On tonight’s State of the Bay, we’ll talk with District 11 Supervisor Ahsha Safaí about the recent surge of shoplifting in San Francisco.
Then we’ll discuss the pros and cons of efforts to make outdoor dining spaces permanent with John King, Urban Design Critic for the San Francisco Chronicle and Laurie Thomas, Executive Director of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association.
Finally, co-host Joseph Pace talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Branch about his new book, Sidecountry.
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!
This week on State of the Bay, we’ll talk with new California Attorney General Rob Bonta about his efforts to combat anti-Asian American hate, increase police accountability and focus on gun control here in California.
Plus, New York Times best-selling author Julie Lythcott-Haims shares tips on “adulting” from her new book Your Turn: How to Be an Adult.
And I’ll talk with Oakland-based architect Deanna Van Buren about building a world without prisons and her work at of Designing Justice + Designing Spaces.
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!
As infrastructure talks heat up in Washington, some Bay Area advocates are wondering if there will be money to tear down the 980 Freeway, which bisects downtown Oakland from West Oakland. Joining us to discuss tonight on State of the Bay are Nico Savidge, reporter, East Bay Times & Chris Sensenig, founder, Connect Oakland.
Also, no one knows San Francisco better than historian and San Francisco Chronicle contributor Gary Kamiya. We’ll talk to him about his book “Spirits of San Francisco” and the anthology “End of the Golden Gate,” which he edited. He’ll tell us why he’s vowed to never leave San Francisco.
And finally poet Giovanna Lomanto reads her poem “Gold Digger” and talks about her process.
Tune in tonight at 6pm PT on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live. Call 866-798-TALK with questions during the show!
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California regulators are in the process of revising the state’s incentives for rooftop solar installations and other small-scale renewables. The current incentives, known as “net energy metering,” compensate local producers for surplus energy fed back into the grid with a full retail credit, rather than a less-expensive wholesale or “avoided cost” rate.
Ratepayer advocates believe this full retail credit is a subsidy for wealthy homeowners who disproportionately have rooftop solar, while some environmental and solar groups argue they are a necessary tool to achieve California’s ambitious climate agenda and promote economic growth.
We’ll hear a debate tonight on the state’s approach to subsidizing this type of renewable energy tonight on State of the Bay at 6pm PT. Joining us will be:
- Severin Borenstein, Director of the Energy Institute at Haas School of Business
- Loretta Lynch, former President of the California Public Utilities Commission
Plus, as the Bay Area starts to emerge from the pandemic, will hunger finally subside? Tanis Crosby, Executive Director of the San Francisco Marin Food Bank, we’ll give us the latest.
And finally, we’ll hear from State of the Bay frequent contributor Lara Bazelon, Director of the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Racial Justice Clinics at the University of San Francisco School of Law, about her new novel, “A Good Mother.”
Tune in tonight at 6pm PT on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live. Call 866-798-TALK with questions during the show!
On tonight’s State of the Bay, we’ll hear all about the Academy Award-nominated documentary “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution” from Bay Area directors James LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham. The film covers the landmark disability rights movement and its Bay Area roots and was produced by Barack and Michelle Obama.
At the top of the hour we will also talk with Supervisor Rafael Mandelman about the state of the historic Castro neighborhood in San Francisco. And finally, LeShawn Holcomb and Symil Austin tell us about Marin City’s Griot Theater Company.
Tune in tonight at 6pm PT on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live. Call 866-798-TALK with questions during the show!
Tonight on State of the Bay, we’ll talk with Dr. Peter Gleick, co-founder of the Pacific Institute, about California’s water woes.
Then we’ll dive into a conversation about the Derek Chauvin verdict and and how that decision fits into the context of a criminal justice system that has long been plagued by racial bias.
And finally, we’ll hear from Travis Monson about his quest to walk every street in San Francisco.
Tune in tonight at 6pm PT on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live. Call 866-798-TALK with questions during the show!
On tonight’s State of the Bay, we’ll dive into the push to end single-family zoning restrictions in Berkeley with Vice-Mayor Lori Droste and UC Berkeley’s Stephen Menendian.
We’ll also talk with Magnus Lofstrom of the Public Policy Institute of California about rising crime rates in the Bay Area. And then Grace Won chats with local author Vendela Vida about her new novel, We Run the Tides, which explores the rocky terrain of teenage friendships, particularly among girls.
And as a bonus, I’ll be on Your Call on KALW 91.7 FM at 10am PT discussing electric vehicles and the Biden infrastructure package!
Tune in today at 10am PT for Your Call and at 6pm PT for State of the Bay or stream live, both on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area. Call 866-798-TALK with questions during the show!
On tonight’s State of the Bay at 6pm PT on KALW 91.7 FM, we’ll discuss the state of Bay Area sports with San Francisco Chronicle sportswriter Ann Killion. Then we’ll talk about efforts to revive San Francisco’s devastated tourist economy with Annelaine Clauss of the bike rental business Blazing Saddles, Rodney Fong, CEO of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and Joe D’Alessandro, CEO of SF Travel. Finally, we’ll hear from Peter Nicks about his new film, “Homeroom.”
What would you like me to ask our guests? Tweet your questions @StateofBay or send an email or voicemail to StateofBay@gmail.com.
Tune in tonight at 6pm PT on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live. Call 866-798-TALK with questions during the show!
Tonight at 6pm PT on State of the Bay, we’ll check in with Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf about the city’s school re-opening plans and other news.
Then we’ll hear from Dr. Allison Briscoe-Smith and Dr. Ralina Joseph about their new book, Generation Mixed Goes to School, Radically Listening to Multiracial Kids.
We’ll also get some arts and events recommendations from Johnny Hayes, better known as Johnny Funcheap, of sf.funcheap.com.
What would you like to ask our guests? Tweet us @StateofBay or send an email or voicemail to StateofBay@gmail.com.
Tune in at 6pm PT on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area and streaming live. Call 866-798-TALK with questions during the show!
My NPR radio show “City Visions” is now rebranded as State of the Bay on KALW, to reflect the show’s broader focus on the San Francisco Bay Area. We’re still live and local on Monday nights at 6pm, and the shows will regularly feature my co-hosts Joseph Pace and Grace Won, along with yours truly.
Tonight on State of the Bay, we’ll talk about the state of school reopening with San Francisco Chronicle education reporter Jill Tucker. We’ll also discuss the recent controversy over San Francisco Board of Education vice president Allison Collins’ social media tweets.
Then we’ll do a deep dive into pandemic learning loss and how it can be addressed with Heather Hough, executive director of Policy Analysis for California Education and Lakisha Young, co-founder and CEO of The Oakland Reach. We’ll end with Joseph Pace’s interview of Dr. Linda Shiue about her new cookbook, Spicebox Kitchen.
We also want to hear from you. What would you like to ask our guests? You can tweet us @StateofBay or send an email or voicemail to StateofBay@gmail.com.
Tune in tonight at 6pm PT on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco and streaming live on the web. Call 866-798-TALK to join the conversation!
