UpFront – October 27, 2022
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Journalist censored for pro-Palestinian remarks on The Hill TV; Plus we host a debate on SF vacancy tax measure
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 … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – We follow up on the Iran Mahsa Amini protests with Fatemeh Shams (@ShazzShams), assistant professor of Persian Literature at the University of Pennsylvania. 0:20 – Christian Benitez head custodian for the SFUSD and chief union steward with SEIU Local 1021 discusses continuing payroll troubles at the District. 0:33 – We … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus discusses the latest news from Russia’s war in Ukraine. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us to answer listeners’ COVID questions.
On today’s show: 0:08 – Heather Vogell (@hvogell), who is currently investigating the rental housing market for ProPublica discusses her recent investigation of YieldStar, the algorithmic software developed by RealPage to help landlords set rental prices on apartments. 0:33 – Dr. John Maa, a longtime volunteer physician with the American Heart Association discusses Prop 31, … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Steve Phillips (@StevePtweets), host of the podcast Democracy in Color, joins us to discuss the Democratic party’s approach to Black voters in the midterm elections and the Republican party’s messaging around Black candidates. His new book, How We End the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Dahoud André, coordinator of the Committee to Mobilize Against Dictatorship in Haiti joins us to discuss the Haitian protests and the joint proposal by the U.S. and Mexico to intervene with military force. 0:33 – We host a debate on state Proposition 29 with David Miller (@DmillerB), SEIU-UHW’s Research Director … Continued
What’s the proposed Berkeley vacant homes tax on the ballot this November?
What’s the proposed Berkeley vacant homes tax on the ballot this November? Berkeley residents will be voting on a proposed tax on vacant rental units this November. Proposed by Vice Mayor Kate Harrison, it could mean that property owners of residential buildings will have to pay a tax on vacant units that have been empty … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – We host a debate between Kathy Fairbanks (@kathy_fairbanks), spokesperson for the Yes on 26, No on 27 Coalition and Becky Warren, spokesperson for the No on 26 Coalition. 0:33 – Taryn Luna (@tarynluna) who covers California politics for the LA Times unpacks the money flooding into the campaigns for Prop … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus discusses the latest news from Russia’s war in Ukraine. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us to answer listeners’ COVID questions.