master in tinkering, guitarist Ioana Gandrabur, an architect who listens to buildings and designing how products sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Okt 201930min

Blind Beekeeper Relies on Sound to Keep Her Hives Happy

Blind Beekeeper Relies on Sound to Keep Her Hives Happy

It has been almost 30 years since Aerial Gilbert lost her sight. In that time she’s relearned just about everything she used to do before going blind — and she did it through the power of sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Okt 201930min

How Heat Threatens California’s Most Vulnerable

How Heat Threatens California’s Most Vulnerable

Climate change is making it hotter everywhere in California. And heat can be a sneaky threat to our health and safety. It’s getting more dangerous, and deadly - even in parts of California you wouldn’t expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Sep 201930min

Spicing Up Seniors’ Sex Lives – and Getting a Second Chance at the California Dream

Spicing Up Seniors’ Sex Lives – and Getting a Second Chance at the California Dream

Author and Dance Teacher’s Mission to Redefine Aging, Rocky Road Ice Cream’s Bumpy History, Singer Mike Marshall’s Second Chance, Letter to My California Dreamer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Sep 201930min

Three Transgender Opera Singers on the Risks They Took to Live Authentically

Three Transgender Opera Singers on the Risks They Took to Live Authentically

Elliot Franks, Lucia Lucas and Breanna Sinclairé have taken enormous risks to live their most authentic lives. And they’ve navigated an industry that has been slow to evolve with the times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Sep 201930min

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