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Back to SearchProposition 5: Lower the Voting Threshold to Pass Some Local Bonds
Bonds are a way for state and local governments raise money for projects—things like schools, infrastructure, or transportation. In part 4 of our Pro…
1 year, 8 months ago
Proposition 4: Climate-Related Programs Bond
As Prop Fest continues we tackle Proposition 4, which asks voters to approve $10 billion in bonds to fund conservation and climate change related pro…
1 year, 8 months ago
Proposition 3: Marriage Equality Amendment
In the second installment of our Prop Fest series we'll dig into Prop 3, which would enshrine the right to marriage for all couples into California's…
1 year, 8 months ago
Proposition 2: School Facilities Bond
This is the first episode of our Prop Fest series, a collaboration from Bay Curious and The Bay podcasts, where we break down each of the 10 statewid…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Hunters Point Crane
It looks sort of like a gigantic table...or a huge metal space dog...or maybe even an Imperial Walker from Star Wars. Whatever you imagine the Hunter…
1 year, 8 months ago
Does Mount Diablo Have the Biggest View in the World?
Listener Mark Isaak heard that from the top of Mount Kilimanjaro you can see the most land in every direction of any spot on Earth. But that the summ…
1 year, 8 months ago
Port Costa: Quirky, Historic, Cool
Port Costa is a tiny, funky town on the Carquinez Strait that looks and feels like a time capsule. We've received several questions about it over the…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Low Down on Lowriders
Candy colored paint jobs, tons of artistic details, with bodies slammed almost to the ground or bouncing on hydraulics—lowriders definitely turn head…
1 year, 9 months ago
Ice Plant is Pretty but Pernicious
If you've been anywhere along the California coast, you've seen it—ice plant. It's a low, spreading succulent with finger-like leaves and bright pink…
1 year, 9 months ago
It's Electric! But Car Charging Infrastructure Could Use a Jolt
California plans to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars and trucks by 2035. But does the state have enough charging stations to support them? Today,…
1 year, 9 months ago