My friend Ryan Garrett is an Ant Wrangler. I made a non-narrated story for NYT Audio explaining how he gets ants from the jungles of Trinidad to the jungle of Manhattan. Enjoy! (audio embedded in post). Mixed by @realchrisjbeale .

Marin County is moving forward with a ban on Class II ebikes for anyone under 16 years old. This as the county notes a rise in crashes for that age group. Opponents say the law is premature, that the county should have waited for a report, due November.

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A "Kindness Crawl" took to Market Street , leaving a wake of stunned, smiling people holding flowers and a contagious good vibe. As the Grateful Dead prepares to play a 3 day show in SF this week, it seemed like a serendipitous return of flower power.

SF's automated speed cameras are set to begin issuing citations next Tuesday. Until now, they have given out $0 warnings. Officials say they've already been effective in reducing speeding.

It's been a year since California's #righttorepair law went into effect, but a recent report shows that some companies compliance with the law needs a little fixing.

The Trump administration is naming names of the groups it intends to go after in its crusade to root out what it calls pervasive antisemitism on college campuses. Students for Justice in Palestine, Middle East Studies centers, etc.

Major League Crickets debut at the Oakland Coliseum was a slugfest, and fans were stoked.

Reporters notebook: Major League Cricket provided some great Indian food for media at tonight’s game at the Coliseum. Beats hot dogs!

The Oakland Coliseum is getting ready for its Major League Cricket debut tomorrow. More to come on @KQEDnews

SF Immigration Court is closed for the day after activists picketed the entrance this afternoon. This follows arrests of at least two people by ICE earlier today at the courthouse.

RT @SaulGonzalezCA: This just happened. Rubber bullets fired and horse-mounted LAPD patrol comes out and start hitting a man with batons. #….

@kqedbaycurious Digital story:

Bacon wrapped hot dogs are perhaps the bay's most popular street food. But where do they come from? What's it like to do this work? And why do some local businesses and gvmt's oppose the vendors who sell them? . Listen on podcast apps @kqedbaycurious.

Newsom didn't include additional funding for mass transit in his state budget revision today. A separate push by Bay Area lawmakers is seeking to get public transit a new business model. @KQEDnews . If it fails, BART could close eliminate 2 lines in 2027.

Nearly two months after San Francisco installed the first of 33 speed safety cameras throughout the city, city transit officials told KQED there is no expected date for all the cameras to be made fully operational.

One business owner I spoke to said that if the tariffs continue for much longer she would be forced to close.

Got 420 plans this weekend?. If you're heading to Hippie Hill in SF, things might look a little different than you're expecting. Check out this guide for more on that, alternative events, plus some tips on where it's a better idea NOT to smoke.

Tariffs are creating a mini sales boom for Bay Area bike shops like The New Wheel, but a crisis is looming in 2-3 months when domestic stock gets used up.

When the A’s left Oakland and they set up a $1 million dollar fund to help employees of third party vendors with the associated financial hardship. But some Coliseum workers told me their applications were denied. And not for reasons listed on the application. for @KQEDnews

A city of Oakland program that has long provided free meals to thousands of children during the summer will not be offered this year due to “severe city budget constraints,” officials confirmed this week.

One person who worked for a third party vendor of the A's got $1500 for 15 years of service, or $100 per year. Some got nothing at all from the Oakland Coliseum Vendor Assistance Fund. For @TheBayKQED .