Rachael Myrow

California often takes the lead with legislation to regulate tech. California lawmakers say they expect to set the pace once again on artificial intelligence.

San Francisco will host the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference beginning next weekend. What's expected from the event, and what are the benefits and challenges for the host city?

President Biden is touring a battered California. The state has endured a series of powerful storms in recent weeks. Damage estimates are topping $1 billion with 40 of the state's 58 counties hit.

California's Bay Area is home to a large number of Afghans, many of whom moved there after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. They have a variety of reactions to the announced U.S. pullout from Afghanistan.

Former Pinterest employee Ifeoma Ozoma risked a lawsuit when she made public her allegations of workplace discrimination and harassment. She hopes California will ban contracts like the one she had.

Two people who left Pinterest over their treatment there say the company's culture does not support Black employees.

Some members of Congress want to let tech startups access federal stimulus loans. But venture-capital-backed startups aren't like other small businesses — they fail even in good economic times.

California's Bay Area has been sheltering in place longer than most. People are finding ways to cope but worry the worst is yet to come as the health crisis leads to an economic one.

Only a month after California rolled out the toughest consumer data privacy law in the nation, there's talk of trying to strengthen it. But some argue it wouldn't make things better for consumers.

Under California's new digital privacy law, consumers can opt out of the sale of their personal information. The toughest data privacy law in the U.S., it's expected to set the standard nationwide.

In the midst of California's housing crisis, one quick fix is the "granny flat." These small backyard units are all the rage in recent years, due in part to legislation that made building them easier.

Google says it will spend $1 billion to help make housing more affordable in the Bay Area. The region is undergoing a housing crisis, in part, because of high tech worker salaries.

Chico, Calif., has had to make room for thousands of refugees and several displaced congregations after California's deadliest and most destructive fire destroyed the town of Paradise in Butte County.

A songwriting duo from Paradise, Calif., wrote an ode to their hometown, destroyed in last month's Camp Fire, called "One of these days." They've just released a professionally produced version.

Video games are dominated by action-packed visuals, yet, there are visually impaired people all over the world playing them, ranging from the totally blind to the color blind. Now, gaming companies are working to make games more accessible.

John Perry Barlow has died at 70. Barlow was the co-founder of the digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation. He was also a lyricist for the Grateful Dead.

Rachael Myrow of KQED reports on Arias in the Office, Opera San José's initiative that aims to bring opera to a wider audience with free performances at tech companies.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love. The Monterey Pop Festival in June of 1967 became a soundtrack for an emerging counterculture.

Artists are responding to Trump administration efforts to peel back civil rights enforcement and crack down on illegal immigration. One scholar says it marks a return to the roots of Chicano art.

The musician and multimedia artist has co-created an immersive experience designed to make people aware of their implicit biases. It's called "The Institute Presents: Neurosociety."