Kqeds Perspectives

Beth Touchette finds the story of her Fairfax neighborhood in its trees.

Les Bloch shares his parenting secret for how not to raise a jackass.

Thanks to generous new benefits, Tom Epstein says there has never been a better time to enroll in a community college. 

Joan Steinau Lester says her faith in the electorate has been restored by Kansans' rejection of a ban on abortion rights.

She may be a diehard Giants' fan, but Debbie Duncan pays tribute to long-time Dodger announcer Vin Scully.

Michael Ellis looks at seabirds who fly astounding distances.

Stephen Lavezzo gratefully remembers all his dying mother has taught him.

When Donovan Tong took up the bassoon he had no idea the possibilities that would open up to him

Pablo Quintanilla says the ghosts of racial deed restrictions haunt Bay Area home ownership to this day.

Kelsey Wu says a state bill to protect young people like her from damaging social media content is a positive step.

Chloe Chan finds fascination and community in the practice of kelp foraging.

Like many families, Sandyha Acharya's household has had lots of bubble time. Sometimes, though, that bubble bursts.

Karina Moreno shares the pervasive despair and pain so many feel right now, but she takes comfort in a family saying that has gotten them through dark days before.

When Jada Sanders fell out of favor with her softball coach, she used the tough moment as motivation to improve.

In the face of the death of a homeless man, and the impact on Black women of the loss of federal abortion rights, Gbama Mbayo feels hopeless and searching for answers

Nurse Symone Magsombol Yu is devastated by the overturning of Roe, but is determined to respect and care for her patients.

YR Media's Nina Thompson worries that climate gloom spells climate doom. 

Growing up in Afghanistan, Kawser Amine was able to dream of things previously unheard of in her country. When the Taliban took over, all that ended.

Debbie Duncan discovers a concoction that brings back memories of childhood summers.

Keith Humphreys says adults pay a price of humiliation if they are a beginner at learning new things.