Author Archives: Katrina Schwartz

News Pix: Double Rainbows, Holiday Lights, Ocean Art and King Tides

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Wednesday, December 12th, brought both sun and clouds to the skies above San Francisco's Ocean Beach, and the combination produced spectacular scenes including a bright rainbow. Depending on the timing and location, some people even saw a double rainbow. (Jim … Continue reading »


News Pix: Olive Harvest, Holiday Festivities and Miss Richmond

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Much of the olive oil on grocery store shelves is imported from Italy or Spain, but California has a growing reputation as a producer of quality olive oil. KQED's Bay Area Bites visited one farm about 60 miles north of … Continue reading »


News Pix: Big Storm, Big Hearts and Oysters

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The platform at Oakland’s MacArthur BART station, shot from San Francisco-bound train during Friday morning commute in the middle of a the latest in a series of storms. (Dan Brekke/KQED) Delleon Brown strikes his opponent during a bout at the … Continue reading »


News Pix: Cap-and-Trade Auctions; Scanning the Skies; Richmond Football!

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Six-year-old Aubrey Bown places a red carnation to honor her uncle, James Suh, a U.S. Navy SEAL, who was shot down in Korangal Valley, Afghanistan. Cupertino hosted the annual Veterans Day ceremony at Memorial Park.  (Anna Li/Peninsula Press) California held … Continue reading »


News Pix: Election Edition

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A man stands in front of Moving Forward funded billboards on San Pablo Avenue in Richmond. Moving Forward spent nearly $700,000 on three candidates. (Tawanda Kanhema/Richmond Confidential) At 5:30 a.m., voters were just trickling into the polling booths at the … Continue reading »


News Pix: Giants Win World Series, Dia de Los Muertos, and Local Elections Heat Up

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The San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit Tigers in the fourth game of the World Series on Sunday night. The Bay Area celebrated the win with a parade featuring the players on Wednesday, October 31st. (Wendy Goodfriend/KQED)


News Pix: Giants in the World Series, Occupy Oakland Celebrates Anniversary, Earthquakes Break Ground and More

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Frank and Leticia Romo's shrine to their son Sergio's baseball career in his childhood bedroom in Brawley, California. About 25,000 people live in this farm town, out in the desert scrubland. Main Street is a dusty arcade of shuttered stores. Unemployment … Continue reading »


News Pix: Parent Trigger Law, Berkeley Sunday Streets, Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Carving Contest

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  Mothers of the Desert Trails Parent Union stand inside their headquarters in Adelanto. They are the first in the country to successfully employ a so-called 'parent trigger law' to radically transform a failing public school. They voted to hand … Continue reading »


News Pix: Mirkarimi Reinstated, Big Spending to Defeat Richmond Soda Tax and More

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We're back with photos of the news from around the Bay this week. Check 'em out. Eliana Lopez waves her hands in the air to support the speaker during public comments. The Mirkarimi supporters had been ordered to keep quiet … Continue reading »


News Pix: Hovercraft on Ocean Beach, Art in Motion, Walk to School Day and More

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Fleet Week is back, which means military crafts and tourists descend on San Francisco. But lots of other things happened this week, affecting the lives of ordinary Bay Area citizens. San Francisco Fleet Week kicked off at Ocean Beach Wednesday … Continue reading »