Rikha Sharma Rani
Rikha Sharma Rani is a Bay Area-based freelance journalist who writes about urban and social policy. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, CityLab, Politico Magazine and more.
Cities + Towns
How Oakland Got Real About Equitable Urban Planning
When the city closed streets to traffic during Covid, it revealed a fix for designs that cater to white and moneyed interests.
Health
The Non-Partisan “Pro-Voice” Abortion Space
How one organization is taking ideology out of reproductive health.
Health
A Mental Health Service for Inmates that Reduces Recidivism
In an effort to make its prisons more than punitive, Washington D.C. has begun offering cognitive behavioral therapy to incarcerated individuals.