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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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 months ago
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, 7 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 months ago