A small street inadvertently becomes ground zero for so-called "Hobbit Hunters," but is there truth in the legends?

Reported by Chloe Veltman and Ryan Levi. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Ryan Levi, Suzie Racho, and Julia McEvoy. Holly Kernan is Vice President for News. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.

Cracking the Bizarre Urban Legend of Alameda’s Little People Houses

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