{"podcast":{"title":"The Bay","slug":"the-bay-504645","podcast_index_feed_id":504645,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC8259786327","website_url":"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/thebay/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/55805ad4-88bd-11ea-91c9-3b939e86e535/image/KQED_Podcast_tiles_-_NPR_network_The_Bay.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"KQED","episode_count":1215,"summary":"Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra talks with local journalists about what’s happening in the greatest region in the country. It’s the context and analysis you need to make sense of the news, with help from the people who know it best. New episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T20:20:00.238766+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bay-504645"},"episode":{"title":"Benicia Wants to Be a Model for Life After an Oil Refinery. Can It?","slug":"benicia-wants-to-be-a-model-for-life-after-an-oil-refinery-can-it","published_at":"2026-05-20T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bay-504645/benicia-wants-to-be-a-model-for-life-after-an-oil-refinery-can-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bay-504645","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC6761828258.mp3?updated=1779240121","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC6761828258.mp3?updated=1779240121","summary":"Valero’s Benicia refinery employed hundreds of people and contributed millions in taxes to the local government for decades. Now, with the refinery on its way out, local leaders hope Benicia can be a leading example for how cities transition away from the fossil fuel industry. But with tight city budgets and a global fuel crisis looming, that’s much easier said than done. Links: California’s Fuel Fears Threaten Benicia’s ‘Just Transition’ to Green Economy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Valero’s Benicia refinery employed hundreds of people and contributed millions in taxes to the local government for decades. Now, with the refinery on its…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1403,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bay-504645/episodes/benicia-wants-to-be-a-model-for-life-after-an-oil-refinery-can-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bay-504645/benicia-wants-to-be-a-model-for-life-after-an-oil-refinery-can-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}