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!
Tonight on State of the Bay, we’ll get election eve analysis from UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) pollster Mark DiCamillo.
Plus we’ll explore California’s new proposed regulation to phase out fossil-fuel trucks, as well as the concerns that both environmental groups and trucking businesses have about it. Guests include:
- Sam Wilson, Senior Vehicles Analyst, Union of Concerned Scientists
- Daniel Sperling, California Air Resources Board member, director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis
- Chris Shimoda, Senior Vice President of Governmental Affairs, CA Trucking Association
Finally, we discuss a new documentary on efforts to cure Type 1 Diabetes called The Human Trial with filmmakers Lisa Hepner and Guy Mossman.
What would you like to ask our guests? Post a comment here, tweet us @StateofBay, send an email to stateofthebay@kalw.org or leave a voicemail at (415) 580-0718.
Tune in tonight at 6pm PT on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live. You can also call 866-798-TALK with questions during the show.
On tonight’s State of the Bay, we discuss Proposition 30, which would tax the wealthy to fund wildfire mitigation and electric vehicles. Why are Governor Newsom and the teachers unions against it? How will you vote? Joining us is Sammy Roth, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times covering energy.
Then we’ll focus on Adverse Childhood Events (aka ACEs), which have been linked to poor mental and physical health as adults. How can we mitigate these negative effects? What are recent studies showing? What policies are in place to protect our children? Our guests include:
- Dr. Dayna Long, pediatrician, researcher and director of Community Health and Engagement at UCSF
- Dr. Nicole Bush, Associate Professor, Psychiatry UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences and clinical researcher
Finally, we’ll interview Maryam Qudus, also known as Spacemoth, as she discusses her debut album No Past No Future.
What would you like to ask our guests? Post a comment here, tweet us @StateofBay, send an email to stateofthebay@kalw.org or leave a voicemail at (415) 580-0718.
Tune in tonight at 6pm PT on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live. You can also call 866-798-TALK with questions during the show.
Last week, California regulators approved a first-in-the-nation plan to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles starting in 2035. Tonight on State of the Bay, we’ll discuss the new regulations with Liane Randoph, chair of the California Air Resources Board, the agency responsible for implementing the plan.
Then we’ll talk about the little-known Minerva University in San Francisco, which recently knocked MIT out of first place for the “most Innovative university in the world.” Joining us will be Mike Magee, President of Minerva University.
Finally, we’ll speak with Nicole Meldahl, executive director of the Western Neighborhoods Project, about a slice of San Francisco history.
What would you like to ask our guests? Post a comment here, tweet us @StateofBay, send an email to stateofthebay@kalw.org or leave a voicemail at (415) 580-0718.
Tune in tonight at 6pm PT on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live. You can also call 866-798-TALK with questions during the show.
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.
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 our guests? Call 866-798-TALK to join the conversation!
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!
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Tonight on State of the Bay, we’ll get the latest on the Oakland Athletics’ bid for a new waterfront ballpark at Howard Terminal. Or will the A’s be moving to Las Vegas after all? Joining us for the latest will be Steve Berman, staff writer for the Athletic.
Plus, we’ll speak with Elizabeth Funk, founder and CEO of DignityMoves, about her community of temporary homes that could be an important part of the solution to homelessness.
Finally, we’ll hear from Michael Goldberg about his new book Wicked Game, a biography of guitarist Jimmy Wilsey.
Tune in tonight at 6pm PT on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live!
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
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 our guests? Call 866-798-TALK to join the conversation!
Tonight on State of the Bay, we’ll get the latest on spiking Covid rates and what the new Monkeypox virus might mean for the Bay Area, with:
- Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle health reporter
- Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, infectious disease specialist at UCSF
Next we’ll ask if “Aid-in-Dying” laws are working for terminally ill patients? We’ll talk to cultural anthropologist Anita Hannig about her new book, The Day I Die.
Finally, we’ll find out how the pandemic pups faring with Kristy Lai of Happy Hound and Oakland Animal Services.
What would you like to ask our guests? Post a comment here, tweet us @StateofBay, send an email to stateofthebay@kalw.org or leave a voicemail at (415) 580-0718.
Tune in tonight at 6pm PT on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live. You can also call 866-798-TALK with questions during the show.
Tonight on State of the Bay, we’ll discuss the Supreme Court’s leaked draft majority opinion reversing the constitutional right to an abortion rights and what California lawmakers are doing to safeguard reproductive rights in the state. Joining us will be Shannon Olivieri Hovis, director of NARAL Pro-Choice California.
Then, we’ll discuss what Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter may mean for San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area, with Emily Birnbaum, tech lobbying and influence reporter for POLITICO, and Laura Waxmann, real estate, housing and development reporter for the San Francisco Business Times.
Finally, we’ll talk to the San Francisco Chronicle’s Soleil Ho about her life as a restaurant critic and her recent nomination for a prestigious James Beard award.
What would you like to ask our guests? Post a comment here, tweet us @StateofBay, send an email to stateofthebay@kalw.org or leave a voicemail at (415) 580-0718.
Tune in tonight at 6pm PT on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area or stream live. You can also call 866-798-TALK with questions during the show.
