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UpFront

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UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at [email protected].

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International Court of Justice Decision on Israel’s Genocide Case; Plus, Dr. Yousef Khelfa Describes Current Situation in Gaza Hospitals

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00:08 — George Bisharat, Professor Emeritus at University of California College of Law, San Francisco. His research and writing focus on international legal aspects of Palestine/Israel and on U.S. policies toward the Middle East. 00:37 — Dr. Yousef Khelfa, is a Physician from Stockton currently in Gaza, leading the Palestinian American Medical Association team at … Continued

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Biden administration extends review of new LNG terminals; Plus, The Oakland Coal Terminal is back from the dead ; Bay Area Health Workers Protest L3Harris Weapons Development for Israel

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0:08 — Antonia Juhasz, senior researcher on fossil fuels in the Environment and Human Rights division of Human Rights Watch, just out with a new report entitled “We’re Dying Here: The Fight for Life in a Louisiana Fossil Fuel Sacrifice Zone.” 0:33 — Ted Franklin, an organizer with No Coal in Oakland, for whom he … Continued

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Tensions in the Israeli Government Over Gaza War and Release of Hostages; San Francisco City Budget Battles; Plus, San Mateo County Supervisors Proposal Would Make Houseless Camping a Misdemeanor

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0:08 — Joel Beinin is a Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. 0:33 — Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills. Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. He spent much of that time as executive editor of the Bay Guardian. 0:45 — Suzanne … Continued

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What the Iran-Pakistan Attacks Mean for the Region; Humanitarian Crisis from the Israeli Attacks in Gaza; Plus, Poet Tahir Izgul Recounts His Life Under China’s Uyghur Genocide

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0:08 — Negar Mortazavi is a journalist, political commentator, and host of the Iran Podcast. She joins us from Washington D.C. 0:20 — Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch, is Executive Director at Middle East Children’s Alliance. He is a Palestinian refugee from Dheisheh Refugee Camp in the West Bank. He is also a filmmaker, journalist and educator. … Continued

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Chevron Deference Case; A Look At Governor Newsom’s Budget Proposal

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0:08 — Michael Wara is a lawyer and Senior Research Scholar at Stanford’s Woods Institute for the Environment; also Director of the Climate and Energy Policy Program there. 0:33 — Sameea Kamal is a reporter for CalMatters covering the state Capitol and California politics. Linda Nguy is the Associate Director of Policy Advocacy for Western Center … Continued