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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From $250,000 to $0: Taxi Medallions in S.F.
If you use Uber or Lyft in San Francisco, you're no doubt helping to kill the taxi cab industry. But the city didn't help either when it started charging $250,000 for taxi medallions as the ride service companies were getting started.
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How the SF Schools ‘Lottery’ Failed
Parents hate it, for sure. But more than that, the schools selection process has created even more segregated student bodies. The goal was the exact opposite. And now there’s a proposal to get off the so-called "lottery" and try something new. -
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Can Oakland Out-Regulate S.F. on Scooters?
First came electric scooters. Then came policies to regulate them. The Oakland City Council passed new rules Monday with an eye on equity, requiring that scooters be made accessible in areas of the city that need more transit options and that people wi...
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A Dark History of Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley got its start with a man who was regarded as a genius and won a Nobel prize. But William Shockley was also a racist and eugenicist who promoted sterilizations of black Americans. A new monument in Mountain View celebrates Shockley's work...
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Are Electric Cars Too Uncool?
Your car says a lot about you. It can tell people how much money you have. It can say, "I care about the environment." And while we know that the adoption of electric cars is key to cutting greenhouse gas emissions,
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Yoga and #MeToo: ‘I Trusted Yoga, So I Trusted ...
You can read Miranda's full story #MeToo Unmasks the Open Secret of Sexual Abuse in Yoga.
12 min
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The Whitening and Erasure of the Asian-American...
Read Iris' personal essay from The Atlantic, The 'Whitening' of Asian Americans.
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The Bay’s 100th Episode. What?!
The Bay is teaming up with Snap Judgment to present The Fire Tapes, a night of live stories about the Northern California wildfires. Tickets available now for the Sept. 22 show.
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The Drug With No Street Name: Fentanyl
Fentanyl is partly to blame for a rise in *drug* overdose deaths, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control report. Officials say the synthetic and undetectable opioid Fentanyl is being mixed into all types of drugs from heroin to cocaine and m...
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Bay Area Women Candidates and ‘The Long Run’ Fo...
The KQED special series The Long Run is about women running for office this November including Bay Area candidates and their experiences on the campaign trail. - The Bay is teaming up with Snap Judgement to present a live show about the one year anni...
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Bay Curious: Hetch Hetchy Water’s Epic Journey,...
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MindShift: Can Inviting Teachers Over to Your H...
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Q’ed Up: The West Oakland Teacher Everyone Knows
Take The Bay's feedback survey ! Subscribe to KQED's Q'ed Up podcast. Read Vanessa Rancaño's full story on LuPaulette Taylor here .
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Verizon Squeezes the Internet Hose on Firefight...
Read Jon Brodkin's full story here. Plus, an update about what Verizon is doing since the story came out.
9 min
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‘Cover the Important Bits’: Alameda Schools Cha...
Read Jill Tucker's story on Alameda's new dress code. - And please take a few minutes to help us make The Bay better by taking our short survey.
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Fight for Water Makes Strange Bedfellows: Farme...
Green bins, blue bins, black bins. San Francisco is known for being super progressive when it comes to the environment. But some say the city's behind the curve on this one thing: water. This week state water officials discuss a revolutionary new plan ...
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Is What A Lot of People Hav...
Read Ricky's article here: Asian-Americans Are Cultural Orphans (aka I hope Crazy Rich Asians isn’t a flop).
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Back to the Future: SF’s New Transbay Terminal
Dan's reporting on San Francisco's new transit terminal can be found here . To see a video of the new terminal click here .
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A Lesson in How to Die
There will be a screening of A Dance With Death at the Clay Theatre Wednesday, Aug. 15.
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These Fires Break All the Old Rules
We're always working on improving the podcast. Help make The Bay better by taking our survey.
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One Bay Area City Preps for More Rent Control; ...
If California voters approve Prop. 10 in November, the debate over rent control will continue. Read more from Guy Marzorati on that debate in the Bay Area.
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How the DMV Got Worse
Read Bryan Anderson's full story on the DMV here. Also check out the Capitol Alert newsletter. Finally, thanks to the Sacramento Bee for letting us use audio for this story.
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Are Democratic Socialists a Thing Now?
Read more of Julian Mark's coverage of the Democratic Socialists growth in the Bay Area and his coverage of the local fundraiser for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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How a Schoolteacher’s Letter Led to the Creatio...
Check out some of the letters between Glickman and Schulz here.
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The Conflicted Capitalist: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
Can big tech companies call themselves progressive? One of Silicon Valley's biggest CEOs says he has identified as progressive. Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he felt conflicted once about whether to charge people to use the company's platform.
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