An archive of all KQED Public Radio and Television coverage of local elections.
All audio archives are from KQED's Forum and The California Report
Video is from KQED's This Week in Northern California

General:
Willie Brown
(originally broadcast September 5)
A conversation with San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.
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Local Ballot Measures:
Oakland Proposition CC
(Originally broadcast October 30)
Forum discusses Oakland Measure CC, which would make permanent the "Strong Mayor" form of government approved by city voters four years ago.
Guests:
• Judy Cox, Vice President of Programs, Oakland League of Women Voters
• Cecily Burt , City Hall Reporter, Oakland Tribune
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San Francisco Proposition D
(Originally broadcast October 29)
Forum discusses San Francisco Proposition D, which would create a public power utility in the city.
Guests:
• Nettie Hoge, Executive Director of The Utility Reform Network and spokesperson for San Franciscans for Affordable Clean Energy
• Dave Hyams, Spokesperson for San Franciscans Against the Blank Check, No on D
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San Francisco Proposition N
(Originally broadcast October 24)
Forum hosts a debate on San Francisco Proposition N - known as the "Care Not Cash" initiative.
Guests:
• Gavin Newsom, San Francisco Supervisor
• Paul Boden, Executive Director of the Coalition on Homelessness
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Measure BB
(Originally broadcast October 18)
Measure BB would authorize BART to issue $1.05 billion in bonds to pay for seismic upgrades.
Guests:
¥ Joel Keller, President of the BART Board of Directors
¥ Ken Hambrick, from the Alliance of Contra Costa Taxpayers San Francisco
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San Francisco Measure A
Measure A is a revenue bond on the ballot that would authorize San Francisco to borrow $1,628,000,000 to pay for improvements to its water system.
Guests:
• Patricia Martel, General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
• Jennifer Webber, Spokesperson for Yes on A
• John Rizzo, Vice-Chair of the Sierra Club, San Francisco Bay Chapter
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San Francisco Ballot Measure S
(originally broadcast on July 24)
San Francisco Supervisor Mark Leno's ballot measure urging city officials to explore growing and distributing marijuana for medical use.
Guests:
¥ Mark Leno, San Francisco Supervisor who drafted the ballot measure and Democratic nominee for State Assembly
¥ Carla Lowe, anti-drug activist, member of the California delegate to Drug Watch International, sponsored anti-drug legislation, ten of which are now state law, and founded California for Drug-Free Youth
¥ Vik Amar, Law Professor at UC Hastings College of Law
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