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Back to SearchAre Seagulls Native to the Bay Area?
Seagulls are everywhere in the Bay Area — flocking to Giant's games in San Francisco and crowding South Bay salt ponds. But are they actually native? Once seasonal visitors from Mono Lake, they've re…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
How Fremont Became Known As 'Little Kabul'
Over the past 40 years, Afghans have steadily immigrated to the East Bay town of Fremont, hoping to start new lives close to others who share their language and culture. We trace four waves of immig…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Julia Morgan: A Thoroughly Bay Area Architect
Julia Morgan, the pioneering female architect, was born in San Francisco, raised in Oakland and educated at UC Berkeley and the the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. She designed over 700 buildings, man…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
How Daly City Became A Filipino Hub
Nearly one in three Daly City residents identify as Filipino, according to 2019 Census data. Bay Curious listener Ricky Tjandra wondered what makes this town just south of San Francisco such an inter…
Published on 3 months ago
What Does It Mean to Live In an Unincorporated Area?
Alameda is the second most populous county in the Bay Area, after Santa Clara. Oakland is the biggest city, but the county stretches all the way out to Livermore in the east and Fremont in the south.…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
A Summer Trip on the Rails
Train travel isn't as common as it used to be, but there's one Amtrak route that train enthusiasts love because it's so beautiful -- the California Zephyr. The route starts in Emeryville, runs throug…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Legacy of Alameda's Japanese-American Baseball Team
The island of Alameda has produced some great baseball players. Hall of Fame hitter Willie Stargell even has a street named after him! Some of those ballplayers were Japanese American. In the years b…
Published on 4 months ago
Transamerica Pyramid: From 'Architectural Butchery' to Icon
The Transamerica Pyramid, located in downtown San Francisco, is a skyline staple. But when it was proposed, people hated the idea of a towering symbol of capitalism so close to neighborhoods like Nor…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
What Is That Massive Tunnel on the Beach South of Fort Funston?
On a Daly City beach just south of Fort Funston there's a large tunnel carved into the cliff. Bay Curious listener Francisco Alvarado noticed it one day while walking his chihuahua, Little Bean, down…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
What Is the PayPal Mafia?
Some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley have been popping up in political circles. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has been advising President Trump; billionaire Peter Thiel introduced JD Vance to the …
Published on 5 months ago