KCBS Radio In Depth

The last seven months of pandemic and lockdown have been anything but business as usual for the Bay Area's economy, but little by little the Covid restrictions are loosening and businesses are getting a chance to open back up.

On this edition of KCBS In Depth we're going to take a closer look at what the lockdown has meant for the Bay Area’s business sector and how much of a difference these incremental reopenings could make.

Guests: 

• Scott Knies, executive director, San Jose Downtown Association
• Sean Randolph, senior director, Bay Area Council Economic Institute

Host: Keith Menconi

With the cycle of fire disaster picking up once again in Napa and Sonoma counties, we take a closer look at how Wine Country became so combustible and, also, how the hard-hit wine industry is responding to the crisis. 

Guests: 

Host: Keith Menconi 

With the cycle of fire disaster picking up once again in Napa and Sonoma counties, we take a closer look at how Wine Country became so combustible and, also, how the hard-hit wine industry is responding to the crisis. 

Guests: 

• Holly Quan, reporter, KCBS Radio
• Lenya Quinn-Davidson, fire adviser, UC Cooperative Extension
• Michael Haney, executive director, Sonoma County Vintners

Host: Keith Menconi 

KCBS Radio is joining with the national I'm Listening campaign to promote awareness about suicide prevention and end the stigma around mental health. In this edition of KCBS In Depth, we highlight the work of Bay Area community groups that are stepping up their efforts to provide mental health support during this time of crisis and uncertainty.

Guests: 

Host: Keith Menconi and Patti Reising 

KCBS Radio is joining with the national I'm Listening campaign to promote awareness about suicide prevention and end the stigma around mental health. In this edition of KCBS In Depth, we highlight the work of Bay Area community groups that are stepping up their efforts to provide mental health support during this time of crisis and uncertainty.

Guests: 

• Van Hedwall, director of programs, San Francisco Suicide Prevention, part of Felton Institute, a Bay Area mental health agency
• Meg Sierra, hotline manager, San Francisco Suicide Prevention 
• The organizers behind SafeSpace, the Love Not Blood Campaign and the National First Responders Fund

Host: Keith Menconi and Patti Reising 

The Bay Area and California seem to be making progress on the Covid-19 pandemic, but as summer becomes fall another public health risk is approaching: the annual flu season. 

On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we discuss why public health experts are worried the seasonal flu could make the pandemic even worse and also what they’re hoping residents will do to prepare. 

Guests: 

Host: Keith Menconi 

The Bay Area and California seem to be making progress on the Covid-19 pandemic, but as summer becomes fall another public health risk is approaching: the annual flu season. 

On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we discuss why public health experts are worried the seasonal flu could make the pandemic even worse and also what they’re hoping residents will do to prepare. 

Guests: 

• Dr. George Han, deputy health officer for Santa Clara County’s Public Health Department
• Dr. Michael Matthay, a professor of medicine with UC San Francisco who specializes in severe lung disease

Host: Keith Menconi 

On this edition of KCBS In Depth, as wildfires throughout the state spread with unprecedented speed, we consider what it takes to keep those in the path of the flames safe. 

Guests: 

Hosts: Keith Menconi and Kathy Novak 

On this edition of KCBS In Depth, as wildfires throughout the state spread with unprecedented speed, we consider what it takes to keep those in the path of the flames safe. 

Guests: 

• Kipp Goding, chief warrant officer, California Army National Guard 40th Combat Aviation Brigade
• Chris Dicus, professor of wildland fire and fuels management at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Hosts: Keith Menconi and Kathy Novak 

Another start to fire season, another reminder that we are living in a new, far more destructive normal. On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we discuss why this new normal is the result of some pretty abnormal fire management in California, and what it might take to bring our wildlands back to a more natural, fire resilient state. 

Guests:

Host: Keith Menconi