Steve is an investigative reporter based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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“Bay Area Innovators” tackles the compelling, life-changing, fearless, and compassionate stories from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, providing a platform for discussion and discovery. We bring to our program the legends, the innovators, and the hardworking people who are shaping the future of the Bay Area in a positive way by finding solutions and improving people’s lives.

Steve Ispas is an investigative journalist with The Epoch Times and the host of Epoch TV’s “Bay Area Innovators” program. Steve grew up in Eastern Europe, and lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for 35 years. He worked in the tech industry for 15 years at LSI Logic and Rambus, and has been with The Epoch Times in various positions since 2003. His recent coverage includes an in-depth exclusive investigation of the secret Chinese biolab discovered in Reedley, Calif., in 2022.

Bay Area Innovators

The FIFA World Cup Effect on Private Aviation and the Entrepreneur Who Built America’s Fastest Growing Carrier

From the Founders’ Genius to Today’s Debates: How the Constitution Was Built to Last

He Left a Fortune 500 CFO Job to Buy a Struggling Crab Company, and Then Took It Global

Why Americans Pay So Much for Drugs: A Pharma CEO Exposes the System

Shot at a Church Event, Lost Her Surgical Career—Dr. Tiffanie Tate’s Story of Resilience

How a 14-Year-Old Turned Heartbreak Into a $650,000 Nonprofit

The Secret War on the US Dollar—BRICS, Iran, and the China Strategy

Ex-NYPD Detective Breaks Down Security Failures at the White House Correspondents Dinner Shooting

The Story of the Modoc Nation: History, Identity, and Survival

What It’s Really Like to Work Undercover in San Francisco

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California Governor, LA Mayor Declare Emergency Over Warehouse Fire

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Up to 900 Planes Grounded Worldwide Amid Engine Shortage, United CEO Says

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NASA Reverses Evacuation Alert Order for Astronauts Aboard Space Station

Rudy Blalock is a Southern California-based daily news reporter for NTD. Originally from Michigan, he moved to California in 2017 and the sunshine and ocean have kept him here since. In his free time, he may be found underwater scuba diving, on top of a mountain hiking or snowboarding, or at home meditating—which helps fuel his active lifestyle.

Rudy Blalock

8 Dead After B-52 Bomber Crashes at Edwards Air Force Base in California

Ohio

At Least 12 People Shot at Ohio Festival, Search for Suspects Ongoing: Police

Mary Man is a writer for NTD. She has traveled around the world covering China, international news, and arts and culture.

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China News

Epoch Times Obtains Over 2,000 Unseen Tiananmen Square Photos on 37th Anniversary of the June 4th Massacre

US Embassy in Israel Issues Travel Alert for Much of Middle East

Los Angeles Warehouse Fire Prompts Shelter-in-Place Orders

In today’s episode, Dr. William H. West—a medical doctor and author of “Sacred Science”—offers a fresh perspective on the relationship between scientific discovery and spiritual belief.

In his book, West explores how scientific evidence—from the fine-tuned structure of the universe to the complexity of DNA—can align with the notion of a higher intelligence.

Drawing on decades of research and a personal journey through science and faith, he argues that modern science is not the enemy of spirituality but its unexpected partner. “When I looked closer at physics and biology, I saw not randomness—but design,” he explains.

West also challenges the narratives about evolution, quantum theory, and the origins of life, inviting us to reexamine what we think we know—and what we may have overlooked.

Join us for a thought-provoking conversation on meaning, mystery, and the possibility that the universe is not just scientifically ordered—but spiritually intentional.

<em>Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views of  NTD.</em>

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How a Medical Doctor Found Amazing Common Ground Between Science and Faith