Bay Current

What was once Northern California's largest homeless encampment is coming to a close.

The Wood Street Encampment under I-880 in West Oakland is undergoing its final phase of clearance to make way for affordable housing.

KCBS Radio’s Holly Quan caught up with colleague Matt Bigler to hear about the hundreds of people who have called this space home, and to dive into why the city decided to clear it.

2023 has been a devastating year for the LGBTQ+ community, as states across the nation continue to not only ban drag shows, but introduce and pass anti-trans legislation at warp speed. 

In this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio’s Mallory Somera and Mike DeWald head to Drag Up! Fight Back!, a rally, march and live show in protest of recent anti-queer legislation, where they talked to Bay Area drag icon and activist Sister Roma (Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence) and Honey Mahogany, co-founder of the San Francisco Transgender District and chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party. 

The San Francisco Giants opening day is upon us!

So in this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio sports anchors Matt Pitman and Steven Langford talk about what fans can look forward to as the Major Baseball League season kicks off.

From 'Agents of Inclusion' (Subscribe Here), Special Olympics global ambassador and certified health messenger Amanda Harrinauth joins JR. In an empowering conversation, Amanda explains how she embraced Autism as her super power and shares some of her exclusive poetry with JR.

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Eastwind Books of Berkeley–one of the first Asian American bookstores in the country–is closing after 41 years of business. 

To find out why, KCBS Radio’s Mallory Somera caught up with the store’s co-owner, Harvey Dong, storied activist and professor in the Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies Program at UC Berkeley.

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The death of Jane Stanford, the founder of Stanford University, is an enduring mystery at the heart of one of the country’s most prestigious schools. 

In KCBS Radio’s latest true crime podcast series, Bitter Academia, host and creator Natalia Gurevich explores Jane’s life and the circumstances that led to her untimely death.

In this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio’s Mallory Somera speaks with Natalia about what made Jane such a unique woman of her time, and how her legacy persists to this day as Women’s History Month draws to a close.

It has been an eventful couple of weeks in the tech and banking world, to say the least. But if you're wondering what the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank really means, how we got here in the first place, and what role social media plays in all of this, you’re not alone. 

To help make sense of the matter, Bay Current caught up with KCBS Radio’s Jason Brooks and Tyler Stanbaugh, co-founder and chief operating officer of a startup called Magnetiq. 

At Acre Kitchen and Bar, diners in Oakland can indulge in everything from stone fired pizzas to vegan-friendly dishes like a warm coconut milk and parsnip soup, topped with macadamia nuts. 

And until Sunday, March 26, restaurant enthusiasts can go to celebrate Oakland Restaurant Week.

KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart got the chance to sit down with Peter Gamez, CEO of Visit Oakland at Acre Kitchen and Bar, along with Dirk Tolsma, Owner and Chef of the restaurant.

KCBS Radio is an Oakland Restaurant Week Media Partner.

To learn more about Oakland Restaurant Week go to OaklandRestaurantWeek.org.

Three years ago, much of the Bay Area was ordered to shelter in place. 

Industries that evolve around human interaction came to a halt. And out of them, the live music industry was one that perhaps suffered the most. 

In this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio’s Mallory Somera spoke with Oakland-based activist and rapper Bambu about what was behind his decision to step away from the live music scene heading into the COVID-19 endemic. We also heard from Jonathan Gunton, general manager of The Independent in San Francisco, a member of the National Independent Venue Association.

It's been three years since students went home for spring break, and many of them didn't return for over a year. 

Were the school closures due to COVID-19 too long? And what's the impact of that social isolation on students?

On this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio’s Matt Bigler looks back on what some have called "the stolen year".

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