District 5 is one of the most diverse districts in San Francisco - spanning the Haight to the Fillmore to Hayes Valley to the Tenderloin. It’s also shaping up to be a key battleground in the Board of Supervisors race this year. Bilal Mahmood, an immigrant and former Obama policy analyst is taking on incumbent Dean Preston. Join as we sit down with Bilal and chat about the drug and housing crisis, the need to rebrand “progressives”, the recent anti-incumbency wave in local SF politics and more.

If you’ve opened the Nextdoor app recently, you know people aren’t very happy about their rising electricity bills. California is at the forefront of a big energy transition– something that’s affecting every San Franciscian, and the change is only just starting to accelerate. Join us as we dig into what’s happening, the growing consequences, and why history feels like it’s repeating itself. 

Also, in a fun detour, we open the chat with some history of Bay Breakers and how the world fair in 1915 was somehow simultaneously innovative but also unbelievably unhinged.

There is MAJOR drama playing out at the San Francisco symphony. Even with no inherent interest in the classical music scene, we found it to be juicy and thought-provoking. 

Strap in and we’ll catch you up on the choppy turbulence this age-old institution is currently going through. Also, we welcome two divergent perspectives to the table - so you can get a 360 view of the situation at hand.

Phil Ginsburg is the Leslie Knope of San Francisco’s Parks and Rec, and today, he joins us to share the ambitious vision for Market Street and India Basin Waterfront Parks, philosophical musings on land use, and the biggest challenge of running a department that oversees 15% of land in San Francisco. 

He also answers our spicy questions about things like 420 and what’s contentious internally in his department. Also, what do cheerios have to do with the creation of Golden Gate Park? Grab some tea, get cozy, and tune in to find out. 

Chef and cookbook author, Srishti Jain, joins our table to talk about the popup and supper club scene in San Francisco vs. New York, why she started cooking for strangers in her home, her journey from passion to profession, and what makes food culture in SF special.

You can find and follow Srishti at https://www.instagram.com/srishti.jpg and learn more at https://www.srishtisupper.club/

Who says politics at the dinner table is a no-go? Today we’re serving some spicy takes on the city's power struggles, chatting about the mega-impact of the shadowy Democratic County Central Committee, and why it’s worth being optimistic about our beautiful city. 

What did Alcatraz have to do with The Confederacy? Why were inmates dining on lobster and luxuriating in hot showers? And what compels triathletes to participate in the insane modern-day, “Escape from Alcatraz” race? Skip the actual tour in frigid San Francisco weather and just listen in (from the comfort of your warm and cozy couch) to get all the answers you ever needed about one of America’s most infamous islands. 

We lay down placemats mats and bring out the tea for the intro to the Supper Club. We tease some hidden gems about San Francisco’s public space, restaurant scene, political movements and give our guests a glimpse into our first memories of the city.