We'll talk to Tim Redmond of 48hills about San Francisco's new public safety strategy. We'll also hear from best-selling author Douglas Abrams about the new book he's co-authored with Jane Goodall, "The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times." And Johnny Hayes of sf.funcheap.com shares fun and affordable holiday activities from around the Bay.

Hosts Joseph Pace and Grace Won talk to SPUR Senior advisor Sarah Karlinsky about ways to improve Oakland's city government. Rachel Michelin, President of the California Retailer's Association, talks about what can be done about organized retail crime. Edie Epps of the Visitacion Valley History Project shares stories about this underappreciated San Francisco neighborhood.

Slow Streets, Dissecting the SF Supervisors' rejection of the Stevenson Street Complex, and Phil Ginsburg of SF Parks & Rec

"The Formerly Incarcerated People's Performance Project", National Student Poet of the West Sarah Fathima Mohammed

Retired California Superior Court Judge LaDoris Cordell discusses her new memoir "Her Honor." We'll also remember the life and career of Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan and hear from City Hope SF's Reverend Paul Trudeau.

José Vadi Probes the California Dream in 'Inter State'. We hear about the Chesa Boudin Recall and a conversation with Nelly Sapinsky

State of the Bay

We're talking to San Francisco Department of Public Work's interim director Carla Short about how the agency recovers from scandal brought on by its former head, Mohammed Nuru. We'll also get an update on the latest Oakland Police Department controversies. And we'll hear from local musician, La Doña.

THIS WEEK: We'll learn about groundbreaking medical research going on right here in the Bay Area. AND... We'll get the latest on the San Francisco courts backlog of criminal trials from San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju. PLUS: We'll hear about the documentary My Name is Pauli Murray a film on the life and ideas of a non-binary Black lawyer, activist and poet.