Outside the Box

On today’s show, stories from outside the box. People all over the Bay Area are experimenting with unorthodox solutions to common problems. We’ll hear about some new ways law enforcement is trying to maximize public safety, how some people are combatting the Bay’s housing shortage and how Berkeley’s legacy of civil disobedience now has a chapter called “turkeys”.

First, Haley Gray takes us to San Francisco to learn about how the city’s police department is trying to organize a better system for enforcing drug laws. Then, we’ll meet a Richmond woman whose solution to the Bay’s housing crisis is retrofitting an old school bus and learn about the tiny house movement with reporter Tessa Paoli.

Berkeley is trying a number of creative and controversial ways to make streets safer for biking and walking, Daniel Lempres will tell us about the recent changes. Lastly, reporter Will McCarthy will tell us about the Gill Tract and how a community garden can foster a connection with nature without ever leaving town.