How the SFMTA is working towards keeping transit alive in the Bay Area

For the past few years, many of our conversations about transit in the Bay Area have been about how the various agencies are struggling… with funding shortfalls, lower ridership, and the possibility of massive service cuts as fiscal cliffs loom…  Now, it’s no secret that the COVID pandemic played …

Responding to the unhoused student crisis in East San Jose

There might not be a more important… and sometimes complicated… conversation to be had in the Bay Area then the one about homelessness… It’s a crisis that every county is facing… and many are trying to find a solution that works for everyone…  The city of San Jose recently pushed to speed up the …

A look at the past, the present, and the future of the Ferry Building

There are many places and activities that are considered iconic aspects of the Bay Area... wine tastings in Napa and Sonoma counties… the Winchester House in San Jose… driving across the Golden Gate Bridge…  But, for those who call San Francisco home, one building stands out among all the rest... …

Kids dealing with grief and loss find support at Comfort Zone Camp

Over the past decade… our conversations about mental health… about how we process trauma, grief, and isolation… have evolved… Now, these are conversations we have more regularly – at home, at our workplaces, among friends… Traditionally, when we think of all of this… we are probably applying it to…

Spotting mental health challenges in children, what caretakers can do

October is National Children's Health Month and on this episode of In Depth, we'll be hearing conversations with Audacy's David O'Leary, as well as guest speakers from the American Foundation for Suicided Prevention. 

Learn about the Bay Area's extensive history with shipwrecks

"There is, one knows not what sweet mystery about this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath..." That's a quote form Moby Dick, but it could probably be the backstory for many who once left the land for the vastness of the ocean.  Of course not all who took to…

Learn about outreach programs that help those in times of crisis or need

In the last episode of In Depth, we heard parts of KCBS's I'm Listening special. we turned out focus to mental health, suicide prevention, and the ways in which people can fine hope and healing.  Now were going to hear the second part of the I'm Listening hour. KCBS radio's Mary Hughes spoke with …

Destigmatizing mental health conversations will help save lives of loved ones

All this week on KCBS, we've put the focus on mental health as part of Audacy's I'm Listening. Bringing to light conversations about mental health struggles that many of us face and breaking down the stigma that comes with those challenges because talk saves lives.  For more KCBS Radio's Mary Hugh…

The importance of opening up queer spaces in the Bay Area

Just recently, an institutions of the Bay Area's LGBTQ+ world announced that it will be making a comeback. The Stud, an iconic queer bar in San Francisco, with an over 50 year long history, closed up shop in 2020 during the pandemic shutdown. Many feared that the venue itself would stay closed. But…

Combating the fentanyl epidemic: Why it is so deadly in the West Coast

We're seeing a rise in overdose deaths in the Bay Area this year, and a lot of them are caused by fentanyl. This is a crisis that goes beyond California though, it's being been all over the country. Everyone from local to national leaders are committed to bringing this fentanyl epidemic to an end. …