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Next Election Season San Francisco May See More Grassroots Fundraising

Angela Johnston
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KALW
District 4 Supervisor Gordon Mar

In 2000, San Francisco passed what was considered a highly progressive public finance system for city elections. But since that time, analysts say that San Francisco has fallen far behind other major U.S. cities.

Supervisor Gordon Mar represents San Francisco’s District 4 in the Sunset. In September, the Board of Supervisors passed his “Public Financing 2.0” legislation, which will go into effect in January 2020. The new law will dramatically increase the amount of public funding accessible to candidates. 

"This has been a really important program to help support grassroots candidates and to try to minimize the influence of money in our elections." - District 4 Supervisor Gordon Mar

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Angela Johnston is the Senior Producer of Uncuffed and an editor in the KALW newsroom. She holds a Master’s degree in journalism and graduated from KALW’s Audio Academy program. She’s worked for KALW in numerous roles - from the deputy news director, to the health and environment reporter, and she's covered everything from lead poisoning to climate change. Her work has aired on KALW, KQED, Reveal, and The Pulse. She also freelances as a producer and editor for Cosmic Standard and AFAR Media. Outside of work, she loves to swim in the bay, surf small waves on her longboard, read, backpack, cook, and garden.
Chris is a graduate of KALW’s Audio Academy class of 2020. He is currently an Editor-Producer for KQED Podcasts and a freelance reporter. His reporting focuses on disability, mental health, and healthcare inequities, and has won awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Public Media Journalists Association, and the San Francisco Press Club.