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Stories From This Week's Episode: October 28, 2011
News Panel: The latest on Occupy Oakland, the SF Mayor's Race, and more
Governor Brown proposes a sweeping pension reform plan, raising the retirement age and trimming benefits for many state workers. The police crackdown in Oakland gets national attention. In the aftermath, both sides ponder what's next for the Occupy movement. The San Francisco Mayor's Race grows heated amid allegations of voter fraud, questionable funding practices and discrimination.
- Mina Kim, KQED News
- Josh Richman, Oakland Tribune
- Rachel Gordon, San Francisco Chronicle
Ranked Choice...Easy as 1, 2, 3?
San Francisco voters passed ranked choice or "instant runoff" voting in 2002. But this is the first time it will be put to the test in a competitive mayoral race. And, as KQED's Scott Shafer discovers, it's changing not only the way voters cast their ballots, but also how candidates campaign for their vote.
- Why Politicos Hate Ranked-Choice Voting
- Ranked Choice Voting Explained
- Video: SF Mayor Ed Lee on Ranked-Choice Voting -- We caught up with Mayor Lee as he cast his ballot on the first day of early voting.
