Are You Election Ready? Making Sense Of The Bay Area’s Races and Ballot Measures

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News, Politics, News Commentary

4.2 • 726 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Ballots have landed in mailboxes across California. Now comes the hard part: figuring out what all the ballot measures mean. Senior editor Scott Shafer and the rest of KQED’s politics team has youcovered. We’ll talk about the most interesting items on Bay Area ballots, including mayoral and DA races, a slew of local housing measures and a state proposition that taxes the rich to tackle climate change. We’re here to answer your ballot questions. Guests: Guy Marzorati, reporter and producer, KQED's California Politics and Government Desk. Marisa Lagos, politics correspondent, KQED - Co-host of KQED's Political Breakdown show. Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, Reporter/Producer covering politics, KQED News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:25.1	From KQED in San Francisco, I'm Scott Schaefer, in for Alexis Madrigal.
1:28.2	Ballots have landed in mailboxes across California.
1:32.6	Now comes the hard part, figuring out what all the state and local ballot measures mean,
1:34.3	and then deciding how to vote.
1:37.3	This hour, the KQEDE politics team has you covered.
1:41.6	Marisa Lagos, Guy Marzarrari, and Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez are all here.
1:45.1	We'll dive into the most interesting items on Bay Area ballots.
1:48.2	In Oakland and San Jose, voters are choosing a new mayor.
1:51.1	In San Francisco, a new DA is up for election.
1:56.0	A former member of the school board who voters recalled this year wants her job back.
1:59.4	That plus statewide propositions, lots to chew over.
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