0:08 – Impeachment Watch: what to expect in week 2 of impeachment hearings, Trump’s intimidation of the witness, how the public is divided in response to the impeachment inquiry, and more – with our colleague, Mitch Jeserich.
0:34 – The City of Oakland brutally swept another homeless encampment last week, this time on E 12th Street and 16th Avenue . For more on the impact on unhoused residents, what the City is saying publicly, promises broken, and what advocates are calling for next, we speak with Needa B, a housing activist and co-founder of the Village, and Lucy Kang (@ThisIsLucyKang) is KPFA’s features reporter, covering encampment evictions in Oakland.
1:08 – On solutions to the housing affordability crisis:
Carroll Fife is the Director of ACCE, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment – Oakland and San Francisco
Israel Lapiz is a field organizer with ACCE.
1:34 – In the wake of a massive inmate hunger strike and work stoppage at Santa Rita jail, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors has made no action. We speak with John Lindsay-Poland is with the American Friends Service Committee and the Audit Ahern campaign, on why advocates are calling for an audit of the jail.
Yasmin Reyes is the mother of Raymond Reyes, age 22, who was found dead in Santa Rita on July 24, 2019. She was told his death was a suicide, but doesn’t believe it. She wasn’t allowed to see his body, or have any of his belongings. She wants answers about her son’s unexpected death, and is calling for an audit and major reforms to Santa Rita jail.
*Board inquiry – All Supervisors did not respond to our request for comment before air time.