Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNew Bay Area Bridge Tolls Begin Jan. 1. Here’s What That Means
We jump into a stranger's car and take a ride over the Bay Bridge in the "casual carpool lane" to talk about higher bridge tolls. Our carpool driver and rider join in on a discussion about Regional M…
Published on 7 years ago
Remember Oakland’s Response to #GrillingWhileBlack? Electric Slide
#WhileBlack was a popular hashtag in 2018. This year we watched several videos on social media that included white people harassing black people doing just about everything. Oakland had a couple of r…
Published on 7 years ago
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Is What A Lot of People Have Been Waiting For in 2018
This was a big year for people of color in lead movie roles — especially for culture, language and accents that are not English or American. One of those films was Crazy Rich Asians, which resonated …
Published on 7 years ago
Who Created the Bay Area’s Mess? One Urban Planner’s Argument
What happens when the people most invested in trying to make the Bay Area a better place decide to LEAVE entirely? Gabriel Metcalf is the outgoing president of the Bay Area think tank SPUR, and he's …
Published on 7 years ago
Two Years Later, Still No Answers for Mission District Double Killing
In December 2016, Lindsay McCollum and Eddie “Tennessee” Tate were shot and killed in San Francisco’s Mission District. The two were homeless and living together. Lindsay's mother, Carrie McCollum, r…
Published on 7 years ago
What Electric Scooters and Shopping Carts May Soon Have in Common
Mention electric scooters and people usually react with an eye roll. It's associated with the newness of the tech culture of the Bay Area. Some see scooters as a "micro-transit" tool; others simply s…
Published on 7 years ago
Oakland Parents Want ‘Opportunity Tickets’ If Schools Close
Oakland is considering closing 24 schools. Most of these schools are likely in East Oakland, where many of the poorest students live. A group of parents is demanding that if Oakland Unified closes th…
Published on 7 years ago
‘No Section 8’
Most landlords in San Jose don't take Section 8 housing vouchers. And housing advocates see the vouchers as a proxy for race, or keeping out people of color. As a possible remedy, the San Jose city c…
Published on 7 years ago
Waiting in Pinole: A Mother’s and Son’s Migrant Caravan Journey to the Bay Area
Veronica Aguilar crossed the U.S.-Mexico border seeking asylum from El Salvador earlier this year. She's staying with a host family in Pinole while she waits for an immigration court hearing. Today, …
Published on 7 years ago
Homes on Top of Buses
Here’s a new one: stacking homes on top of a city bus yard. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency wants to build housing on top of its Potrero bus yard right across the street from KQED s…
Published on 7 years ago