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Back to SearchThe 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…
2 years 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…
2 years 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…
2 years 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…
2 years, 1 month 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…
2 years, 1 month 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,…
2 years, 1 month ago
Scarlot Harlot Made Sex Worker Rights Her Life's Work
It has been called "the world's oldest profession," but it's not one that's often discussed openly. Of course, we're talking about sex work. Attitude…
2 years, 1 month ago
Which Dinosaurs Roamed the Bay Area?
Before the rise of Silicon Valley, long before the 1906 quake, way before indigenous peoples settled in the Bay Area—actually way, WAY before humans …
2 years, 2 months ago
Roses Are Red, Glitter is Plastic
While strolling through the beautiful Morcom Rose Garden, Bay Curious listener Julia Fogelson noticed something peculiar. All over the garden are sig…
2 years, 2 months ago
San Francisco's Equine Officers
Gone are the days of the Old West with sheriffs sitting astride their horses and star shaped badges gleaming in the dusty sunshine. But the idea of p…
2 years, 2 months ago