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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On tonight’s State of the Bay on KALW, we’ll sit down with Corrina Gould of the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust to learn about a historic new agreement that will transfer a sacred Native American site in Berkeley back to the indigenous Ohlone people.
Then, we’ll discuss a California survey designed to understand and address the needs of the LGBTQIA+ community as they age. We’ll be joined by Susan DeMarois, Director of the California Department of Aging, and Openhouse Executive Director Kathleen Sullivan.
Finally, we’ll meet Allegra Madsen, the new Executive Director of the Frameline film festival, which celebrates queer storytelling.
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On tonight’s State of the Bay, I’ll talk with Joe Eskenazi, Managing Editor of Mission Local, about the results of the March 5th Election and what they mean for San Francisco.
Then, I’ll interview three experts about whether climate disclosure and emissions requirements will be effective and what the prospects are for divestment from fossil fuels. The panel will include:
- Dave Jones, Director of the Climate Risk Initiative at UC Berkeley’s Center for Law, Energy and the Environment (CLEE)
- Rev. Kirsten Snow Spalding, Vice President of the Ceres Investor Network
- Malin Clark, Partner at Third Economy, a sustainability consulting firm
Finally, we’ll hear about the all-girl robotics team, The Janksters, and their robot Rosa! Joining me will be their coach, Marta Carrillo.
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In honor of Black History Month on tonight’s State of the Bay, we’ll have two segments highlighting the Black community. First, did you know the average white family has eight times the wealth of the average Black family? We will examine this racial wealth gap and how impact investing might be a solution with:
- UC Berkeley Law Professor and Director of the Othering and Belonging Institute’s john a. powell
- Daryn Dodson of Illumen Capital
- Toussaint Bailey of Uplifting Capital (and also my UCLA Law classmate)
Second, we’ll talk to Nia McAllister from the Museum of African Diaspora (“MoAD”) about the museum’s latest exhibitions celebrating the Black experience.
And to kick off the show, we’ll hear from San Francisco Chronicle reporter Aldo Toledo about what’s at stake in the upcoming March 5th election.
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On tonight’s State of the Bay, we’ll play Monday night quarterback with Steve Berman, the “Bay Area Sports Guy” at The Athletic, who will provide analysis of the San Francisco 49ers loss in the Super Bowl yesterday, plus his latest on the Warriors and the A’s.
Then we’ll discuss how Marin County is consistently ranked as the #1 healthiest county in California, but with one notable exception: when it comes to underage substance use, Marin’s rate is nearly twice the state’s average. Adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Emily Tejani and Dr. Matt Willis, Marin county’s public health officer, will talk more about the problem and offer some potential solutions.
Finally, we’ll hear all about George McCalman’s book Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and Unseen.
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2023 was San Francisco’s deadliest year on record for drug overdoses. More than 800 residents lost their lives to accidental overdoses last year, and nearly 80% of those deaths were linked to the synthetic opioid fentanyl. Tonight on State of the Bay, I’ll host a panel of experts who will discuss what should be done to address addiction and prevent more loss of life in our city.
Joining me will be:
- Vitka Eisen, president and CEO, HealthRIGHT 360
- Kevin Fagan, reporter, The San Francisco Chronicle
- Dr. Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine; chief, Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic; author, Drug Dealer, MD – How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop and Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Finally, we’ll learn about Rancho-Obi Wan, the largest Star Wars memorabilia collection in the country, from the collector Steve Sansweet.
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Tonight on State of the Bay, I’ll host a discussion on how Oakland baseball fans are determined to keep professional baseball alive in the city. Instead of the A’s, fans may soon be rooting for the B’s! Guests include Bryan Carmel, Ballers co-founder and chief experience officer and Jorge Leon, president of the Oakland 68’s.
And later in show, we’ll cover how Safeway abruptly announced this month that in March it would close its store located on Webster Street in San Francisco’s Fillmore district. What will the closure of the neighborhood’s only full-service grocery store mean for the community, with its history of redlining and gentrification? Guests include San Francisco District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston and long-time Fillmore resident Pia Harris.
Finally, we’ll meet Willard Harris, who’s going strong at age 104. What can her story tell us about how to age well?
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On tonight’s State of the Bay, we’ll discuss California’s role at the just-concluded United Nations Climate Conference (COP 28) and dig into what the agreement to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels might mean for Bay Area refineries. Plus, we’ll take a tour through the WPA murals of Coit Tower.
First, we’ll talk with Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, representing California’s 16th Assembly District in the East Bay, about the role of California and the Bay Area in this year’s COP.
Then, we’ll look at how the agreement reached at COP 28 to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels might mean for Bay Area refineries. Joining us will be:
- Ann Alexander, senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council
- Greg Karras, independent consultant, senior scientist for Communities for a Better Environment and author of “Decommissioning California Refineries: Climate and Health Paths in an Oil State.”
Finally, we’ll take a tour through the WPA murals at San Francisco’s Coit Tower with Charlie Goldman.
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