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Your Legal RightsYLR Host Jeff Hayden, joined by co-hosts Brent Turner and David Bigeleisen, welcome tonight's special guest Trent Lange from California Clean Money Campaign and California Clean Money Action Fund.Where do we stand on legislation, PACs and Money? What changes are afoot in Washington that might make voting less accessible? Locally, where does the issue of ranked-choice fit into the analysis?Questions for the panel? Please call (866) 798-8255.
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Your Legal RightsA judicial race in Wisconsin has drawn over $100 million in donations. The President has filled his new administration with election deniers.What forces at play are threatening democracy both in America and abroad?YLR host, Jeff Hayden, is joined by civil rights activist and election specialist Brent Turner, and Lawyer, Professor, Political Candidate and the former Chief White House Ethics Lawyer for George W. Bush, Richard Painter.Questions for Jeff and his guests? Please call (866) 798-8255.
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CrosscurrentsSheng Thao, the first sitting mayor to be recalled in Oakland, and Pamela Price, the first Alameda County DA to be recalled, mark two historic election change ups. -
Your CallDaniel Lurie will face an $867 million budget deficit, which could spike to $1 billion if Trump decides to withhold federal funds promised to the city. -
CrosscurrentsA record setting $72 million dollars was spent on local races and ballot measures in the city. We hear about the winners and the losers, and how the money made a difference. -
CrosscurrentsBerkeley Mayoral candidate Sophie Hahn has conceded the race to newcomer Adena Ishii. Ishii will be the first Asian American mayor in Berkeley’s history and the first woman of color to hold the job. -
CrosscurrentsTo make sense of it all, KALW has been hosting an election follow-up series called ‘The Bay After.’ Recently, Executive Producer Ben Trefny led a live panel discussion at our event space in Downtown San Francisco, called ‘State of Change.’ -
Your CallBernie Sanders says the Harris campaign failed because the Democratic Party has abandoned the working class. Top Democrats disagree. What's the path forward? -
Your Legal RightsMuch as we did four years ago, we’ve looked at elections viewing from perspecives ranging from allegations of interference from foreign nations or violations of campaign laws, to the effect divisions are having upon our democracy -- all important topics; but, those are discussions for another night.Last week began a discussion on the elections, and the ramifications resulting from the outcome of the federal elections.And while all eyes are on who will become the 47th President of the United States. We have myriad federal, state and local races of interest, some clearly decided, others that may soon be determined, voting systems that might, and unnecessarily, delay the counting of the votes.Tonight we continue our status check. YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, is joined by civil rights activist Brent Turner and Daly City Mayor Juslyn Manalo who is currently the Senior Community Engagement Specialist/Impact Policy and Communication with the City and County of San Francisco's Office of Economic Workplace Development.Questions for Jeff, Dean and their guests? Please call us at (866) 798-8255.
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Your CallDuring his racist, xenophobic campaign, Donald Trump ran on a promise to forcibly deport millions of undocumented immigrants. How are communities preparing?
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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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. -
Monday was the last day for California voters to register by mail or online for the November 5 election. -
Continued San Francisco Unified School District travails, an Oakland election explainer, Bay Area voter outreach to swing states. -
A group of business and community leaders held a press conference in Oakland’s Chinatown today to speak out against the campaign to recall Mayor Sheng Thao. -
San Francisco Mayor London Breed did not appear for a mayoral forum last night that was hosted by the San Francisco League of Women Voters. -
A Bay Area-based nonprofit polled 900 Latinos from across the state on their election concerns. -
The first week back for 50,000 students in San Francisco’s public schools was capped with an unexpected change of leadership on the school board last Friday. -
Amid campaigns to recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, a group of recall opponents gathered in East Oakland to push back. -
While a huge showing of California delegates are at the Democratic National Convention to support Kamala Harris, not all in attendance are there to root for her. -
The San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association — or SPUR — is a public policy think tank that aims to develop solutions to the problems facing Bay Area cities. The nonprofit released a 44-page report that details the inefficiencies it sees in San Francisco’s government.
