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Keerthi Eraniyan

Keerthi Eraniyan, Reporter

Keerthi Eraniyan is an 11th grader at California High School in San Ramon and Features Editor of the school newspaper, The Californian.  Asked for a quote that reflected her values, Eraniyan chose this: “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” – Oscar Wilde

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The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano works to provide essential and emergency food to those in need throughout the two counties. Rising food costs brought on by tariffs are affecting the food bank’s ability to provide enough food for the communities they serve. Photo courtesy of Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano

Food bank, local nonprofits struggle to meet demand under Trump tariffs

Keerthi Eraniyan, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
August 26, 2025
Some students acknowledge that many of their peers refrain from voting because they don’t want to speak up, while others might not have strong opinions or be informed enough on political issues. Photo credit: gorodenkoff via Istock

Youth voter interest becomes more important amid political polarization

Keerthi Eraniyan, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
June 2, 2025
Author and columnist Dave Barry brought his unique humor to the Lesher Foundation's Newsmakers: Speaker Series in Walnut Creek on May 13. "Humor is mostly just observing what’s going on around you. I think most of the things that people find most funny are not weird, exotic topics that would just scream out, ‘Well, this is weird and exotic, so you should write a column.’ It’s more like things that everybody has dealt with."

Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry leaves them laughing

Keerthi Eraniyan, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
May 22, 2025
Martin Luther King III, the sixth presenter of the 2025 Lesher Foundation’s Newsmakers: Speaker Series, spoke at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek on April 23 and said that while progress has been made, the fight for human rights and racial justice is far from over.

MLK III: ‘Leadership is about love … love for all of our fellow human beings’

Keerthi Eraniyan, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
May 1, 2025
A drone is used at a farm. “Environmental technology is all about using artificial intelligence, big data, robotics, sensors, to support sustainable agriculture, food production and really help to understand how to produce food and to grow crops much more sustainably,” said Susan Ebeler of UC Davis. Photo Credit: DJI-Agras via Pixabay

Technology reshaping agriculture industry, opening up new job opportunities

Keerthi Eraniyan, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
March 12, 2025
The Lesher Foundation's Newsmakers: Lesher Speaker Series begins its 20th season on Feb. 24. Among the speakers last year was fashion designer, entrepreneur, and television personality Tan France. Photo courtesy of the Lesher Foundation.

Lesher Foundation’s speaker series celebrates 20th anniversary

Keerthi Eraniyan, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
February 16, 2025
Aerial view of the "Cross on the Hill" next to Interstate 580 in Livermore. Photo credit: Shutterstock

Livermore’s ‘Jesus Saves’ cross gets new life

Keerthi Eraniyan, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
October 28, 2024
Addiction and mental health are often coexisting issues and a lack of access to mental health services such as counseling or therapy can cause people of all ages to turn to drug abuse. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.com

Drug rehab centers make difference amid Bay Area addiction crisis

Keerthi Eraniyan, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
July 6, 2024
Contra Costa County's General Plan covers land use planning for its unincorporated areas. Photo courtesy Envision.

Environmental justice at center of county’s Envision 2040 plan

Keerthi Eraniyan, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
April 17, 2024
A 3-day-old kitten is tube fed at the Bay Area Alliance for Animals in San Carlos.

State animal shelters, rescue groups battling a crisis of overflow

Keerthi Eraniyan, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
March 14, 2024
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