First Host Kitty Kelly Epstein is joined by Oakland School Board Member Shanthi Gonzales to discuss the Oakland School District’s urgent budget crisis and then they get into some discussion around the long term plan the school board seems to have adopted to close or consolidate more schools. Shanthi Gonzales is the school board member for district 6 in East Oakland. And closing out the show is some talk about new developments around housing and renter protections.