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Tessa Mok

Reporter · US

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Tessa Mok

    I-580 Truck Ban: Who should bear the burden of diesel pollution in the East Bay? (opens the original)

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    This story aired in the September 30th, 2026 episode of Crosscurrents. If you ask anyone in the East Bay about the 880 freeway, they may tell you it’s a nightmare to drive. That congestion isn’t there by accident. A 75-year-old truck ban on the parallel 580 freeway, means that much of the East Bay’s large truck traffic gets funneled onto the 880. And that’s meant decades of diesel pollution for the working class communities living along that corridor. Now, Caltrans is studying whether to lift th

  2. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Tessa Mok

    Question of the Bay: How did 9/11 change you, and how did it change America? (opens the original)

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    Danilo Jorge said 9/11 will always stick with him. "I got up and turned on the TV and I witnessed the second plane get hit live," Jorge said. " I took that personal. I came to work, and my client, she was in tears, and we hugged. It was hard to process everything." "You don't know what the emotion is actually until somebody tells you what it is," Waugh said. "My cousin was four blocks away. He had to run from the trade center. It changed the way I saw the world." Mik’los Brown was at home, getti

  3. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Tessa Mok

    SF Supervisors push back on Kaiser’s use of AI in mental health care (opens the original)

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    Kaiser and The National Union of Healthcare Workers, or the NUHW, have been in contract negotiations for more than a year, and they still haven’t reached a deal. Tuesday’s resolution targets three specific demands in Kaiser's latest contract proposal. The first would allow Kaiser to outsource care, something the NUHW says could lead to more layoffs. The second allows it to exclude therapists from clinical decision-making, and the third would allow it to refer more patients to AI-based therapy pl

  4. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Tessa Mok

    Meta’s teen addiction problem comes with a multi-billion dollar price tag (opens the original)

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    Meta reached a landmark settlement today with a bipartisan coalition of 47 U.S. states and territories, over allegations that its social media platforms were designed to keep teens hooked. The proposed $18 billion settlement will also require sweeping changes to Facebook and Instagram for users under 18, including two-hour daily limits, nighttime blocks, and muted notifications during school hours. Meta would also have to strengthen age verification, remove beauty filters, and give young users t

  5. Article · Aug 12, 2026 · Tessa Mok

    Contra Costa immigrant rights advocates push for ICE non-cooperation ordinance (opens the original)

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    "When immigrant communities are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!" That was the call-and-response at Tuesday's gathering outside the County Administration building in Martinez, where the Contra Costa Immigrant Rights Alliance gathered a coalition to urge county supervisors to commit to stronger protections against cooperating with ICE. For over a year, organizers say they’ve been working with supervisors to pass an ordinance limiting county funds and resources from being used to

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