Gillian Emblad

State of the Bay addresses the dwindling theatre scene, unpacks the Sheng Thao indictment, and explores Betty Shamieh's new novel Too Soon.

Continued San Francisco Unified School District travails, an Oakland election explainer, Bay Area voter outreach to swing states.

State of the Bay breaks down ranked choice voting. We'll discuss legislation on the table to limit cell phones in the classroom and we'll hear about San Francisco's new literary magazine; Dreams I Dreamt: Letters to San Francisco.

State of the Bay talks to the directors of the new documentary : "Carol Doda Topless at the Condor"; UCSF and SF Department of Public Health doctors on how they are slashing STI rates in San Francisco; dancing on buildings with the Bandaloop dance troop.

Marin County's teens are using substances at a rate of nearly twice the state average; Super Bowl LVIII; George McCalman's Illustrated Black History

Universal Basic Income Pilots

The Civic Joy Fund aims to revitalize San Francisco. Marin has one of the highest rates of Suicide in the Bay Area. What are Marin residents doing about it? The Golden Gate Open; the new professional tennis tournament coming to the Bay.

Bay area transit agencies face a fiscal cliff when federal funds run out in 2025. In this episode we'll learn what is being done to avoid that disaster. Plus, Berkeley was the first city in the nation to enact a ban on natural gas in new construction. Now that ban is being overturned. What will lawmakers do? Lastly, meet comedian Chris Corrigan in our "People you should know" series.

FIRST: Jessica Wolfrom updates us on San Francisco's climate action plan. PLUS: We'll uncover the mystery and history of Alcatraz: the prisoners, protests, escapes and more...AND: We'll hear about another great bay area gem: The Pacific Pinball museum in Alameda.

Pros and cons of Prop 30, Advances in ACEs research and Spacemoth's Maryam Qudus are on the agenda for this week's show.