Podcast By The Bay

Podcast By The Bay sits down with Former Mayor and Councilman of Foster City, Herb Perez. Herb discusses his career in martial arts, public service, and experience as a Foster City council-member. Herb provides his perspective on many of the topics during his tenure including the recent recall election, and the proposed city audit. The interview was recorded in June of 2020. Stay Tuned.

Podcast By The Bay sits down with Eric DeBode the Executive Director of the Abundant Grace Coastside Worker which is a non-profit focused on assistance with homelessness in the local area. Patrick and Eric discuss many of the aspects of the support that Abundant provides and also touches on some of the deeper societal root causes. Eric was interviewed in June 2020. Stay Tuned!

Patrick speaks with Sabrina Brennan the current San Mateo County Harbor Commissioner and activist for women's rights and equality. Sabrina discusses her activism around the environment and women's rights, current projects of the Harbor Commission, and also her take on the April 15th commission meeting that has made the recent news headlines. Commissioner Brennan was interviewed in May 2020 via Zoom. Stay Tuned!

Podcast By The Bay opens their platform to the candidates for the Foster City Council recall election on March 3 in which the candidates will only be eligible if the recall initiative passes. Both Patrick Sullivan and Jon Froomin participated and spoke to their vision and where they stand on many of the local issues that affect the community. Podcast By The Bay does not endorse any specific candidate but merely provide our platform for the voters to hear the candidates vision. Both Patrick...

Podcast By The Bay showcases a Real Estate Perspective with longtime realtors Robert Pedro and our own Patrick Sullivan for an in-depth discussion on whats happening with the Real Estate Market here on the SF Bay Peninsula. Robert and Patrick and discuss various topics including types of home building, capital gains taxes, and perspective on rent control. The discussion was recorded in Nov. 2019. Stay Tuned! Website- www.podcastbythebay.com Facebook-...

Podcast By The Bay sits down with former 2-time Mayor and Councilwoman of Foster City, Pam Frisella. Pam discusses some of her insights on the current political issues affecting Foster City including the Recall of the Vice-Mayor effort, the interpretation of The Brown Act, and her perspective on the past election. She also dives into one of her passions regarding housing and discusses solutions on this regional issue. Pam was interviewed in Oct. 2019. Stay Tuned! Website-...

Podcast By The Bay features coverage of the recent 19th Annual “Housing Leadership Day”, which was organized by the Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo. We feature some of the participants and attendees including HLC Organizer Leora Tanjuatco Ross, San Mateo District 3 Supervisor Don Horsley, Belmont City Councilman Charles Stone, Foster City Planning Commissioner Evan Adams, and representatives from Facebook discussing the recent news of their 1 million dollar investment into regional...

Podcast By The Bay returns to local coverage featuring the Mayor on the Peninsula series with an interview from San Mateo Mayor, Diane Papan. Diane and Patrick discuss many topics affecting San Mateo including housing, transportation, the current city council opportunity, and her future vision in public service. This episode features music by Leo DeVito. Mayor Papan was interviewed in October 2019- Stay Tuned! Website- www.podcastbythebay.com Facebook-...

Podcast By The Bay speaks with whistle-blower Aaron Lee Davis, former employee of the National Rifle Association and who’s interview with the New Yorker magazine has made recent headlines. Aaron provides insight on the culture of the NRA, feedback on some of the recent structural issues that's plagued the organization, as well as perspective on opportunities to improve gun laws. Aaron was interviewed in September 2019. Stay Tuned! Website- www.podcastbythebay.com Facebook-...

Podcast By The Bay takes you out for dinner for our Discussion Meetup as we converse about many of the societal issues of the day including technology, A.I., government structure and policy, transportation, housing, homelessness, healthcare, and political state. Joining us is a wonderful cast of participants with a wide range of experience and background in technology, research, Bio-tech, A.I., statistics, education, politics, healthcare, and quality improvement. The conversation is...

Podcast By The Bay sits down for a conversation with the Chief Economic and Business Advisor for the state of CA, Lenny Mendonca. Lenny, whom brings an incredible wealth of experience and knowledge to his chief role, discusses vision from the state perspective on topics such as high-speed rail, economic growth, transportation, housing, and regions rising together. This episode features music by Leo DeVito. Lenny was interviewed in August 2019 at the HMB Brewing Company. Stay Tuned! Website-...

In this Part 2 episode with author Cary McClelland of the book Silicon City, Podcast By The Bay goes live after the interview (From Part 1) and dives into a discussion about the state of the SF Bay Area society. Patrick, Andre, and Cary all offer perspectives and push the discussion to the next level conversing on topics such as technology, housing, society, and the future state. Discussion took place in July 2019. Stay Tuned! Website- www.podcastbythebay.com Facebook-...

In this Part 1 episode, Podcast By The Bay speaks with the author Cary McClelland about his book entitled Silicon City- San Francisco in the Long Shadow of the Valley. Silicon City showcases an honest perspective of reality, rapid change, and the state of society featuring SF Bay area residents in their own eyes. Cary discusses his vision and what this work represents, and also approaches on the framework for solutions to the issues at hand. Cary was interviewed in July 2019. Stay...

Podcast By The Bay takes you back to 1969 and celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the iconic rock concert Woodstock. We speak with radio producer and personality Tim McGovern who attended the concert first hand, and recounts his journey to the festival and offers perspective on what it represented for the people, the times, and our society. This episode features music by Andre DeVito. Tim was interviewed in July 2019. Stay Tuned! Website- www.podcastbythebay.com Facebook-...

Podcast By The Bay sits down with CA State Senator for District 13 Jerry Hill to discuss many of the issues affecting District 13 including housing, transit, P.G.&E, and perspective on recent legislation such as SB 50 Zoning. Senator Hill also offers insight on some of the key topics that have been apart of his career in public service including the San Bruno Pipeline Fire, the Smoking Ban, and Martins Beach. This episode features music by Leo DeVito. Senator Hill was interviewed in July...

In this Part 2, Podcast By The Bay continues their coverage of last months CA Democratic Convention that happened here in San Francisco. Patrick and Andre capture the electricity of the event featuring interviews with the Presidential candidate Julian Castro, outgoing CA Arab Caucus President Iyad Afalqa, and clips with Actor Danny Glover, CA State Senator Wiener, and many of the participants who were their on the floor. Patrick and Andre continues the fun in this fun part 2 episode coverage...

In this Part 1, Podcast By The Bay brings you to the floor of last months CA Democratic Convention that happened here in San Francisco. Patrick and Andre capture the electricity of the event featuring interviews with the Presidential candidate Eric Swalwell, and local activist, delegate, and Peninsula Young Democrat member Alex Melendrez. Finally we feel the Burn with Bernie Sander's electrifying speech recorded on the floor of the convention. Patrick and Andre take you there in this fun...

Podcast By The Bay returns to local coverage and interviews the group FC Watchdog and their efforts to recall the elected official Vice-Mayor Herb Perez of Foster City. We also talk ACA-4 which is the Assembly Amendment to update the voting age to 17 years with Nick Lochrie who is the intern for Assemblymember and Speaker Pro Tem Kevin Mullin and also a member of the group Peninsula Young Democrats. This episode features music by Leo DeVito. All interviews were in June 2019- Stay...

Podcast By The Bay continues their candidate coverage for the CA District 13 Senate seat with current Millbrae councilwoman and former Mayor Anne Oliva. Anne brings much public service experience and discusses her vision for District 13 on many issues including the sea level rise, homelessness, housing, transportation, and education. Anne also explains what has motivated her to jump into the CA State Senate race and where her focus and passion will be. Anne was interviewed in May 2019. Stay...

Podcast By The Bay continues their candidate coverage for the CA District 13 Senate seat and sits down with Josh Becker. Josh brings a wealth of experience with a background in public service and technology, and provides vision and knack for problem solving in his approach on addressing many of the issues affecting District 13. He also provides insight for his views on transportation, education, housing, and homelessness, and also vision on the future of tech and AI. Josh was interviewed in...