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Sunday saw multiple stabbings in Sacramento, after a white nationalist group got confronted by counter-protesters that outnumbered it ten to one — we talk to someone who was there, and an expert on right-wing extremism. Zahra Billoo delivers a critique of the legislation behind last weeks sit-in in the House of Representatives. Plus: the Supreme … Continued
An hour-long news magazine with a strong focus on state and local issues. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert and produced by the KPFA News Department.
An hour-long news magazine with a strong focus on state and local issues. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert and produced by the KPFA News Department.
Pacific Gas and Electric is withdrawing its application to renew licenses for its two nuclear reactors in Diablo Canyon. That means California’s last nuclear power plant will close by 2025. We’re going to talk about why, what it means about the nuclear industry in general, who’s going to foot the bill for cleaning up Diablo … Continued
Ashley Yates of the Anti Police-Terror Project joins us in-studio to discuss what should come after the Oakland policing scandals that have brought down three chiefs in less than two weeks. Then: San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos has a proposal for how to deal with policing problems in his city: withold $200 million in funding. … Continued
On Friday, Oakland lost its third police chief in nine days, amidst a mushrooming set of scandals over everything from racist text messages to sex trafficking. Now, the civil rights attorneys who’ve been trying to use court oversight to reform the department are proposing to take away the department’s control over its recruitment and retention … Continued
An hour-long news magazine with a strong focus on state and local issues. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert and produced by the KPFA News Department.
We take you through a whirlwind history of community, violence, and resistance at the bars, clubs, and night spots that LGBT folk claimed as their own. Plus: Negin Farsad discusses what it man to be a muslim comedian in a not-so-muslim society, and a look at San Francisco’s Black Film Festival. Guests: Nancy Unger, professor … Continued
After Orlando, it seemed like a really important time to foreground the stories, and the experiences, of the communities that become more vulnerable when this happens. We’re starting with a discussion of what it means to be Muslim in post-September 11th America, then a look at the surprising lineage of racist ideas in America. (Tomorow … Continued
The abrupt resignation of Oakland’s was swiftly followed by news of a sex and prostitution scandal involving multiple officers from multiple agencies, some sergeants and captains, some trading sex for warnings about stings. So: how widespread was it? How high up did the cover-up reach? And is it unusual, or just unusually public? We speak … Continued
