It was great being on The Bay to talk about Alameda's plan to make way for more housing and what that means for the rest of the Bay Area!

Building housing in CA is notoriously difficult. But after construction is finished, developers face another challenge: turning on the lights. My latest for KQED News kqed.org/news/11943157/…

Episode 2 of KQED's Sold Out is out now! We're focusing on how climate change is impacting the way we think about home. But what if your home is a freeway overpass or a sidewalk? Vanessa Rancaño looks at how people experiencing homelessness deal with extreme temperatures

Episode 3 of KQED's Sold Out S3 came out this week! Laura Klivans goes to East Oakland, where one neighborhood is trying to electrify their homes together. The solution makes sense to many of the residents, but the journey towards a greener street has plenty of roadblocks.

“The stuff #SanJosé has done to ease #ADU restrictions is good. They know the knob, and they’ve already started twisting it. They just need to twist it further. We have to mine housing out of the resource we have.” buff.ly/3u5vVa3 via Adhiti Bandlamudi KQED News

🚗The Bay Area has the nation's largest share of super commuters. 🚄🏘️As San José tries to dramatically reduce its carbon emissions & build more housing , the lessons it learns are relevant nationwide. Adhiti Bandlamudi's KQED Sold Out episode: kqed.org/news/11966342/… KQED News

Really enjoyed this Adhiti Bandlamudi podcast episode on San Jose's efforts to densify itself...which are bumping up against prohibitive "construction costs." Here's hoping reporters will start unpacking those costs--some of which the city controls. kqed.org/news/11966342/…

One of the few times in my life that I've been at the edge of my seat listening to a story about insurance. The 4th episode of KQED's Sold Out podcast is out now! Danielle Venton dives into the shaky, complicated world of insurance in a state prone to wildfires.

Today on The Bay I talked w/ Adhiti Bandlamudi, who takes us inside California Forever's first town hall in Solano County to discuss their plan to build a city from scratch in the county. Hear from Vallejo residents who showed up to the first meeting of its kind kqed.org/news/11968825/…

As #SanFrancisco has evolved so has the specialty #chocolate locals have 🥰 since the #GoldRush ... which is a good thing. “Honestly, I was getting pretty bored making the same raspberry, caramel, milk chocolate flavors.” buff.ly/3T4q66I via Adhiti Bandlamudi Bay Curious

Thank you KQED supporters for your trust in our journalism! Last night it was validated by the San Francisco Press Club, which awarded me 1st place 🏆for my series on a new Bay Area #immigration court. Raised a toast 🥂with my colleague Adhiti Bandlamudi, another KQED News winner!