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Your CallIn addition to making sexist comments about women, Donald Trump has been publicly accused of assault by two dozen women and was found liable of sexual abuse last May. -
State of the BayA new carbon-capturing material that may transform how we address climate change, local election results, making boxing more inclusive -
KALW's Ben Trefny sits down with San Francisco Public Press Executive Director Lila LaHood and San Francisco Standard political reporter Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez to talk about how voters have changed the city and the nation. -
The results of the election have had a polarizing effect on communities across the country. KALW asked San Franciscans about how they were moving forward. -
Prop 33, having to do with rent control, has failed to pass. Props like this one lay bare the California housing crisis, and the disagreements on how to address it. -
Bay MadeBefore Kamala, there was the Suffragettes, Helen Gahagan Douglas, March Fong Eu, Barbara Boxer, Jane Kim and, of course, Hillary. -
Media Matters president Angelo Carusone discusses the powerful right-wing misinformation machine and how the mainstream media failed to cover the stakes of the election. -
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CrosscurrentsPeople serving time in federal prisons are denied the right to vote, but they still care about elections. Today, we go inside San Quentin’s mock elections. -
African Night was an evening dedicated to celebrating culture, community, and the power of connection. This special event highlights the Bay Area’s vibrant African and immigrant communities, blending thought-provoking conversation with the joyful sounds of live music from West Africa and the Caribbean.
Gimme My Props
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Berkeley’s Measure Z — also known as the soda tax — is an initiative that aims to extend the 2014 ballot measure to continue the tax on sugar sweetened beverages. -
Oakland’s Measure OO is a new initiative to change the structure of the Oakland Public Ethics Commission. -
Oakland’s Measure NN is a new proposal aimed at funding public safety through a tax on property owners. -
Oakland Measure MM is a new initiative that aims to fund wildfire prevention in parts of the city with high fire risk. -
Richmond’s Measure J and Measure L both focus on election reform. -
Proposition O would strengthen access to abortions in San Francisco. -
Proposition N would create a fund to help police officers, firefighters, paramedics, sheriffs, nurses and 911 dispatchers employed by the city pay off their student loan debt. -
SF Prop M would overhaul SF Business Tax System . The city would rely less on taxing a company’s payroll for staff working here, and more on revenue that businesses earn within the city. -
Proposition L would tax ride-hail companies, including those that operate self-driving cars. -
Proposition K would start a process that could permanently close part of San Francisco’s Great Highway to traffic.
Bay Area Headlines
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More than $5 million in donations has poured into campaigns for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors races so far, with even more money expected before this November’s elections. -
J.D. Vance, former President Donald Trump’s running mate and former venture capitalist, returns to Silicon Valley today to bolster campaign funds through his network of tech moguls and conservatives. -
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted four-to-one on Tuesday to approve the final agreement for Measure QQ. This would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in Oakland and Berkeley school board elections. But, it’s unclear if it will make it onto the November ballot. -
California Forever pulled its ballot measure for a planned city in rural Solano County on Monday, just one day before it was up for a vote by county supervisors. -
Tom LoBianco, a longtime national political reporter, whose been covering Washington for 20 years and currently the co-founder and editor of 24sight News. KALW News Editor Sunni Khalid asked him about this historic moment with President Biden withdrawing from his re-election bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee. -
Tech CEOs and business leaders were the main sources of funding behind a contentious Silicon Valley congressional recount earlier this year. -
Congressman Adam Schiff urges Biden to drop out of the Presidential race due to “serious concerns” about Biden’s ability to win against Trump this fall. -
The Berkeley City Council this week approved an ordinance that gives 16- and 17-year olds the ability to vote for school board members in the city this fall. We went to UC Berkeley’s campus and asked around: Why should youth be able to vote? -
A controversial ballot measure challenging restrictions on oil and gas wells in California will not be on the ballot in November. -
The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, or BAHFA, passed a resolution on Wednesday to put a $20 billion affordable housing bond on the ballot this November.
