State of the Bay

We'll get the inside scoop on the UN Climate Conference from Ethan Elkind and we'll talk to Gretchen Carlson about protecting women from sexual harassment at work.

TONIGHT: We get the latest on spiking Covid rates and what the new Monkeypox virus might mean for the Bay Area.THEN: How are "Aid-in-Dying" laws working for terminally ill patients? We'll find out when we talk to cultural anthropologist Anita Hannig about her new book, The Day I Die.PLUS: We'll find out how the pandemic pups faring.

6:00pm: An update on the struggling Oakland Public School system from Ashley McBride of The Oaklandside. 6:16pm: Hosts Grace Won and Ethan Elkind sit down with Jeff Kositsky, founding director of the city of San Francisco’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive HousingKositsky will share his insights on the city’s growing homelessness problem that has garnered national attention and triggered a strong response by Mayor Breed.6:47pm: And then we will hear from Berkeley’s Bryant Terry about his new book, “Black Food.”

Texas abortion law and impact on California, Port of Oakland and Supply Chain Delays, and a mobile sculpture.

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."

Is outdoor dining here to stay? San Francisco's recent surge in shoplifting and Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Branch.

For the premiere episode of State of the Bay, we’ll talk about the state of the pandemic with SF Chronicle health reporter Erin Allday and infectious…