KCBS Radio In Depth

There was a time when the Bay Area was home to highly visible queer communities full of LGBTQ-friendly businesses. And while there are still plenty of rainbow flags in the Castro, if you look past the obvious symbols, the character of these neighborhoods has changed dramatically as many of those businesses shutter their doors and many long-time residents find themselves pushed out by the high cost of living. 

So on this edition of KCBS In Depth we speak with the people at ground zero of this change to find out what it is they feel they are loosing and what they are still fighting to preserve.

Guests: 

• Terry Beswick, executive director of the GLBT Historical Society
• Juanita MORE!, political activist, drag performer, creator of Juanita's List 
• Brian Basinger, executive director of the Q Foundation

Hosts: Keith Menconi, Mary Hughes 

Resources:

Here are some of the queer-friendly housing resources mentioned in this episode. 

• Juanita's List, a Facebook group connecting members of the LGBTQ community to queer-friendly housing in the Bay Area
• Gay Area Queer Housing S.F. Bay Area, another Facebook group carrying out similar work
• Q Foundation, a San Francisco-based nonprofit providing support and advocacy for those facing homelessness with a special focus on members of the LGBTQ community and those living with HIV/AIDS; among its services, the group provides assistance to those seeking public housing support in San Francisco. 
• Dahlia, San Francisco's public housing portal
• The Bill Wilson Center, a Santa Clara-based service organization for at-risk or homeless youth and families. Their LGBTQ-specific housing programs include BWC Connections, LGBTQ Host Homes and their LGBTQ Transitional Living Program. 
• LifeMoves, a housing and service organization operating on the Peninsula and within Silicon Valley; the group just opened a new homeless shelter for LGBTQ adults in downtown San Jose.

Special thanks to Housing Trust Silicon Valley for helping to connect us with some of the organization's mentioned in this episode. 

There’s been no shortage of weird whale news in Northern California over the last several months. This past week or so the news has had a mostly lighthearted bent to it: Residents caught unusual sights of both humpback and killer whales frolicking in the San Francisco and Monterrey Bays, and managed to snap some pretty great photos in the process. 

More ominously though gray whales have been washing up dead along the West Coast in alarming numbers, and with all this unusual whale behavior, many are now wondering what exactly is going on down there underneath the waves.

On this edition of KCBS In Depth we speak with two researchers deeply involved in the effort to find some answers to that question. 

Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi 

Guests: 

• Bill Keener, research associate at  the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito
• David Weller, research wildlife biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla

There’s been no shortage of weird whale news in Northern California over the last several months. This past week or so the news has had a mostly lighthearted bent to it: Residents caught unusual sights of both humpback and killer whales frolicking in the San Francisco and Monterrey Bays, and managed to snap some pretty great photos in the process. 

More ominously though gray whales have been washing up dead along the West Coast in alarming numbers, and with all this unusual whale behavior, many are now wondering what exactly is going on down there underneath the waves.

On this edition of KCBS In Depth we speak with two researchers deeply involved in the effort to find some answers to that question. 

Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi 

Guests: 

Bill Keener, research associate at  the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito

David Weller, research wildlife biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla

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Baseball is in a time of transition: The games are getting longer and longer, and the crowds are getting smaller, and now many are asking if America’s favorite pastime might be in need of an update.

On this edition of In Depth we search for some clues as to what may lie ahead for the sport by looking to its past.

For that KCBS Sports Anchor Steve Bitker and KCBS Morning Anchor Stan Bunger spoke with one of baseball’s keenest observers, Tyler Kepner, the national baseball writer for the New York Times.

They discuss Kepner’s new book, "K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches," which examines the history of baseball through the lens of some of its most famous, and infamous, pitches.

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Baseball is in a time of transition: The games are getting longer and longer, and the crowds are getting smaller, and now many are asking if America’s favorite pastime might be in need of an update.

On this edition of In Depth we search for some clues as to what may lie ahead for the sport by looking to its past.

For that KCBS Sports Anchor Steve Bitker and KCBS Morning Anchor Stan Bunger spoke with one of baseball’s keenest observers, Tyler Kepner, the national baseball writer for the New York Times.

They discuss Kepner’s new book, "K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches," which examines the history of baseball through the lens of some of its most famous, and infamous, pitches.

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 

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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 

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

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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

It’s been growing for months, now the worst measles outbreak the US has seen in decades has spread to more than 800 people in two dozen states.

Here in the Bay Area, residents got a fresh scare about a week ago with reports of possible measles exposures at a popular Berkeley supermarket. Meanwhile, state lawmakers are moving forward with new legislation to tighten up vaccination requirements for school age children.

On this edition of In Depth we welcome on two health experts to get their perspective on why a disease once eliminated in the US is now making a comeback and what can be done to stop it.

Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi

Guests:

Dr. George Han, deputy health officer with the County of Santa Clara’s Public Health Department

Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, professor of pediatrics and health research  and chief of infectious diseases at the Stanford University School of Medicine

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