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This Is Only a Test: San Francisco’s Tuesday Noon Siren

Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:09:34
Publish Date: 2018-10-04 05:00:07
Description:

If you live or work in San Francisco, you’re likely familiar with the siren that goes off every Tuesday at noon.

“My entire life I’ve been hearing this siren,” says Bay Curious listener Jennifer Corbell, who grew up in the Sunset District. “Even if I get up in the morning and I know it’s Tuesday, it doesn’t really click for me until I hear that alarm going off.”

Corbell wanted to know more about the siren, so she asked Bay Curious to look into its history and how it works.

Listen below or read 7 Things to Know About San Francisco’s Tuesday Noon Siren.

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