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Why Does San Jose Have So Many Urban Islands?
Bay Curious listener Kristin Seitz was looking at a map of San Jose when she noticed an awful lot of holes. The city's territory isn't one undivided …
9 years, 4 months ago
For Sale: San Francisco Air
Episode 120
Owners of historic buildings might be able to sell the air space above their building, allowing developers elsewhere to build higher.
Learn more abou…
9 years, 4 months ago
Is Air Quality in the Bay Area Getting Worse?
Listener Jenny Wread has noticed the Bay Area's smog on her commute. And she's hearing more Spare the Air alerts. How is the air quality doing in the…
9 years, 4 months ago
Ode to the Foghorn: The Sound of the Sea
Episode 88
Take a trip around the San Francisco Bay and get to know our local foghorns -- where they are, how they work, who turns them on.
Reported by Laura Kli…
9 years, 4 months ago
For Whom The Foghorn Blows
If you live in the Bay Area, a foggy day can be a good excuse for some guilt-free time indoors. If you live near the water, days like that bring some…
9 years, 4 months ago
Why Aren’t There Any Strip Clubs in the East Bay?
In the 1960s, San Francisco was in the midst of a sexual revolution. Officials across the Bay in Oakland wanted none of it.
Reported by Adizah Eghan. …
9 years, 4 months ago
Sutro Tower: The Origins of an ‘Eyesore’
When Sutro Tower was first proposed, nearly everybody hated it. How did it get built?
Reported by Jessica Placzek. Produced and edited by Olivia Allen…
9 years, 4 months ago
Does San Jose Deserve the Nickname ‘Man Jose’?
The Big Apple, Sin City, the Big Easy -- all famous nicknames for American cities. But have you heard of Man Jose? This week we explore if San Jose s…
9 years, 5 months ago
There’s a Secret Message to Decode in San Jose
f you’ve walked past Adobe’s corporate headquarters in downtown San Jose, you may have spotted them: four big orange LED lights that look like flat-h…
9 years, 5 months ago
How Much Truth Is There to Those ‘Speed Enforced by Aircraft’ Signs?
We've all seen the signs warning us of eyes in the sky looking for speeders. A Bay Curious listener wanted to find out if someone really was up there…
9 years, 5 months ago