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We hear how the original vision for BART still impacts commuters today.
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Hey Area is where you ask the questions and we find the answers. Isabella Tilley asked " Why do none of the Bay Area native tribes have federal recognition"?
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KALW listener Richard Goldman wanted to know if there was ever an exotic zoo in Glen Canyon, and whether there was a railroad that connected the canyon to…
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Oakland’s food scene has been blowing up the past few years, with an increase in new, delicious restaurants. Diane Rodriguez asked Hey Area, “Where are…
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East Oakland residents have lived with violence for a long time. Studies show exposure can impact mental health. A listener asked our Hey Area project…
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Every time you pass through East Oakland and head towards downtown, you cross over Sausal Creek. But chances are you haven’t seen it because it’s been…
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Almost everyone who flies into San Francisco or San Jose airport has seen it -- a vibrant patchwork quilt of colorful water. There, on the southern edge…
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This question came from listener Michael Mackin. Since this story first aired in September 2016, nearly all of BART’s legacy fleet have new, quieter…
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Listener Katie Taylor asked us why there are so many sand dollars on Ocean Beach, and if our sand dollar population is healthy. Sometimes if you walk…
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For the past year, KALW has focused in on East Oakland. We've hosted live community events and took our collaborative journalism project Hey Area there to…
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You ask, we answer.One listener wanted to know, “What is this ‘test of the emergency system we hear now and then on the air?” Reporter Christine Nguyen…
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KALW listener Lori from El Cerrito wrote in to ask why BART doesn’t go to Marin. Today, Bay Area commuters take it for granted that BART doesn’t go to…