Sara Hossaini
@MsHossaini
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Love eating, resist tweeting, mediocre at rhyming. I report on a variety of topics in San Francisco and the East Bay for KQED, but this is all mine.
Oakland, CA
Joined January 2013
Where to find free Thanksgiving meals in the Bay Area? Thank you, Carlos! @LomeliCabrera
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Organizations from the East to the South Bay will provide free, warm meals to those in need on Thanksgiving and the days leading up to the holiday.
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Last 43 evacuated homes expected to be able to return today in Oakland. Firefighters putting out final smoldering/hotspots like this one. #kellerfire @KQEDnews
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Starting tmw—you can take this former party boat from Oakland at the foot of Broadway to Alameda & back for free! Bikes too! Wed-Sun https://t.co/0q0BhFQGBq
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Last day of Berkeley horse racing at Golden Gate Fields after more than 80 years. Some are wistful, others elated. @KQEDnews
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Happening now: People from multiple Bay Area orga are protesting against Google's contracts with Israel today at the tech giant's annual I/O conference in Mountain View.
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Complaint alleges: "terrorist" taunts after lessons referencing terrorism, a student's hijab ripped off, false accusations of hateful slogans during Ceasefire walkouts, being told Palestinians are "not a people" and "can't be discussed" by outside club facilitator.
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BREAKING: CAIR and ADC have filed a US Education Dept's Civil Rights Office complaint over allegations of severe and pervasive anti-Palestinian racism in Berkeley schools. On behalf of Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim staff and students. @KQEDnews
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We regret cabinet decision to close Al Jazeera in Israel. A free & independent media is essential to ensuring transparency & accountability. Now, even more so given tight restrictions on reporting from Gaza. Freedom of expression is a key human right. We urge govt to overturn ban
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Several hundred San Francisco State University students and faculty rallied on Monday in a central campus plaza to demand the California State University system disclose its financial ties to Israel and divest from those holdings. https://t.co/U1AXEljPOB
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Hundreds of San Francisco State University students and faculty set up tents during a rally on Monday. It's the latest Bay Area campus to join a growing national movement.
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Administration hasn’t taken any position, but say the campus has a tradition of honoring peaceful protests while keeping folks safe. Says its investments reflect social justice bent but don’t address single issue geopolitical issues.
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Tents going up at SF State, record breaking history of protests over the years. Today joining call for divestment from Israeli occupation @KQEDnews
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How’s it possible I’ve never been to Glide Memorial Church in all my years in the Bay? Minister tells us “I hope you’re not here for a funeral because we’re here to celebrate the life of Rev. Cecil Williams”! @KQEDnews
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Outspoken Iranian rapper Tomaj has been sentenced to death
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An Iranian revolutionary court has sentenced well-known Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi to death for charges linked to Iran's 2022-23 unrest, his lawyer told Iranian newspaper Sharq on Wednesday.
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HOW IS ANYONE IN POWER NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?
1. Women get raped at FCI Dublin 2. DOJ charges 8 officers 3. Judge appoints special master 4. BOP shuts prison down. 5. Women get blamed for speaking up
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Pro-Palestinian UC Berkeley students and faculty unfurl tents across Sproul steps, announcing Day 1 of new Divestment Encampment. They say in solidarity with Gaza and and students on campuses like Columbia University where classes went virtual today over tensions. @KQEDnews
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880 is flowing but looks like there may still be some issues with a couple onramps.
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CHP says one southbound lane in this area is now open. Two are still closed.
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