UpFront

More on Trumpworld links to January 6th; Where street violence meets state violence with Rev. Ben McBride; SF gears up for school board recall; Plus we get the scoop on an inter-departmental police scandal

The lobby of a police station in Richmond, California. Image by Wikipedia user Harmonywriter is licensed under CC 3.0

On today’s show:

0:08 – John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), national affairs correspondent for The Nation joins us to discuss the latest political developments on the January 6th riots at the US Capitol.

0:34 – The Othering and Belonging Conference takes place this week. Reverend Ben McBride (@benmcbride), a spiritual leader and longtime activist for peace and justice in the Bay Area and Gerald Lenoir, a strategy Analyst at the Othering and Belonging Institute join us to discuss some of what will take place at the conference.

1:08 – Tim Redmond, San Francisco political and investigative reporter of 30+ years and founding editor of 48 Hills joins us to discuss the San Francisco School Board recall petitions being certified.

1:34 – We discuss the events surrounding the administrative leave of Richmond Police Chief Bisa French with Nate Gartrell (@NateGartrell) is a reporter for the Bay Area News Group who covers crime, politics, and corruption in Contra Costa County.