I’m guest hosting Your Call’s One Planet Series today, where we’ll discuss the state of the Colorado River under severe drought conditions. 40 million people depend on the river, as one of the most important water sources of freshwater in the country. But its flows have decreased 20 percent in the last 30 years. Joining us to discuss its current conditions and potential future will be Alex Hager, water and environment reporter covering the Colorado River basin for KUNC.
Then later in the program, we’ll cover the mini-art exhibit Kelp! currently running at 836M gallery in North Beach in San Francisco. It brings attention to one of the most beautiful and often overlooked ocean flora in northern California. Joining us will be:
- Josie Iselin, fine art photographer, and author of The Curious World of Seaweed
- Tristin Anoush McHugh, ecologist, kelp forest restoration practitioner, and the Kelp Project Director with The Nature Conservancy
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I’m guest hosting today’s Your Call, where for the first half hour we’ll cover the widespread protests in China over the country’s zero-Covid policy and how the government is using its vast security and mass surveillance system to stifle the protests. We’ll be joined be Jiayang Fan, staff writer at The New Yorker.
Then in the second half of the program, we’ll discuss a recent Propublica investigation about the growing and profitable hospice industry. At the start of this century, for-profit providers made up 30% of the field. But today, they represent more than 70%, tripling between 2011 and 2019 alone. Companies in the hospice business can expect some of the biggest returns for the least amount of effort of any sector in American health care, according to Propublica. Joining us is the author of the report, Ava Kofman, a reporter on ProPublica’s national desk.
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On today’s Your Call at 10am PT, we’ll discuss the California Coastal Commission’s recent approval of a controversial desalination plant in Monterey County. The plan was approved 9 years after it was first proposed, following 13 hours of debate at a public hearing.
Proponents of the plan view desalination as a critical source of drinking water in a drought-starved region. Environmental justice advocates argue the plant could raise costs for low income residents and harm marine life and other wildlife habitats.
What is the future for desalination in the west, during an era of climate-induced mega-droughts? Joining us will be:
- Newsha Ajami, hydrologist and director of Urban Water Policy with Stanford University’s Water in the West
- Melodie Chrislock, director of Public Water Now
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Today I’m doing double duty on KALW 91.7 FM San Francisco Bay Area. First, at 10am PT, I’ll be guest hosting Your Call’s One Planet Series, where we’ll discuss ConocoPhillips’ massive oil and gas Willow Project in Alaska’s fragile western Arctic. Joining us will be Adam Federman, investigative reporter and a reporting fellow with Type Investigations, and the author of Fasting and Feasting: The Life of Visionary Food Writer Patience Gray.
Then in the second half of the program, we’ll cover the Biden administration’s recent $1.1 billion lifeline to California’s last nuclear power plant at Diablo Canyon. Sammy Roth, climate and energy reporter at the Los Angeles Times and writer of the weekly Boiling Point newsletter, will explain the situation.
Then on State of the Bay at 6pm PT, my co-host Grace Won will interview me over my recent trip to Egypt for the just-concluded UN climate conference. I’ll explain what happened at the conference and provide some analysis on what it means for the climate fight. Then later in the program you’ll hear Grace’s interview with former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson about her efforts to combat sexual harassment in the workplace.
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!
Today on Your Call’s Media Roundtable, I’ll be guest hosting a discussion about Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney’s primary loss on Tuesday, as well as her record in Congress. Cheney and seven other House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump have now either lost primary races or are retiring from Congress. What does this mean for the future of the Republican Party and our upcoming elections? Joining us will be:
- John Nichols, the national-affairs correspondent for The Nation and author of several books, including The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party: The Enduring Legacy of Henry Wallace’s Anti-Fascist, Anti-Racist Politics.
Later in the program, we’ll talk about the new PBS Frontline documentary Afghanistan Undercover, which details the plight of women in Afghanistan and their struggle for gender equality. Correspondent Ramita Navai will talk about how she was able to report this story and the latest on women’s status in that country.
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It’s another double shot today of me hosting shows on KALW 91.7 FM San Francisco Bay Area. First, at 10am PT, I’ll be guest hosting Your Call’s One Planet Series, where we’ll discuss the viability of carbon capture technology in combating climate change. Carbon capture and storage is the process of capturing and storing carbon dioxide from polluting sources and storing it deep in the ground.
The just-passed (but not yet signed) Inflation Reduction Act includes a change in a crucial tax credit for the carbon capture industry—increasing the government subsidy for capturing CO2 from polluting sources from $50 to $85 per metric ton.
Some environmentalists call these carbon capture subsidies a handout to the oil industry and a distraction from urgently needed actions. How effective is this technology? Joining us to discuss are:
Tony Briscoe, environmental reporter with the Los Angeles Times
Naomi Oreskes, Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University.
Then we’ll cover the socio-environmental impacts of lithium mining to produce electric vehicles. Joining us will be Jennifer Krill, executive director of Earthworks, a nonprofit organization committed to protecting communities from the adverse impacts of oil and gas and mineral extraction.
Second, later today on State of the Bay at 6pm PT, we’ll cover the latest in San Francisco’s housing saga, as the state threatens to take over land use planning for the City. Plus we’ll discuss the rise of autoimmune disorders and learn about California’s youth governor’s race, covered in a new documentary.
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!
Last Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a century-old New York law that limited the right to carry concealed handguns outside the home. How will states respond to New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen? What are the implications for other constitutional rights?
We’ll discuss on Your Call today, when I’ll be guest hosting. Joining the program will be:
- Chip Brownlee, reporter at The Trace, the only newsroom dedicated to reporting on gun violence
- Jess Bravin, a Supreme Court Correspondent with The Wall Street Journal
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I’m guest hosting Your Call’s Media Roundtable this morning at 10am PT, where we’ll first discuss the state of emergency in El Salvador, following a rise in gang violence. The measure restricts the freedom of the press and suspends civil liberties including the right to assembly and access to a lawyer. More than 17,000 have been arrested since the state of emergency was declared a month ago.
According to El Faro, a leading investigative digital news outlet, earlier this month, President Bukele also ordered changes to the Penal Code that press advocates warn censor journalism about gangs and would impede news outlets from questioning the official narrative on issues such as security policy and the government’s secret negotiations with the gangs.
Joining us will be Anna-Cat Brigida, a freelance journalist in Latin America.
Then we’ll talk about why California continues to approve new oil and gas wells. The state approved more new wells in March and April than in any two-month period since last October. We also discuss the power and influence of fossil fuel lobbyists on regulators and lawmakers in California. According to a new analysis by Capital & Main, between 2018 and 2021, lobbying organizations representing oil and gas companies spent almost $77.5 million advocating for the industry’s interests in Sacramento.
Joining us will be Aaron Cantu, award winning investigative journalist covering gas and oil in California for the Capital and Main.
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It’s a double-shot of shows on KALW 91.7 FM today, my last two of the year. First, this morning on Your Call’s One Planet Series at 10am PT, we’ll discuss how climate science is being politicized in schools with investigative journalist Katie Worth, author of the riveting new book, Miseducation: How Climate Change Is Taught in America.
In the second half of the show, we’ll cover the mental health impacts of air pollution with reporter Kristina Marusic.
Then tonight at 6pm PT, I’ll be co-hosting State of the Bay to assess recent decisions rejecting or delaying housing projects by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. UC Davis Professor of Law Chris Elmendorf will help us understand the statewide legal implications of these anti-housing decisions, in particular the recent delay of a 500-unit housing development near BART.
Then we’ll discuss the state of the Bay Area’s “slow streets” movement, which close streets to most traffic for improved pedestrian and bike safety. What do you think about these measures? Ask our guests Eillie Anzilotti of the SFMTA and community planner Leah Chambers.
Finally, you’ll hear my interview with with Phil Ginsburg, General Manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, who will discuss some of the holiday festivities available in the city’s public spaces.
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 these guests? Call 866-798-TALK to join the conversation!
On this morning Your Call’s Media Roundtable, we’ll discuss coverage of gerrymandering. From Oregon to Texas, states are finalizing new congressional district maps ahead of the 2022 midterms. According to an analysis by the Washington Post, as of late November, the new maps in 15 states have already netted a double-digit increase in solidly Republican seats compared with previous maps there.
And this week, the United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Texas over the state’s redrawn congressional and state legislative districts. The lawsuit alleges that the Texas redistricting plan violated the Voting Rights Act by discriminating against the state’s “growing minority electorate.” Joining us to discuss will be:
David Daley, journalist, senior fellow for FairVote, and author of Unrigged: How Americans Battled Back To Save Democracy.
Then we’ll cover the Biden administration’s renewable energy policies. According to a new analysis by the nonprofit Public Citizen, the Biden administration’s average monthly permits for oil and gas drilling on public lands are up more than 35% from when Trump took office in 2017. To discuss this and other climate policies, we’ll be joined by:
Sammy Roth, climate and energy reporter at the Los Angeles Times, and writer of the weekly Boiling Point newsletter.
Tune in at 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live at 10am PT. What comments or questions do you have for these reporters? Call 866-798-TALK to join the conversation!
