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Does Mount Diablo Have the Biggest View in the World?
Listener Mark Isaak heard that the spot on the earth from which you can see the most land is the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. But that the summit of …
6 years, 2 months ago
A Coronavirus Care Package: Care For Yourself, Others and Still Have Fun
It has been a week, y'all. We're bringing you some tips on how to care for yourself, an inspiring story about how one neighbor his helping another, a…
6 years, 2 months ago
Coronavirus in the Bay Area: Your Questions Answered
What are the recommendations for taking public transit? Should I go to work? Should I cancel upcoming travel plans? How long does the virus last on a…
6 years, 2 months ago
Why Highway 280 Has So Few Billboards
Question asker David Shayer has a lot of opinions... about billboards. He says the worst are electronic billboards that flash changing images at nigh…
6 years, 2 months ago
In A Changing City, How Does The Tenderloin Stay The Same?
San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood is bordered by some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the city, yet it has a bad reputation. Tourists are to…
6 years, 3 months ago
Coyotes, They're Back and They're Thriving
Question asker Lauren Fleming has noticed a lot of signs warning about coyote sightings in San Francisco parks. She wants to know how many coyotes li…
6 years, 3 months ago
Bay Area, I Love You
This week the Bay Curious team asked locals to help us make a collective love letter to the Bay Area. We talked to people whose families have been he…
6 years, 3 months ago
We Built This City on ... Water and Marsh?
When Nicole was growing up, her grandmother always told her: Don't live anywhere built on fill. Her uncle also had strong memories of watching the Ma…
6 years, 3 months ago
You're Really, Really Curious About BART
We get a lot of BART questions from our listeners, so this week we're answering a slew of them with long-time transit reporter Dan Brekke.
How did th…6 years, 4 months ago
Jerry Brown’s Impact on Oakland May Surprise You
Jerry Brown has been a dominant force in California politics for decades. He spent 16 years as governor of California, ran for Senate twice, ran for …
6 years, 4 months ago