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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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Proposition J would create an oversight body to monitor city government spending on programs helping children and young people. -
Proposition I would improve retirement packages for 9-1-1 dispatchers, as well as nurses who transition from temporary to full-time roles. -
Proposition H would lower the retirement age for San Francisco firefighters from 58 to 55. -
Proposition G would reduce rent in hundreds of units serving extremely low-income seniors, families and people with disabilities. -
Proposition F allows retirement eligible police officers to stay on the job while receiving both their salary and pension for up to five years. -
Proposition E would create a five member task force to assess San Francisco’s many commissions and recommend whether any should be altered or eliminated to improve local governance. -
Proposition D would dramatically alter governance in San Francisco, slashing City Hall commissions from the current 130 to a maximum of 65, retaining 20 major commissions. -
Proposition C aims to fight corruption in the San Francisco government by creating an inspector general to investigate fraud, waste and abuse. -
Proposition B would let San Francisco borrow up to $390 million to build new infrastructure and upgrade existing buildings, roads, and public spaces. -
Proposition A would let the San Francisco Unified School District borrow up to 790 million dollars to upgrade, repair and retrofit its properties.
Bay Area Headlines
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San Francisco had its first mayoral debate last night. The top five candidates talked about their priorities and solutions for the city’s biggest problems. -
San Francisco played host this week to a political showdown in Democratic and Republican fundraising efforts. -
The City of Hayward is switching from at-large-based elections to district-based city council elections. -
Last night, San Francisco voters said yes to Proposition F, requiring drug screenings and treatment for some residents who receive cash assistance. -
Voters in Oakland take to the polls to make their voices heard. While some are concerned with local issues, many seek to send a message ahead of November’s presidential race. -
It’s election day today. But with only 17 per-cent of ballots returned by the time polling stations opened this morning in San Francisco - there is a general concern about a low voter turnout. -
The war in Gaza has become a flashpoint in the race for California’s open US Senate seat.
