From K-QED. We start today's episode on a beautiful clear and sunny day.

Could you tell us where where have we brought you today?

Yeah, we're on the western side of Alameda Island and we're very close to the I see

the Port of Oakland we're in the hangar one vodka area I think it's called

Spirit Sally now I'm standing in front of a giant Area, I think it's called Spirit's Alley now.

I'm standing in front of a giant sign that says,

warning restricted area, authorized personnel only,

with this week's question-asker.

My name is Lori Bodenhammer.

I've lived in San Francisco for about 20 years.

We've come to Alameda to check out a peculiar piece of land

that Lori noticed.

My little shortcut to get to the Google Maps, I just type in SF map and then Google pops up and it outlines

San Francisco in red and notice there were some bits of red in Alameda. The border of San Francisco should be simple. You've

got water on three sides and a straight line across the southern edge, but not so.

I wondered why there is a little sliver of San Francisco on the western edge of Alameda.

This is Bay Curious, the show where we answer your questions about the Bay Area.

I'm Olivia Allen Price.

Today we travel from 19th century Spanish California to a World War II era Navy station in Alameda, all to figure out why the

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