State of the Bay on KALW 91.7 San Francisco

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MONDAY 12/8 6pm CALL to join the conversation 866-798-8255 KALWFirst an update on the current struggles of the Bay Area...
12/07/2025

MONDAY 12/8 6pm CALL to join the conversation 866-798-8255 KALW

First an update on the current struggles of the Bay Area’s wine industry w wine critic Esther Mobley of San Francisco Chronicle

Then, why is our weather is setting new records right now? Greg Porter meteorologist San Francisco Chronicle explains.

& we get the lowdown on SFs new police chief from Jonah Owen Lamb reporter The San Francisco Standard

Finally author Mary Alice Stephens talks about her new memoir Uncorked & how she walked away from alcohol
https://www.maryalicestephens.com/

12/01/2025

tune in 12/1 6pm KALW and CALL to join the conversation at 866-798-8255

We get the latest on the SF restaurant scene from SFGATE SFGATE food reporter Madeline Wells.

& hear about holiday events from around the Bay from Azucena Rasilla arts & community reporter for The Oaklandside The Oaklandside & Anne Schrager reporter & calendar producer for San Francisco Chronicle

Later, Stuart Schuffman Broke-Ass Stuart joins us to talk about his new book looking back on two decades of SF life.

TONIGHT 11.17 6pm KALW CALL to join the conversation 866-798-8255We sit down with Phil Ginsburg and look back at his rem...
11/17/2025

TONIGHT 11.17 6pm KALW CALL to join the conversation 866-798-8255

We sit down with Phil Ginsburg and look back at his remarkable career shaping SF parks & public spaces San Francisco Recreation and Park Department

CA showed up strong at COP30 - guests State Senator Josh Bender, Ethan Elkind Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at Berkeley Law and Isabel Rewick at Yale School of the Environment help us talk through the deals diplomacy & what it all means for the Bay Area.

Author Shobha Rao joins us to talk about her new book, Indian Country

monday 11/10 6pm KALW CALL 866-798-8255 to join the conversation We talk with Congresswoman Lateefah Simon [] & then dig...
11/10/2025

monday 11/10 6pm KALW CALL 866-798-8255 to join the conversation

We talk with Congresswoman Lateefah Simon [] & then dig deeper into how the govt shudown is affecting food insecurity in the Bay Area with Danielle Echeverria San Francisco Chronicle reporter, Tanis Crosby, ED San Francisco-Marin Food Bank Gordon Tong, Program Manager for Waste Reduction San Mateo County & Laura Bent, CEO of Samaritan House [] finally we sit down with Meklit Hadero the acclaimed vocalist, songwriter, and composer.

MONDAY 6pm KALW 91.7FM CALL 866-798-8255 to join the conversation.Host Ethan Elkind interviews San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan...
11/02/2025

MONDAY 6pm KALW 91.7FM CALL 866-798-8255 to join the conversation.

Host Ethan Elkind interviews San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan

Then we reconvene our media roundtable with Joe Eskenazi of Mission Local & JD Morris of San Francisco Chronicle to discuss SF Mayor Daniel Lurie - is the substance of his leadership as good as the vibes?

& an interview with Charlton Lee and Kathryn Bates of the Del Sol Quartet

TONITE 6pm on KALW CALL 866-798-8255 to join the conversationKristen Boyle Managing Attorney of the Northwest Office of ...
10/20/2025

TONITE 6pm on KALW CALL 866-798-8255 to join the conversation

Kristen Boyle Managing Attorney of the Northwest Office of Earthjustice joins us to talk about impacts of environmental rollbacks on CA sea otter population.

Then, Diane Button founder of the Bay Area End-of-life Doula Alliance shares lessons on how to live more fully by facing our mortality.

And poet Thea Matthews talks about her new collection Grime

m.o.n.DAY 10/6 6pm KALW CALL 866-798-8255 to join the conversationWe sit down with State Senator Scott Weiner who author...
10/05/2025

m.o.n.DAY 10/6 6pm KALW CALL 866-798-8255 to join the conversation

We sit down with State Senator Scott Weiner who authored SB53 - the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act

Later we look at how driverless cars are evolving in SF with Jeffrey Tumlin formerly ED of SFMTA -- Susan Shaheen prof in-residence at UC Berkeley & Billy Riggs - USF prof and Dir of the Autonomous Vehicles and the City Initiative.

Andrew Durham joins us to discuss his film "Fairyland" set in San Francisco during the AIDS crisis.

m.o.n.DAY 9/29 6pm KALW CALL to join the conversation 866-798-8255Dr. Roxanna Irani UCSF high-risk OB/GYNdiscusses the s...
09/29/2025

m.o.n.DAY 9/29 6pm KALW CALL to join the conversation 866-798-8255

Dr. Roxanna Irani UCSF high-risk OB/GYN
discusses the safety of Tylenol use in pregnancy

How to protect yourself from scams in the Age of AI with Amy Nofziger Dir of Victim Support AARP Fraud Watch Network AARP Fraud Watch Network & Erin West former prosecutor and founder of Operation Shamrock

Zoe Elton Director of Programming for Mill Valley Film Festival joins us to share festival highlights!

09/22/2025

m.o.n.d.a.y 9/22 6pm KALW CALL 866-798-8255 to join the conversation.

Bryan Carmel co-founder of the Oakland Ballers baseball team joins us to talk about their successful inaugural season.

And then we'll discuss a slate of 6 new climate and energy bills on Governor Newsom Gavin Newsom 's desk that would overhaul CA policy.
GUESTS: Michael Wara Sr Research Scholar at the Woods Institute for the Environment & Director of the Climate and Energy Policy Program at Stanford University and Blanca Begert of Inside Climate News

Plus we’ll meet some of the creators of the new musical “The Day the Sky Turned Orange.” Artistic director Rodney Jackson and actors Phaedra Tillery-Boughton and William Schmidt.

MONDAY 9/15 6pm KALW 91.7FM c.a.l.l. to join the conversation 866-798-8255There is much confusion over who should get th...
09/14/2025

MONDAY 9/15 6pm KALW 91.7FM c.a.l.l. to join the conversation 866-798-8255

There is much confusion over who should get this year’s COVID vaccine. UCSF infectious disease expert Dr. Monica Gandhi joins us to answer your questions.

Oakland-based journalist Shoshana Walter joins us to talk about her new book Rehab: An American Scandal. We’ll learn how the nation’s billion-dollar rehab industry often exploits people struggling with addiction. Simon & Schuster

And . . . SF’s Dance Mission Theater - a hub for art, performance and social justice. We’ll hear from artistic director Krissy Keefer how the company is finding ways to thrive during these tough times.

09/08/2025

m.o.n.d.a.y. 9/8 6pm on KALW CALL to join the conversation 866-798-8255

We welcome guest host Dr. Allison Briscoe-Smith to facilitate a conversation about a tough parenting question - how do you talk to your kids when the news feels overwhelming. Guests are Dr. Anatasia Kim of The Wright Institute & Dr. Alicia del Prado, founder del Prado Counseling & Consulting
The guests are co-authors of It's Time to Talk (and Listen)"

Grace Won hosts our 2nd segment where we dive into the fascinating world of shamans with anthropologist and author Manvir Singh, author of "Shamanism: The Timeless Religion" https://www.manvir.org/shamanism

08/24/2025

MONDAY 8/25 6pm KALW CALL 866-798-8255 to join the conversation.

We get the latest on the beloved Golden State Valkyries from independent journalist Maya Goldberg-Safir - Could they actually make the playoffs?
Chase Center WNBA

Could federal dysfunction mean opportunity for the Bay Area? With Sujata Srivastava of SPUR & Russell Hancock of Joint Venture Silicon Valley

PLUS Eric Friedman www.walkwitheric.com shares his new SF walking tour that covers the life of William Leidesdorff America’s first black millionaire San Francisco City Guides - Free Walking Tours

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