The Bay Area may be the land of online dating, but many active daters in the region say the quest for love has only gotten harder in recent years.

Could it be the heavy gender imbalance in Silicon Valley? Our tech-addicted lifestyle? The pressures of rising living costs and constant competition? All of the above? 

In this edition of How to Bay Area we're going to try to get to the bottom of all this dating dissatisfaction: Our panel of local dating experts are going to field your top dating gripes to bring you practical solutions that will make the local dating game a little less dismal. 

Hosts: KCBS Radio Reporters Keith Menconi and Megan Goldsby 

Guests: 

• David Rodwin, who is currently performing in "F*ck Tinder: a love story" in San Francisco; a one-man show telling the story of Rodwin's path to love that wound through dates with 120 people in two years 
• Mikka Minx, event producer and writer who blogs about dating 
• Dawoon Kang, co-founder and Co-CEO of Coffee Meets Bagel
• Sasha Silberberg, a dating coach who runs the matchmaking service OkSasha 

Up and coming musicians in many cities would be hard pressed to find a stage on which to perform, but here in the Bay Area a thriving open mic circuit offers up an array of welcoming venues that give newbies a chance to sharpen their performance chops in front of supportive crowds. 

For all those out there that have always had a nagging suspicion that they just might be the next Bob Dylan, or for anyone who just wants to understand what's going on in the local music scene, this is the episode for you. 

What are the best places to perform? How can newbies make sure they put their best foot forward? Where does one find those legions of adoring fans? And most importantly, who is making this scene happen and how can we support them?

Hear about all that and more in this edition of How to Bay Area, KCBS Radio's new podcast explaining how to get stuff done in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

Hosts: KCBS Radio Reporters Keith Menconi and Melissa Culross 

Guests:

• Megan Slankard, San Francisco-based musician 
• KC Turner of KC Turner Presents 
• Brandi Cheek, lead singer for San Francisco-based rock band Swamp Child
• Paula West, jazz and cabaret singer 

How to Bay Area is the program that tells you how to get stuff done in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this inaugural podcast we're going to look at how some Bay Area groups are fighting hunger in their communities. 

Hosts: KCBS Radio reporters Keith Menconi and Jenna Lane

Guests: Second Harvest Food Bank CEO Leslie Bacho and Hannah Loyd, a vendor at the Bayview Growers Market, which is located at the Florence Fang Asian Community Garden and is sponsored by Hunters Point Family 

And here's a list of some of the charitable organizations serving up free meals in the Bay Area that you can support: 

Second Harvest Food Bank in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties 

St. Vincent De Paul Society of Marin County in San Rafael

Community Action of Napa Valley in Napa

SF-Marin Food Bank in San Francisco and Marin

St. Anthony's Foundation in San Francisco

Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco

Curry Without Worry in San Francisco 

Food Runners in San Francisco 

Redwood Empire Foodbank in Santa Rosa 

Dorothy Day House in Berkeley 

Alameda County Community Food Bank in Oakland 

Emeryville Citizens Assistnace Program in Emeryville

Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano in Concord and Fairfield 

Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa in Martinez 

Tri-City Volunteers in Fremont

Martha's Kitchen in San Jose 

West Valley Community Services in Cupertino 

Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County in Watsonville