Great light during the 1st Annual Lowrider Festival in Ukiah, Friday evening. The Press Democrat #MendocinoCounty

"I would argue that the investments that have been made in the women's game have had a tremendous return to the women's game…” said NCAA President Charlie Baker. Investments, it should be noted, that were forced by players and coaches. So let’s not take too much credit.

BREAKING: Under pressure to resign or step off the Judiciary Committee & allow for confirmation of judges, Sen. Dianne Feinstein says "I’ve asked Leader Schumer to ask the Senate to allow another Democratic senator to temporarily serve until I’m able to resume my committee work.”

Hi hi. I'm giving a This American Life scoring talk at KQED with PRX on Wednesday, May 10 :) You can come even if you don't care about music! Half the point is to have a space for radio pals to hang out 🤠 eventbrite.com/e/maker-mingle…

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California's entire healthcare system is plagued by staff shortages. From nurses to ambulance drivers, to doctors. @lesleywmcclurg explains how the shortfall is creating bottlenecks inside emergency departments. kqed.org/science/198305…

This ode to coffee shops on KQED Arts & Culture. 🤗 "Gaylord's was the spot. It had good hours and nice people." kqed.org/arts/13930727/…

2023 California Fellow Amanda Stupi's reporting aims to bring attention to childcare deserts throughout California, to find out if and how they negatively affect children, and to highlight possible solutions for communities and parents. ow.ly/ZFxq50P4cNY

.Rae Alexandra, folks

America’s child care shortage makes the first few years even trickier for parents to navigate. Finding child care could get even harder when stabilization funding from the federal American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) ends Sept. 30. kqed.org/news/11959904/…

There are lots of things parents can do to prepare their children for kindergarten, even if child care and preschool are not viable options. This guide can connect you to school readiness resources. @pemberly kqed.org/news/11959904/…

Some personal news: I am stepping in as NPR’s new Immigration Correspondent. Also: NPR is hiring a second immigration correspondent to join our team. Link to that application below.

I got IDd last night, but as I was rummaging around in my purse for my ID, the dude saw my checkbook and said "nevermind" 😭😒🤣 FIRST OF ALL