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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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2:00

Can PG&E Be Trusted to Not Start a Fire This Summer?

The Bay ·

2019/02/15

PG&E is under pressure to not spark a wildfire this summer. A federal judge overseeing the investor-owned utility's probation case is demanding they take prevention measures. This week, PG&E presented its wildfire safety plan to state regulators, which includes cutting back trees, replacing power poles, installing weather stations, and shutting off power when it’s hot, dry and windy. But PG&E says these plans are costly. And, the question of who will pay for it all, lingers as does PG&E's bankruptcy

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2:00

Meth on Monday, Heroin on Friday: San Francisco Sees...

The Bay ·

2019/02/13

The opioid crisis has dominated the news, but there is growing evidence that methamphetamine has made a return to San Francisco. Overdoses from meth have more than doubled and about half the people admitted to San Francisco General Hospital with a psychiatric emergency are high on meth. Some health experts think the two drug crises could be related. Guest: April Dembosky, health correspondent for KQED

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13:17

#10YearChallenge: What Has Changed in the Bay Area?

The Bay ·

2019/02/11

Ten years is a lot of time. For the Bay Area, it's meant more money, new problems, and getting more serious about climate change. Today on the podcast, we apply the #10YearChallenge to the Bay Area and see how the past ten years has treated the politics, economy, arts and environment scenes in the Bay Area. To give us your take on the #10YearChallenge for the Bay Area ... Call us at 415-553-2273 and leave us a voice message. Be sure to tell us your first name and what part of the Bay Area you are

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14:32

No More Ridin’ the Rails at 4 A.M. — BART Ends...

The Bay ·

2019/02/08

BART will stop offering its 4 a.m. train service on Feb. 11 in order to retrofit the Transbay Tube to better withstand major earthquakes. Workers will install a new liner in the 3.6-mile underwater structure to prevent flooding after a big quake, a project that's expected to take three and a half years to complete. That leaves 3,000 people who ride BART during its first hour of service looking for another way to get to work -- including our very own early-morning news anchor Brian Watt. Guest:

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16:00

Hyphy Music Legend Keak Da Sneak Says Prisons ‘Have...

The Bay ·

2019/02/06

East Bay rapper Keak Da Sneak is credited with pioneering the Hyphy style. This Thursday he has to turn himself in to serve a 16-month state prison sentence. Since being shot in 2017, he’s confined to a wheelchair and needs round the clock care. He can’t expect that kind of care in prison. This has started a conversation about accessibility and medical care while serving time. Guest: Nastia Voynovskaya, music editor for KQED Arts

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14:35

A Teen’s Fight to Save TPS for Her Family

The Bay ·

2019/02/04

High school freshman Crista Ramos had no idea her mom was living under Temporary Protected Status, a federal humanitarian program that allows about 260,000 immigrants from El Salvador to lawfully live and work in the U.S. But when the Trump administration announced it would end the program, everything changed. Now, Crista’s the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit. Everyday high school worries have been replaced with fighting to keep her family together. Guest: Farida Jhabvala Romero,

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10:36

How the Camp Fire Made Chico’s Housing Problem Even...

The Bay ·

2019/02/01

Chico is bursting at the seams right now. The ripples of displacement from the Camp Fire, which killed at least 86 people and destroyed about 14,000 homes, are far from over as people cram into Chico to stay living close to family, jobs and schools. But the city's vacancy rate is nearly zero, and some people are being evicted to make room. Guest: Sonja Hutson, covers wildfires, emergency preparedness and politics for KQED

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16:55

Oakland Unified’s Hella Hard Week Dealing With School...

The Bay ·

2019/01/30

School closures. Teacher strike. Budget cuts. It hasn’t been a great week for Oakland Unified. The school board voted to close Roots International Academy and will be deciding soon whether to merge two other schools. Plus, teachers – who want more money and better working conditions – are voting by Friday whether to authorize a strike. This week feels like the district’s woes have hit an apex. Guest: Vanessa Rancaño, KQED education reporter

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14:38

Bye, Bye Vinnee and Good Luck!

The Bay ·

2019/01/28

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 shows from choosing what we cover and how we talk about it, especially around race, identity and class. Vinnee starts her new role as KQED’s new managing editor, which begins Jan. 28. Today, Erika and Devin sit down with Vinnee for her totally, unofficial exit interview. Guest: Vinnee Tong, KQED’s managing editor (forever Bay member)

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14:32

How S.F. Helped Make Kamala Harris

The Bay ·

2019/01/25

Kamala Harris announced this week she’s running for president. She's certainly not the first Californian to be groomed by Bay Area politics for the national stage. Harris has had to walk a line between left-leaning politics and her status as a former prosecutor. On Sunday she'll hold a rally in Oakland, the city where she was born. Guest: Marisa Lagos, KQED politics reporter

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13:31

CASA and the Push for a Regional Housing Solution

The Bay ·

2019/01/23

What if we looked at solving the Bay Area's housing crisis from a regional lens? Could we come up with solutions that actually work? It's often said that solving the housing crisis requires a regional approach but no one has tried to define what that looks like, until now. A proposal on its way to the state legislature could give the Bay Area its own regional housing agency with the ability to set goals and taxes. Guest: Guy Marzorati, KQED politics reporter The Bay wants to get to know you

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12:17

Can Gavin Newsom Broker a Deal Between Gig Workers,...

The Bay ·

2019/01/18

The debate over whether gig workers are employees or contractors has been a slow, messy conversation. Now, California’s new governor, Gavin Newsom, is trying to help broker a deal between the two sides. But some drivers aren’t happy about where they think it's going. Guest: Sam Harnett, KQED Silicon Valley reporter The Bay wants to get to know you better. Take our survey and share your opinion about the podcast.

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18:17

PG&E’s Road to Bankruptcy

The Bay ·

2019/01/16

PG&E says it has no choice but to enter Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and that it's going to file papers around Jan. 29. A lot of things led to this: from deregulation in the 1990's, to the fatal San Bruno explosion in 2010 that put the utility on probation to the 2017 and 2018 deadly wildfires in Northern California. And it brings up the question of who should ultimately be responsible for the cost. Guests: Lisa Pickoff-White, KQED data journalist, and Marisa Lagos, KQED senior politics

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14:09

Big Oil, Small Town: Valero’s Election Influence in...

The Bay ·

2019/01/14

Valero spent $200,000 in last year's Benicia city council election to help elect two candidates who were less critical of the company than others. That's created tension between the oil refiner and the city, leading people to question how much influence Valero should have in local politics. On Tuesday Benicia will discuss the possibility of new campaign finance laws that could limit corporate influence in its small town. Guest: Ted Goldberg, KQED News Editor

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15:43

How Housing Prices Are Hurting Salinas Schoolkids

The Bay ·

2019/01/11

About 40 percent of students in the Salinas City Elementary School District are considered homeless. This can mean living in a shelter or living in an overcrowded home, like multiple families co-existing in a single place. It's a problem that hurts schoolchildren and their ability to learn and retain information. And it stems from high and growing housing prices. Guest: Vanessa Rancaño, KQED education reporter To see more of Vanessa's reporting on Monterey County tap here.

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12:44

Documents Show Fired Police Officer Asked for Sex...

The Bay ·

2019/01/09

The San Mateo County district attorney is looking to reopen an investigation against a fired Burlingame police officer. The cop was accused by three women of asking them for sex in exchange for help with their alleged crimes. The case was made public this week after Bay Area reporters received police records under a new transparency law that went into effect on Jan. 1. Guest: Thomas Peele, investigative reporter with the Bay Area News Group

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16:39

Why S.F. Chronicle’s New Food Critic Is Focusing on...

The Bay ·

2019/01/07

Food says a lot about who we are. It can identify where we come from and what we like. In some cases, it may even let us know when we’re being racist. In a way, that’s a starting point for the San Francisco Chronicle's new restaurant critic Soleil Ho. The host of the podcast Racist Sandwich, Soleil tells The Bay about how food is a conduit for way more than what’s on our plates. ... Also, she likes the “gross” stuff, too. Guest: Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle’s new restaurant critic, cohost of

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15:59

Bay Area Leading Fight to Make Police Records Public

The Bay ·

2019/01/04

Getting access to police records has never been easy. Especially when the records involve allegations of police wrongdoing. A new California law - SB 1421 - introduced by a Bay Area state senator, is supposed to give the public access to documents related to police misconduct and accountability. But law enforcement is fighting to keep documents from the past, private. This week a judge rejected an attempt to block the law from going into effect, and KQED journalists are involved. Guests: Sukey

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10:30

Happy New Year! From The Bay

The Bay ·

2019/01/02

See ya, 2018. What up, 2019! We’ve produced almost 150 episodes of The Bay covering all kinds of local news from e-scooters, to housing policies and #GrillingWhileBlack. Today, we want to pause a moment to say thanks for hanging with us. And to give you a sense of how we’re approaching the new year (hint: Erika is optimistic; Devin is pessimistic). Guests: Yours Truly

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21:20

Oscar Grant: A Killing That Changed How We View...

The Bay ·

2018/12/31

Ten years ago, in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, Oscar Grant was shot and killed by Bart police officer, Johannes Mehserle. This was one of the first police shootings caught on cell phone video and spread around the world. It began a decade of witnessing police violence in a new way that has sparked a national conversation around police accountability and racism. Guest: Sandhya Dirks, KQED race and equity reporter Check out KQED's Forum special on Oscar Grant's legacy. And KQED Arts

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