The emergent "Yes In My Backyard" (or YIMBY) movement and its well-established opposition both come out of the progressive left.

29 million Americans are living with diabetes, and more than one-third of US adults are obese. The question is why?

On December 12, 2016, h ost Joseph Pace and guests celebrate City Visions' 25th anniversary and discuss the most defining trends and moments of San Francisco history over the past 25 years. W hat was happening when City Visions debuted in December 1991? Well, San Francisco was in the thick of the AIDS epidemic and effective therapies were years away, incumbent Mayor Art Agnos had just been defeated by former Police Chief Frank Jordan and the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in San

Even though Bay Area voters chose Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by a huge margin, on January 20th Donald Trump will become president of all of America, including California.

According to the CDC, three out of four people addicted to heroin started out on a prescription opioid.

California hasn’t always been the Democratic stronghold it is now. In fact, between the years of 1952 and 1988, Republican candidates won the state in nearly every presidential election. City Visions host Ethan Elkind and guests discuss the future of the Republican Party in California.

November 7, 2016: While the Presidential race has dominated the headlines, Bay Area ballots brim with 17 State propositions, in addition to the U.S. Senate, House and California State races. Host Joseph Pace and guests provide special coverage of the 2016 Election and explore the biggest decisions facing California voters on Election Day. Guests : Mark DiCamillo , Director of The Field Poll Joe Garofoli , San Francisco Chronicle Senior Political Writer Ben Trefny , KALW Public Radio News

City Visions host Ethan Elkind talked to Dan Richard, Chair of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, about where things stand with the big infrastructure project that Californians have been squabbling over since approving it in 2008.

Host Ethan Elkind and guests investigate the origins of San Francisco’s 25 local ballot measures. Is direct democracy in San Francisco broken?

September 19, 2016. Driverless cars are already prowling Bay Area streets doing trial runs. Host Ethan Elkind and our panel discuss the remaining technical challenges and questions raised by the proliferation of these autonomous vehicles, including how we might benefit and how autonomous vehicles might change our landscape.