KQED's Perspectives

A high school experiment teaches Carly Miller what it's like to be conspicuously different.

Building a sense of community is always a good thing, right? Well, maybe not, says Lisa Buchanan.

There's something satisfying about being on the delivery end of a good scold. Mac Clayton tries to understand why.

When Alan Lessik's partner took his own life, it was mental illness, not weakness, that killed him.

A grateful KC Greaney and her family defy welfare stereotypes.

A grateful KC Greaney and her family defy welfare stereotypes.

Larry Lee has struggled with his identity as a Chinese-American and as an all-form, no-substance "jooksing."

Growing up in Alabama, Melanie Harrison's great grandmother taught her how to fish and how to make a difference.

Forget the sleek white Google buses. Arthur Patterson says the sleek silver bullets, aka Caltrain, is a lot more fun.

Ten years ago today, John Lewis' wedding helped launch San Francisco's "Winter of Love."

The Rev. Ben Daniel says this past weekend's rains answered a lot of prayers.

Young and black at an elite white school, Will Hammond was sure his mother's tuna casserole would ruin it all.

With storms come possible power outages and utility workers like Scott Lam putting in long hours in bad weather.

Steven Saum's sister had a piano teacher who quit because she was "unteachable." Well, look at her now.

The plants in Lorrie Goldin's garden suggest how anti-poverty programs can help people thrive.