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Homelessness: You’ve Got Questions, We’ve Got Answers
What causes homelessness? What's the best way to help people you see on the street? And what other cities have had success in solving homelessness?
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8 years, 11 months ago
What Would Really Happen if a Tsunami Hit the Bay Area?
Our question-asker saw a tsunami hit San Francisco in the movie San Andreas, and wonders: would it really be like?
Reported by Johanna Varner and Oliv…
8 years, 11 months ago
What’s With the Bison in Golden Gate Park?
Reported by Jessica Placzek. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen-Price, Vinnee Tong, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Penny Nelson and Julia McEvoy. Theme music by…
8 years, 11 months ago
What Dinosaurs Roamed the Bay Area?
The answer is satisfyingly full of toothy prehistoric beasts.
Reported by Daniel Potter. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen-Price, Vinnee Tong, Paul Lancour,…
9 years ago
You Live in S.F. and Your Home Was Built in 1906: True or False?
Ask around in the more historic parts of San Francisco and you’ll find a good number of the homes were built in 1906. Or so people have been told.
Rep…
9 years ago
Are Plastic Bag Bans Actually Helping the Environment?
California became the first state to ban single-use plastic bags in November. A middle-schooler from Sacramento wants to know if the ban actually hel…
9 years ago
Can’t Get That Camping Spot? It Could Be Bots
Some people are using bots to get campsites at state and national parks. Is it legal? Is it fair?
Credits: Jessica Placzek, Olivia Allen-Price, Paul L…
9 years ago
It’s-It! The San Francisco Treat That Sparked a Cult Following
San Franciscans have been having a love-affair with this ice cream treat since 1928.
Reported by Alyssa Kapnik Samuel and Seth Samuel. Bay Curious is …
9 years, 1 month ago
Who’s Behind the Colorful Lights at San Francisco City Hall?
It used to take hours or days to change the lights at city hall lights. Now it's done with a few clicks.
Reported by Jessica Placzek. Produced and edi…
9 years, 1 month ago
What Makes San Francisco Sourdough Unique?
Reported by Julia Scott. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen-Price, Vinnee Tong, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Jessica Placzek, Penny Nelson and Julia McEvoy.
Th…
9 years, 1 month ago