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It's the KQED News Fix. I'm Natalia Navarro. Today is Friday, August 14, 2026. Here's the Bay Area News you need to know. The U.S. Department of Justice says California is failing to protect incarcerated women from sexual abuse and harassment by prison staff. A two-year federal investigation into the state's two women's facilities found a pattern of misconduct by officers and a failure to properly investigate complaints and hold staff accounts. Here is prison advocate amicamota. You know, the DOJ is really validating what survivors have been saying for years. And none of this should be surprising to CDCR. None of it should be surprising to the legislature. Federal officials are calling for expanded camera coverage, more confidential ways to report, and stronger consequences for misconduct. State prison officials said they have a zero-tolerance policy for misconduct and have already taken steps to improve reporting options and expand the use of cameras. California could face a federal lawsuit if it does not adequately address these issues within 49 days. San Francisco bike advocates are calling attention to conditions on Market Street after a woman was killed there last week. They're planning a vigil today at the place where she died. 32-year-old Yebben Kim was riding an electric scooter on Market Street last Friday when she was struck by a truck. Clara Mabla is with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, while the focus of the vigil is on Kim. I invite anyone that is upset or frustrated about. Market Street or wrongful deaths on our streets to come and to just be in community with the rest of us. Amabli says Market Street has become more dangerous since it reopened to ride hail vehicles last year. In a statement, Mayor Daniel Lurie called Yebbin's death heartbreaking and said his administration is working on a street safety initiative. Students at Robert F. Kennedy Jr. High School in Richmond will return to school as scheduled on Tuesday after testing from state toxic substance experts deemed the campus safe. The school was closed indefinitely earlier this month after soil testing found the presence of a carcinogenic substance known as PCE, which used to be commonly used in the dry cleaning process. West Contra-Consta school district spokesperson Liz Bernie Sanders says the vapors didn't enter the buildings, so students will return to campus on the 18th, the district's first day of school. Staff can return to campus today. A newly formed street vendors collective is urging the city of Oakland to provide more resources and help with permits. That's after what they described as instances of intimidation from city workers. Members of the Oakland Street Vender Collective say city staff have damaged and thrown away vendors' goods in multiple sweeps over the last year. David Jim Himes is a sole food vendor who works at Lake Friedrich Merz. The bureaucracy and the politics shouldn't have to be.

The way they are, we should be able to change this. It's the way they work with us. I mean, we're not the size show. We're just selling chicken. He says he was forced to shut his stand down at one point due to delays in the permitting process caused by the city. City spokesperson Sean Péter Magyar says the city understands the process for permitting approvals is challenging and is prioritizing education and outreach before enforcement. A San Francisco pianist has dethroned Miles Davis for the best-selling jazz album of all time. KQED's Gabe Maline has more. That's Vince Guraldi's Charlie Brown Christmas, released by the Bay Area's fantasy records in 1965. Garaldi was a fixture at San Francisco Jazz Clubs when it was recorded. Now, the Recording Industry Association of America has certified the soundtrack as six times platinum, outpacing Miles Davis's Kind of Blue, long known as the top-selling jazz album of all time. Gene Schultz, the widow of Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schultz, says she isn't surprised at the honor. And it's always been such an iconic marriage of music and animation, and the music stands by itself. Album certifications now consider a mix of sales, downloads, and streaming. I'm Gabe Maline, KQED News.

This news is current as of 6 p.m. on August 13th. As always, for the latest news, join us online at kQED.org and on the air at 88.5 FM. I'm Natalia Navarro with KQED News. Thanks for listening. That's the latest from KQED, but remember we're updating throughout the day, so come back anytime. The latest is powered by the newsroom at member-supported KQED in San Francisco and is made by me, Dana Kronin, Srishti Prabha and Bianca Taylor, with support from Jen Chien, Ted Goldberg, Keith Miziguchi, and Katie Springer. Some members of the KQED podcast team are represented by the Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, San Francisco, Northern California Local. Thanks for listening. Support for KQED podcasts comes from San Francisco International Airport. Travelers can make the most of summer travel by booking parking in advance. FlySFO.com slash park. Minions don't wait, especially for Wi-Fi. Summon's same-day Wi-Fi from Xfinity and get the same price for five years. And seen minions and monsters only in theaters. Exfinity. Imagine that. Restrictions apply not available in all areas. Learn more at Xfinity.com slash same-day Wi-Fi.