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0:08 – Stories from the Glass Fire: Anne Johnson The Glass Fire has forced an estimated 70,000 to evacuate, including some 4,500 residents of Santa Rosa’s Oakmont Neighborhood, mostly seniors. KPFA’s Corinne Smith (@Cocoluces) went to evacuation sites to see how they’re doing. Here’s Anne Johnson, 83, of Oakmont. 0:15 – Trump’s tax returns: a … Continued
0:08 – Reaction to the first Presidential debate Steve Phillips (@StevePtweets) is the founder of Democracy in Color, host of the podcast by the same name, and author of the book Brown Is the New White. 0:30 – Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA, and hosted live national coverage of … Continued
https://kpfa.org/app/uploads/2020/09/KPFAscotusimani.mp3 Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) is Senior Editor of Law and Policy for Rewire News Group. She also co-hosts the podcast Boom! Lawyered. On this segment from Upfront, Gandy talks about Amy Coney Barrett, who she is, her dominionist and fundamentalist politics, and why she would be a “disaster” for progressive causes while in power.
0:08 – CalFire update: Glass Fire, Shady Fire, Boysen Fire in Napa and Sonoma County Lynnette Round is a Public Information Officer with CalFire. 0:15 – Sonoma County response Shirlee Zane is a Sonoma County Supervisor, and serves on the Board of the county’s Regional Climate Protection Authority. 0:24 – KPFA News: Now to Napa … Continued
Bay Area counties have set up locations as cooling centers and for wildfire smoke relief. Information and hours subject to change, and COVID precautions are required. Check local city offices for updated information. Last updated: Monday Sep 28, 12:30pm. For questions or updates, email Corinne Smith corinne@kpfa.org Alameda County Current List of Open Cooling Centers … Continued
0:08 – On “Mondays with Mitch,” Cat and Brian talk with Letters and Politics host Mitch Jeserich about the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg and the political pressure by the Trump Administration to confirm her replacement 0:34 – COVID questions, latest research, and taking your calls. John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School … Continued
0:08 – In November, the Trump Administration will argue before the 8 Justices of the Supreme Court to strike down the Affordable Care Act. For analysis on the political battle, we speak with Marjorie Cohn is a professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and former president of the National Lawyers Guild. 0:20 – … Continued
Listen to the full radio report here, first aired September 24, 2020: By Ariel Boone (@arielboone), KPFA elections reporter OAKLAND, CA – Ride-hailing and delivery companies Uber, Lyft, Doordash, Postmates and Instacart have spent at least $182 million in support of Proposition 22, which California voters will decide in November. At issue is the … Continued
0:08 – Breonna Taylor: Officer charged … but not for killing her John Burris is a civil rights attorney, and represents many families of victims of police killings in the Bay Area. 0:34 – The Kao SaeLee story and how CA prisons are still collaborating with ICE, despite “sanctuary” status Sam Levin (@SamTLevin) is the … Continued
0:08 – How the Federalist Society packs the courts Amanda Hollis-Brusky (@HollisBrusky) is a professor of politics at Pomona College. She’s the author of Ideas with Consequences: The Federalist Society and the Conservative Counterrevolution (2015) 0:30 – Outlook for reproductive rights under 6-3 conservative court Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) is Senior Editor of Law and Policy … Continued
