KCBS Radio In Depth

In American politics few things matter more than the final vote count on election day, but what happens when the voters start questioning whether or not the returns can be trusted?

On this edition of KCBS In Depth, fresh off a series of Super Tuesday voting mishaps, we speak with UC Irvine law professor Rick Hasen about his new book, Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy. Professor Hasen has long been raising alarms about the growing distrust in our election system: We discuss why that trust is so important to maintain, and what can be done to restore it. 

Host: Keith Menconi

The Super Tuesday primaries are fast approaching, and for the first time in a long time California is going to be a part of the action. 

On this edition of KCBS In Depth we assemble a panel made up of some of our favorite political junkies to discuss the day in politics that’s ahead for the golden state. Then we also consider how the decisions made by California voters will reshape presidential politics for the rest of the country. 

Guests: 

Doug Sovern, KCBS Radio political reporter

Larry Gerston, KCBS Radio political analyst and San Jose State Political Science professor emeritus

Jack Citrin, UC Berkeley professor of political science

Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi

The Super Tuesday primaries are fast approaching, and for the first time in a long time California is going to be a part of the action. 

On this edition of KCBS In Depth we assemble a panel made up of some of our favorite political junkies to discuss the day in politics that’s ahead for the golden state. Then we also consider how the decisions made by California voters will reshape presidential politics for the rest of the country. 

Guests: 

• Doug Sovern, KCBS Radio political reporter
• Larry Gerston, KCBS Radio political analyst and San Jose State Political Science professor emeritus
• Jack Citrin, UC Berkeley professor of political science

Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi 

When it comes to climate change there’s plenty of ambitious goals out there, but after the signing ceremonies are finished, what do all the grand pronouncements really add up to? 

On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we discuss California's own emission reduction targets set for the end of the decade, and ask the question, if we really are going to meet them, how exactly do we get there?

It turns out doing so will likely mean big changes for the state and the Bay Area. 

Guests: 

Ellie Cohen, CEO of The Climate Center, a nonprofit based in Santa Rosa advocating for climate-friendly policies in California 

Alex Porteshawver, senior sustainability coordinator of Drawdown: Marin, a county-backed program aiming to spur climate reductions at the local level

J.D. Morris, energy reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle

Host:Keith Menconi

When it comes to climate change there’s plenty of ambitious goals out there, but after the signing ceremonies are finished, what do all the grand pronouncements really add up to? 

On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we discuss California's own emission reduction targets set for the end of the decade, and ask the question, if we really are going to meet them, how exactly do we get there?

It turns out doing so will likely mean big changes for the state and the Bay Area. 

Guests: 

• Ellie Cohen, CEO of The Climate Center, a nonprofit based in Santa Rosa advocating for climate-friendly policies in California 
• Alex Porteshawver, senior sustainability coordinator of Drawdown: Marin, a county-backed program aiming to spur climate reductions at the local level
• J.D. Morris, energy reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle

Host: 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: 

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: 

• 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 

The 92nd Academy Awards are fast approaching, so on this edition of KCBS In Depth we’re going to indulge in something of a KCBS tradition: the annual Oscars talk between KCBS Radio entertainment reporter Jan Wahl and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. 

We’re keeping things simple this go round: just two super film fans picking through the Oscar nominees and discussing who deserves to win, who’s likely to win, and where this year’s awards fit into the Academy’s venerable history. 

You can catch the broadcast for this program at the following times:

Saturday February 8th at 5:30 a.m.

Sunday February 9th at 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.

Tune into KCBS Radio at 106.9 FM, 740 AM or stream us online at the KCBS Radio website.

The 92nd Academy Awards are fast approaching, so on this edition of KCBS In Depth we’re going to indulge in something of a KCBS tradition: the annual Oscars talk between KCBS Radio entertainment reporter Jan Wahl and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. 

We’re keeping things simple this go round: just two super film fans picking through the Oscar nominees and discussing who deserves to win, who’s likely to win, and where this year’s awards fit into the Academy’s venerable history. 

You can catch the broadcast for this program at the following times:

• Saturday February 8th at 5:30 a.m.
• Sunday February 9th at 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.

Tune into KCBS Radio at 106.9 FM, 740 AM or stream us online at the KCBS Radio website. 

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