by Jaya Padmanabhan | Dec 16, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Community, Education
“What did you eat today?” my mother, Sarada, begins her phone conversation with my twenty-three-year-old daughter in New York. When my daughter explains that she made rasam and sautéed cauliflower over the weekend, Sarada’s face lights up. Later she tells me she’s...
by Jaya Padmanabhan | Aug 5, 2019 | Articles, Politics
“As you know, I grew up in the beautiful state of Hawaii, which is the only state in the nation which has a majority and minority population. So, my upbringing is perhaps a little different than most other folks in the country,” said Representative Tulsi Gabbard...
by Jaya Padmanabhan | Jul 19, 2019 | Now & Then
Lunchtime at the intersection of Third and Geary in downtown San Francisco is a concerto of movement. Cars, pedestrians, bicyclists, strollers, bags, carts, pets perform a score as they make their way through narrow passageways that open and snap to shapes and bodies....
by Jaya Padmanabhan | May 14, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Features
Water conservation and recycling efforts are needed as Colorado River water levels drop Even at a time when the California snowpack is 161% of the historical average for April, water experts are concerned about water optimization, usage, storage and conservation....
by Jaya Padmanabhan | May 6, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Opinion, Voices
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments last Tuesday about the Census Bureau’s plan to include the citizenship question in the 2020 census. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg struck at the heart of the issue when she probed why the question — part of every census from 1820 to...
