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Why Do Giants Fans Hate the Wave? Oakland Started It.
Reported by Olivia Allen-Price and Adam Grossberg. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen-Price, Vinnee Tong, Paul Lancour, Jessica Placzek, Suzie Racho, Penny …
9 years, 1 month ago
These Colorful Dots Are For Your Health
They look like a work of abstract art, but these colorful dots on Bay Area streets have a big purpose.
Reported by Jessica Placzek. Bay Curious is O…
9 years, 1 month ago
It’s a Mushroom Bonanza This Year! What’s the Deal?
It’s been a wet winter across Northern California this year, and that means a bounty of mushrooms. Get ready for a lesson in fungi from KQED Science …
9 years, 2 months ago
What Would It Take to Make Lake Merritt Swimmable?
It would take a lot of money, work and imagination to turn Lake Merritt into a swimmable body of water.
Reported by Jessica Placzek. Bay Curious is O…
9 years, 2 months ago
What’s That Thing Off 280? The Flintstone House
Take a tour inside this unique Peninsula home that architects find whimsical. Would you live there?
Reported by Rachael Myrow. Bay Curious is Olivia A…
9 years, 2 months ago
How Does Rain Create More Potholes?
This year's rainy winter has left San Francisco Bay Area roads riddled with potholes. Why? And will Caltrans fix them?
Reported by Penny Nelson. Bay C…
9 years, 2 months ago
Why Do Some Hate the Nickname ‘Frisco’?
Not long after people started using it, others started hating it. They said only out-of-towners used it.
Reported by Vinnee Tong. Produced and edited …
9 years, 3 months ago
This Lumberjack Frat Once Had the Coolest Clubhouse in S.F.
A Cupertino couple wondered where the street name "Hoo Hoo Way" came from. Turns out, it's a long story.
Reported by Jessica Placzek. Bay Curious is O…
9 years, 3 months ago
Why is Marin County So White?
Marin County is the whitest county in the Bay Area -- but why? Reporter Ericka Cruz-Guevarra takes us through some pivotal moments in Marin history t…
9 years, 3 months ago
How Many Are Being Displaced by Gentrification in Oakland?
Putting a number on displacement is a tall order, but we do have an idea about who is leaving Oakland.
Produced and edited by Olivia Allen-Price, Vinn…
9 years, 3 months ago