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.