This Week in the Bay: Monkeypox in San Francisco, abortion on California campuses, and the Bay Area story behind the James Webb Space Telescope

“This Week in the Bay” is a weekly podcast from Local News Matters about all things Bay Area. Every episode, we cover three important stories from the region and interview one Local News Matters reporter about a story they covered. We talk about everything from health and technology to local politics and regional trends.

by Rya Jetha, Bay City News Foundation August 2, 2022August 2, 2022

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This Week in the Bay, we talk about:

Monkeypox in San Francisco and why public health officials are struggling to quell the outbreak

Why the University of California and California State University are working to provide medication abortions on all of their campuses by 2023

 And how Bay Area scientists and institutions contributed to the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope

‘This is kind of a travesty:’ SF supervisors slam pace of response to monkeypox outbreak

‘This is kind of a travesty:’ SF supervisors slam pace of response to monkeypox outbreak

by Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation July 21, 2022July 21, 2022

California universities on track to provide abortion pills on campuses by year’s end

California universities on track to provide abortion pills on campuses by year’s end

by Mallika Seshadri, CalMatters July 21, 2022July 19, 2022

The Bay Area story behind James Webb Space Telescope’s success

The Bay Area story behind James Webb Space Telescope’s success

by Dania Kalaji, Bay City News Foundation and Mengyuan Dong, Bay City News Foundation July 21, 2022July 21, 2022