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A Prison with Million Dollar Views? How San Quentin Came to Be
Terese O'Malley commuted across the Richmond-San Rafael bridge for years, and always wondered about a landmark visible from the bridge: San Quentin S…
5 years ago
State of Drought 6: Big Solutions
We’re looking at four big solutions California could tackle that would help us survive a megadrought. We're talking stuff like changes to our infrast…
5 years ago
State of Drought 5: Desalination, Water Recycling and More
A lot of listeners, including Steve Held, want to know why Bay Area cities aren't investing more in desalination plants as a long term fix to our wat…
5 years ago
State of Drought 4: Saving Water In Your Home
Even though California’s population has grown since 2017, we’re using 16% less water. Good job everyone! We’ve already made some big strides in water…
5 years ago
State of Drought 3: Are We in a Megadrought?
We've been flirting with exceptional drought on and off in California for many years now. Bay Curious listener Nicholas Hardy is wondering if it's ti…
5 years ago
State of Drought 2: Where Our Water Comes From
For most of us in the Bay Area, the journey our water takes to reach us is hidden from view. It travels long distances, sometimes more than a hundred…
5 years, 1 month ago
State of Drought 1: Facing Our Hotter, Drier Future
California is in drought. Again. And the infrastructure used to sustain the state's 40 million residents — and $50 billion agriculture industry — has…
5 years, 1 month ago
The Story Behind the Bay Area's Favorite Sandwich Bread
Dutch Crunch is a common find at Bay Area sandwich shops, but get 10 miles outside of the Bay and that option disappears. Jonathan Hillis and Lauren …
5 years, 1 month ago
Your Guide to the Gavin Newsom Recall Election
You may have thought we were done with elections for a little while, but there's another big one coming up. On September 14th, Californians will vote…
5 years, 1 month ago
In Daly City, Filipino Culture Runs Deep
Bay Curious listener Ricky Tjandra used to work helping international students find families to stay with in the Bay Area. In Daly City, he worked wi…
5 years, 1 month ago