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News & Analysis
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Mother Jones reports that Trump’s MAGA allies are spreading disinformation and laying the groundwork to challenge the election results. How are lawyers responding? -
Since Roe was overturned in 2022, 14 GOP-run states have enacted abortion bans. Abortion is on the ballot in 10 states and ProPublican has exposed deaths in TX & GA. -
Trump promises to accelerate oil and gas production and reverse Biden’s environmental policies. Scientists say we must get off fossil fuels as quickly as possible. -
State of the Bay shares last-minute voting tips to ensure your ballot counts, talks with experts on how to manage election stress, and interviews the author of a guide on creating a stylish edible garden at home. -
According to a new ProPublica investigation, for years, America’s major gun-makers have shared their customer's personal information to win elections. -
We're discussing what's at stake for press freedom and the effects of the right-wing media machine spreading dangerous lies and conspiracy theories about the election. -
Your CallCampaign finance records show that this is the most expensive mayoral race in recent history. How is money shaping the race? Where do the candidates stand on the issues? -
Queer Power HourThis week on QUEER POWER HOUR, we profile two LGBTQ+ politicos who've made history. -
Bay MadeAs Election Day nears, BAY MADE is bringing a bit of the boo to politics as usual. -
Your CallProPublica has obtained videos of Russell Vought saying in a second Trump term, they will make civil servants miserable and use armed forces to quell domestic "riots."
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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Some residents in the Bay Area have been receiving text messages regarding their voter registration status in a possible scam to get their personal information. -
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.
