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2024 ballot explainers covering California, San Francisco, Oakland, and Richmond in two minutes or less. Reported by CalMatters, San Francisco Public Press, and KALW.... more
FAQs about Gimme My Props:How many episodes does Gimme My Props have?The podcast currently has 150 episodes available.
August 26, 2020San Francisco Measure B: Sanitation and Streets DepartmentThis is a 2-minute summary of what’s on the ballot. Click here to listen to them all....more2minPlay
August 26, 2020San Francisco Measure B: Sanitation and Streets DepartmentCurrently, San Francisco does not have a department solely dedicated to keeping its streets and public areas clean . Those responsibilities are currently part of the Public Works department. Measure B proposes splitting off some of public works’ responsibilities into a new department of sanitation and streets....more2minPlay
August 25, 2020San Francisco Measure A: Health And Homelessness, Parks, And Streets BondSan Francisco Measure A is a proposal that takes on three major issues: To address homelessness, enhance parks, open spaces and recreation facilities, and improve street conditions....more2minPlay
August 07, 2020California Proposition 25: Replacing Cash Bail With Risk AssessmentsCurrently, California uses a cash bail system, for those awaiting trial in jail. But, many advocacy groups have long criticized cash bail, arguing it targets low income people who aren’t able to pay these bonds. In 2016, California Senator Robert Hertzberg introduced Senate Bill 10, or SB 10 — a bill that would end cash bail in California and replace it with a “risk assessment” system based on the likelihood that the person awaiting trial will fail to appear in court....more2minPlay
August 06, 2020California Proposition 24: Digital PrivacyProposition 24 is about consumer data privacy laws in California. And it’s a complicated one. Two years ago, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the California Consumer Privacy Act , or the CCPA. It was the first state law in the country to protect consumers’ personal information....more2minPlay
August 05, 2020California Proposition 23: Dialysis Clinics, Round 2This is a 2-minute summary of what’s on the ballot. Click here to listen to them all....more2minPlay
August 05, 2020California Proposition 23: Dialysis Clinics, Round 2California’s Proposition 23 is the latest round in an ongoing fight between labor unions and two major dialysis corporations. You may recall 2018’s Proposition 8 , which would have required those companies to offer refunds for overcharging many of their patients. It failed after opponents spent more than $111 million to fight it....more2minPlay
August 04, 2020California Proposition 22: App-Based DriversProposition 22 is the “app-based drivers as contractors” initiative. Remember AB5? The so-called “ gig worker bill ” that was signed into law last year in California? That law aimed to remove ambiguities around whether gig workers could be classified as independent contractors or employees. And, while it applied to all types of freelancers, the bill was largely seen as going after Uber and Lyft to get them to provide healthcare and other benefits to their drivers....more2minPlay
July 31, 2020California Proposition 21: Rent ControlProposition 21 is also known as The Rental Affordability Act, or RAA, and seeks to expand rent control across the state....more2minPlay
July 30, 2020California Proposition 20: Revising Prison ReformsIn 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the extreme overcrowding in California state prisons was unconstitutional. In response, three criminal justice reforms were enacted....more2minPlay
FAQs about Gimme My Props:How many episodes does Gimme My Props have?The podcast currently has 150 episodes available.