THIS WEEK: We'll learn about groundbreaking medical research going on right here in the Bay Area. AND... We'll get the latest on the San Francisco courts backlog of criminal trials from San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju. PLUS: We'll hear about the documentary My Name is Pauli Murray a film on the life and ideas of a non-binary Black lawyer, activist and poet.

We'll hear from activist Michelle MiJung Kim about her new book, The Wake Up: Closing the Gap Between Good Intentions and Real Change. Plus, we’ll get an update on a few of the more consequential bills crossing Governor Newsom's desk and learn about the upcoming women's marches for reproductive justice here in the Bay Area.

Co-hosts Ethan Elkind and Joseph Pace talk with Stanford's Dr. Newsha Ajami and California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot about ways to make the Bay Area more water resilient. Plus, we'll get an update on the Elizabeth Holmes trial, and we'll hear about the the fastest growing sport in the US - pickleball!

Should the recall system be reformed? Who will be the next San Francisco School Superintendent? And comedian Don Reed on his new show at the Marsh Theater Berkeley, "Going Out."