State of the Bay on KALW 91.7 San Francisco

On MONDAY 8/12 at 6PM KALW 91.7FM

[] San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Matt Wayne joins us to talk about school closures & curriculum updates SFUSD Parents SFUSD Families Forum, by SF Parents please call with questions for Dr. Wayne 866-798-8255 []

We also feature -- the hometown group buying Oakland arena AASEGOakland & local comedian Don Reed Don Reed tells us about his new show "Redwood Nights" []

**Photo credit: Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle 2022

tomorrow MONDAY 8/5 6pm KALW 91.7FM

Elections are around the corner - do you know how to vote? Laura Wenus breaks down ranked choice voting for us

Then - should CA ban cell phones in the classroom? San Mateo has been doing it since 2019. Guests Max Garrone, SF high school teacher & rep at the SF Parent Coalition & Diego Ochoa Supe of the San Mateo-Foster City K-8 school district discuss San Francisco Parent Coalition

And we hear about a new collection of essays by Bay Area authors celebrating all that is great about SF from
Stuart Schuffman Editor-in-Cheap & co-editor Oscar Villalon of Dreams I Dreamt: Letters to San Francisco
Broke-Ass Stuart

On MONDAY 7/8 we rebroadcast one of our favorite shows.
Tune in at 6PM on kalw.org or adjust your radio dial to 91.7FM.

https://www.kalw.org/show/state-bay/2024-05-20/celebrating-women-in-sports-hear-from-giants-coach-alyssa-nakken-jess-smith-from-golden-state-valkyries-brady-stewart-from-bay-fc-and-dj-umami

Celebrating Women in Sports! Hear from Giants coach Alyssa Nakken, Jess Smith from Golden State Valkyries, Brady Stewart from Bay FC and DJ Umami State of the Bay dedicates an entire episode to local female trailblazers in sports!

Tomorrow 4/15 on KALW at 6pm

We talk to the directors of the new documentary: "Carol Doda Topless at the Condor"; UCSF and SF DPH doctors share how they are slashing STI rates in San Francisco; dancing on buildings with the Bandaloop dance troop.

Parker Film Company BANDALOOP

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"Carol Doda Topless at the Condor"/SF Syphilis Rates Drop By Half/Bandaloop Vertical Dancers State of the Bay talks to the directors of the new documentary : "Carol Doda Topless at the Condor"; UCSF doctors on how they are slashing STI rates in San Francisco; dancing on buildings with the Bandaloop dance troop.

Tomorrow 4/1 at 6pm on kalw.org 91.7FM

Coming up on Monday 4/1 at 6pm on the next State of the Bay on KALW - a special SF mayoral candidate double header!

Candidates Mark Farrell and Supervisor Ahsha Safai will take our questions - and yours - in back to back one-on-one interviews with host Grace Won. We will ask them about housing, downtown revitalization, public safety, homelessness and more.

What are the issues important to YOU in this mayoral race? What do each of these candidates offer as alternatives to Mayor Breed?

Listen at 91.7FM or www.kalw.org

https://www.kalw.org/show/state-bay/2024-03-28/mayoral-candidates-mark-farrell-and-supervisor-ahsha-safai

Mark Farrell
Ahsha Safai 安世輝

TONITE at 6pm

Marin County rate of adolescent substance use is nearly twice the state’s average. Adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Emily Tejani and Dr. Matt Willis, Marin county's public health officer discuss the problem and some solutions.

We play Monday night QB with Steve Berman, the "Bay Area Sports Guy" at The Athletic, we dissect the Super Bowl and hear his latest on the Warriors and the A's.

In the final segment we hear all about George McCalman's book "Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and Unseen"

Coming up on State of the Bay February 4 6PM Pacific Time

Drug overdose deaths reached a record high in San Francisco in 2023, despite efforts by local and state leaders to curb the crisis. On Monday night we'll hear from experts about what's working . . . what's not. . . and where we should go from here.

With guests
Vitka Eisen, President and CEO of HealthRIGHT 360
Kevin Fagan, reporter at The San Francisco Chronicle
Dr. Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine

TUNE IN this Monday 1/29 at 6PM when we talk with local journalist Sarah Klearman about SF's challenges with housing development and updates on the state's investigation.

We go in-depth with Professor Tony Platt whose latest book exposes the dark side of UC Berkeley’s past.

PLUS, we meet Dr. Carla Kuon who shares hope for the 18 million people suffering from long covid.

SF Housing Dept Gets All Clear / UC Berkeley's Dark Past with Professor Tony Platt / Long Covid Solutions with Dr. Carla Kuon State of the Bay digs into Berkeley's dark past of land grabs and white supremacy with Professor Tony Platt. We hear the latest on the state oversight into the San Francisco housing department. We talk to Dr. Carla Kuon who offers hope to those suffering from long covid.

Tonight at 6: We'll speak with some local fans on ways to keep Major League Baseball alive in Oakland. Later, we talk Safeway’s decision to close its Fillmore location and what it means for this community and its history of gentrification and redlining. We end the night with San Fransisco's Willard Harris - who’s going strong at 104!

Keeping Baseball Alive in Oakland / Impact of Planned Fillmore Safeway Closure / Willard Harris is Going Strong at Age 104 Keeping professional baseball alive in Oakland; how the Fillmore Safeway closure will impact the neighborhood; meet Willard Harris, going strong at age 104

Tonight 6PM KALW
Steve Berman returns to unpack the possibility of losing another Bay Area team, the Oakland Athletics. Then, Joe Krim, director of the San Francisco Chronicle’s SFNext initiative, is joined by local participants and the solutions discussed. Later, updates from Rize Up Bakery’s Azikiwee Anderson after a recent break-in at the facility.

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Steve Berman on A's Departure/ The Chronicle's SF Next Project / Azikiwee Anderson from Rize Up Bakery Steve Berman from The Athletic talks about A's departure. We hear from participants in the Chronicle's SF Next Project. A check in with the owner of Rize Up Bakery after a break-in.

Tonight 6PM KALW
Carla Short from San Francisco Public Works shares how the city prepared for APEC. Later, more housing woes as new state report shows procedural rules blocking developments in SF. Finally, we hear about the strange-but-true that fill Odd Salon’s cocktail hours.

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DPW's Carla Short / More Housing Woes / The Odd Salon How is the Department of Public Works handling APEC? State report shows San Francisco housing approvals slower than ever. Weird histories from the the Odd Salon.

Tonight 6PM KALW
We take a deep dive into SF government with the help of guests Kanishka Cheng, Sharky Laguana, and Jason McDaniel. We’ll ask what’s working, what’s not, and what can be changed in order to address the city’s most pressing matters. Later, we are joined by SFBATCO’s Rodney E. Jackson, Jr. and Adam Maggio, to discuss amplifying underrepresented voices in Bay Area theatre.

Is SF government to blame for our city’s problems? / SFBATCO supports diversity and innovation in local theater We'll discuss proposals to reform SF government in order to address some of our city's most challenging problems and then we'll sit down with leaders of SFBATCO to hear about their efforts to bring diversity and innovation to Bay Area theater.

Tonight 6 PM on KALW!
We'll learn why state regulators have revoked the permits for Cruise's driverless cars and what the implications are for the autonomous vehicle industry here in California and beyond. Then, we'll hear from journalist and author, Rosanna Xia, about her new book on sea level rise and California's vanishing coastline. And finally, we’ll sit down with the founder and executive director of the non-profit Girls Garage.

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Cruise Suspends Self-Driving Car Services / Rosanna Xia on 'California Against the Sea' / Berkeley's Girls Garage We'll learn why state regulators have revoked the permits for Cruise's driverless cars and what the implications are for the autonomous vehicle industry here in California and beyond. Then, we'll hear from journalist and author, Rosanna Xia, about her new book on sea level rise and California's vani...

Tonight 6 PM KALW
We talk with two UC Berkeley professors about campus reactions and responses to the war in Israel. Then, Aly Bonde and Barbara Zarate stop by to talk universal income programs in the Bay Area. Later, the Moth’s StorySLAM host, Corey Rosen, tells all on storytelling.

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Berkeley Campus reacts to war in Israel/Universal Basic Income /The Moth's Carey Rosen Universal Basic Income Pilots

Tonight 6 PM KALW
We unpack a series of state housing bills recently signed by Governor Newsom with Sarah Karlinsky and Ben Metcalf. Later, Bay Area Sports Guy returns to talk San Francisco 49ers, Golden State Warriors, and the new WNBA team coming to the Bay Area. We end the night with Tamsin Smith—curator at Arion Press—discussing the new un(BANNED) art exhibition concerning censorship.

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"Bay Area Sports Guy" / A Housing Boost? / Censorship Exhibit "unBANNED" "Bay Area Sports Guy" Steve Berman on the 49ers, Warriors, baseball woes, and the new WNBA team; a massive housing boost; exhibit "unBANNED."

Tonight 6 PM
We remember Senator Feinstein with Shira Stein, Washington correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle.
Then we’ll talk with local teen from KALW’s TBH podcast and Mindy Romero from USC’s Center for Inclusive Democracy on Gen Z and voting.
We end the night with some local history as Rodney Paul stops by to talk about the iconic Haight-Ashbury.

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Senator Feinstein's Passing/ Gen Z and Voting/ History of the Haight State of the Bay discusses Senator Dianne Feinstein’s passing. Then, we talk to a local teen and a political sociologist about Gen Z and voting. Finally, we hear about the groovy history of the Haight.

Tonight at 6 PM
State of the Bay sits down with Attorney General Rob Bonta to discuss California’s lawsuit against big oil. Later, we examine the current climate emergency that multiple Bay Area cities have declared: what has been done and what can we do going forward. Finally, we end tonight’s episode with Khafre Jay to learn why he believes the climate movement needs Hip Hop!

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CA Sues Big Oil / Responding to our Climate Emergency / The Climate Movement Needs More Hip Hop CA Attorney General Bonta discusses California's lawsuit against big oil, we examine responses to our climate emergency, and we hear why the climate movement needs more hip hop.

Tonight at 6 PM
We'll unpack the challenges to LGBTQ+ rights faced in schools. Then we'll learn about the new city tech elites plan to build in Solano County: "California Forever.” Finally, we’ll end our show with Kathy Spillar, executive editor Ms. Magazine, as she talks about feminist journalism and her new book: “50 Years of Ms.: The Best of the Pathfinding Magazine That Ignited a Revolution."

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Challenges to LGBTQ Rights in California School Districts / Utopian City in Solano County? / '50 Years of Ms.' State of the Bay learns about challenges to LGBTQ rights in California school districts, discusses the new city tech elites plan to build in Solano County, and sits down with the editor of "50 Years of Ms.: The Best of the Pathfinding Magazine That Ignited a Revolution."

Tonight at 6 PM: Dr. Peter Ching-Hong of UCSF will address our concerns about this current wave of COVID. Later, despite California wanting more community college students transferring to 4-year program, the number of students seems to have become stagnant. Adam Echelman of CalMatters and Alyssa Nguyen of The RP Group will unpack this issue and provide insights. Finally, we are joined by direct Cynthia Stone and Jill Harmon to talk about their new documentary: “Keys Bags Names Words” which aims to refrain forms of dementia like Alzheimer’s in a more hopeful light.

COVID Redux / Community College Transfers Stagnate / A Hopeful Alzheimers Doc Dr. Peter Chin-Hong on covid latest; California wants more students transferring from community colleges to 4-year schools; Alzheimers documentary Keys Bags Name Words

Tonight at 6 PM:
We’ll get updates for back-to-school season with Jill Tucker, education reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. She’ll tell us what to expect and how SFUSD is addressing some of the biggest challenges post-pandemic. Then we are joined by Dr. Virginia Sturm, author Tracy Salcedo, and Evan Tschuy who will guide us through the benefits of "awe walks" and the many ways to enjoy hiking in the Bay Area. Finally, we’ll talk with local author Erin Carlson who’s upcoming novel No Crying in Baseball: The Inside Story of A League of Their Own is set to hit the shelves in September!

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SF Back-to-School Update / Go on a Bay Area Hike or Awe Walk / Local Author Erin Carlson We'll get an update on what to expect as SF students head back to school, learn about the benefits and ease of taking "awe walks" and hiking in the Bay Area and hear about Erin Carlson's book on the making of “A League of Their Own."

For this special summer edition of State of the Bay Monday at 6pm, we will focus on our “Do You Know…?” series, in which we will feature 5 interesting people from around the Bay and hear from others on the State of the Bay team. Tune in to 91.7 FM or listen from our website!

Special Edition: Meet 5 Bay Area Originals 5 "Do You Know...?" segments, featuring interesting people from around the Bay, including guest host Fred Pitts.

https://www.kalw.org/show/state-bay/2023-07-24/2023-womens-world-cup-psychiatrist-dr-robert-okin-on-homelessness-steph-curry-documentary-underrated

2023 Women's World Cup / Psychiatrist Dr. Robert Okin on Homelessness / Steph Curry Documentary 'Underrated' We'll hear about solutions to the homelessness crisis from Dr. Robert Okin, psychiatrist and author of SILENT VOICES: People with Mental Disorders on the Street. We'll also find out who to watch at the 2023 Women's World Cup from Marisa Ingemi of the San Francisco Chronicle and talk to the producer....

Tonight at 6 PM on 91.7 FM

We’ll hear from State Senator Scott Wiener about his bill (SB 58) to decriminalize psychedelics in California. Then, we’ll be talking to Andy Dolich about whether Oakland will lose its third and last major league team – their beloved Oakland A’s - to Las Vegas.
Plus, we'll hear all about the San Francisco Mime Troupe's new satire, Breakdown!

Decriminalizing Psychedelics/What about the Oakland A's?/SF Mime Troupe's Breakdown State of the Bay digs into Senator Scott Wiener's bill to decriminalize psychedelics in California. Are the Oakland A's really leaving for Las Vegas? And the Tony Award-winning San Francisco's Mime Troupe's Breakdown.

Tonight’s episode we’ll talk about California's new hate reporting hotline, unpack Governor Newsom's proposal for a 28th amendment to curb gun violence, and hear from Alonzo King of Alonzo King LINES Ballet.

CA Hate Reporting Hotline / Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Curb Gun Violence / Alonzo King California's new hate reporting hotline, Governor Newsom's proposal for a 28th amendment to curb gun violence, Alonzo King of Alonzo King LINES Ballet.

Tonight’s episode!
We dove into the history of Juneteenth in San Francisco with Jonathan Greenberg who co-founded the USF Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice. Then we revisited the early days of the AIDs epidemic with Dr. Paul Volberding, formerly of San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF. He was on the frontlines of what was initially a medical mystery, and later helped spearhead the city's innovative response. We ended the night talking with Nguyen Pham, President of San Francisco Pride, on this year's SF Pride and how you can participate!

Juneteenth in SF / SF's Innovative Response to AIDs / Pride Preview A review of the significance of Juneteenth in San Francisco, Revisiting the early days of the AIDs epidemic in San Francisco, A Pride preview.

Monday at 6PM: We’ll hear from some of the women who broke the world record in the 100 by 1 mile relay. Then we’ll lay out the impact of major home insurers leaving the California market. Our segment ends with a preview of the Frameline festival.

Home Insurers Leave CA / SF Women Break World Record / LGBTQ+ Film Festival Major home insurance companies retreat from California market, SF Women Runners break world relay record, A preview of the LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Monday at 6: Retired Oakland librarian and public historian Dorothy Lazard joins us to discuss her new memoir: What You Don’t Know Will Make a Whole New World.

We'll also hear about San Francisco Mayor London Breed's new budget proposal from Kevin Truong of the San Francisco Standard.

We are live…and local. Right here on KALW [91.7 FM] San Francisco Bay Area.

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This Monday 4/10 we will be hosting a segment on small businesses post-pandemic and we want to hear from local owners about their stories! Contact us at [email protected] or message here. Be sure to tune in 91.7!

We're doing a climate special on State of the Bay tonight. Tune in to KALW 91.7 FM @ 6pm if you are in the Bay Area or listen to the podcast. We have some great guests to tell us about legislating, innovating, and using humor to address climate change.

CA Climate Legislation / Cleantech Startups / Climate Comedy In State of the Bay's inaugural climate special we'll hear about climate legislation in California, discuss Bay Area cleantech startups and enjoy climate comedy.