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Tuesday November 5, 2024: KPFA Election Night Coverage LIVE 6pm – 9pm: Democracy Now! National Coverage 9pm – 10pm: Election Night Watch Party, broadcasting from the New Parkway Theater 10pm – 12midnight: Pacifica Evening News Election Night Broadcast Wednesday, November 6, 2024: Call-In Show: A National Post Election Conversation 11am – 1pm : Mitch … Continued
Public transportation systems all over the Bay Area face cuts ranging from deep to catastrophic if they don’t receive commitments for new sources of revenue within the next year or two. Federal funding helped keep public transit afloat when ridership crashed during the COVID 19 pandemic. But those federal funds are about to disappear. In … Continued
Click “Listen” to hear the “No on 35” virtual press conference. About Proposition 35: Makes permanent the existing tax on managed health care insurance plans, which, if approved by the federal government, provides revenues to pay for Medi-Cal health care services. Fiscal Impact: Short-term state costs between roughly $1 billion and $2 billion annually to … Continued
California Proposition 32 raises minimum wage as follows: For employers with 26 or more employees, minimum wage is raised to $17 immediately and then to $18 on January 1, 2025. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, minimum wage is raised to $17 on January 1, 2025 and then to $18 on January 1, 2026. … Continued
California voters will soon decide on Proposition 4, a multi-billion-dollar bond measure to fund climate and environmental initiatives across the state. Supporters argue the measure is crucial to advancing efforts for a more sustainable future, while opponents warn it could add significant debt without ensuring long-term benefits. The Prop. 4 vote comes amid heightened debates … Continued
As Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao bids to keep her place in City Hall amid recall efforts, supporters of the mayor are taking measures to bring to light what they say is a hostile takeover of city politics by wealthy elites bent on influencing local politics in their favor. KPFA’s Teresa Wierzbianska looked into the claims … Continued
The state’s largest landlord organization, the California Apartment Association has it’s own measure on the November 5th ballot- Proposition 34. It’s being dubbed the “Revenge Initiative” by opponents – who have sponsored Proposition 33 to remove barriers to rent control laws in the state. Prop 34 would limit how money is spent by certain health … Continued
Proposition 33 is on the ballot in California in November. If passed, it would repeal the 1995 Costa-Hawkins Act, and allow cities and counties to enact their own rent control laws. The measure has split support among Democratic and Republican officials across the state. Though tenants’ rights groups largely support the measure, there’s one pro-housing … Continued
The last form of legal slavery may soon be banned in California as voters will decide in November whether to end the practice of involuntary servitude, even as punishment for a crime. Audy McAfee reports: “If you gon have a person, improsion em, then treat em humanly, that’s all everybody wanted to be treated, humanely.” … Continued
