Bay Curious
Bay Curious is a show about your questions – and the adventures you find when you go looking for the answers. Join host Olivia Allen-Price to explore all aspects of the San Francisco Bay Area – from the debate over "Frisco", to the dinosaurs that once roamed California, to the causes of homelessness. Whether you lived here your whole life, or just arrived, Bay Curious will deepen your understanding of this place you call home.
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From Aviators to Apps: The Evolution of Traffic...
Watch the video: Meet Joe McConnell and Julie Deppish Read online: From Aviators to Apps: The Evolution of Traffic Data Reported by Olivia Allen-Price. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Ryan Levi,
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When Recycling Pays the Bills … and When It Doe...
In California over 18 billion beverage containers were recycled in 2017. Meet some of the people who recycled them and what their scraps are worth.
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Lightning Round: Brisbane’s Stars, Millbrae’s S...
For our last episode of the year, we get the answers to three of your questions: What's with the stars in Brisbane? Why does Millbrae BART station smell like chocolate? And is Red Rock Island for sale?
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Stew on This: Cioppino Comes From San Francisco...
'You have to come to San Francisco to eat cioppino, and you should come to the Wharf and have it because this is where it was born.'
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How SantaCon Got Its Start in San Francisco Cou...
The event's roots go back to 1994, when a counterculture group called the Cacophony Society hosted "Cheap Suit Santas."
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Bike Theft: How It Works, and What Police Are D...
Thousands of bikes are stolen in San Francisco every year. What are police doing about it? And how does this crime operation work?
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Why Are San Francisco Houses So Close Together?
Early on, housing lots in San Francisco were subdivided into plots as little as 25 feet wide, just enough room for a parlor and a staircase.
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‘Frisco’: It’s Not Just for Tourists
Frisco is the nickname we love to hate. How did this once widely-used name fall out of favor?
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There Were Once More Than 425 Shellmounds in th...
These mounds were used by Ohlone as burial sites for their ancestors, to help navigate bay waters and as a gathering place.
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Who Invented the Martini? A Bay Area Story, Wit...
There are two origin stories for the much-beloved martini, and both place its birth in the Bay Area.
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Why Is Part of Alameda Island in San Francisco?
The answer stretches back to 1820, when California was still a part of Spain.
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Ghost of a Legend: How a San Francisco Civil Ri...
One of San Francisco's purported 'ghosts' has a remarkable real-life story often left out of San Francisco's history books.
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The San Francisco Origins of Green Goddess Dres...
California's iconic Green Goddess Dressing may be herbal and delicious — but its name has a not-so-savory history.
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Black Power, the 1968 Olympics and the San Jose...
As John Carlos and Tommie Smith stood on the medal stand, raising their fists in a black power salute, the San Jose State students were praying they didn't get shot.
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Should Californians Allow Rent Control to Expan...
Proposition 10 aims to overturn the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing act, which limits rent control throughout the state.
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Voting on EMT Breaks, Children’s Hospitals and ...
Wonky and easy to overlook, these health-related propositions could have a big impact on Californians and the rest of the country.
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Should California Expand Tax Breaks for Older H...
Propositions 5 would expand the ability of older Californians to take advantage of property tax breaks put into place 40 years ago by Proposition 13.
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Voting on Daylight Saving Time, Animal Confinem...
Should California go full-time daylight saving time? Take animals out of cages? Pass a water bond? For Bay Curious Prop Week, we explore the three science-related propositions.
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What If Californians Repealed the Gas Tax? Prop...
Bay Curious Prop Week: If Proposition 6 is approved, it would repeal SB 1, the gas tax and vehicle fee increase passed by state lawmakers last year.
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This Is Only a Test: San Francisco’s Tuesday No...
This weekly siren test even has its own Yelp page. Average rating: 4 stars.
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S.F. School Lottery: Time For It To Go?
Three San Francisco school board members are calling for an end to the current student assignment system.
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How the San Francisco School Lottery Works, And...
San Francisco's complicated school lottery system offers opportunity that isn't always realized.
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The Story Behind Belmont’s Painted Fire Hydrants
Fire hydrants in this town have one-of-a-kind paint jobs that date back to the early 1970s.
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Could Creating One Bay Area City Solve the Hous...
What if we looked at a regional approach to housing? Could we save millennials, seniors, locals and future locals like we saved the bay?
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How Do You Define the ‘Bay Area’?
Where the boundaries of this region are will vary according to who you ask and what you're looking to define.
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