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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, 7 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, 7 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, 8 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, 8 months ago
What's The Real History of El Camino Real?
Reporter Rachael Myrow and listener Debbie Torrey discover that what we've been told about this famous road is mostly bunk. This story first ran on t…
6 years, 8 months ago
Why Do S.F.'s Crosswalks Play a Machine Gun Sound? And How Do Architects Design for Sound?
The crosswalks in San Francisco, and many other Bay Area towns, play a 'machine gun' sound when the 'walk' sign is illuminated for pedestrians. A Bay…
6 years, 8 months ago
What Are Those Grids of Glass in the Sidewalk — And Why Are They Purple?
Listener Britt McEachern is a tour guide in San Francisco, and spends a lot of time walking around city streets. He's noticed grids of glass embedded…
6 years, 9 months ago
Rising Seas and Sinking Land: The Precarious Future of Treasure Island
This is the second part of our series on Treasure Island.
Listener Gary Pilgrim was taking a drive across the Bay Bridge with his new wife when they d…
6 years, 9 months ago
Between Romance and War: the Making of Treasure Island
Listener Gary Pilgrim was taking a drive across the Bay Bridge with his new wife when they decided to stop at Treasure Island. After taking in the sw…
6 years, 9 months ago
How Charlie Chaplin and Silent Films Flourished in the East Bay
Question asker José Muñoz wants to know more about the storied history of this place, which was a pivotal stop-off in Charlie Chaplin's career. Was N…
6 years, 9 months ago