Bay Current

In this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio’s Mallory Somera celebrates hip hop’s 50th birthday by speaking with 102 JAMS’ Chuy Gomez about what it was like DJing during the golden era of hip hop, how Bay Area rap differs from the rest of the country, and the role Bay Area radio played in the history of the genre.

Oysters aren’t just food. They play a critical role in the ocean health and ecosystem, so volunteers at the Wild Oyster Project, Bay Area restaurants and some chickens are teaming up to save a native species. 

In this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio reporter Raquel Maria Dillon tells us about the restoration efforts and what she learned about the magic sea creatures.

San Quentin State Prison is in the midst of an ambitious transformation, a modernization with a shift in focus from incarceration to rehabilitation.

In this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio's Mike DeWald takes a tour inside the prison and speaks with some of the incarcerated participants taking advantage of these rehabilitation programs.

Ghirardelli Square is one of the most popular tourist destinations in San Francisco, but that intersection–North Point and Larkin Streets–also happens to have the most car break-ins in the city according to new data reported by the San Francisco Chronicle.

In this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio reporter Megan Goldsby went to Ghirardelli Square to break the news to visitors. 

He's the best pitcher and the best hitter in the game. And he's on the trade market with The San Francisco Giants considered one of the front runners to get him.  But would it be worth the short-term and long-term costs?

KCBS Radio sports anchor Matt Pitman discusses with Bay Area sports radio vet Dan Dibley of the Willard and Dibs Show on 95.7 The Game.

Conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion have touched almost every industry in the past few years, and professional sports has been no exception. 

In this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio reporter Mary Hughes tells us where we can find inclusion in Bay Area sports and what she learned about the state of equity and equality in sports from her episode of KCBS Radio’s “In Depth”.

On July 13th, 1898, the San Francisco Ferry Building opened on the Embarcadero, a gateway to a promising new world of ideas, trade and travel. 

The beaux-arts style building with its 245-foot high clock tower has withstood two global pandemics and two devastating earthquakes.

125 years later after the first vessel arrived there, KCBS Radio's Mallory Somera got to attend San Francisco's Very Ferry Birthday to celebrate its resiliency and the plans to move forward as climate change challenges the coasts.

When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered campuses across the country in 2020, the social and academic impacts it would have on students were both expected and dreaded. 

Kids are back in class now and with their friends, but three years later, a new study has revealed that students’ scholastic progress in the past year is still coming up short and has even declined. 

So what’s it going to take to get students back on track?

In this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio news anchors Eric Thomas and Margie Shafer got some answers for today’s “Ask an Expert” segment from Meg Honey, ethnic studies and history teacher at Northgate High School in Walnut Creek and adjunct faculty member at Saint Mary's College and University of the Pacific.

This year is the 78th U.S. Women’s Open and it’s a historic first for the United States Golf Association (USGA). This week’s championship is the first time the world’s best female players are showcasing their talents at Pebble Beach Golf Links and the number of entrants has been record breaking.

In this episode of Bay Current. KCBS Radio sports reporter Steven Langford got the chance to speak with sports icons Brandi Chastain and Michelle Wie West about their careers and this year’s championship. 

The snowpack in the Sierra this year has provided both awe and added obstacles to nature enthusiasts, especially those hitting the trails for the summer.

In this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio reporter Kris Ankarlo checks in with the hikers braving the 2,650-mile-long Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada in part two of our special series.