Scott Shafer
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KQED Politics & Govt. Editor. Co-host of Political Breakdown. Water polo. Chocolate. https://t.co/4gBsbTmufQ
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CA State Senator. Chair, Budget Committee. Former Chair, Legislative LGBTQ Caucus. Housing/transit/climate/criminal justice reform/health. Democrat.🏳️🌈✡️
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San Francisco bureau chief for the New York Times; former columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and co-host of #TotalSF podcast; proud to call SF home
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Husband, father, man of letters. Also a park district chair & #CACapitol alum who works at the @CAStateLibrary and is a big fan of learning from history. 🇵🇦
I chatted with Marisa Lagos and Scott Shafer for the latest Political Breakdown on KQED ahead of oral arguments in the CA Supreme Court tomorrow, where business groups and lawmakers will argue over whether to throw an anti-tax measure off the November ballot.
kqed.org/news/11985267/…
Today on Political Breakdown I'll be talking with The New York Times reporter Kellen Browning, who's covering the presidential, Senate and House races in AZ and NV. Key states for the 2024 election outcome. 5:50 pm on KQED News & your podcast.
.Kanishka of TogetherSF Action on 'finding a political home,' why SF mayors need more power and what moderates want to accomplish -- like keeping Aaron Peskin out of the mayor's office. kqed.org/news/11984718/…
NEW: The Santa Clara County portion of the #CA16 recount is over, with Evan Low now in second place.
Evan Low gained 11 votes and Joe Simitian gained 7 votes in SCC Registrar of Voters
Still more than a dozen ballots left to review in San Mateo, per last update from smcvote
Staff writer Mark Leibovich joined Scott Shafer on KQED’s Political Breakdown to talk about his recent profile of California Governor Gavin Newsom. Listen to the conversation here: kqed.org/news/11983845/…
Listen to Political Breakdown to hear Mark Leibovich on Newsom's chances, Trump v. Biden, and Speaker Mike Johnson's 180 on Ukraine. kqed.org/news/11983845/…
I'll be filling in for Alexis C. Madrigal today at 9 on KQED Forum. Topic: the SF mayor's race. Will voters give London Breed 4 more years? Aaron Peskin Daniel Lurie 丹尼爾·羅偉 et al hope not. Guests: Heather Knight and Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez. What are your questions?
A remarkably personal story of overcoming life's challenges as a child and then putting those lessons to work on behalf of low income, working class Californians. Jessica Bartholow (she/her). kqed.org/news/11982673/…
There will be at least 3 Californians running for VP: Cornel West chose BLM-LA co-founder Melina Abdullah as his running mate. RFK Jr. selected Nicole Shanahan from Silicon Valley and of course Vice President Kamala Harris Kamala Harris. Trump could make it 4. Suggestions?
.@sneharevanur shares her compelling case for having her generation at the table when policymakers decide on regulations for #ArtificialIntelligence . Her take on what's at stake for her and her fellow Gen Z-ers. kqed.org/news/11982374/…