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November 10, 2023How APEC Will Affect Daily Life in San Francisco
Next week, San Francisco is hosting its largest international event since 1945. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference — or APEC — is expected to bring tens of thousands of visitors and foreign dignitaries to the city. With lots to prove to its guests, including President Joe Biden, San Francisco has ramped up preparations that have already affected local residents.
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APEC 2023 San Francisco City Guide
KQED: From Street Closures to Security Checks, What to Know About SF APEC 2023

This episode was produced by Maria Esquinca and Alan Montecillo, and hosted by Ericka Cruz Guevarra.

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20 min
November 08, 2023 South Bay Conservatives Are Trying to Gain a Foothold on Local School Boards
As red states pass laws targeting transgender rights and LGBTQ-inclusive education, conservatives in the South Bay have formed their own strategy: focusing on local, nonpartisan school board races.
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This episode was produced by Maria Esquinca and Alan Montecillo, and hosted by Ericka Cruz Guevarra

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22 min
November 06, 2023 A Palestinian-American Elected Official Speaks Out
Foster City is home to one of the largest annual gatherings of Palestinians in the Bay Area. It’s also where Councilmember Sam Hindi holds office as the only current elected official of Palestinian heritage in the region.
Today, we talk with Hindi about how the war in Gaza has affected him — as an elected official, as a father, and as a Palestinian-American.
This episode was produced by Alan Montecillo and Maria Esquinca, and hosted by Ericka Cruz Guevarra.
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22 min
November 03, 2023 California Lifts Decades-Old Ban on Lowrider Cruising
California has lifted a decades-old ban on lowrider cruising. The state, widely understood as the birthplace of lowrider culture, has also historically been unfriendly to it. For decades, lowriding was blamed for traffic and alleged connections to gang violence. KQED’s Paloma Yaritza Abarca explains the years-long fight by community members to let their cars ride freely.

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19 min
November 01, 2023 Should Some Drug Dealers Be Charged With Murder?
Mayor London Breed and Gov. Gavin Newsom have announced a plan for San Francisco to charge some drug dealers with murder starting next year. Will it scare suppliers from selling in San Francisco, or deter people from seeking help?
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This episode was produced by Maria Esquinca and Alan Montecillo, and hosted by Ericka Cruz Guevarra.

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17 min
October 30, 2023KQED Live: Listening to Young Elected Leaders
Last week, KQED and the Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good at the University of San Francisco convened some of the Bay Area’s youngest elected officials — Assemblymember Alex Lee, Hercules Mayor Alexander Walker-Griffin, and Sunnyvale Councilmember Alysa Cisneros — to share their experiences in conversation with politics correspondent Guy Marzorati and USF student fellow Caitlin Kennedy.
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38 min
October 27, 2023The Bay’s October News Roundup: Richmond Stands With Palestine, Cruise Suspended in SF, A Win For Child Care Workers
In this edition of The Bay’s monthly news roundup, Ericka, Maria and Alan talk about how Richmond became the first city in the country to pass a resolution in support of Palestinians in Gaza, the Department of Motor Vehicles decision to pull Cruise’s permit in San Francisco, and a big labor win for childcare workers in California.
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LA Times: California city first in U.S. to officially back Palestinians, accuses Israel of ‘ethnic cleansing’
KQED: How a California Child Care Workers' Union Fought for Living Wages — and Won
KQED: California DMV and CPUC Pump the Brakes on Cruise Driverless Taxis in San Francisco

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21 min
October 25, 2023Can the State Force Vallejo PD to Change?
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new, legally binding reform agreement with the Vallejo Police Department last week. Scott Morris with the Vallejo Sun joins us to talk about what’s in the agreement, and why meeting it will be a tall order.
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State DOJ announces new reform agreement with Vallejo police under court supervision

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This episode was produced by Maria Esquinca and Alan Montecillo, and hosted by Ericka Cruz Guevarra

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18 min
October 23, 2023On X, Misinformation About the Israel-Hamas War is Spreading
The Israel-Hamas war has put Elon Musk’s transformation of Twitter to the test. Changes to its verification policy, major cuts to the company's Trust and Safety teams, and Musk’s own rhetoric have led to a worsening in the spread of misinformation on the platform — with real life consequences.
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Bloomberg: Israel-Hamas Conflict Was a Test for Musk’s X, and It Failed
‘Verified’ OSINT Accounts Are Destroying the Israel-Palestine Information Ecosystem
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20 min
October 20, 2023 100 Years of Mystery at the Winchester House in San Jose
To understand the Winchester Mystery House – and how it came to be – you have to understand the woman behind it. KQED’s Boo Curious (also known as Bay Curious) takes us inside to do just that.
This episode of Boo Curious first published Oct. 5, 2023
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23 min

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Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra talks with local journalists about what’s happening in the greatest region in the country. It’s the context and analysis you need to make sense of the news,…