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The Sordid Saga of San Francisco’s Trash Cans
Bay Curious listener Matt Leonard asked: "What's the deal with San Francisco's trash cans? Why are they so unwieldy and why does it seem like it's so…
4 years, 6 months ago
Despite What You Learned, California Had Slavery. What Now?
When California became a state in 1850, it entered the union as a state that would not allow slavery. That's the history most people know. But in rea…
4 years, 7 months ago
When the Winter Olympics Came to Lake Tahoe
You might consider the 1960 Winter Olympics in Lake Tahoe a quaint affair compared to what's going on in Beijing right now, but these games had an ou…
4 years, 7 months ago
Bay Curious Presents: Berkeley's Rainbow Sign
Located at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Derby streets in Berkeley, The Rainbow Sign was a Black-centered space that was open to all —…
4 years, 7 months ago
Shipwrecked! How a 120-Year-Old Ship Ended up in the Martinez Mud
If you're out for a walk along the Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline at low tide, you might see the bones of an old ship poking out of the mud. How d…
4 years, 8 months ago
How You Can Responsibly Recycle Old Clothes
A lot of us are cleaning out our closets these days, getting rid of the stuff we don't wear and maybe even downsizing. But what do you do with all th…
4 years, 8 months ago
How You Can Help Save the Monarch Butterfly And Other Pollinators
Western monarch butterflies migrate to California to overwinter each year, traveling hundreds, even thousands of miles When they arrive, they need ne…
4 years, 8 months ago
$15,000 in Toll Penalties?! It Can Happen Faster Than You Think
Bay Curious newsletter reader Mike Robbins wrote to us saying he has thousands of dollars in toll violations and penalties. The number seemed so high…
4 years, 8 months ago
Is There A San Francisco Accent?
When trying to identify a San Francisco accent, sometimes people point to the "Mission Brogue." But San Franciscans have always had many ways of spea…
4 years, 9 months ago
How Black Shipyard Workers in Marin Helped Win World War II
The Bay Area is full of World War II history, even if it isn't always obvious. Listener Lise Ciolino stumbled on some in her Sausalito neighborhood w…
4 years, 9 months ago