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 from clearing the Wood Street encampment in West Oakland. KPFA’s Ellie Prickett-Morgan has more.

0:42 – Baykeeper’s staff hydrologist, Ian Wren (@Ian__Wren) discusses the red algal bloom in the San Francisco Bay.

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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 Band, Valentin Lopez discusses the campaign to protect Juristac, the site of a proposed sand and gravel mine—also known as the Sargent Quarry.

Santa Clara County is receiving public comment on their Environmental Impact Report on Sargent Quarry until September 26.

A PUBLIC HEARING is scheduled for tomorrow—Thursday, August 25 at 1:30 PM. Participants will meet via Zoom. Agenda details here.

A RALLY to protect Juristac will take place on Saturday, September 10th from 1 to 4 PM @ McEntee Plaza, 70 W Hedding St., San Jose, CA 95110. See event page for more details.

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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.

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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 of Public Health joins us to answer our listeners COVID questions.

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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.

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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. Jahna Berry (@jahnaberry), chief operating officer at Mother Jones and Galina Espinoza (@galinaespinoza), Editor in Chief of Rewire News Group join us to discuss.

0:34 – Assemblymember James Ramos, (@AsmJamesRamos) a member of the Serrano/Cahuilla tribe, is the first California Indian to be elected to the California State Assembly. His district includes the cities of Highland, Loma Linda, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, and San Bernardino.

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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 Francisco investigative reporter and founder of the non-profit news site 48 Hills, joins us to discuss the financial disclosure that ties interim San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins to the campaign that ousted her former boss Chesa Boudin.

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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 effort by the ytt Northern Chumash Tribe and the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County to draw up conservation easements on the 12,000 acres surrounding Diablo Canyon Power Plant with Mona Tucker, Tribal Chair for yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe of San Luis Obispo County and Region. Jane Swanson, spokesperson for San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace joins us to respond to Governor Newsom’s proposal to extend the life of Diablo Canyon.

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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, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health answers listeners COVID questions.

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On today’s show:

0:08 – Reem Assil (@assil_reem), a former union organizer and award-winning Palestinian-Syrian chef working at the intersections of food, community, and social justice discusses her cookbook: Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora.

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