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A San Francisco federal judge will evaluate the temporary restraining order that stopped Caltrans from clearing the Wood Street encampment in West Oakland – deciding the fate of the city’s largest largest unhoused community. KPFA’s Ellie Prickett-Morgan has this story. Ahead of tomorrow’s hearing, residents have drafted an open letter from the Wood Street … Continued
0:08 – The California Air Resources Board is expected to decide today on a new zero emissions vehicle mandate. Nadia Lopez (@n_llopez), a reporter for CalMatters who covers environmental policy issues joins us to unpack the implications. 0:33 – Tomorrow morning, a San Francisco federal judge will evaluate the temporary restraining order that stopped Caltrans … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Marshall Stienbaum (@Econ_Marshall) , Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Utah and Senior Fellow in Higher Education Finance at The Jain Family Institute explains the case for student debt cancellation as the Biden administration reveals its student debt forgiveness policy. 0:33 – Chair of the Amah Mutsun Tribal … Continued
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
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, including the unsolved murder of Darya Aleksandrovna Dugina, a Russian propogandist and the daughter of a pro-Kremlin intellectual. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School … Continued
0:08 – We spend this hour in conversation with Destin Jenkins (@destinkjenkins), Assistant Professor of History at Stanford University. His latest book is The Bonds of Inequality: Debt and the Making of the American City.
0:08 – 26 news outlets and press freedom groups submitted a letter this week to the U.S. Department of Justice, urging the office to curtail a model legislation that may criminalize writing about abortion. Observers say that the South Carolina bill originated by the National Right to Life Committee could quickly spread to other states. … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Stephen Nuñez (@socio_steve), Lead Researcher on Guaranteed Income at the Jain Family Institute and Halah Ahmad (@HalahAhmad), Vice President for PR and Policy Communications at the Jain Family Institute discusses a recent paper they co-authored on guaranteed income and its post-pandemic political feasibility. 0:33 – Tim Redmond (@timredmondsf), long-time San … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Mari Perez-Ruiz, Executive Director of the Central Valley Empowerment Alliance and Arturo Rodriguez, Organizing Director with the Central Valley Empowerment Alliance discusses the UFW’s March for the Governor’s Signature. 0:20 – Photojournalist David Bacon (@photos4justice) interviews UFW president Teresa Romero (@UFWPresident) on the path to Sacramento. 0:33 – We discuss a coordinated … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer) Director of Foreign Policy in Focus discusses more news from Russia’s war in Ukraine. 0:23 – NUHW mental health care workers at Kaiser began an indefinite strike today. Ilana Marcucci-Morris, a therapist who works for Kaiser in Oakland joins us to discuss. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, … Continued
