Gimme My Props
KALW
2024 ballot explainers covering California, San Francisco, Oakland, and Richmond in two minutes or less. Reported by CalMatters, San Francisco Public Press, and KALW.
Location:
United States
Genres:
News & Politics Podcasts
Networks:
KALW
Description:
2024 ballot explainers covering California, San Francisco, Oakland, and Richmond in two minutes or less. Reported by CalMatters, San Francisco Public Press, and KALW.
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.kalw.org
Episodes
Berkeley Measure Z: Extending the 2014 soda tax
10/28/2024
Berkeley’s Measure Z — also known as the soda tax — is an initiative that aims to extend the 2014 ballot measure to continue the tax on sugar sweetened beverages.
Duration:00:02:00
Oakland Measure OO Election Brief
10/24/2024
Oakland’s Measure OO is a new initiative to change the structure of the Oakland Public Ethics Commission.
Duration:00:02:00
Oakland Measure NN Election Brief
10/24/2024
Oakland’s Measure NN is a new proposal aimed at funding public safety through a tax on property owners.
Duration:00:02:00
Oakland Measure MM: Election Brief
10/24/2024
Measure MM, Oakland’s Wildfire Protection Zone Parcel Tax is a new initiative that aims to fund wildfire prevention in parts of the city with high fire risk.
Duration:00:02:00
Measure J & L Election Brief
10/24/2024
Richmond’s Measure J and Measure L both focus on election reform.
Duration:00:02:00
San Francisco Prop O: Funding low-cost reproductive care
10/24/2024
Proposition O would strengthen access to abortions in San Francisco.
Duration:00:02:00
San Francisco Prop N: Offering emergency workers student loan forgiveness
10/24/2024
Proposition N would create a fund to help police officers, firefighters, paramedics, sheriffs, nurses and 911 dispatchers employed by the city pay off their student loan debt.
Duration:00:02:00
San Francisco Proposition M Election Brief
10/24/2024
SF Prop M — Overhaul SF Business Tax System
Duration:00:02:00
San Francisco Proposition L Election Brief
10/24/2024
SF Prop L — Tax Ride-Hailing and Autonomous Vehicle Companies to Fund Public Transit
Duration:00:02:00
San Francisco Proposition K Election Brief
10/24/2024
SF Prop K — Authorize Great Highway to Become Car-Free, Possibly a Park
Duration:00:02:00
San Francisco Prop J: Monitoring spending on youth programs
10/24/2024
Proposition J would create an oversight body to monitor city government spending on programs helping children and young people.
Duration:00:02:00
San Francisco Prop I: Expanding retirement for nurses and dispatchers
10/24/2024
Proposition I would improve retirement packages for 9-1-1 dispatchers, as well as nurses who transition from temporary to full-time roles.
Duration:00:02:00
San Francisco Prop H: Lowering the retirement age for firefighters
10/23/2024
Proposition H would lower the retirement age for San Francisco firefighters from 58 to 55.
Duration:00:02:00
San Francisco Prop G: Creating a new affordable housing fund
10/23/2024
Proposition G would reduce rent in hundreds of units serving extremely low-income seniors, families and people with disabilities.
Duration:00:02:00
San Francisco Proposition F Election Brief
10/23/2024
SF Prop F - Delay Officer Retirement to Bolster Police Staffing
Duration:00:02:00
San Francisco Prop E: Creating a commissions task force
10/23/2024
Proposition E would create a five member task force to assess San Francisco’s many commissions and recommend whether any should be altered or eliminated to improve local governance.
Duration:00:02:00
San Francisco Prop D: Consolidating City Hall commissions
10/23/2024
Proposition D would dramatically alter governance in San Francisco, slashing City Hall commissions from the current 130 to a maximum of 65, retaining 20 major commissions.
Duration:00:02:00
San Francisco Prop C: Creating an inspector general position
10/23/2024
Proposition C aims to fight corruption in the San Francisco government by creating an inspector general to investigate fraud, waste and abuse.
Duration:00:02:00
San Francisco Proposition B Election Brief
10/23/2024
San Francisco Proposition B — Bonds to Enhance Health Care Facilities and Public Spaces
Duration:00:02:00
California Proposition 35: Funding Medi-Cal services
10/23/2024
If passed, California Proposition 35 would require the state to use money from a tax on health insurance plans towards payments to doctors who serve Medi-Cal patients.
Duration:00:01:30