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MIXED!: Tai Babilonia Talks Race in Figure Skating

Olympic figure skater Tai Babilonia and her skating partner Randy Gardner rapidly ascended figure skating’s ranks to become World Champions in 1979. They were favorites at the 1980 Olympics, but an injury ended their dream of a medal. For the series Mixed: Stories of Mixed Race Californians, hosts Sasha Khokha and Marisa Lagos speak to Babilonia about growing up in a mixed race family in the 1960s, and the racism and exotification she faced as an athlete and public figure. see more
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Measure RR Asks Bay Area Voters to Approve $3.5 Billion for BART Improvements

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The SF Bound Bart Train makes a stop at the Ashby Station in Berkeley. (Photo: Alex Cwalinski/KQED)

Since its inception in 1972, BART has gone from a sleek transportation system of the future to one with overcrowded trains, aging infrastructure and long-overdue repairs. This November, voters in Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties will decide on Measure RR, which proposes $3.5 billion in bonds to address some of the aging system's problems. BART says the funds are needed to keep the system safe and reliable. Opponents of the measure say the agency has a history of financial mismanagement. In this hour, we'll hear from supporters and opponents of the measure.

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KQED's Full Election Coverage

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Steve Glazer, California state senator, 7th Senate District, which includes the Tri-Valley and most of Central and East Contra Costa County; former mayor, Orinda

Nick Josefowitz, member, BART Board of Directors

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