It’s double duty for me today on KALW, where I’m hosting two leading climate scholars for Your Call at 10am and then hosting State of the Bay at 6pm PT on the chaos at San Francisco Unified and the state of housing in California.
The action kicks off at 10am PT with:
- Naomi Oreskes, Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University, and author of nine books including her best-selling Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming; and
- Michael Mann, Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania, with a secondary appointment in the Annenberg School for Communication, and author of several important books including The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet
I’ll ask them about Hurricane Helene and what it says about climate change, plus the just-concluded Climate Week in New York City that coincided with the UN general assembly.
Then at 6pm PT, join us on State of the Bay for the latest on the San Francisco Unified School District, with an ongoing fiscal crisis, just-announced delay of potential school closures, and emergency scrutiny of the superintendent. Jill Tucker, education reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle, will unpack it all.
Then we’ll hear about new efforts to address California’s housing shortage with experts Chris Elmendorf, professor of law at the University of California, Davis, School of Law, and Ben Metcalf, managing director of the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley.
Finally, we’ll sit down with Obi Kaufmann, the artist, author and naturalist who has published a series of beloved books about his home state of California.
Tune in at 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live at 10am PT for Your Call and then again at 6pm PT for State of the Bay. What comments or questions do you have for our guests? Call 866-798-TALK to join the conversation!
Tonight on State of the Bay we’ll talk with pollster Mark Baldassare, Statewide Survey Director of the California Public Policy Institute, to find out who the likely voters are in this November’s election and how they feel about the statewide ballot measures.
Then we’ll talk to Tom Steyer, climate investor and 2020 presidential candidate, about his new book Cheaper, Faster, Better: How We’ll Win the Climate War.
Then we’ll hear from Rahsaan Thomas, executive director of Empowerment Ave, a Bay Area organization that helps incarcerated people put their art out in the world.
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Tonight on State of the Bay: Is an education in civics essential in shaping our understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship? Tonight, we’re exploring the role of civic education in preparing our youth for the challenges they encounter on college campuses and beyond. Joining us will be:
- Dan Edelstein, faculty director of the civic, liberal and global education program, Stanford University
- Emma Humphries, chief education officer, iCivics
We’ll also hear about San Francisco’s pioneering lawsuit against some of the websites that host and create nonconsensual deepfake pornography. Joining us to discuss will be David Chiu, city attorney for San Francisco.
And finally we chat with Sean Dorsey, the Emmy-winning transgender choreographer and founder of the Sean Dorsey Dance Company.
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I’m back hosting State of the Bay tonight at 6pm PT after a brief summer break. First, local wildlife expert and CEO of Humane Wildlife Control Inc. Rebecca Dmytryk will join us to explain why coyotes seem to be proliferating in the Bay Area and give us tips to keep safe. If you want more, check out Living With Coyotes in the Bay Area: a discussion.
Then: what role should artificial intelligence play in the classroom? Will it help teachers teach and students learn, or will it facilitate cheating or trip users up with misinformation? We unpack the issues with:
- Gwen Hornig, eighth grade English teacher at Black Pine Circle School in Berkeley
- Dan Schwartz, Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Education
- Victoria Thorp, writing instructor at San Jose State University.
Finally, local author Nina Schuyler joins us to discuss her latest short story collection, In This Ravishing World.
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Tonight on State of the Bay, we’ll hear all about the upcoming Pride celebrations from SF Pride director Suzanne Ford.
Then we’ll explore why income inequality in California is reaching new extremes. Did you know that the top 1% of the wealthiest households in Silicon Valley hold 65X the wealth of the bottom 50% of households in the region? Joining us will be:
- Batya Ungar-Sargon, author of Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America’s Working Men and Women
- Anji Buckner-Capone, Ed.D, investigator of the Silicon Valley Pain Index
Finally, photographer Stefan Thuilot, founder of the California Forest Project, talks about his extraordinary exhibit of California forests, before and after wildfires.
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Tonight on State of the Bay, I’ll interview SFMTA director Jeff Tumlin about the new plan for the controversial Valencia St. center bike lane. How can the city keep bicyclists safe on this busy corridor?
Then we’ll have a panel discussion on the prospect of office-to-residential conversions in downtown San Francisco. Many mayoral candidates argue that turning empty offices into homes is a way to revitalize our city, but are these conversions financially feasible? Guests include Sujata Svristava from SPUR, State Assemblymember Phil Ting, and Marc Babsin of the Emerald Fund.
Finally, producer Anne Harper sits down with local author William Gee Wong about his new book Sons of Chinatown: A Memoir Rooted in China and America.
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On State of the Bay tonight at 6pm PT, we’ll get book recommendations and learn about the many offerings on tap at the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) this summer from Michelle Jeffers, Chief of Community Programs and Partnerships at SFPL.
Then we’ll delve into the issue of gun violence in the Bay Area with Griffin Dix, gun safety activist and author of Who Killed Kenzo?: The Loss of a Son and the Ongoing Battle for Gun Safety, and Reygan Cunningham, co-director of California Partnership for Safe Communities.
Finally, Aimee Good and Isabella Celedon from Environmental Traveling Companions will tell us about pioneering accessible outdoor adventure for people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds.
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Tonight on State of the Bay, we’ll celebrate female trailblazers in Bay Area sports.
First, San Francisco Giants coach Alyssa Nakken will share how she became the first on-field female coach in the MLB.
Then we’ll have a conversation with Jess Smith, President of WNBA Golden State Valkyries, and Brady Stewart, CEO of women’s soccer team Bay FC, about the future of women’s sports.
Then we’ll finish off this special episode with DJ Umami, who keeps the fans on their feet at the Giants games.
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Tonight on State of the Bay, we’ll delve into the challenges facing California’s wine industry with Esther Mobley, senior wine critic at the San Francisco Chronicle.
We’re also joined by Seamus Murphy, executive director of The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority, who will share the details of a 25-year plan to enhance, expand and electrify the San Francisco Bay Ferry System.
Finally, we’ll hear from psychedelic comedian Adam Strauss about his one-man show,”The Mushroom Cure.”
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Tonight on State of the Bay, I’ll interview San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu about what the Supreme Court’s Grants Pass decision will mean for the legal treatment of San Francisco’s homeless population. I’ll also talk to him about his lawsuit against Oakland over its airport renaming.
Then we’ll cover the latest developments in the Oakland A’s saga with journalist Dan Moore and Jorge Leon, founder of the fan group Oakland ’68s. What’s the latest on the team’s plan to move temporarily to Sacramento and eventually to Las Vegas?
And finally, we’ll meet San Francisco artist Yunfei Ren, who uses sound, sculpture, and photography to highlight underrepresented groups and experiences. We are highlighting his exhibit called “Prevailing Winds,” which is currently at the Guardhouse in Fort Mason.
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