Johanna Miyaki
Elections Production ManagerJohanna is a KALW Audio Academy Alum and thrilled to return to the newsroom where she supports KALW's engagement and coverage for the 2024 General Election.
She was marketing professional and entrepreneur before transitioning into a career as a multi media producer.
She has reported on Indigenous communities for El Tecolote and produced and hosted episodes for their podcast, Radio Teco. She has been a producer and editor at KCBS San Francisco and is a freelance journalist, videographer, audio recordist and field producer.
Johanna was born in Washington DC, raised in Maryland now calls San Francisco's OMI district home. She lives in Oceanview with her husband, daughter and thier rescue, Rocco. She cofounded a neighborhood group, We Are OMI and is the project director for thier SF Parks Alliance group, Friends of the OMI Mini Parks.
Johanna enjoys travel, food, wine, music, and people. You can find her wandering the SF Crosstown Trails and proudly serving on the SF CT Council.
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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. -
CrosscurrentsCoast Miwok Indians can be traced back nearly 5000 years to the land known today as the Point Reyes National Seashore. A Coast Miwok family wants the US National Park Service to restore – and give them access to – their ancestral home nestled in a small cove on Tomales Bay. -
CrosscurrentsThe 'call to action' of a campaign led by young people in Richmond makes their appeal to apathetic voters very simple and personal. -
CrosscurrentsIn Alameda County, an anti-recall movement is gaining momentum. Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and District Attorney Pamela Price are both facing recalls this November. We speak with Oaklandside reporter Roselyn Romero who has been following this story. -
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. -
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. -
Beginning on Monday, 36,000 tons of sand will be moved over the next two weeks to stave off sand migrating onto the northern stretch of San Francisco’s Great Highway. -
CrosscurrentsKALW Election Production Manager Johanna Miyaki went to an event co-sponsored by Oaklandside and Capital B, a black-led, national nonprofit news organization. It was part of Capital B's Black Political Power Tour. -
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.
