On this edition of In Depth, KCBS Radio's Mary Hughes takes a closer look into what it is like to be a district attorney in the Bay Area. She s joined by Mike Dewald, KCBS Reporter, who had an opportunity to talk to both DA Pamela Price and DA Brooke Jenkins. Both Jenkins and Price have faced heavy criticism on how they deal with crime in their community.  Guests: Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price  San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins Hosts: Mary Hughes  Mike Dewald

On this edition of In Depth, KCBS Radio's Mary Hughes takes a closer look into what it is like to be a district attorney in the Bay Area. She s joined by Mike Dewald, KCBS Reporter, who had an opportunity to talk to both DA Pamela Price and DA Brooke Jenkins. Both Jenkins and Price have faced heavy criticism on how they deal with crime in their community.  Guests: Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price  San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins Hosts: Mary Hughes  Mike Dewald

All eyes on district attorneys and how they deal with crime

Diversity, equity, and inclusion. These are terms that have become very familiar to all of us in almost every aspect of our lives, from the workplace to our political conversations and beyond. And those words are part of our sports world as well. As more and more athletes, coaches, and organizations speak out over the injustices being faced, both on the court or field, and off. But even with changes happening slowly but surely, how fare have we actually come when looking at equality in sports?  Guests:  Dr. Akilah R. Carter-Francique, Former executive director of the institute for the study of sports society and social change at San Jose Sate University, Co-Founder of Francique Sport and education Foundation, and currently the Dean  for the School of Education, Health and Human Services at benedict college Host: Mary Hughes   

Diversity, equity, and inclusion. These are terms that have become very familiar to all of us in almost every aspect of our lives, from the workplace to our political conversations and beyond. And those words are part of our sports world as well. As more and more athletes, coaches, and organizations speak out over the injustices being faced, both on the court or field, and off. But even with changes happening slowly but surely, how fare have we actually come when looking at equality in sports?  Guests:  Dr. Akilah R. Carter-Francique, Former executive director of the institute for the study of sports society and social change at San Jose Sate University, Co-Founder of Francique Sport and education Foundation, and currently the Dean  for the School of Education, Health and Human Services at benedict college Host: Mary Hughes

The state of equity and equality in sports

In this episode of In Depth, we are brining you two extended interviews from our Ask an Expert segment. First up, on the last day of the U.S. Supreme Court's term, the Justices releases two major decisions. The court sided with the Colorado web designer who did not want to serve LGBTQ+ customers. The Supreme Court also overturned president Biden's student loan forgiveness program. Both decisions were 6-3 rulings, spilt by the 6 conservative justices and 3 liberal justices. In our second segment, we'll be focusing on what many of you will be doing this weekend for the fourth of July holiday, taking to the friendly and sometimes not so friendly skies. Tis week saw a combination of heavy summer storms and industry staffing shortages that walloped flights nationwide.  Guests:  Laurie Levenson, Loyola Law Professor and former federal prosecutor  Henry Harteveldt, travel industry analyst with Atmosphere Research Group  Hosts:  Holly Quan Margie Shafer Eric Thomas

In this episode of In Depth, we are brining you two extended interviews from our Ask an Expert segment. First up, on the last day of the U.S. Supreme Court's term, the Justices releases two major decisions. The court sided with the Colorado web designer who did not want to serve LGBTQ+ customers. The Supreme Court also overturned president Biden's student loan forgiveness program. Both decisions were 6-3 rulings, spilt by the 6 conservative justices and 3 liberal justices. In our second segment, we'll be focusing on what many of you will be doing this weekend for the fourth of July holiday, taking to the friendly and sometimes not so friendly skies. Tis week saw a combination of heavy summer storms and industry staffing shortages that walloped flights nationwide.  Guests: <ul> <li>Laurie Levenson, Loyola Law Professor and former federal prosecutor </li> <li>Henry Harteveldt, travel industry analyst with Atmosphere Research Group</li> </ul> Hosts: <ul> <li>Holly Quan</li> <li>Margie Shafer</li> <li>Eric Thomas</li></ul>

An experts opinion on the SCOTUS rulings and national airline troubles

This weekend is the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs versus Jackson Women’s Health Organization. It overturned the abortion protections created in Roe v. Wade. Abortion is still legal here in California. And last November voters approved with a two-thirds majority a ballot measure that put the right in the state constitution. But that doesn't mean all Californians support it. Access to abortions varies dramatically from big coastal cities and more rural parts of the state. This week on KCBS In Depth, we’re taking a closer look at the current state of abortion in the Golden State. Host: Raquel Maria Dillon. 

This weekend is the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs versus Jackson Women’s Health Organization. It overturned the abortion protections created in Roe v. Wade. Abortion is still legal here in California. And last November voters approved with a two-thirds majority a ballot measure that put the right in the state constitution. But that doesn't mean all Californians support it. Access to abortions varies dramatically from big coastal cities and more rural parts of the state. This week on KCBS In Depth, we’re taking a closer look at the current state of abortion in the Golden State. Host: Raquel Maria Dillon.

One year since Dobbs, The Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe vs. Wade Abortion protections.

In many ways it has gotten genuinely easier to talk about mental health struggles in recent years: The message is out there now that it’s ok to not feel ok. It’s normal to struggle, and it’s also normal to need a little (or perhaps even a lot) of help from time to time.  But easier does not mean easy, and on this edition of KCBS In Depth, we'll be pushing on the bounds of that comfort zone to ask one of the most difficult questions of all: Why it is that many people struggle with an urge to end their own life.   Helping us explore that challenging question is someone who knows its contours all too well: Clancy Martin, a philosophy professor at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. He just wrote a new book in which he gives a vivid account of his own lifelong struggle with suicide, which has included multiple attempts. It's called, “How Not To Kill Yourself: A Portrait of the Suicidal Mind.” Special note: If you or someone you know is having a tough time, you can find support by calling or texting the 988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline. Host: Keith Menconi

In many ways it has gotten genuinely easier to talk about mental health struggles in recent years: The message is out there now that it’s ok to not feel ok. It’s normal to struggle, and it’s also normal to need a little (or perhaps even a lot) of help from time to time.  But easier does not mean easy, and on this edition of KCBS In Depth, we'll be pushing on the bounds of that comfort zone to ask one of the most difficult questions of all: Why it is that many people struggle with an urge to end their own life.   Helping us explore that challenging question is someone who knows its contours all too well: Clancy Martin, a philosophy professor at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. He just wrote a new book in which he gives a vivid account of his own lifelong struggle with suicide, which has included multiple attempts. It's called, “How Not To Kill Yourself: A Portrait of the Suicidal Mind.” Special note: If you or someone you know is having a tough time, you can find support by calling or texting the <a href="https://988lifeline.org/?itid=cb_box_VBNASTAAK5CVBCXTJ5ZNCRSLFY_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline</a>. Host: Keith Menconi

Coming to terms with the suicidal mind

When it comes to solving the homelessness crisis, should we focus most on long term fixes or the immediate crisis on our streets? It’s a question that is riling up cities throughout California, including San Jose, which is right now facing a funding dilemma over whether to spend scarce resources on affordable housing or new shelter space. Admittedly, it is a somewhat wonky policy debate, but at the same time, it touches on the central question of the homelessness crisis: that is, how we can help people get out of homelessness, and stay out for good. On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we look for answers.  Guests:   Jennifer Loving, CEO, Destination: Home Andrea Urton, CEO, HomeFirst Matt Mahan, mayor, San Jose  Host: Keith Menconi

When it comes to solving the homelessness crisis, should we focus most on long term fixes or the immediate crisis on our streets? It’s a question that is riling up cities throughout California, including San Jose, which is right now facing a funding dilemma over whether to spend scarce resources on affordable housing or new shelter space. Admittedly, it is a somewhat wonky policy debate, but at the same time, it touches on the central question of the homelessness crisis: that is, how we can help people get out of homelessness, and stay out for good. On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we look for answers.  Guests:  <ul> <li>Jennifer Loving, CEO, Destination: Home</li> <li>Andrea Urton, CEO, HomeFirst</li> <li>Matt Mahan, mayor, San Jose</li> </ul> Host: Keith Menconi

To end homelessness, where should our housing dollars go?

A picture is worth a thousand words, unless of course that picture happens to be a deepfake generated out of thin air by AI. On this week’s KCBS In Depth program, we consider the far reaching impact of this emerging technology and its potential for abuse.  Guests:   Hany Farid, a UC Berkeley professor with a joint appointment in electrical engineering &amp; computer sciences and the School of Information; he studies deepfakes and how to detect them Corynne McSherry, who is the legal director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation  Host: Keith Menconi 

A picture is worth a thousand words, unless of course that picture happens to be a deepfake generated out of thin air by AI. On this week’s KCBS In Depth program, we consider the far reaching impact of this emerging technology and its potential for abuse.  Guests:  <ul> <li>Hany Farid, a UC Berkeley professor with a joint appointment in electrical engineering &amp; computer sciences and the School of Information; he studies deepfakes and how to detect them</li> <li>Corynne McSherry, who is the legal director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation</li> </ul> Host: Keith Menconi

In the age of deepfakes, can you trust your own lying eyes?

We’re more than three years out now from the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, and it’s fair to say that we have made some progress in taming this disease: A combination of vaccines, treatments and natural immunity have combined together to drive down the daily death rate to a fraction of what it was during the Omicron surge.  But when it comes to long Covid, answers have been much harder to find. On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we check in with experts and advocates about what support is out there, and why they're growing frustrated with the pace of research into this bewildering ailment.  Guests:   Jim Jackson, neuropsychologist, Vanderbilt University | author, "Clearing the Fog: From Surviving to Thriving with Long Covid―A Practical Guide" Charlie McCone, a patient advocate who has been living with long Covid since March of 2020  Host: Keith Menconi

We’re more than three years out now from the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, and it’s fair to say that we have made some progress in taming this disease: A combination of vaccines, treatments and natural immunity have combined together to drive down the daily death rate to a fraction of what it was during the Omicron surge.  But when it comes to long Covid, answers have been much harder to find. On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we check in with experts and advocates about what support is out there, and why they're growing frustrated with the pace of research into this bewildering ailment.  Guests:  <ul> <li>Jim Jackson, neuropsychologist, Vanderbilt University | author, "Clearing the Fog: From Surviving to Thriving with Long Covid―A Practical Guide"</li> <li>Charlie McCone, a patient advocate who has been living with long Covid since March of 2020</li> </ul> Host: Keith Menconi

Finding support for long Covid

Earlier this month, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a warning about a new epidemic facing Americans, an epidemic of loneliness and isolation.  So if loneliness is an epidemic, what’s the cure? On this edition of KCBS In Depth we hear advice from one author that is simple but not necessarily easy to follow: hang out more.   Guests:   Sheila Liming, professor who teaches writing and literature, Champlain College | author, “Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time” Jamie Snedden, cofounder, Groundfloor  Host: Keith Menconi 

Earlier this month, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a warning about a new epidemic facing Americans, an epidemic of loneliness and isolation.  So if loneliness is an epidemic, what’s the cure? On this edition of KCBS In Depth we hear advice from one author that is simple but not necessarily easy to follow: hang out more.   Guests:  <ul> <li>Sheila Liming, professor who teaches writing and literature, Champlain College | author, “Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time”</li> <li>Jamie Snedden, cofounder, Groundfloor</li> </ul> Host: Keith Menconi

Have we forgotten how to hang out?

Nearly 50 years ago a Korean American immigrant named Chol Soo Lee was convicted of a murder in San Francisco’s Chinatown that he did not commit. Lee spent ten years in prison after that arrest, and very possibly might have spent his whole life there if it were not for the dogged advocacy of Asian American activists who saw in his case a grave injustice born of racism and indifference. By the time of Lee's death in 2014, this movement had largely been forgotten, but a new documentary film is reviving the memories. On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we revisit a seminal moment in the history of Asian American identity with the directors behind the film, "Free Chol Soo Lee."  Guests:   Julie Ha, co-director, "Free Chol Soo Lee" Eugene Yi, co-director, "Free Chol Soo Lee"   Gail Whang, former member, Bay Area Chol Soo Lee Defense Committee   Host: Keith Menconi  Special note: The film is available to stream on the PBS YouTube channel until May 23rd and the PBS App until July 22nd.

Nearly 50 years ago a Korean American immigrant named Chol Soo Lee was convicted of a murder in San Francisco’s Chinatown that he did not commit. Lee spent ten years in prison after that arrest, and very possibly might have spent his whole life there if it were not for the dogged advocacy of Asian American activists who saw in his case a grave injustice born of racism and indifference. By the time of Lee's death in 2014, this movement had largely been forgotten, but a new documentary film is reviving the memories. On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we revisit a seminal moment in the history of Asian American identity with the directors behind the film, "Free Chol Soo Lee."  Guests:  <ul> <li>Julie Ha, co-director, "Free Chol Soo Lee"</li> <li>Eugene Yi, co-director, "Free Chol Soo Lee"  </li> <li>Gail Whang, former member, Bay Area Chol Soo Lee Defense Committee </li> </ul> Host: Keith Menconi  Special note: The film is available to stream on the PBS YouTube channel until May 23rd and the PBS App until July 22nd.

The wrongful conviction that catalyzed Asian American activism

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Katherine Eban

When you’re getting ready to buy most anything -- from a car to a new phone -- you’re likely to think long and hard about where you spend your money. But when it comes to the medications we take, most of us just buy whatever’s cheapest without ever really giving it a second thought. But should we? On this edition of In Depth we speak with investigative journalist and author Katherine Eban about her new book, "Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom." Eban's reporting sheds light on the often opaque world of drug manufacture -- a world that has grown even more opaque as more of that manufacturing work has been moved overseas -- and suggests that inadequate regulation is putting patients taking generic drugs at serious risk. Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi 

When you’re getting ready to buy most anything -- from a car to a new phone -- you’re likely to think long and hard about where you spend your money. But when it comes to the medications we take, most of us just buy whatever’s cheapest without ever really giving it a second thought. But should we? On this edition of In Depth we speak with investigative journalist and author Katherine Eban about her new book, "Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom." Eban's reporting sheds light on the often opaque world of drug manufacture -- a world that has grown even more opaque as more of that manufacturing work has been moved overseas -- and suggests that inadequate regulation is putting patients taking generic drugs at serious risk. Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi

Katherine Eban on the "Bottle of Lies" in our Pill Cabinets

In just a few short days we’re going to reach the close of another decade, and here in the Bay Area an awful lot has happened over the course of that decade -- from athletic triumphs, to the tech boom and backlash, to a series of punishing wildfire disasters -- so after a whole decade of nonstop Bay Area news, the question is what’s still worth remembering?  On this edition of KCBS In Depth we look back at some of the biggest Bay Area news stories from the past ten years to find out what they might have to teach us about the next ten.  Guests:   Roger Noll, a Stanford emeritus professor of economics who specializes in the business of sports Richard Walker, an emeritus professor of economic geography at UC Berkeley and the author of "Pictures of a Gone City: Tech and the Dark Side of Prosperity in the San Francisco Bay Area"  Dr. Scott Stephens, a professor of fire science and the chair of the Division of Ecosystem Science at UC Berkeley specializing in wildfire science, fire ecology and forest policy management  Hosts: KCBS Radio reporters Keith Menconi, Doug Sovern, Matt Bigler, Margie Shafer and KCBS Sports Anchor Kevin Radich 

In just a few short days we’re going to reach the close of another decade, and here in the Bay Area an awful lot has happened over the course of that decade -- from athletic triumphs, to the tech boom and backlash, to a series of punishing wildfire disasters -- so after a whole decade of nonstop Bay Area news, the question is what’s still worth remembering?  On this edition of KCBS In Depth we look back at some of the biggest Bay Area news stories from the past ten years to find out what they might have to teach us about the next ten.  Guests:  <ul> <li>Roger Noll, a Stanford emeritus professor of economics who specializes in the business of sports</li> <li>Richard Walker, an emeritus professor of economic geography at UC Berkeley and the author of "Pictures of a Gone City: Tech and the Dark Side of Prosperity in the San Francisco Bay Area" </li> <li>Dr. Scott Stephens, a professor of fire science and the chair of the Division of Ecosystem Science at UC Berkeley specializing in wildfire science, fire ecology and forest policy management</li> </ul> Hosts: KCBS Radio reporters Keith Menconi, Doug Sovern, Matt Bigler, Margie Shafer and KCBS Sports Anchor Kevin Radich

Looking Back on a Decade of Bay Area News

That acceptance letter into college, it's supposed to be a passport to the American dream, but for too many students it’s actually leading nowhere at all. That’s the unfortunate outcome for the four out of ten students who make it into college but never manage to graduate, and UC Berkeley professor of public policy David Kirp says that we should see that number as a scandalous waste of potential. In this week's show we discuss some of the solutions detailed in his new book, "The College Dropout Scandal."  Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi

That acceptance letter into college, it's supposed to be a passport to the American dream, but for too many students it’s actually leading nowhere at all. That’s the unfortunate outcome for the four out of ten students who make it into college but never manage to graduate, and UC Berkeley professor of public policy David Kirp says that we should see that number as a scandalous waste of potential. In this week's show we discuss some of the solutions detailed in his new book, "The College Dropout Scandal."  Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi

Why Are so Many Students Dropping out of College?

Emily Bazelon

How just is the criminal justice system? With U.S. crime rates continuing a decades-long decline but incarceration rates remaining at the highest level of any country in the world, it’s a question more and more people are beginning to confront.  On this edition of In Depth, we speak with Emily Bazelon, who is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine and teaches at Yale Law School. Her new book -- "Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration" -- places prosecutors at the center of the story of American mass incarceration, arguing that their power to determine charges and decide plea deals has meant that their influence is often greater than even that of the judges they face in court. We discuss this claim as well as her in depth reporting on the high stakes dramas that unfold each day in America's courtrooms.  Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi 

How just is the criminal justice system? With U.S. crime rates continuing a decades-long decline but incarceration rates remaining at the highest level of any country in the world, it’s a question more and more people are beginning to confront.  On this edition of In Depth, we speak with Emily Bazelon, who is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine and teaches at Yale Law School. Her new book -- "Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration" -- places prosecutors at the center of the story of American mass incarceration, arguing that their power to determine charges and decide plea deals has meant that their influence is often greater than even that of the judges they face in court. We discuss this claim as well as her in depth reporting on the high stakes dramas that unfold each day in America's courtrooms.  Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi

Emily Bazelon Probes the Roots of Mass Incarceration in "Charged"

We hear a lot about the liberal and conservative media echo chambers, and it’s true: If you spend a day soaking up the news in liberal land, you’re going to have a very different view of the world than after a day spent in conservative-ville.  But if you watch closely you’ll notice it’s not just a difference in substance between left and right. There's a difference in style too, and that difference might be very telling. In fact, today’s guest says that if we want to understand the nation’s stark political divide, a good place to start would be to take a long hard look at the divide between some of the most popular forms of liberal and conservative media out there in 2019. On this edition of In Depth we speak with University of Delaware Communication Professor Danna Young about her new book, “Irony and Outrage: The Polarized Landscape of Rage, Fear, and Laughter in the United States.” Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi 

We hear a lot about the liberal and conservative media echo chambers, and it’s true: If you spend a day soaking up the news in liberal land, you’re going to have a very different view of the world than after a day spent in conservative-ville.  But if you watch closely you’ll notice it’s not just a difference in substance between left and right. There's a difference in style too, and that difference might be very telling. In fact, today’s guest says that if we want to understand the nation’s stark political divide, a good place to start would be to take a long hard look at the divide between some of the most popular forms of liberal and conservative media out there in 2019. On this edition of In Depth we speak with University of Delaware Communication Professor Danna Young about her new book, “Irony and Outrage: The Polarized Landscape of Rage, Fear, and Laughter in the United States.” Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi

Liberal Late Night, Conservative Talks Shows and America's Divided Politics

Since the coronavirus first began spreading through Wuhan, China, late last year, we’ve been bombarded with nonstop reporting about the illness, but for all the information that’s out there, we still have an awful lot of questions still left unanswered. On this edition of KCBS In Depth we take stock of what is known and what is not known about this disease and try to figure out what it could mean for us here in the Bay Area. Guests:   Dr. Sara Cody, the director of Santa Clara County’s Public Health Department and a county health officer Dr. Charles Chiu, a Professor of Laboratory Medicine and infectious disease at the University of California, San Francisco  Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi 

Since the coronavirus first began spreading through Wuhan, China, late last year, we’ve been bombarded with nonstop reporting about the illness, but for all the information that’s out there, we still have an awful lot of questions still left unanswered. On this edition of KCBS In Depth we take stock of what is known and what is not known about this disease and try to figure out what it could mean for us here in the Bay Area. Guests:  <ul> <li>Dr. Sara Cody, the director of Santa Clara County’s Public Health Department and a county health officer</li> <li>Dr. Charles Chiu, a Professor of Laboratory Medicine and infectious disease at the University of California, San Francisco</li> </ul> Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi

What Does the Coronavirus Mean for the Bay Area?

The screech of the BART train, the din of restaurant conversations, the rumble pop of rock concerts: We take all this noise for granted -- it's just the soundtrack to modern life after all -- but whether we notice them or not, all these sounds add up, eventually taking a toll on our hearing and our health.  In this edition of KCBS In Depth we take a look at what the latest emerging science has to tell us about the risks of our ever-loudening world, and also what can be done to help protect the hearing we still have.  Guest: New Yorker staff writer David Owen. His new book is “Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World.” Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi

The screech of the BART train, the din of restaurant conversations, the rumble pop of rock concerts: We take all this noise for granted -- it's just the soundtrack to modern life after all -- but whether we notice them or not, all these sounds add up, eventually taking a toll on our hearing and our health.  In this edition of KCBS In Depth we take a look at what the latest emerging science has to tell us about the risks of our ever-loudening world, and also what can be done to help protect the hearing we still have.  Guest: New Yorker staff writer David Owen. His new book is “Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World.” Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi

Protecting Our Hearing in a Deafening World

In these fractured and fractious times it can sometimes be difficult to see past the political chasms that divide us; harder still to find the common ground needed to attempt anything approaching a healthy public discourse.  On this edition of In Depth -- hot on the heels of the fourth of July -- we get to know the work of one group attempting to address these challenges: Citizen University is a Seattle-based nonprofit working to draw people together around a common commitment to bettering American life through civic engagement. Over the past few years they've organized what they're calling Civic Saturday events in dozens of cities around the country. We discuss those community gatherings and the prospect that America just might be on the verge of a civic revival.  Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi  Guest: Eric Liu, the co-founder and CEO of Citizen University. His new book, which draws together 19 of the Civic Saturday sermons he’s delivered over the past few years, is called "Become America: Civic Sermons on Love, Responsibility, and Democracy.”

In these fractured and fractious times it can sometimes be difficult to see past the political chasms that divide us; harder still to find the common ground needed to attempt anything approaching a healthy public discourse.  On this edition of In Depth -- hot on the heels of the fourth of July -- we get to know the work of one group attempting to address these challenges: <a href="https://www.citizenuniversity.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Citizen University</a> is a Seattle-based nonprofit working to draw people together around a common commitment to bettering American life through civic engagement. Over the past few years they've organized what they're calling Civic Saturday events in dozens of cities around the country. We discuss those community gatherings and the prospect that America just might be on the verge of a civic revival.  Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi  Guest: Eric Liu, the co-founder and CEO of Citizen University. His new book, which draws together 19 of the Civic Saturday sermons he’s delivered over the past few years, is called "Become America: Civic Sermons on Love, Responsibility, and Democracy.”

Reviving America's Civic Culture with Citizen University

This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing, the first time humankind stepped foot on the moon. Even 50 years later the historic feat stands as a monument to American perseverance and technological ingenuity, but while those brave astronauts were up there, they were doing more than just planting flags: they were also getting some important science done as well. On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we mark the moon landing anniversary by holding a conversation on lunar science to find out what we've learned so far and what future missions to the moons still could teach us.  Host: KCBS Radio Reporter Keith Menconi  Guest: Andrew Fraknoi, emeritus chair of Foothill College’s Astronomy Department, who currently teaches at the Fromm Institute at the University of San Francisco

This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing, the first time humankind stepped foot on the moon. Even 50 years later the historic feat stands as a monument to American perseverance and technological ingenuity, but while those brave astronauts were up there, they were doing more than just planting flags: they were also getting some important science done as well. On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we mark the moon landing anniversary by holding a conversation on lunar science to find out what we've learned so far and what future missions to the moons still could teach us.  Host: KCBS Radio Reporter Keith Menconi  Guest: Andrew Fraknoi, emeritus chair of Foothill College’s Astronomy Department, who currently teaches at the Fromm Institute at the University of San Francisco

50 Years after Apollo Landing, Moon Mysteries Linger

Here in the Bay Area it’s boom times for the tech sector. In fact, much of the region has added tens of thousands of tech jobs just over the past decade or so. And for the most part all these new jobs have been celebrated, but there’s growing concern that this supercharged tech economy has come along with some serious costs -- from traffic gridlock to spiraling housing prices -- and now, some are raising the question, would the Bay Area be better off if some of those tech jobs went somewhere else?  On this edition of KCBS In Depth we take on a new report out from the Brookings Institution that suggests that the high concentration of tech work here isn’t just causing problems for the Bay Area, it’s also stunting growth in cities throughout the country. Guests:   Mark Muro, a co-author for the report as well as a senior fellow and the policy director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Jim Wunderman, the president and CEO of the Bay Area Council, a San Francisco-based business association and advocacy group.   Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi 

Here in the Bay Area it’s boom times for the tech sector. In fact, much of the region has added tens of thousands of tech jobs just over the past decade or so. And for the most part all these new jobs have been celebrated, but there’s growing concern that this supercharged tech economy has come along with some serious costs -- from traffic gridlock to spiraling housing prices -- and now, some are raising the question, would the Bay Area be better off if some of those tech jobs went somewhere else?  On this edition of KCBS In Depth we take on a <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/research/growth-centers-how-to-spread-tech-innovation-across-america/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">new report</a> out from the Brookings Institution that suggests that the high concentration of tech work here isn’t just causing problems for the Bay Area, it’s also stunting growth in cities throughout the country. Guests:  <ul> <li>Mark Muro, a co-author for the report as well as a senior fellow and the policy director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program.</li> <li>Jim Wunderman, the president and CEO of the Bay Area Council, a San Francisco-based business association and advocacy group. </li> </ul> Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi

Does the Bay Area Have Too Many Tech Jobs?

Vivian Ho

The double murder of Audrey Carey and Steve Carter captivated the Bay Area back in 2015 after it was found that the crimes had been carried out by a trio of transient youth.   For many around the Bay, it was a catalyzing moment that pushed the problems of homelessness and youth dislocation out of the realm of “social problem to be addressed,” and instead into the realm of “clear and present danger to be protected against.” But is there something more to be learned from the stories of the three young people responsible for these crimes? And if we did manage to learn those lessons, could we do a better job supporting other young people walking a similar path? That’s the set of questions raised by former San Francisco Chronicle crime and criminal justice reporter Vivian Ho in her new book, “Those Who Wander: America’s Lost Street Kids.” She joins this edition of KCBS In Depth to discuss.  Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi 

The double murder of Audrey Carey and Steve Carter captivated the Bay Area back in 2015 after it was found that the crimes had been carried out by a trio of transient youth.   For many around the Bay, it was a catalyzing moment that pushed the problems of homelessness and youth dislocation out of the realm of “social problem to be addressed,” and instead into the realm of “clear and present danger to be protected against.” But is there something more to be learned from the stories of the three young people responsible for these crimes? And if we did manage to learn those lessons, could we do a better job supporting other young people walking a similar path? That’s the set of questions raised by former San Francisco Chronicle crime and criminal justice reporter Vivian Ho in her new book, “Those Who Wander: America’s Lost Street Kids.” She joins this edition of KCBS In Depth to discuss.  Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi

Vivian Ho Chronicles “America’s Lost Street Kids”

There’s more than just water and fish out there in the San Francisco Bay, and a new study shows it’s not all pretty. A three-year review of the Bay Area's waterways has found that an estimated 7 trillion tiny pieces of plastic -- from plastic packaging, utensils, tire tread and even synthetic fabrics -- are washed away by rainwater into the Bay each and every year. It's an astronomical number that suggests that if we haven't already reached an ecological tipping point yet, we are on track to get there eventually.  On this edition of KCBS In Depth we speak with some of the researchers behind the study to learn more about what all this plastic could be doing to the Bay's delicate ecosystem, and what could be changed to stem the flow of plastic particles.  Guests:   Rebecca Sutton, a senior scientist with the San Francisco Estuary Institute Carolynn Box, who works as the science programs director at 5 Gyres, a nonprofit research group searching for ways to reduce plastic pollution  Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi 

There’s more than just water and fish out there in the San Francisco Bay, and a new study shows it’s not all pretty. A <a href="https://www.sfei.org/projects/microplastics#sthash.ivVVzauX.dpbs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">three-year review</a> of the Bay Area's waterways has found that an estimated 7 trillion tiny pieces of plastic -- from plastic packaging, utensils, tire tread and even synthetic fabrics -- are washed away by rainwater into the Bay each and every year. It's an astronomical number that suggests that if we haven't already reached an ecological tipping point yet, we are on track to get there eventually.  On this edition of KCBS In Depth we speak with some of the researchers behind the study to learn more about what all this plastic could be doing to the Bay's delicate ecosystem, and what could be changed to stem the flow of plastic particles.  Guests: <ul> <li>Rebecca Sutton, a senior scientist with the San Francisco Estuary Institute</li> <li>Carolynn Box, who works as the science programs director at 5 Gyres, a nonprofit research group searching for ways to reduce plastic pollution</li> </ul> Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi

Bay Area Daily Life Taking Heavy Plastic Toll on Bay Waters: Study

To mark the 30-year anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake KCBS Radio hosted an hour-long broadcast of retrospective coverage. It began at 5:04 p.m on Thursday October 17th, making its start time 30 years to the minute after the disaster struck in 1989.  In this  special edition of KCBS In Depth we play portions of that hour as we reflect upon how far we've come since the disaster, and try to find out, are we ready for the next big one? Programming note:  This is an abridged version of the program. Click here to find the complete hour-long broadcast.  Guests:   Capt. Erica Arteseros, the program coordinator for the San Francisco Fire Department's Neighborhood Emergency Response Team Richard Allen, the director of the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory Mark Schwettmann, a design director in the San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill Thomas Hall, spokesperson for the Water Emergency Transportation Authority  Phil Matier, San Francisco Chronicle Columnist   Host: KCBS Radio anchor Stan Bunger  KCBS Radio Contributing Reporters: Mike Colgan, Keith Menconi, Jeffrey Schaub, John Atkinson, Megan Goldsby, Jim Taylor This edition of In Depth was produced by Nic Palmer, Eric Brooks and Don Bastida  Special thanks to Jeff Levine 

To mark the 30-year anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake KCBS Radio hosted an hour-long broadcast of retrospective coverage. It began at 5:04 p.m on Thursday October 17th, making its start time 30 years to the minute after the disaster struck in 1989.  In this  special edition of KCBS In Depth we play portions of that hour as we reflect upon how far we've come since the disaster, and try to find out, are we ready for the next big one? Programming note:  This is an abridged version of the program. Click <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/kcbsam-on-demand/aftershock-an-in-depth-look-at-lessons-learned-in" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> to find the complete hour-long broadcast.  Guests:  <ul> <li>Capt. Erica Arteseros, the program coordinator for the San Francisco Fire Department's Neighborhood Emergency Response Team</li> <li>Richard Allen, the director of the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory</li> <li>Mark Schwettmann, a design director in the San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill</li> <li>Thomas Hall, spokesperson for the Water Emergency Transportation Authority </li> <li>Phil Matier, San Francisco Chronicle Columnist </li> </ul> Host: KCBS Radio anchor Stan Bunger  KCBS Radio Contributing Reporters: Mike Colgan, Keith Menconi, Jeffrey Schaub, John Atkinson, Megan Goldsby, Jim Taylor This edition of In Depth was produced by Nic Palmer, Eric Brooks and Don Bastida  Special thanks to Jeff Levine

30 Years after Disaster, Reflecting on Loma Prieta

What happens when the criminal justice system and the Bay Area’s homelessness crisis collide? It’s a question that KCBS Radio Anchor Stan Bunger got to examine firsthand when he received a summons to serve on the jury of a homeless man accused of committing lewd acts on the streets of Berkeley.The trial and ultimate conviction raised even more questions and inspired a reporting journey that we’ve been presenting under the banner of our Broken Systems series, broadcast in fivepartsover the pastweek. So today on this special edition of KCBS In Depth we bring together some of the reporters who contributed to the project for a conversation about what they found when they started turning over the rocks of the Bay Area’s broken systems.Guests: KCBS Radio reporters Holly Quan and Keith Menconi as well as Broken Systems series executive producer Nic PalmerHost: KCBS Radio anchor Stan BungerProduction note: This is an abridged version of the conversation. For the complete program, check out KCBS Radio's Deep Dive Bay Area podcast. 

What happens when the criminal justice system and the Bay Area’s homelessness crisis collide? It’s a question that KCBS Radio Anchor Stan Bunger got to examine firsthand when he received a summons to serve on the jury of a homeless man accused of committing lewd acts on the streets of Berkeley. The trial and ultimate conviction raised even more questions and inspired a reporting journey that we’ve been presenting under the banner of our Broken Systems series, broadcast in fivepartsover the pastweek.  So today on this special edition of KCBS In Depth we bring together some of the reporters who contributed to the project for a conversation about what they found when they started turning over the rocks of the Bay Area’s broken systems. Guests: KCBS Radio reporters Holly Quan and Keith Menconi as well as Broken Systems series executive producer Nic Palmer Host: KCBS Radio anchor Stan Bunger Production note: This is an abridged version of the conversation. For the complete program, check out KCBS Radio's Deep Dive Bay Area podcast.

Broken Systems: When Homelessness and Criminal Justice Collide

We’re in the thick of the holiday shopping season, and this year shoppers are spending in record numbers. But more and more that shopping is happening online, meaning that for many the holiday shopping frenzy is less elbowing through crowds at the mall and more refreshing browser pages on the desktop.  On this edition of KCBS In Depth we dig into what this past week of record breaking online sales numbers means for the holiday season: First, when the whole world moves online, who gets left behind? We discuss how retail is struggling with and adapting to the new online reality.  Then, amidst all this holiday shopping, online scammers are out in force too. We’ll take a look at how can you keep your digital purchases safe.  Guests:   Bill Pearce, assistant dean and chief marketing officer for UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business Maryo Mogannam, president of the San Francisco Council of District Merchants Associations, which advocates for local small businesses including retailers  Professor Ahmed Banafa, a cybersecurity expert at San Jose State University  Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi 

We’re in the thick of the holiday shopping season, and this year shoppers are spending in record numbers. But more and more that shopping is happening online, meaning that for many the holiday shopping frenzy is less elbowing through crowds at the mall and more refreshing browser pages on the desktop.  On this edition of KCBS In Depth we dig into what this past week of record breaking online sales numbers means for the holiday season: First, when the whole world moves online, who gets left behind? We discuss how retail is struggling with and adapting to the new online reality.  Then, amidst all this holiday shopping, online scammers are out in force too. We’ll take a look at how can you keep your digital purchases safe. Guests: <ul> <li>Bill Pearce, assistant dean and chief marketing officer for UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business</li> <li>Maryo Mogannam, president of the San Francisco Council of District Merchants Associations, which advocates for local small businesses including retailers </li> <li>Professor Ahmed Banafa, a cybersecurity expert at San Jose State University</li> </ul> Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi

When Holiday Shopping Goes Digital, What Gets Left Behind?

It was a big week for one of San Francisco’s busiest streets: On Wednesday much of Market Street -- a thoroughfare cutting right through the heart of the city’s downtown -- made the switch from car friendly to car free with with new rules banning all private traffic. On this edition of KCBS In Depth we take a look at how the first day of this car free conversion went and then examine where the broader movement for pedestrian-friendly cities might be headed next.  Guests:   Stan Bunger, anchor for KCBS Radio Holly Quan, reporter for KCBS Radio Karen Philbrick, executive director of the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University Marta Lindsey, communications director for Walk San Francisco  Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi 

It was a big week for one of San Francisco’s busiest streets: On Wednesday much of Market Street -- a thoroughfare cutting right through the heart of the city’s downtown -- made the switch from car friendly to car free with with new rules banning all private traffic. On this edition of KCBS In Depth we take a look at how the first day of this car free conversion went and then examine where the broader movement for pedestrian-friendly cities might be headed next.  Guests:  <ul> <li>Stan Bunger, anchor for KCBS Radio</li> <li>Holly Quan, reporter for KCBS Radio</li> <li>Karen Philbrick, executive director of the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University</li> <li>Marta Lindsey, communications director for Walk San Francisco</li> </ul> Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi

The Car-Free Revolution Comes to Market Street

It’s been quite a week and a half for the Bay Area: It began with strong, dangerous winds storms; those led to massive power shut offs and also whipped up damaging fires; those fires led to mass evacuations, including record-setting evacuations in Sonoma County.  On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we discuss what this unprecedented series of events has meant for Bay Area residents. Then in the second half we consider how changes to California's power grid might one day decrease the state's fire risk along with the need for safety shutoffs.  Guests:   KCBS Reporter Jeffrey Schaub  Severin Borenstein, the faculty director at the Energy Institute at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and a member of the California Independent System Operator Board of Governors Michael Wara, senior research scholar at the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University Daniel Kammen, professor of energy at UC Berkeley and former science envoy for the US State Department

It’s been quite a week and a half for the Bay Area: It began with strong, dangerous winds storms; those led to massive power shut offs and also whipped up damaging fires; those fires led to mass evacuations, including record-setting evacuations in Sonoma County.  On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we discuss what this unprecedented series of events has meant for Bay Area residents. Then in the second half we consider how changes to California's power grid might one day decrease the state's fire risk along with the need for safety shutoffs.  Guests:  <ul> <li>KCBS Reporter Jeffrey Schaub </li> <li>Severin Borenstein, the faculty director at the Energy Institute at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and a member of the California Independent System Operator Board of Governors</li> <li>Michael Wara, senior research scholar at the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University</li> <li>Daniel Kammen, professor of energy at UC Berkeley and former science envoy for the US State Department</li></ul>

Power Shutoffs, Evacuations the New Normal? Maybe.

Journalism is one of those weird professions that technically anyone can just go out and do: Especially in the age of twitter, reporting the news is as easy as pointing a phone, snapping a picture, and posting it online. So what does it even mean to call yourself a journalist in 2019? Which reporters are worthy of our attention, and, critically, what protections should they be given? That is a set of questions that has become even more pressing since the furor set off this past month by a police raid on the San Francisco home and office of freelance journalist Bryan Carmody following the leak of a police report into the death of San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi.  On this edition of In Depth, we discuss the raid and look for answers to those questions with the help of some experts in the journalism field to find out just what this teachable moment has to teach us.  Host: KCBS reporter Keith Menconi Guests:   KCBS reporter Jenna Lane  James Wheaton, founder and senior counsel at The First Amendment Project, a public interest law firm Richard Craig, a professor of journalism and mass communications at San Jose State University

Journalism is one of those weird professions that technically anyone can just go out and do: Especially in the age of twitter, reporting the news is as easy as pointing a phone, snapping a picture, and posting it online. So what does it even mean to call yourself a journalist in 2019? Which reporters are worthy of our attention, and, critically, what protections should they be given? That is a set of questions that has become even more pressing since the furor set off this past month by a police raid on the San Francisco home and office of freelance journalist Bryan Carmody following the leak of a police report into the death of San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi.  On this edition of In Depth, we discuss the raid and look for answers to those questions with the help of some experts in the journalism field to find out just what this teachable moment has to teach us.  Host: KCBS reporter Keith Menconi Guests:  <ul> <li>KCBS reporter Jenna Lane </li> <li>James Wheaton, founder and senior counsel at The First Amendment Project, a public interest law firm</li> <li>Richard Craig, a professor of journalism and mass communications at San Jose State University</li></ul>

Defending Press Freedoms in the Twitter Age

The framers put it right there in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution: Congress is the branch of government that has the power to declare war, but the situation has gotten a bit more complicated since the founding. There hasn’t been a formal war declaration from Congress since World War II, and after that most military engagements have been carried out by the president with only limited Congressional oversight.  But now with tensions between the US and Iran escalating some members of Congress are beginning to push back, including a few representing districts here in the Bay Area. On this edition of KCBS In Depth we take a look at how the way America declares war has changed over its long history and how it might be changing right now. Guests:   Connor O’Brien, senior defense reporter with Politico Chris Edelson, professor of government at American University’s School of Public Affairs  Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi

The framers put it right there in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution: Congress is the branch of government that has the power to declare war, but the situation has gotten a bit more complicated since the founding. There hasn’t been a formal war declaration from Congress since World War II, and after that most military engagements have been carried out by the president with only limited Congressional oversight.  But now with tensions between the US and Iran escalating some members of Congress are beginning to push back, including a few representing districts here in the Bay Area. On this edition of KCBS In Depth we take a look at how the way America declares war has changed over its long history and how it might be changing right now. Guests: <ul> <li>Connor O’Brien, senior defense reporter with Politico</li> <li>Chris Edelson, professor of government at American University’s School of Public Affairs</li> </ul> Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi

Who Has the Power over War?

During the 2018 midterms women ran in record numbers then won in record numbers, securing more than 100 seats in Congress and many hundreds more in state legislatures across the country.  The gains led some to dub 2018 The Year of the Woman, but will the changes we saw really only be limited to that one year, or was 2018 just the beginning of a shift in American politics that will see more female candidates winning one year after another.  On the edition of KCBS In Depth we try to get a better handle on the shifting politics of gender by taking a closer look at some of the winning female candidacies from 2018.  Guest: Journalist and author Caitlin Moscatello. Her new book is “See Jane Win: The Inspiring Story of the Women Changing American Politics.” Host: KCBS reporter Keith Menconi 

During the 2018 midterms women ran in record numbers then won in record numbers, securing more than 100 seats in Congress and many hundreds more in state legislatures across the country.  The gains led some to dub 2018 The Year of the Woman, but will the changes we saw really only be limited to that one year, or was 2018 just the beginning of a shift in American politics that will see more female candidates winning one year after another.  On the edition of KCBS In Depth we try to get a better handle on the shifting politics of gender by taking a closer look at some of the winning female candidacies from 2018.  Guest: Journalist and author Caitlin Moscatello. Her new book is “See Jane Win: The Inspiring Story of the Women Changing American Politics.” Host: KCBS reporter Keith Menconi

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