Ranked #1
Bye, Bye Vinnee and Good Luck!
Bye, Bye Vinnee and Good Luck!
If you're a fan of The Bay, you can thank Vinnee Tong. She helped launch the podcast last year and has helped shape the ... Read more
28 Jan 2019
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14mins
Ranked #2
Banning RV Life in the Heart of Silicon Valley
Banning RV Life in the Heart of Silicon Valley
Google pledged $1 billion earlier this month to help ease Silicon Valley's housing crisis. That crisis is playing out in... Read more
28 Jun 2019
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16mins
Ranked #3
The Fight Over Building a Homeless Navigation Center on San Francisco’s Embarcadero
The Fight Over Building a Homeless Navigation Center on San Francisco’s Embarcadero
Neighbors of San Francisco's Embarcadero waterfront community were fired up when the city proposed building a 225-bed na... Read more
15 Apr 2019
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13mins
Ranked #4
Corporate Influence on the Bay Area’s Music Scene
Corporate Influence on the Bay Area’s Music Scene
The Bay Area’s eccentric reputation is built from its arts and culture. Music is a centerpiece. So it’s no wonder some i... Read more
18 Mar 2019
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11mins
Ranked #5
Why San Jose Ain’t San Jose Without the Sharks
Why San Jose Ain’t San Jose Without the Sharks
San Jose has undergone dramatic change since the Sharks first came to the city in 1993. The population has spiked to mor... Read more
22 May 2019
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9mins
Ranked #6
‘No Section 8’
‘No Section 8’
Most landlords in San Jose don't take Section 8 housing vouchers. And housing advocates see the vouchers as a proxy for ... Read more
12 Dec 2018
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10mins
Ranked #7
CASA and the Push for a Regional Housing Solution
CASA and the Push for a Regional Housing Solution
What if we looked at solving the Bay Area's housing crisis from a regional lens? Could we come up with solutions that ac... Read more
23 Jan 2019
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13mins
Ranked #8
Can Gavin Newsom Broker a Deal Between Gig Workers, Tech and Unions?
Can Gavin Newsom Broker a Deal Between Gig Workers, Tech and Unions?
The debate over whether gig workers are employees or contractors has been a slow, messy conversation. Now, California’s ... Read more
18 Jan 2019
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12mins
Ranked #9
What Bay Area Students Think About the #CollegeAdmissionScandal
What Bay Area Students Think About the #CollegeAdmissionScandal
Many people were not surprised that 13 of the 50 people charged in the college admission scandal this week are from the ... Read more
15 Mar 2019
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12mins
Ranked #10
Why We Need ‘Truth Be Told’: A New KQED Advice Podcast About Race for People of Color
Why We Need ‘Truth Be Told’: A New KQED Advice Podcast About Race for People of Color
When Tonya Mosley thinks about conversations she's had with friends and family about race, she's usually asking for advi... Read more
24 May 2019
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16mins
Ranked #11
The Life and Death of Willie McCoy
The Life and Death of Willie McCoy
Willie McCoy had a hard childhood, but his dreams of making music professionally kept him alive until he was shot 55 tim... Read more
19 Aug 2019
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27mins
Ranked #12
‘There’s a Lot of Mistrust and Fear on Both Sides.’ Vallejo Residents React to Police Violence
‘There’s a Lot of Mistrust and Fear on Both Sides.’ Vallejo Residents React to Police Violence
Our reporting on deadly police shootings that have happened in Vallejo has struck a nerve with listeners, especially tho... Read more
30 Aug 2019
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14mins
Ranked #13
Oakland Teachers Strike Ends, But Not Everyone Is Happy
Oakland Teachers Strike Ends, But Not Everyone Is Happy
The Oakland teachers strike is over. Teachers and other educators approved an agreement Sunday night to end the seven-da... Read more
4 Mar 2019
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17mins
Ranked #14
Why You Can’t Talk About Food Without Talking About Identity, According To S.F. Food Critic Soleil Ho
Why You Can’t Talk About Food Without Talking About Identity, According To S.F. Food Critic Soleil Ho
The San Francisco Chronicle's newest food critic has been on the job for about three months now. Since starting, Soleil ... Read more
26 Apr 2019
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17mins
Ranked #15
Does East Bay Presidential Candidate Eric Swalwell Stand a Chance?
Does East Bay Presidential Candidate Eric Swalwell Stand a Chance?
U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell doesn’t have the name recognition or the money that the other presidential candidates have. As t... Read more
10 Apr 2019
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13mins
Ranked #16
Waiting in the Rain: What Paradise Fire Victims Need In Addition to Shelter
Waiting in the Rain: What Paradise Fire Victims Need In Addition to Shelter
When rain begins to fall on Butte County this week, some will be sleeping on the streets. The Camp Fire displaced tens o... Read more
21 Nov 2018
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16mins
Ranked #17
An Unspoken Guide to Riding BART
An Unspoken Guide to Riding BART
When our new editor Alan Montecillo moved to the Bay Area earlier this month he noticed that people loved talking about ... Read more
30 Dec 2019
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16mins
Ranked #18
A Migrant’s Journey from El Salvador to the Bay Area
A Migrant’s Journey from El Salvador to the Bay Area
President Trump on Monday announced that federal immigration officers were gearing up for deportations next week. Oaklan... Read more
21 Jun 2019
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20mins
Ranked #19
Verizon Squeezes the Internet Hose on Firefighters During Mendocino Fire
Verizon Squeezes the Internet Hose on Firefighters During Mendocino Fire
Imagine fighting the largest wildfire in California history and Verizon says you'd have to upgrade your plan if you want... Read more
24 Aug 2018
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11mins
Ranked #20
Teens Get Personal About the Crazy, Rich Bay Area
Teens Get Personal About the Crazy, Rich Bay Area
What's it like to be a teenager living through the Bay Area's affordability crisis? Today, as part of KQED's Youth Takeo... Read more
25 Apr 2018
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11mins