Paul C. Kelly Campos
Audio Academy Fellow, Summer '23Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Paul C. Kelly Campos is a writer, poet and translator of Irish and Nicaraguan descent. His bilingual work has appeared in NPR’s Next Generation Radio, The Washington Post, KQED Forum, KALW, Prism, The Golden Gate Xpress, Seen and Heard, The San Franciscan, and Borderless magazine. He graduated from SF State with a B.A. in Journalism and a minor in English Literature in May 2021. And in his spare time he can be found consuming either pupusas or poetry with “The Damned” playing loudly in the background.
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CrosscurrentsPleeay is a four-person multimedia “gutterpop” band based in San Francisco. “Gutterpop” is a genre name they coined themselves. It’s part pop music and part contemporary ballet. And they are currently working with the Women’s Audio Mission to release a second album — titled “Wealth and Hellness.” -
CrosscurrentsSouth San Francisco is known for the sound of airplanes from SFO and for its iconic sign on the hill that declares it “the industrial city.” But the city's recently inaugurated and youngest ever Mayor wants to change that. -
CrosscurrentsIn this installment of Culture Keepers, we get a glimpse into a local goth scene and learn what makes it very Bay Area. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law last Thursday that undercuts efforts to preserve People’s Park. Newsom attributed the ongoing opposition to housing development at the park to “NIMBYism.” -
The Oakland-based, non-profit, game developer, Gamesheads, is trying to change the narrative on sideshows through a recently developed video game, based on the local and illegal phenomenon. -
On the eve of contract talks with the San Francisco Unified School District, or SFUSD, the San Francisco teachers’ union released a report accusing school administrators of financial mismanagement. -
Oakland’s Chinatown has the city’s highest concentration of pedestrian and bicycle collisions. In response, the City of Oakland released a survey for community input on what safety changes may be needed. -
Former Oakland Police Department Chief LeRonne Armstrong filed a legal claim alleging that Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao fired him in retaliation for critical comments he made shortly before he was fired. -
The Oakland Unified School District was one of the first in the Bay Area to open its doors to students Monday morning. But the school district — along with others across the Bay Area and state — are struggling to find full-time teachers. -
Potrero Hill public housing tenants pushed back against the findings in a report last week at the Board of Supervisors hearing that claimed a property manager had made improvements to their living conditions.
