UpFront

SF DA Chesa Boudin on Going After Ghost Guns; COVID-19 Call-ins; Shot Spotter Surveillance; Fight Over Point Reyes Seashore

:08 – Mondays with Mitch 
Mitch Jeserich on the passing of Oakland Symphony conductor Michael Morgan, and the path ahead for Democrats’ infrastructure and budget bills as the house gavels back into session

:34  COVID Call-ins
UC Berkeley infectious disease specialist Dr. John Swartzberg discusses the implications of the Pfizer vaccine getting full FDA approval, and new data from the CDC and Israel on how immunity to COVID-19 may wane over time

:68 I.Can’t.Breathe. 

Giffords Law Center litigation director Hannah Shearer on the threat posed by “ghost guns”; San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin on the legal action he’s taking against their manufacturers.

1:34 Shotspotter under strutiny

AP global investigative journalist Garance Burke on her investigation into a gunshot surveillance system cities use on what they consider high-violence areas

1:46 The Fight over Point Reyes 

The Sacramento Bee’s Margo Rosenbaum on the tug of war between ranchers, animal rights groups, and Coast Miwok groups over the future of Point Reyes National Seashore

photo: Kace Rodriguez via Unsplash

Playlist

Artist Song Album Label
H.E.R.I Can't BreatheI Can't BreatheSME - MBK Entertainment/RCA Records
Kev Choice,Viveca HawkinsTake Me to Your Leaders (feat. Viveca Hawkins)Social DistancingSharp Choice Records