On today’s Your Call, we’ll discuss the legacy of the Reagan administration’s anti-union tactics. Forty years ago, 13,000 air traffic controllers who were members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), went on strike.
They were demanding an annual wage increase, upgrades to outdated equipment, and a reduced workweek. Two days later, former President Ronald Reagan fired 11,345 of them. September 19 is the anniversary of the Solidarity March on Washington, organized by labor leaders in support of the strike. What has the lasting effect of strikebreaking been on workers?
Joining us to discuss is Joseph McCartin, Professor of History at Georgetown University, where he is founding Executive Director of the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. His books include Labor’s Great War: The Struggle for Industrial Democracy and the Origins of Modern American Labor Relations, and Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America.
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On today’s Your Call, I’ll be guest hosting once again to discuss the recall election of California Governor Gavin Newsom.
If more than 50% of voters oust Newsom, whichever candidate receives the most votes will win. We’ll discuss Newsom’s record, what issues Californians are concerned about, and what this recall signals about the state’s political future. Joining us will be:
- Alexei Koseff, state Capitol reporter for The San Francisco Chronicle, covering Governor Gavin Newsom and California government from Sacramento
- Emily Hoeven is a reporter at CalMatters, where she writes the daily WhatMatters newsletter
Polls will be open until 8pm tonight. You can complete the Same-Day Voter Registration process and request your ballot in person at your county elections office or polling location. If you’re voting by mail, it must be postmarked by today. Or you can return it in-person to a secure ballot drop box or to a voting location or your county elections office.
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On tonight’s State of the Bay at 6pm PT, we’ll get an update on California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recall vote tomorrow and discuss possible reforms to the recall process with Emily Hoeven of CalMatters and Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of UC Berkeley Law.
Plus we’ll hear about San Francisco’s search for a new school superintendent with San Francisco Chronicle education reporter Jill Tucker.
And finally we’ll talk with Don Reed about his new one-man show “Going Out” now playing at the Marsh Theater in Berkeley.
Tune in tonight at 6pm PT on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live.
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On today’s Your Call at 10am PT, we’ll discuss America’s student debt crisis. Around 45 million borrowers owe a collective $1.7 trillion in student debt.
While federal student loan payments and interest are on pause until January 31, 2022, progressive Democrats and student loan borrower advocacy groups are still urging President Biden to cancel $50,0000 or more in student debt for every borrower. That plan would make 36 million borrowers debt-free.
What will it take to forgive student debt? We’ll be joined by:
- Natalia Abrams, president and co-founder of StudentDebtCrisis, a non-profit organization dedicated to student loan debt reform
- Whitney Barkley-Denney, Senior Policy Counsel at the Center for Responsible Lending, a nonprofit research and policy group whose purpose is to push for policies that curb predatory lending
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On today’s Your Call at 10am PT on KALW, we’ll discuss the ecological impacts of wildfires. How are animals, endangered species, wildlife and their habitats affected by wildfires? We’ll be joined by:
- Justin Augustine, Senior Attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity
- Alison Hermance, Director of Communications at WildCare
Later in the show, we’ll talk about how California is doing on forest management. The state has only performed prescribed burns on approximately 35,000 acres this year, while experts say that tens of millions of acres still need to be managed statewide. What is holding the state back? We’ll be joined by:
- Don Hankins, pyrogeographer and professor of Geography and Planning at California State University at Chico
- Bill Tripp, deputy director of the Karuk Tribe’s Natural Resources Department in Northern California
What questions do you have? Tune in at 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live at 10am. Call 866-798-TALK with questions or comments!
I’m guest hosting today’s Your Call at 10am on KALW, speaking with UCSF Dr. Monica Gandhi about how we are going to get out of the pandemic. Dr. Gandhi is the professor of Medicine and Associate Division Chief of the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine at UCSF.
The US is now averaging around 160,000 new cases every day. We’ll discuss if booster shots are necessary for all eligible groups even though global vaccine distribution is still lagging far behind. In fact, around 60% of people in higher-income countries are vaccinated compared to only 1% of those in poorer countries. Experts say that this vaccine inequality is epidemiologically irresponsible.
What questions do you have? Tune in at 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live at 10am. Call 866-798-TALK with questions or comments!
Tonight on State of the Bay at 6pm PT, we’ll discuss the neuroscience of pain, pleasure, and addiction with Dr. Anna Lembke, medical director of addiction medicine at Stanford University and author of the new book Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence.
Plus we’ll get an update from Joe Eskenazi, managing editor of Mission Local, on San Francisco’s broadening corruption scandal and general dysfunction.
And finally we’ll talk with SF Jazz High School All-Star Sean Huang about making music with others during a pandemic. Their new album can be found here.
Tune in tonight at 6pm PT on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live.
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On tonight’s State of the Bay we’ll discuss the recent crisis in Afghanistan, including how Bay Area residents are impacted and finding ways to help. Joining us will be Congressman Eric Swalwell, Representative of California’s 15th district; Aisha Wahab, Hayward City Council Member and Board Member with the Afghan Coalition; and Robert Crews, Professor of History at Stanford University and a leading scholar on Afghanistan.
Plus, we’ll look at the State of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (Muni) with its Director of Transportation, Jeffrey Tumlin.
And finally we’ll get an inside look at the California Academy of Sciences when Joseph Pace interviews Elizabeth Babcock, the organization’s Dean of Education.
Tune in tonight at 6pm PT on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live.
What would you like to ask our guests? Post a comment, tweet us @StateofBay or send an email or voicemail to StateofBay@gmail.com. You can call 866-798-TALK with questions during the show!
Confused about how to vote on the California gubernatorial recall? On tonight’s State of the Bay on KALW 91.7 FM at 6pm PT, we’ll get the latest on the recall effort with Jeremy B. White of Politico’s California Playbook.
Plus we’ll hear from Dr. Rupa Marya of UCSF and Raj Patel of University of Texas, Austin about their new book, Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice.
Finally, Joseph Pace will interview Dominique Mouton, writer and creator of “The Lower Bottoms,” a new podcast series that tells the story of a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood in West Oakland.
Tune in tonight at 6pm PT on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live.
What would you like to ask our guests? Post a comment, tweet us @StateofBay or send an email or voicemail to StateofBay@gmail.com. You can call 866-798-TALK with questions during the show!
On tonight’s State of the Bay, we’ll ask: can Oakland keep the A’s? The major league baseball team owners hope to build a stadium on the waterfront, but some local employers worry it would harm the maritime economy at the port of Oakland. And what would happen to the current coliseum site?
Joining us to discuss will be:
- Dave Kaval, President of the Oakland A’s
- Mike Jacob, General Counsel for the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association
- Ray Bobbitt, Founder of the African-American Sports Entertainment Group
With a prerecorded statement by Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan.
Plus Grace Won talks with Tienlon Ho about her new cookbook, Mr. Jiu’s in Chinatown.
Tune in tonight at 6pm PT on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live.
What would you like to ask our guests? Post a comment, tweet us @StateofBay or send an email or voicemail to StateofBay@gmail.com. You can call 866-798-TALK with questions during the show!
