Bay Current

Bay Current has been on a short hiatus, but we're hard at work!  We'd like to introduce you to a new podcast from KCBS Radio and Audacy called The Homestretch, hosted by KCBS Radio's veteran politics reporter Doug Sovern.  The Homestretch examines the issues voters will face when they head to the polls in the upcoming midterm elections.  Please listen, subscribe and enjoy!

San Quentin is famous for being California's oldest prison. And while you've seen it in the movies and on TV, you probably haven’t heard of a program that started here called the last mile, which is helping incarcerated individuals get tech jobs once they get out.

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KCBS Radio's Matt Pitman and Mary Hughes explore mental health in the LGBTQ+ community and find that anxiety is rising even for queer people living in the tolerant confines of the Bay Area.  From anti-trans and "don't say gay" laws being passed in red states to the far right swing on the Supreme Court, members of the Bay Area's queer community can't help but ask "are we next?"

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Mistah F.A.B. is so much more than just a legendary Bay Area rapper and producer.  He's a business owner, fashion designer, father and philanthropist.  Wearing so many hats and achieving success across many lanes, has required a relentless persistence. Mistah F.A.B. is bringing that same drive and energy to giving back, with his annual back-to-school drive.

For the past year, here at KCBS Radio, we've been privileged to work with Amani Grant-Pate as an Audacy news fellow - a year-long fellowship program for recent journalism graduates from HBCU's across the country.

In this episode, Amani shares his experiences including breaking into the business as a young, aspiring journalist.  As well as the fellowship's culminating event, a trip to Las Vegas to attend the annual NABJ (National Association of Black Journalists) convention.

The city of Antioch is opening the Bay Area's first desalination plant that will provide the community with clean, drinkable water.  More are expected to come online across the Bay Area in the years to come.  Is it a long-term solution?

Oakland’s Lake Merritt is known to many as the heart of the city, especially for people who are from the Town, but plans to add even more parking meters and charge for parking on Sundays is being met with resistance, and a lot of questions. 

In this episode of “Bay Current”, Mallory Somera talks to some Oakland locals, a lake vendor and Deputy City Administrator Joe DeVries to get their feelings on the planned changes and how they could impact the community. 

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KCBS Radio's Matt Pitman and Jim Taylor visit Berkeley's People's Park and chat with those fighting to keep the park as is and fend off development. It's a diverse group including Berkeley neighbors, ex-People's Park residents who once called it home when they were unhoused, to those who have been around since the beginning.

It’s no secret that the cost of living, especially rent, in the Bay Area is astronomical. And it’s driving refugees out.

In this episode of “Bay Current”, Mallory Somera sat down with Tandem Postdoctoral Fellow in History of Migration at UC Berkeley, Dr. Robin Buller, who recently wrote a piece in Oaklandside that explains how refugees seeking solace and community in Oakland are being pushed out by the high (and ever rising) cost of living.        

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As kids across the Bay Area gear up for back to school, families are struggling with the costs of supplies, amid inflation and lost wages lingering from the pandemic.  One local non-profit is making back to school a little easier.

For more information please visit Family Giving Tree.