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Tio Brooke of the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee joins UpFron to speak with us about the labour strike in Florida’s prisoners, where those incarcerated are forced to work for no pay under brutal conditions. The strike is expected to start this week. “The Birthday Party” at ACT’s Geary Theatre is running through February 4th. We hear about the … Continued
7am – Rep Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) discusses the Trump Administration after one year in office, and on the brink of a government shutdown at midnight. 7:30am – Today also marks one year since the historic Women’s March in Washington. We sit down with Yvonne Quiroz, (@WomensMarchOak) co-chair of the Oakland Women’s March about what to expect this weekend and … Continued
Today, we air a special show featuring thirteen interviews from influential thinkers, strategists, and activists spanning the fields of racial equity, immigration, environmental justice and more about the impact of Donald Trump’s first year in office. Tune in as we ask them what the biggest impact to their work has been, where they see the … Continued
On September 19th, 2017, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake impacted Central Mexico. The destruction that followed was widespread. UpFront checks in again with the post-disaster Mexico to follow up on the story from 2017. Lora Jo Foo, an environmental activist with No Coal in Oakland joins this morning’s show to discuss a Lawsuit against City of Oakland for … Continued
Alexis R. Santos-Lozada is a demographer and professor at Pennsylvania State University. He joins us on the air this morning to discuss the unreported deaths missing from post-Maria estimates. Santos-Lozada found more than 1,000 deaths missing from the official count of Puerto Rican casualties from Hurricane Maria. Déborah Berman-Santana, retired professor of geography and ethnic studies at Mills College … Continued
As part of Martin Luther King Day, UpFront revisits The Pacifica Archive to listen to a piece by journalist Colin Edwards about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s final visit to northern California on January 14, 1968 and his speech at Santa Rita. Afterwards, we play tape from compiled speeches by Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther … Continued
7am – Record expungements are under way in California with the implementation of Prop 64 and the legalization of recreational marijuana. Hundreds of thousands or Californians are now entitled to have their records cleared or sentences reduced for penalties involving marijuana, such as possession. However, the process is complicated. David Downs (@davidrdowns ) is the Cannabis Editor with … Continued
California rent control limitation ordinance Costa Hawkins overturn re-surfaces in the political sphere, once again up for discussion. Executive Director of the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Christina Livingston speaks with UpFront about the Costa Hawkins ordinance. Mike Hutchinson was a candidate for the District 5 seat on the Oakland Unified School District school board in California. … Continued
Tim Redmond, publisher of 48hills.org tells us about whats what in the upcoming San Francisco mayoral race, who is running and on what platform. In a particularly violent move, Salvadorans in America lose their Temporary Protected Status, throwing countless Salvadorian residents into uncertainty. Yanira Arias is National Campaigns Manager for Alianza Americas and is a Temporary Protected Status … Continued
California Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, the representative for the 59th District in the State Assembly joins us on UpFront to discuss his aim to re-introduce a bill to make California a sanctuary state for marijuana. Afterwards, Kirk Lombard, author of the Sea Forager’s Guide to the Northern California Coast discusses harvesting seaweed, kelp, and sustainable fish eats. He’s also … Continued
