Hear Here is KALW’s local community storytelling project. We seek out the stories of people who live and work in San Francisco and Oakland neighborhoods – and share what we hear on air and online!
Hear Here is currently recording stories in the Visitacion Valley, SF and East Oakland neighborhoods.
Take a listen to some of the stories we’ve collected below…
We've heard stories of immigration...
...and family...
...and work...
...and more.
Making Connections
Sometimes the stories we collect don't just stop at the radio.
How it Works
Hear Here partners with public libraries and community organizations to capture the often untold stories of the surrounding neighborhoods. We set up a date to show up at the library with our microphones and sit down for short, recorded conversations with participants. Every participant receives a CD copy of their interview. Some stories will air on KALW 91.7FM!
Want to share your story or partner with Hear Here to share the stories of your community?
The Alemany Flea Market is a San Francisco institution. Every Sunday, vendors of useless knickknacks and pricey treasures set-up their wares in the dirt…
What’s a place in your neighborhood that means something to you – and why? Our Hear Here community storytelling project wants to know the answer. Over the…
On December 8, KALW’s community storytelling project Hear Here put on a live presentation of some of the great Bay Area stories it has gathered so far.…
The foreclosure crisis has hit East Oakland particularly hard, but down the road by Lake Merritt, a community space has been able to keep its doors open.…
Our Hear Here community storytelling team has been asking San Francisco and Oakland residents the question: what’s a place in your neighborhood that means…
KALW’s community storytelling team Hear Here is showcasing stories from the residents of Oakland and San Francisco in a larger-than-life installation at…
The Hear Here mobile story tunnel is coming to Hear Here Live this Saturday at 5pm at Public Works in the Mission. The story tunnel features the photos of…
Our Hear Here team has been interviewing people in libraries throughout San Francisco and Oakland about their lives and memories. Now they want to know…
If skateboards are your thing, you have a new place to thrash in San Francisco: the new Balboa Skate Park. And that brings us to another installment of…
Finding food can be hard for some families in the Bay Area. The producers of Hear Here, KALW’s community storytelling project, paid a visit to Oakland’s…
The 81st Avenue Library is connected to two small elementary schools. So you can imagine how this place is abuzz with loud voices and tiny feet.“I’ve been…