Bay Current

Signs of LGBTQ+ resistance, belonging, pride and history are all over the Bay Area. 

From Harvey Milk murals to the bright pink triangle that adorns San Francisco’s Twin Peaks during pride month, and the drag shows that spill out of bars onto sidewalks. 

But in this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio’s Mallory Somera explores the once underground ballroom and vogue scene – a historically safe and celebratory space for Trans Black and Latinx communities – at Oakland To All’s Lovers Revenge Ball. 

Saturday, June 24, 2023 marks one year since the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years. 

A lot has happened since then, so to help us unfold the past yea and to look at the state of abortion here in California and in the Bay Area, our KCBS Radio reporter Raquel Maria Dillon has put together a four-part on-air series. 

In this episode of Bay Current, she sat down with KCBS Radio’s Mallory Somera to talk about what she learned in the making of this series.

With a reelection campaign looming, the Bay Area gets a rare visit from Pres. Joe Biden, this time with an eye on climate change. 

In this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio reporter Mike DeWald had the chance to hear about the $600M funding from the president himself, and gets reaction from Assemblymember Marc Berman and Sonoma State University Political Science Professor David McCuan.

It's the second annual California State Parks Week!

So for this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio's Kris Ankarlo helped to celebrate by trying new things, like paddling to the middle of Lake Natoma. He also got to hear from California State Park Foundation executive Director Rachel Norton and Sam Hodder, president of the Save the Redwoods League, about what makes the parks so special.

The first ever San Francisco Annual Juneteenth Market St. Parade kicked off a week of celebrations this past weekend. 

In this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio’s Mallory Somera got to speak with some of the organizers and participants of the event to hear how they think Pres. Biden’s federal holiday declaration of Juneteenth has changed the landscape of how it’s celebrated.

This Sunday, June 11, more than 2,000 triathletes are expected to complete the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon, more than six decades after a couple of the most famous prison breaks in history from what was then known as the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. 

In this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio’s Mallory Somera caught up with KCBS Radio reporter Jim Taylor, who got to speak with one of the Bay Area-born triathletes participating this year.

The KCBS Radio family experienced a big loss in early May when former KCBS Radio traffic reporter, Mitch Thompson (aka Mark Pape), passed away at the age of 63.

In this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio traffic operations manager and Mitch's longtime friend, Don Bastida, talks about the legacy he leaves behind with former KCBS Radio midday anchor, Rebecca Corral, and former KCBS Radio Traffic Reporter (Sky One), Ron Cervi.

The snowpack in the Sierra this year is nothing short of legendary, which makes it an interesting season to hike on the trail that runs along the spine of California.

In this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio reporter Kris Ankarlo catches up with a few hikers braving the 2,650-mile-long Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada.

Two nonprofits in San Francisco have joined forces for the chance to mentor and teach filmmaking to underserved youth from the city for a program called the Boundless Self-Discovery Filmmaking Program.

In this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio’s Mallory Somera attended the screening and panel, and spoke with the young filmmakers, as well as WeXL founder Arabella Delucco, and The Village Project’s director, Adrian Williams.

For some, preparing a home for wildfire can seem like a daunting task, an overwhelming feat.

For this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio reporter Mike DeWald went to this year's Ember Stomp at the Marin County Civic Center, which aims to demystify the process while also bringing the community together around art, music, food and design.