EPISODE · Aug 29, 2025 · 23 MIN
The Pickett Fire, BART’s ‘Tap and Ride', and Local Artists Leaving Spotify
from The Bay · host KQED
On this edition of The Bay’s monthly news roundup, Ericka is joined by The Bay’s senior editor Alan Montecillo and KQED associate arts and culture editor Nastia Voynovskaya. We talk about the Pickett Fire currently burning in Napa, scheduling and payment changes to public transit across the Bay, and why some local artists have decided to take their music off Spotify. Links: Pickett Fire Did ‘escaped control burn’ cause Napa County’s Pickett Fire? Dispatch records raise questions about blaze’s origin Starting This Week, You Can Tap Onto BART With a Credit Card — Here’s How SF Band Ditches Spotify Over CEO’s $700M Military AI Investment Bay Area transit’s latest Big Sync improves transfers, saving riders up to 20 minutes per trip Bay Area artists turn down S.F. Boiler Room show, throw their own party instead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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On this edition of The Bay’s monthly news roundup, Ericka is joined by The Bay’s senior editor Alan Montecillo and KQED associate arts and culture editor Nastia Voynovskaya. We talk about the Pickett Fire currently burning in Napa, scheduling and payment changes to public transit across the Bay, and why some local artists have decided to take their music off Spotify. Links: Pickett Fire Did ‘escaped control burn’ cause Napa County’s Pickett Fire? Dispatch records raise questions about blaze’s origin Starting This Week, You Can Tap Onto BART With a Credit Card — Here’s How SF Band Ditches Spotify Over CEO’s $700M Military AI Investment Bay Area transit’s latest Big Sync improves transfers, saving riders up to 20 minutes per trip Bay Area artists turn down S.F. Boiler Room show, throw their own party instead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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