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Kamala Harris announced this week she’s running for president. She’s certainly not the first Californian to be groomed by Bay Area politics for the national stage. Harris has had to walk a line between left-leaning politics and her status as a former prosecutor. On Sunday she’ll hold a rally in Oakland, the city where she … Continue reading How S.F. Helped Make Kamala Harris →

Kamala Harris announced this week she’s running for president. She's certainly not the first Californian to be groomed by Bay Area politics for the national stage. Harris has had to walk a line between left-leaning politics and her status as a former prosecutor. On Sunday she'll hold a rally in Oakland, the city where she was born.

Guest: Marisa Lagos, KQED politics reporter

What if we looked at solving the Bay Area's housing crisis from a regional lens? Could we come up with solutions that actually work? It's often said that solving the housing crisis requires a regional approach but no one has tried to define what that looks like, until now. A proposal on its way to the state legislature could give the Bay Area its own regional housing agency with the ability to set goals and taxes.

Guest: Guy Marzorati, KQED politics reporter

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What if we looked at solving the Bay Area’s housing crisis from a regional lens? Could we come up with solutions that actually work? It’s often said that solving the housing crisis requires a regional approach but no one has tried to define what that looks like, until now. A proposal on its way to … Continue reading CASA and the Push for a Regional Housing Solution →

What if we looked at solving the Bay Area's housing crisis from a regional lens? Could we come up with solutions that actually work? It's often said that solving the housing crisis requires a regional approach but no one has tried to define what that looks like, until now. A proposal on its way to the state legislature could give the Bay Area its own regional housing agency with the ability to set goals and taxes.

Guest: Guy Marzorati, KQED politics reporter

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The debate over whether gig workers are employees or contractors has been a slow, messy conversation. Now, California’s new governor, Gavin Newsom, is trying to help broker a deal between the two sides. But some drivers aren’t happy about where they think it's going.

Guest: Sam Harnett, KQED Silicon Valley reporter

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The debate over whether gig workers are employees or contractors has been a slow, messy conversation. Now, California’s new governor, Gavin Newsom, is trying to help broker a deal between the two sides. But some drivers aren’t happy about where they think it’s going. Guest: Sam Harnett, KQED Silicon Valley reporter The Bay wants to … Continue reading Can Gavin Newsom Broker a Deal Between Gig Workers, Tech and Unions? →

The debate over whether gig workers are employees or contractors has been a slow, messy conversation. Now, California’s new governor, Gavin Newsom, is trying to help broker a deal between the two sides. But some drivers aren’t happy about where they think it's going.

Guest: Sam Harnett, KQED Silicon Valley reporter

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PG&E says it has no choice but to enter Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and that it's going to file papers around Jan. 29. A lot of things led to this: from deregulation in the 1990's, to the fatal San Bruno explosion in 2010 that put the utility on probation to the 2017 and 2018 deadly wildfires in Northern California. And it brings up the question of who should ultimately be responsible for the cost.

Guests: Lisa Pickoff-White, KQED data journalist, and Marisa Lagos, KQED senior politics reporter

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PG&E says it has no choice but to enter Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and that it’s going to file papers around Jan. 29. A lot of things led to this: from deregulation in the 1990’s, to the fatal San Bruno explosion in 2010 that put the utility on probation to the 2017 and 2018 deadly … Continue reading PG&E’s Road to Bankruptcy →