0:08 – Republicans, including the President, are inciting hate and death threats against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. We speak with Zahra Billoo (@ZahraBilloo) is the Executive Director of the Council on American Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Area about the rise in Islamophobia, lead by the President.
0:34 – City of Oakland set to vote to reinstate funding for some programs cut by OUSD. We speak with Rebecca Kaplan (@Kaplan4Oakland) represents the entire City of Oakland as its Councilmember At-Large and President of the Council.
0:45 – Oakland debates whether passage of Measure AA is legal, as critics say legal loopholes should not usher in another parcel tax. we speak with Pamela Drake (@Bethpikegirl), who has been a political activist in Oakland and the Bay Area since 1973, and runs the blog “Drake Talk” covering news and public affairs in Oakland.
1:08 – SF could be the first to ban facial recognition technology under new surveillance oversight legislation. We speak with Brian Hofer (@b_haddy), Executive Director of Secure Justice and currently Chair of the Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission.
The San Francisco Police Officers Association opposes the measure, but did not respond to our request for comment before airtime.
1:34 – Matt Stroud (@MattStroud) is an investigative reporter with a focus on companies that do business with police departments and prisons. His latest book is The Thin Blue Lie: The Failure of High-Tech Policing.