Mission Local's food critic on some neighborhood gems; our panel provides a status check on San Francisco's downtown; the scoop on how to enjoy the Arab Film Festival; the Bay Area news quiz!

Superintendent Maria Su on SFUSD's new school assignment system; election preview; Matthew Aldrich's The Natural Order

State of the Bay looks at what voters need to know to make sure their mail ballots count, examines whether Governor Newsom will commute California’s death sentences before leaving office, and shares a few laughs with Patrick Heij.

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu on his dept's lawsuit vs Trump Media; a debate on Prop 40, the 'billionaire tax'; Nina Schuyler's 'Open the Floodgates.'

We hear arguments for and against Proposition RTM and Proposition H and get a preview of Black Art Week

State of the Bay examines California's new online child safety laws, digs into the controversy surrounding automated license plate readers, and learns about the civil rights fight that saved Mission lowrider culture.

State of the Bay explains how balcony solar could bring clean power to California renters, explores whether humanoid robots are ready for our homes and sits down with Sam Smart, the first woman to conquer the 118-mile Quad Quad Dipsea.

Representative Jared Huffman on his new book "No Prophets;" Maya Goldberg-Safir on the Valkyries' improbable season; and Chloe Benjamin's new novel "Under Story."

Back-to-school, mitochondria, and hacker houses

State of the Bay gets an update on California's wildfire season with CalMatters' Rachel Becker, talks with the filmmakers of HBO's new documentary "The Man Will Burn," and learns about dancer Khala Brannigan's new solo work on grief and memory.