State of the Bay on KALW 91.7 San Francisco

11/11/2024

MON 6pm KALW call 415-841-4134 to join the conversation.

Omar Yaghi UC Berkeley talks about a newly developed carbon-capturing material that has the potential to transform how we address climate change

We break down local election results with Emily Hoeven - opinion columnist and editorial writer at the San Francisco Chronicle

PLUS, we’ll hear how an Oakland boxing gym is opening up the sport to a diverse audience with Rae Black at For the Win Gym

11/04/2024

MON 11/4 KALW Call 866-798-8255 to join the conversation.

Last-minute tips to make sure your ballot counts by November 5th with Danielle Deibler, VP of Voter Services League of Women Voters of the US - SF

We talk with experts about ways to keep calm and manage stress as the results roll in with Allison Briscoe-Smith & Emiliana Simon-Thomas of The Greater Good Science Center

And if you need a break from election talk don’t miss our conversation with author Christian Douglas, whose new book, The Food Forward Garden, shows how to transform your yard into a thriving edible landscape

10/27/2024

MONDAY 6pm KALW
CALL TO JOIN THE CONVERSATION 866-798-8255

[]Steve Berman from The Athletic gives us an update on your favorite local teams

[]Is Prop 4 the $10B climate change bond, worth your yes vote? Our panel helps you decide: Ari Platcha from The Sacramento Bee & Sarah Atkinson from SPUR & Allison Chan from Save The Bay (San Francisco)

[] Celebrated local choreographer Micaya shares what's coming at the 26th San Francisco International Hip Hop Dance Fest

10/20/2024

On MONDAY 10/21 6pm KALW
CALL to join the conversation 866-798-8255

Are you an Oakland resident? Oakland voters choose bond measures, school board members, a new city attorney & a handful of city council members. And they weigh in on 2 recall votes - Mayor Sheng Thao 盛桃 & DA Pamela Price Alameda County District Attorney's Office We discuss it all with reporter Darwin BondGraham The Oaklandside

PLUS we review Bay Area voter outreach efforts. Who are they reaching and what have we learned about these new voters?
With Laura Pearl ED of Flip the Vote & Natalie Burdick founding co-chair of Sister District San Francisco

10/06/2024

10/7 6pm KALW
CALL to join the conversation 866-798-8255

[] We explore Sonoma County's Measure J with the Press Democrat's Phil Barber Press Democrat - it's a contentious initiative that could reshape the county's environmental and economic future
[] We hear from Stanford University climate scientist Rob Jackson about his new book "Into the Clear Blue Sky: The Path to Restoring Our Atmosphere" and the reasons he remains hopeful despite the climate crisis.
[] The New York Times reporters and authors Kate Conger and Ryan Mac join us to discuss "Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter"

09/29/2024

Coming up on MONDAY 9/30 6pm KALW
Join the conversation CALL 866-798-8255

San Francisco Chronicle education reporter Jill Tucker unpacks the recent chaos at SFUSD San Francisco Unified School District

We delve into the CA affordable housing crisis. With guests Chris Elmendorf UC Davis School of Law International & Ben Metcalf Terner Center for Housing Innovation Will new housing laws help? Can CA’s experience inform national policy?

Obi Kaufmann shares details about his book "The State of Fire: Why California Burns”

09/07/2024

Coming up 6pm Monday 9/10 KALW 91.7FM

[] First up The San Francisco Standard reporter David Sjostedt returns to fill us in on another new drug on the SF scene "soap"

[] 2024 election coverage: Prop K
We hear from both sides in the fight over the future of SF's Great Highway. Should San Francisco create a new park or should it keep this ocean front thoroughfare?
With Lucas Lux of https://www.greathighwaypark.com/ & Josephine Zhao https://www.openthegreathighway.com/

[] Music author Michael Goldberg was a legend in music journalism and a great photographer. Check out his book and new exhibit at Haight Street Art Center

08/10/2024

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

08/05/2024

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

07/07/2024

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

State of the Bay dedicates an entire episode to local female trailblazers in sports!

04/15/2024

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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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.

04/01/2024

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

03/29/2024

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

02/12/2024

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"

02/04/2024

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

01/27/2024

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.

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.

01/22/2024

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 professional baseball alive in Oakland; how the Fillmore Safeway closure will impact the neighborhood; meet Willard Harris, going strong at age 104

11/07/2023

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.

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.