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Wildfires: You’ve Got Questions, We’ve Got Answers
What does containment mean? How are wildfires named? What happens after your house burns?
Reported by Lindsey Hoshaw, Jessica Placzek, Sukey Lewis and…
8 years, 11 months ago
What are the Mysterious Brick Circles in San Francisco Intersections?
Spend some time walking around San Francisco, and you'll probably notice the large, brick circles decorating the pavement at some intersections. What…
8 years, 11 months ago
How San Francisco’s Drag Royalty Does Good, While Looking Fierce
How an S.F. drag artist founded one of the biggest and most bejeweled charities dedicated to LGBTQ causes.
Reported by Chloe Veltman. Bay Curious is O…
8 years, 11 months ago
Their Country Hated Them, But They Fought for It Anyway
Bay Curious listener Marcy Ballard wrote to us wanting to know more about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team — a segregated, Japanese-American unit tha…
8 years, 11 months ago
Quake Prep: BART’s Tunnel Plan and the Muni Bus That Could Save You
Picture a set of binoculars — only a pair the size of a low-rise building. That’s the shape of BART’s Transbay Tube — the dual-bore, 3.8-mile passage…
9 years ago
History of the Berkeley Pier: A Ferry Tale
For years Martin Kunz has been looking down the hill from his office at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, out over the water, at one of the longest piers…
9 years ago
Parking After the Street Sweeper Passes: Legal or Not?
There's one "no parking" sign in San Francisco that you can bend the rules on ... if the conditions are right.
Reported by Penny Nelson. Bay Curious i…
9 years ago
The History of Nudity in San Francisco Uncovered
Whether at Baker Beach or Bay to Breakers, it’s not unusual to see public nudity in San Francisco. What are the current laws on the matter, and how d…
9 years, 1 month ago
Rusty Navy: The Bay Area’s ‘Mothball Fleet’ Enters a New Era
Reported by Craig Miller. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen-Price, Vinnee Tong, Paul Lancour, Jessica Placzek, Suzie Racho and Penny Nelson. Theme music by…
9 years, 1 month ago
What Gets Shipped Through the Port of Oakland?
Oakland is home to the fifth-busiest container port in the country and all around it, containers are stacked sky high like colorful, life-size Lego b…
9 years, 1 month ago