UpFront

Journalist censored for pro-Palestinian remarks on The Hill TV; Plus we host a debate on SF vacancy tax measure

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On today’s show:

0:08 – Katie Halper (@kthalps), host of The Katie Halper Show and co-host of The Useful Idiots podcast joins us to discuss the monologue that got her censored and eventual barred from The Hill TV’s popular news show Rising.

0:23 – UC academic workers, numbering roughly 40,000 have begun voting on a multi-union strike authorization. We discuss the details with Tanzil Chowdhury, a Graduate Student Research Assistant at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and a member of the SRU-UAW bargaining team.

0:33 – Dean Preston (@DeanPreston) San Francisco Supervisor for District 5 and Quentin L. Kopp, president of the San Francisco Taxpayers Association; a former San Francisco supervisor, state senator, and Superior Court judge debate San Francisco Proposition M.

Playlist

Artist Song Album Label
Karega BaileyNo Indictment (feat. King Keon)No Indictment (feat. King Keon)SOL DVLPMNT
Incredible Bongo BandBongoliaBongo RockBELIEVE - Mr Bongo