Olivia Allen-Price

San Francisco

Host and Senior Editor at KQED-TV (San Francisco,CA)

Host and Senior Editor at Bay Curious

Host/Senior Editor of the #BayCurious podcast @KQED. Bay Curious the book is available now at local bookstores and online retailers.

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Dating in the Bay Area: Your Stories

2 months ago | kqed.org | Olivia Allen-Price

Voice 1: It just seems like men are kind of sleeping with everyone and have a very short attention span. It doesn’t really seem worth it to be honest. Voice 2: I met someone who was online, it ended up getting so bad. Contracted three STDs from the guy, when he said he was monogamous and STD free. And then I ended up taking him to court after we had broken up. Voice 3: My last decent dinner date was 1997. Voice 4: Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, OK Cupid, Coffee Meets Bagel..
What Would a Tsunami in the Bay Area Actually Look Like?

Dec 5, 2024 | kqed.org | Olivia Allen-Price |Ericka Cruz Guevarra |Alan Montecillo

Olivia Allen-PriceEricka Cruz GuevarraAlan MontecilloDec 6Failed to save articlePlease try againPortions of San Francisco’s Embarcadero flood during a king tide on Jan. 11, 2017. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)People across the Bay Area were rattled by a tsunami warning alert on Thursday morning, after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit the coast of Humboldt County. The warning triggered evacuation orders before it was eventually canceled at approximately 12:00 pm.
What would really happen if a tsunami hit the Bay Area?

Dec 5, 2024 | laist.com | Johanna Varner |Olivia Allen-Price

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Tsunami reality check

Dec 5, 2024 | laist.com | Johanna Varner |Olivia Allen-Price

In light of the tsnuami warning issued Thursday following a 7.0 magnitude quake in Northern California, which ultimately was canceled, we're resurfacing a 2017 story from our friends at partner newsroom KQED in San Francisco. Enjoy? In 2015, Steven Horowitz was watching one of the summer’s big blockbuster action flicks, San Andreas. In the movie, the San Andreas fault shifts, triggering a magnitude 9.6 earthquake in San Francisco.
How Californians Voted on Statewide Ballot Measures

Nov 21, 2024 | kqed.org | Ericka Cruz Guevarra |Olivia Allen-Price |Alan Montecillo |Jessica Kariisa

Ericka Cruz GuevarraOlivia Allen-PriceAlan MontecilloJessica KariisaNov 22Failed to save articlePlease try againA voter drops off their mail-in ballot at a drop box outside of Novato City Hall on Nov. 2, 2024. (Gina Castro/KQED)It’s been more than 2 weeks since Election Day, but all 10 of California’s statewide ballot measures have been called. Olivia Allen-Price, host of Bay Curious, and Alan Montecillo, senior editor of The Bay, join Ericka to break down the results and what they mean for you.
Prop. 33 Battle Over Rent Control Attracts Big Money on Both Sides

Oct 28, 2024 | kqed.org | Scott Shafer |Olivia Allen-Price |Vanessa Rancano

Scott ShaferOlivia Allen-PriceVanessa RancañoOct 28Failed to save articlePlease try againAdvocates have tried to pass pro-rent control propositions in 2018 and 2020, but so far have failed. (Farida Jhabvala Romero/KQED)Proposition 33 on the statewide ballot would remove state limits on rent control that have been in place since 1995 and give power back to local governments to enact or change rent control policies.
The Presidio Pet Cemetery: A Resting Place for Furry Friends

Oct 16, 2024 | kqed.org | Olivia Allen-Price

Oct 17Failed to save articlePlease try againTombstones at the Presidio of San Francisco Pet Cemetery in San Francisco on Oct. 16, 2024. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)“This was a time when the Presidio really took on a character of a community that had families,” says Rob Thompson, a Federal Preservation Officer for the Presidio Trust. It was during this era that Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Swing established the pet cemetery so the military families on base could lay their beloved pets to rest.
Prop. 36: A Return to Failed Crime Policies or a Necessary Tweak?

Oct 11, 2024 | kqed.org | Scott Shafer |Marisa Lagos |Olivia Allen-Price

Scott ShaferMarisa LagosOlivia Allen-PriceOct 11Failed to save articlePlease try againProp 36 would roll back some criminal justice reforms ushered in under 2014's Prop 47, likely putting more people behind bars for drug and theft crimes. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)Proposition 36 on the statewide ballot would roll back some of the criminal justice reforms voters passed a decade ago and make it easier to increase penalties for some drug and retail theft crimes.
Transcript: Proposition 36 Would Increase Penalties for Some Drug and Theft Crimes

Oct 3, 2024 | kqed.org | Marisa Lagos |Olivia Allen-Price |Alan Montecillo |Ericka Cruz Guevarra

Olivia Allen-Price: So, recently I was in one of those big box stores in search of a humble can of shaving cream… I make my way to the pharmacy section. Find the right aisle. But then I get to the shelf and … my shaving cream is locked behind plexiglass. Ericka Cruz Guevarra: Been there before. But with toothpaste. And Tums. Olivia Allen-Price: Right. I mean, we’re talking about a can of shaving cream that costs $2.19… and yet, there I was.
Transcript: Should Proposition 35 Make a Tax to Help Fund Medi-Cal Permanent and Limit How the Money Is Used?

Oct 2, 2024 | kqed.org | Ericka Cruz Guevarra |Lesley McClurg |Alan Montecillo |Olivia Allen-Price

Ericka Cruz GuevarraLesley McClurgAlan MontecilloOlivia Allen-PriceJessica KariisaChristopher BealeAmanda FontOct 3Failed to save articlePlease try againAs part of a budget deal, low-income adults between the ages of 19 and 25 living in California illegally could become eligible for California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal. (David McNew/Getty Images)Olivia Allen-Price: Medi-Cal covers some of the state’s most vulnerable patients. Low-income people, seniors and people with disabilities.