The Bay

Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra talks with local journalists about what’s happening in the greatest region in the country. It’s the context and analysis you need to make sense of the news, with help from the people who know it best. New episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.

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Even Before the Coronavirus, Working Class Peop...
The new coronavirus is highlighting just how precarious life has been for many workers and contractors.
15 min
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When People Can’t Go to Their Houses of Worship
Religious communities are trying to stay connected while also staying safe from the coronavirus.
11 min
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Will Daly City’s Only Hospital Survive?
Seton Medical Center is in financial trouble. But closing the hospital could put many vulnerable people at risk.
12 min
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Don’t Panic: Your Questions Answered About the ...
News about the coronavirus in the Bay Area is changing every day. Schools are closing, white collar workers are working from home and officials are trying to keep up. It can be overwhelming to know what to do and how to plan. -
15 min
730
Working From Home? Not an Option for Gig Workers
Lots of workers, including gig workers, can't work from home to stay safe during the coronavirus outbreak.
13 min
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The ‘Disease Detectives’ Tracing the Spread of ...
Reported cases of the new coronavirus are increasing, and it's up to public health officials to try and figure out where those cases came from.
9 min
732
The Bay’s Birthday Field Trip
To celebrate The Bay turning two, the team went on a little field trip.
18 min
733
Sanders Won California, But Hella Votes Are Sti...
The AP called California for Bernie Sanders, but we won't know the full results for a while.
14 min
734
Volunteering for Sanders and Warren in the Bay ...
Most people don't volunteer for presidential campaigns. So we spoke to two volunteers, to learn about what led them to spend their free time helping their candidates in the Bay Area.
16 min
735
There’s a Familiar Distrust in West Oakland Aft...
Groundwater contamination has forced McClymonds High School in West Oakland to temporarily close.
16 min
736
How Do Mobile Homes Fit Into Mountain View’s Re...
Mountain View could make changes to its rent control policy on March 3. But no matter what happens, mobile home renters will continue to be left out of the debate.
12 min
737
What Companies Know About KQED’s Silicon Valley...
Californians can now request their personal data from companies that have them. So KQED's Rachael Myrow tried it out.
14 min
738
The A’s Are Abandoning Local Radio – And Oaklan...
Baseball on the radio is special to many longtime fans. So some of them aren't thrilled that the A's are dropping their local English-language broadcast.
14 min
739
‘That’s Where I Grew Up’: The Wuhan Natives Org...
Thousands of college graduates from Wuhan live in the Bay Area. Some of them have formed a non-profit to help their hometown fight the coronavirus.
13 min
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Reckoning With Sexual Assault at Berkeley High ...
Why protesters at Berkeley High School say they're fed up with how their school responds to allegations of sexual assault.
19 min
741
The Story of Change in Oakland Through the Old ...
The building in Oakland now known as Uptown Station has a long history. And if you follow that history, you can see just how much the city has changed.
14 min
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San Francisco’s Man-Made Taxi Medallion Crisis
In 2010, San Francisco started selling taxi medallions. Now, some drivers are in so much debt that the stress causes physical pain.
14 min
743
A Black Chef’s Dream of Returning to the Fillmore
Fernay McPherson has built up her business, piece by piece, for six years. Today, you can find Minnie Bell's Soul Movement at the Emeryville Public Market. - But Fernay's biggest professional dream is to bring her restaurant back to the place where sh...
20 min
744
‘Fui Muy Afortunado’: How One Asylum-Seeker Mad...
It’s been about a year since the Trump administration changed how seeking asylum works at the U.S-Mexico border. The so-called “Remain in Mexico” policy means that tens of thousands of migrants from Central America have to wait for their court hearings...
15 min
745
To Be Asian With a Face Mask During the Coronav...
When Santa Clara University's provost sent an email reminding people to be aware of their racial biases around the coronavirus, Sherry Wang, a professor in the school's Department of Counseling Psychology, responded to add some more context. -
13 min
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Why One of California’s Biggest Housing Bills F...
SB 50 would have made big changes to the way housing in California gets built. So why did it fail?
11 min
747
The ‘Casual Corruption’ of San Francisco’s Moha...
Mohammed Nuru has been in San Francisco city government for a long time. He was appointed to the Public Works department in 2000 by then-Mayor Willie Brown and eventually became the director of that department in 2011. -
13 min
748
Is Your Food Delivery Order Legit?
What happens when food delivery apps add local restaurants without the owners' permission?
9 min
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What ‘American Dirt’ Gets Wrong
Many Latinx writers, including here in the Bay Area, have expressed frustration with American Dirt, a new book by Jeanine Cummins that has been called the next great American novel. Oprah even selected it for her book club. -
13 min
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A Six-Year Journey to Find a Home
Eddie Thomas lost his housing when he was 55 years old after working at Intel for five years. He's part of a growing trend of people becoming homeless later on in life. - Eddie was lucky enough to have help with finding work and housing.
14 min