A surfer catches a wave at Ocean Beach in San Francisco under an orange-red sky caused by wilfires on Sep. 9, 2020.

Brianna Noble rides her horse Dapper Dan alongside demonstrators on Broadway in Downtown Oakland, Calif. on May 29, 2020, during a protest over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.

Edward Wooley, known as Chef Smelly, prepares garlic noodles at Smelly's Creole and Soul Food pop-up on Broadway in Oakland on August 7, 2021.

Jota Mercury performs during Princess, a disco dance party and drag show, at Oasis in San Francisco on June 26, 2021.

A woman places a candle at a memorial for Mario Gonzalez during a vigil in Alameda, Calif., on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Gonzalez died in Alameda police custody on Monday.This is a candid photo taken with consent during a public event while on assignment for KQED News.

Ryan Austin and her son Onyx at their home in Oakland on April 14, 2021.

Eileen Boughton on the grounds of the dance arbor near Upper Lake, California on May 15, 2021. Boughton speaking about her Great Grandfather surviving the Bloody Island Massacre. "He survived. And I never knew that I'm sixty four and I never knew that. So that was just stunning, beautiful information to know because I also teach my great, great grand nieces and nieces and everybody else, you know. And did you know that grandpa, our grandfather was part of this, you know, and if he didn't survive, we wouldn't be here. We're here. I am so grateful, you know, and we always have our ancestors within us they're in our blood. They're everywhere we go."

Everyln's Whisper, a tribute to Eveyln Hernandez, during a community healing vigil and living ofrenda celebration in front of the Calle 24 offices on 24th and Capp Street in San Francisco on Nov. 2, 2021. The event honored the memory of womxn, QTPOC, and children lost to violence.

Sean Dorsey and his dance company perform for the filming of KQED's If Cities Could Dance on Twin Peaks in San Francisco on May 12, 2022.

Herrera and Gonzalez hold hands in their yard in San Jose, Calif., on Aug. 23, 2021. Along with their three children, the couple fled Mexico and are seeking asylum in the U.S., but their case has dragged on for six years in immigration court. This is a portrait taken with consent while on assignment for KQED News. Both people photographed requested to be anonymous and approved the photo for publication.

Chris Lodgson listens to public comment during the first in-person meeting of the California Reparations Task Force at the Third Baptist Church in San Francisco's Fillmore District on April 14, 2022.

Mardonia Galeana prepares salsa at her home in San Jose, Calif., on Oct. 7, 2021. In the early 1990s, Galeana started an informal business selling home-cooked meals and offered them at a reduced price to the immigrant community in their neighborhood. Her clientele grew, and for several nights a week, men crowded into their apartment, sharing laughs and hardships."For those men, the camaraderie of sitting around Abuela’s table helped make being in this country feel less lonely," said her grandson Yosimar Reyes.