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The envelope is postage paid, so it doesn’t require a stamp, and it’ll be counted as long as it’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections\">postmarked by Election Day (Nov. 5) and arrives at your county registrar’s office by Nov. 12.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else do you need to know about voting in the 2024 general election right now?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If you’re planning to mail your ballot on Election Day, be \u003cem>very\u003c/em> sure you don’t miss the last collection time for that specific mailbox (which at many locations is 5 p.m. or earlier). You also shouldn’t drop off your ballot on Election Day at a post office that’s already closed. Doing either will mean your ballot will not be postmarked on Election Day and won’t be counted when it reaches your county’s election office.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Can I drop off my ballot in a drop box or at a voting location?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Once you complete your mail-in ballot, you can drop it off at an official drop box or voting location instead of mailing it via a U.S. Postal Service collection box. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections\">Ballot drop boxes open on Oct. 8\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#where-early-vote-ballot-dropoff\">Find your nearest drop box or voting location\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"#where-early-vote-ballot-dropoff\">.\u003c/a>[aside postID='news_12010355, news_12008419,news_12003469,news_12009039,news_12008332' label='More Election Explainers']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few reasons you might prefer to hand-deliver your completed ballot:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Peace of mind:\u003c/strong> There’s a satisfaction that comes with knowing your ballot should now travel straight to your county elections office rather than going through USPS collection and sorting for delivery\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Timing:\u003c/strong> If Election Day is drawing near, using a drop box or a voting location to drop off your ballot directly is the best way to be sure it’ll reach your county elections office in time to be counted\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assistance:\u003c/strong> If you drop off your ballot at a voting location during operating hours and you have a few lingering questions about your ballot or the process, chances are good that you’ll find someone there to help answer them\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Regardless of how you deliver it, you can \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">sign up to track your ballot’s progress with the “Where’s My Ballot?” online tool\u003c/a> and be reassured it’s on its way to being counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re still waiting to receive your ballot entirely, you can use that same tool to verify it was sent out or use \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">voterstatus.sos.ca.gov\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008332/where-is-my-ballot-missing-presidential-election-2024\">Read more about what to do if your ballot has gone missing.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841859\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11841859 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Hand holding ballot drops it in red cardboard ballot box\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident drops off a mail-in ballot at a voting center near City Hall on Oct. 6, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>I want to vote in person. When is early voting available in the Bay Area?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As of Oct. 5, in-person voting is available at every county registrar’s office (also known as your county’s elections office) in the Bay Area. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">Find your county registrar’s office and opening hours.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">early voting locations are open\u003c/a> across the Bay Area starting Oct. 26. \u003ca href=\"#where-early-vote-ballot-dropoff\">Find where to vote early in your county and when those locations open.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember: If you’d like to cast a ballot in person, it’s a good idea to bring the blank ballot you were mailed, as some counties may require you to vote provisionally if you don’t bring it. If you’re issued a new ballot when you vote in person, any ballot you left at home will be canceled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Provisional votes are subject to extra checks — confirming that you’re actually registered to vote in California, or that you didn’t already complete and mail your ballot — and this extra layer of confirmation takes time. That means that although your vote will eventually be counted, it might not be tallied on Election Day itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"2024 Bay Area Voter Guide\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/bayarea,Learn about every single race and measure across the nine Bay Area counties' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/02/Aside-Bay-Area-Voter-Guide-2024-Primary-Election-1200x1200-1.png]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deadline to register to vote online at \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">registertovote.ca.gov\u003c/a> was Oct. 21, but if you missed it don’t worry: You can still \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/pres-prim-march-2024?mc_cid=638980d345&mc_eid=b5c444f6a0\">register in person\u003c/a> at your county elections office or an open voting location after that via \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg/\">same-day registration\u003c/a> (also known as conditional voter registration). This system enables you to fill out and submit your ballot then and there, up until when polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 5. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration\">Read more about registering (or re-registering) to vote in person.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to voter registration, many voting locations also offer replacement ballots, accessible voting machines and language assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"where-early-vote-ballot-dropoff\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>How can I find my early voting site or ballot drop-off?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Visit the \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">state of California lookup tool\u003c/a>, where you will:\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Enter your county (adding your city or ZIP code will give more localized results, but it’s optional)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Check the “Early Voting” and/or “Drop Off Location” boxes\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hit “Search” to see all the early voting and drop-off locations in that area\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If you vote early in your county, remember that voting hours may differ by location, and some locations may not be open every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"where-is-my-polling-place\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Where can I vote in person on Election Day?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you live in San Francisco, Contra Costa or Solano counties, you are assigned a specific polling place, though Contra Costa County election officials say they can process your ballot no matter where you show up to vote. Voting at the county registrar’s office (at City Hall, in San Francisco’s case) is still an option on Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you live in Alameda, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara or Sonoma counties, you can vote at any voting location, known as Vote Centers, including your county registrar’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">find your voting location through the state’s lookup tool\u003c/a>, although please note that this information may only become available closer to Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re hoping to vote in person, be sure to check your mail-in ballot well before Election Day to see where you can vote and whether you’ve been assigned a specific polling place. And again, remember: Even if you live in a county that assigns you a particular polling place, you can still vote at \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">your county registrar’s office\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"contact-my-county-elections-office\">\u003c/a>How can I contact my county directly about voting?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, elections officials are encouraging voters to reach out — early — with any questions or concerns. Here’s the contact information for your county:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.acvote.org/index\">Alameda\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: For information about voting by mail, registration and polling place lookup, call 510-267-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cocovote.us/\">Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 925-335-7800 or email voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv\">Marin\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-473-6456 or go to the Marin County elections webpage to \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/contact-us\">send a form email\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/396/Elections\">Napa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 707-253-4321 or email the elections office at elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org/\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-554-4375 or email sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcacre.org/elections\">San Mateo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 888-762-8683 or email registrar@smcacre.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/rov/Pages/Registrar-of-Voters.aspx\">\u003cstrong>Santa Clara\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call toll-free at 866-430-VOTE (8683) or email registrar@rov.sccgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/default.asp\">Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>: \u003c/strong>Call 707-784-6675 or 888-933-VOTE (8683). You can also email elections@solanocounty.com.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/CRA/Registrar-of-Voters/\">Sonoma\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 707-565-6800 or toll-free at 800-750-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The state also has a full list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices/\">every county elections office in California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we know that it can sometimes be hard to track down the answers to navigate life in the Bay Area in 2024. We’ve published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/coronavirus-resources-and-explainers\">clear, practical explainers and guides about COVID-19\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more\">how to cope with intense winter weather\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">how to exercise your right to protest safely\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So tell us: What do you need to know more about? Tell us, and you could see your question answered online or on social media. What you submit will make our reporting stronger and help us decide what to cover here on our site and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=\"10483\" src=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/10483.js\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/tag/oil\">oil industry\u003c/a> is spending thousands of dollars on a local City Council race in an apparent effort to unseat an incumbent who leads the regional air district’s board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An independent expenditure committee funded by Chevron, Phillips 66, Marathon Petroleum and PBF Energy has spent $23,545 supporting Belmont Councilmember Tom McCune, according to campaign disclosure forms filed with the city as of Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though the oil industry is known to spend big in election season, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/sanmateo/belmont\">council race\u003c/a> in a small Peninsula city with no significant oil operations might seem an odd target.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But McCune’s main competitor for the District 4 seat — after Belmont recently transitioned from citywide, at-large elections to district contests — is fellow Councilmember Davina Hurt, the chair of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District board of directors. She also sits on the California Air Resources Board. Both agencies regulate refineries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The oil industry’s spending on the race is not about policy in Belmont, Hurt said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They want to silence a voice on the air district board,” she said in an interview. “Big Oil is leaning in and trying to change a local election where there are no refineries.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the last 10 years, oil companies with refineries in the Bay Area have spent large amounts on local contests in the cities where they operate. In \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/11/05/361875792/chevron-spends-big-and-loses-big-in-a-city-council-race\">2014, Chevron spent $3 million\u003c/a> to support candidates in the Richmond City Council election. An independent expenditure committee funded in large part by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11843632/valero-funded-pac-pours-more-than-250000-into-benicia-mayors-race\">Valero spent hundreds of thousands of dollars\u003c/a> on City Council elections in Benicia in 2018 and 2020.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Belmont, a city of 26,000 people, has no oil refining infrastructure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, the industry’s apparent interest in the race is Hurt, who was one of 19 air district board members who voted in 2021 in favor of one of the most stringent refinery pollution control rules in California history. Chevron and PBF gave up their legal attack on the new rule earlier this year, leading to a settlement worth tens of millions of dollars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the \u003ca href=\"https://www.baaqmd.gov/news-and-events/page-resources/2024-news/021324-announcement\">air district announced\u003c/a> the deal, the first quote came from Hurt. “The historic penalties and successful defense of our life-saving Rule 6-6 are a win for air quality in the Bay, especially those living in the Richmond and Martinez-area communities,” she said in the agency’s press release in February.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975694\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11975694\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/231027-CHEVRON-RICHMOND-REFINERY-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/231027-CHEVRON-RICHMOND-REFINERY-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/231027-CHEVRON-RICHMOND-REFINERY-MD-01-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/231027-CHEVRON-RICHMOND-REFINERY-MD-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/231027-CHEVRON-RICHMOND-REFINERY-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/231027-CHEVRON-RICHMOND-REFINERY-MD-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/231027-CHEVRON-RICHMOND-REFINERY-MD-01-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Chevron refinery in Richmond on Oct. 27, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the last month, the oil industry super PAC — officially labeled the Committee for Jobs and the Economy, Sponsored by Energy Companies and Building Trades Unions Representing Working Men and Women — began sending out flyers in support of McCune, describing him as experienced, pragmatic and collaborative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I knew nothing about the mailers until they started arriving in mailboxes,” McCune said in an email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I did not request them, did not approve them, and did not pay for them,” he said, emphasizing that he has not received any money, support or endorsements from the political action committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The phone number on the committee’s most recent political filings is the main number for Bell, McAndrews & Hiltachk, a Sacramento-based law firm that has represented Republican and industry-based interests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither the firm nor the four oil companies funding the committee responded to requests for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The current election marks the first time the committee has filed campaign disclosures with the city of Belmont, according to City Clerk Jozi Plut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McCune does not champion oil industry interests on his campaign \u003ca href=\"https://www.belmont.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/23503/638591407484370000\">statement\u003c/a> filed with the city or his \u003ca href=\"https://sites.google.com/view/mccune4belmont\">campaign website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think clean air is extremely important and that clean air regulations are a very important part of making it happen,” he said in an email, emphasizing that he and Hurt have not compared policies on energy and the environment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McCune sits on the board of directors for Peninsula Clean Energy, a so-called community choice aggregator that provides electricity from renewable sources to San Mateo County customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There simply isn’t enough new solar and wind generation capacity coming online fast enough to achieve 100% renewable and 100% carbon-free electrical generation as fast as we would like,” he said. “I believe we will get to that future state … but it is taking longer than desired.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12009333 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/GavinNewsom2024AP-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The oil industry, air quality and climate change have not been issues in the campaign so far. The \u003cem>San Mateo Daily Journal’\u003c/em>s report on a \u003ca href=\"https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/incumbents-face-off-in-belmont-for-a-seat-in-district-4/article_6e3cacf6-7c80-11ef-ac08-7bb1915fd800.html\">debate \u003c/a>between Hurt and McCune focused mainly on housing, traffic congestion, youth sports and economic development. The forum touched on expanding electric vehicle and home electric appliance opportunities, but the candidates’ positions didn’t seem far apart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hurt said that while she and McCune had slight differences on climate policies, a lot of their priorities are similar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Belmont City Council race is one of two contests on the Peninsula the oil industry group has poured money into.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The committee, which is also funded by several unions that represent refinery workers, has spent close to $60,000 in support of East Palo Alto Councilmember Lisa Gauthier in her race against East Palo Alto Mayor Antonio Lopez for a seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, according to campaign reports filed with the county.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2022, the same committee spent $95,000 backing San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Industry groups are increasingly pouring money into local elections, according to Melissa Michelson, a political scientist at Menlo College.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In a smaller election, the amount of money being spent is much smaller, so your money goes farther,” Michelson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the transition away from at-large elections to district contests amplifies that trend. 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The lowest-paid jobs in the state include farmworkers, home health care aides and cashiers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But arguments by business trade groups that employers would be forced to absorb a more expensive payroll by raising prices and cutting jobs — and exacerbate the state’s cost of living — seem to be sticking in the current election climate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Voters are smart and inflation fatigued,” Jot Condie, president and CEO of the California Restaurant Association, said in a statement. “The recent poll showing a majority of voters would vote no on Prop. 32 is encouraging given the devastating impacts it will have on family budgets and on small businesses.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While some businesses may struggle temporarily to pay for higher wages, most economic studies show minimum wage raises have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12007150/californias-20-fast-food-minimum-wage-sees-no-job-loss-slight-price-hikes\">little to no impact on employment overall\u003c/a>, though they can lead to small price increases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In California’s fast food industry, where a state law required most employers to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12001133/california-governor-touts-fast-food-job-growth-with-higher-minimum-wage\">pay at least $20 an hour\u003c/a>, researchers at UC Berkeley, \u003ca href=\"https://shift.hks.harvard.edu/early-effects-of-californias-20-fast-food-minimum-wage-large-wage-increases-with-no-effects-on-hours-scheduling-or-benefits/\">Harvard\u003c/a> and other institutions found no job losses, as opponents in the restaurant industry had warned. Menu prices increased, but only by about 15 cents on a $4 hamburger, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://irle.berkeley.edu/publications/working-papers/sectoral-wage-setting-in-california/\">study\u003c/a> published last month by the UC Berkeley Institute for Research on Labor and Employment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The campaign opposed to Proposition 32 has scared some voters, said Saru Jayaraman, president of the nonprofit One Fair Wage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“None of the doom and gloom that they predicted turned out to be true,” Jayaraman, who is part of the Yes on 32 campaign, said, referring to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11985277/impact-of-california-fast-food-worker-wage-increase-still-too-early-to-gauge\">fast food minimum wage increase\u003c/a>. “At some point, we have to realize that this is big business willing to put money into lying to people rather than put money into paying workers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If Proposition 32 passes, large businesses with 26 or more employees must raise their minimum pay immediately to $17 an hour and to $18 by 2025. Smaller employers would have until Jan. 1, 2026, to make the adjustment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12006890 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS2826_cashregister20120522-e1430162029879.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supporters aimed to qualify the measure for the ballot in 2022 but missed a key deadline. In the current economic landscape, an $18 hourly wage is woefully insufficient but a step in the right direction, Jayaraman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I still hope we can win,” she added. “There are lots of people in California struggling, living in their car, working multiple jobs, who need a raise to feed their family. And we have to keep fighting for more because 18 is not enough.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. economy has largely rebounded from the pandemic, according to experts. Unemployment remains relatively low. Inflation, which is at a three-year low, is expected to continue decreasing, and consumer spending has been stronger than expected. Still, concerns about consumer prices remain top of mind, and a majority of Californians \u003ca href=\"https://www.ppic.org/publication/ppic-statewide-survey-californians-and-their-economic-well-being-november-2023/\">believe\u003c/a> the state’s economy could experience a downturn in the next year, according to the PPIC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About two-thirds of Democrats said they would vote for Proposition 32 in the most recent PPIC poll, with the highest levels of support in the San Francisco Bay Area. 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"content": "\u003cp>In January 2021, \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2021/politics/congress-electoral-college-count-tracker/\">seven of the 11 California Republicans in Congress\u003c/a> refused to certify the 2020 presidential election results, boosting former President Donald Trump’s false claim that he lost in a rigged vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, as Trump attempts a return to the White House, only a third of California’s Republican U.S. representatives have pledged to certify the results this November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Only four of the 12 GOP incumbents — who are all seeking another term — have promised to uphold the election results. Of the three GOP challengers in California’s most competitive districts, two — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12009870/dave-min-scott-baugh-vie-for-competitive-orange-county-house-seat\">Scott Baugh in Orange County\u003c/a> and Kevin Lincoln in the Central Valley — made the same pledge in response to a CalMatters inquiry. And in California’s U.S. Senate race, GOP candidate Steve Garvey made the commitment in \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/elections/2024/02/senate-debate-california/\">February\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The refusal to commit by most GOP congressional candidates comes as Trump and his allies are already casting doubt on the outcome of the November election, stoking fear among election officials of \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/election-workers-2024-threats-security-police-trump-kamala-biden-steal-c4f27414a5a90b67983b0349a370dd13\">disruptions and violence\u003c/a>. Trump has peddled unsubstantiated claims about widespread \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/09/politics/republicans-noncitizen-voting-elections-trump/index.html\">voting by non-citizens\u003c/a>, argued that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/kamala-harris\">Vice President Kamala Harris\u003c/a> will \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/30/politics/fact-check-trump-election-lies-2024/index.html\">only win if the Democrats cheat\u003c/a> and questioned the constitutionality of Democrats replacing President Joe Biden at the top of the ticket.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The vote by Congress to count all electoral votes that are already certified by each state is the final step in electing a president. Usually a formality, it was anything but after Trump lost the 2020 election to Biden.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Jan. 6, 2021, a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Early the next morning, \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2021/politics/congress-electoral-college-count-tracker/\">147 Republican members of Congress\u003c/a> voted to object to the counting of Electoral College votes from \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/insurrection-at-the-capitol/2021/01/07/954380156/here-are-the-republicans-who-objected-to-the-electoral-college-count\">either Arizona or Pennsylvania, or both\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All 44 California Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate at the time voted to certify the election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eight of California’s current Republican members of Congress were in office, but only Rep. Young Kim — who \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-13/orange-county-house-election-results-young-kim-wins\">flipped her northern Orange County seat in 2020\u003c/a> — voted to certify the results without casting doubt on the election outcome. “The constitution does not give Congress the authority to overturn elections. To take such action would undermine the authority of the states,” she said in a \u003ca href=\"https://youngkim.house.gov/2021/01/05/young-kim-statement-joint-session-congress/\">statement \u003c/a>in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She told CalMatters she plans to uphold the results of this election as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010969\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12010969\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/DSCF0776_qed-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/DSCF0776_qed-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/DSCF0776_qed-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/DSCF0776_qed-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/DSCF0776_qed-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/DSCF0776_qed-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/DSCF0776_qed.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young Kim talking to Republicans at the California GOP Convention in Indian Wells in 2019. (Saul Gonzalez/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Rep. Tom McClintock was the only other California Republican to vote to certify the election. But \u003ca href=\"https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/columns/respecting-an-imperfect-system\">he said\u003c/a> it was because he believed Congress did not have the constitutional authority to reject the electoral votes — not because he didn’t have concerns about how the election was conducted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In December 2020, however, McClintock was one of four California Republicans in Congress to file an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to \u003ca href=\"https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22O155/163550/20201211132250339_Texas%20v.%20Pennsylvania%20Amicus%20Brief%20of%20126%20Representatives%20--%20corrected.pdf\">challenge the election outcome in Pennsylvania\u003c/a>, arguing that mail balloting “invites fraud and incubates suspicion of fraud” and claiming that “ballot harvesters” collected ballots with “no chain of custody.” \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-usa-mules-idUSL2N2XJ0OQ/\">Multiple fact checks\u003c/a> found \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-false-claims-debunked-2020-election-jan-6-riot-2022-01-06/\">no evidence\u003c/a> that there was widespread ballot harvesting or voter fraud during the 2020 election, and courts rejected more than 50 lawsuits Trump and his allies brought to challenge the election results.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McClintock told CalMatters he will vote to uphold the electoral votes for the upcoming election. “Congress’ only role in the matter is to witness the counting of the ballots. Period,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2022, Congress passed the \u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4573\">Electoral Count Reform Act\u003c/a>, which made it more difficult for Congress to object to election results and clarified the vote-counting process. All California Republican incumbents who were in office at the time voted against it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even with that new guardrail, political experts say efforts to overturn the election are to be expected now. That’s a stark departure from a decade ago, said Kim Nalder, a political science professor at California State University in Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really kind of horrifying that we’ve normalized this abnormal sort of situation,” she said. “We can’t survive with this level of distrust in our basic institutions, and I don’t know what will give to change that, but something has to.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Veteran lobbyist Chris Micheli said the presidential election results could be challenged again, partly because of how close\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/21/harris-trump-post-schar-school-poll/\"> polls say the race is in seven battleground states\u003c/a>. Both Harris and Trump are preparing legal teams in the case of a challenge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside label=\"2024 California Voter Guide\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/voterguide,Learn everything you need to cast an informed ballot for the 2024 general election' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/09/Aside-California-Voter-Guide-2024-General-Election-1200x1200-1.png]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s definitely a dark period of American history, both what transpired on Jan. 6, but also earlier that prior December, when members of Congress voted against certifying the election of the clear victor in the presidential election,” Micheli said. “Those votes raised the ire of a lot of voters, particularly in California.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Republican Party is confident that the election results will be certified, spokesperson Ellie Hockenbury said in a statement to CalMatters. Still, the party is preparing for issues that may arise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To make sure we didn’t leave anything to chance,” she said, the national and state GOP “have invested heavily in an \u003ca href=\"https://cagop.org/election-integrity/\">Election Integrity operation\u003c/a> to ensure that all concerns are addressed in real-time and that Californians can cast a ballot with confidence that it will be received and counted.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state Republican Party is \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2023/09/donald-trump-california-republicans/\">firmly behind Trump\u003c/a>, who — despite losing to Biden 63% to 34% in 2020 — still won \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/election/2020/results/president\">more votes in California than any other state\u003c/a>. In a \u003ca href=\"https://www.ppic.org/publication/ppic-statewide-survey-californians-and-their-government-october-2024/\">new Public Policy Institute of California poll\u003c/a> released Wednesday night, Harris leads Trump 59% to 33% among likely voters. But in the swing congressional districts, likely voters are generally evenly divided.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rep. Ken Calvert, who represents the \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-voter-guide-2024/us-house/#district-41\">41st District in Riverside County\u003c/a>, is the only California Republican member of Congress to commit to certifying the presidential election results this time after objecting four years ago. He also joined in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22O155/163550/20201211132250339_Texas%20v.%20Pennsylvania%20Amicus%20Brief%20of%20126%20Representatives%20--%20corrected.pdf\">court brief\u003c/a> challenging Pennsylvania’s results in 2020 and advocated for a “thorough investigation” of \u003ca href=\"https://calvert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-calvert-statement-counting-electoral-college-votes\">voter fraud allegations\u003c/a> in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calvert’s campaign did not say why his position has shifted from four years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rep. Jay Obernolte, who voted to object to the count, \u003ca href=\"https://www.dailynews.com/2022/01/05/what-southern-california-house-republicans-say-about-jan-6-riot-one-year-later/amp/\">told Southern California News Group\u003c/a> in 2022 that he still had “serious constitutional reservations about the things that happened in those two states” — Arizona and Pennsylvania.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reps. David Valadao and Michelle Steel missed the vote in 2021. Steel said she \u003ca href=\"https://www.capradio.org/articles/2021/01/07/heres-how-california-representatives-voted-on-certifying-bidens-election-and-who-is-calling-for-trumps-removal/\">had tested positive for COVID-19\u003c/a>, while Valadao \u003ca href=\"https://abc30.com/david-valadao-covid-coronavirus/9265460/\">had not been sworn in yet\u003c/a> because he also tested positive. However, Valadao said\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/RepDavidValadao/status/1346872202298355715\"> on social media\u003c/a> he would have voted to certify the election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The three incumbents who took office in 2023 will face that decision for the first time if they win re-election. But not everyone is answering the question: Rep. John Duarte — a Modesto farmer \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-voter-guide-2024/us-house/#district-13\">facing a fierce challenge\u003c/a> from Democrat Adam Gray — is the only one to state his position publicly, telling The Sacramento Bee he would vote to certify the presidential election. (Duarte did not respond to a CalMatters inquiry.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reps. Kevin Kiley, Vince Fong, Doug LaMalfa, Darrell Issa and Mike Garcia, as well as Obernolte and Valadao, also did not respond to CalMatters inquiries. Matt Gunderson, a candidate for the toss-up 49th District in San Diego County, did not respond to CalMatters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republicans are reluctant to speak publicly about the issue because they’re concerned about losing votes from Trump supporters, strategists say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It puts Republicans in competitive districts in a difficult position,” said Jon Fleischman, former executive director of the California Republican Party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Of course, they’re going to vote to certify the election results, but they don’t really want to inflame the conservative grassroots side either because they need them for their Get Out the Vote. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Jan. 6, 2021, a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Early the next morning, \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2021/politics/congress-electoral-college-count-tracker/\">147 Republican members of Congress\u003c/a> voted to object to the counting of Electoral College votes from \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/insurrection-at-the-capitol/2021/01/07/954380156/here-are-the-republicans-who-objected-to-the-electoral-college-count\">either Arizona or Pennsylvania, or both\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All 44 California Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate at the time voted to certify the election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eight of California’s current Republican members of Congress were in office, but only Rep. Young Kim — who \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-13/orange-county-house-election-results-young-kim-wins\">flipped her northern Orange County seat in 2020\u003c/a> — voted to certify the results without casting doubt on the election outcome. “The constitution does not give Congress the authority to overturn elections. To take such action would undermine the authority of the states,” she said in a \u003ca href=\"https://youngkim.house.gov/2021/01/05/young-kim-statement-joint-session-congress/\">statement \u003c/a>in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She told CalMatters she plans to uphold the results of this election as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010969\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12010969\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/DSCF0776_qed-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/DSCF0776_qed-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/DSCF0776_qed-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/DSCF0776_qed-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/DSCF0776_qed-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/DSCF0776_qed-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/DSCF0776_qed.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young Kim talking to Republicans at the California GOP Convention in Indian Wells in 2019. (Saul Gonzalez/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Rep. Tom McClintock was the only other California Republican to vote to certify the election. But \u003ca href=\"https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/columns/respecting-an-imperfect-system\">he said\u003c/a> it was because he believed Congress did not have the constitutional authority to reject the electoral votes — not because he didn’t have concerns about how the election was conducted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In December 2020, however, McClintock was one of four California Republicans in Congress to file an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to \u003ca href=\"https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22O155/163550/20201211132250339_Texas%20v.%20Pennsylvania%20Amicus%20Brief%20of%20126%20Representatives%20--%20corrected.pdf\">challenge the election outcome in Pennsylvania\u003c/a>, arguing that mail balloting “invites fraud and incubates suspicion of fraud” and claiming that “ballot harvesters” collected ballots with “no chain of custody.” \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-usa-mules-idUSL2N2XJ0OQ/\">Multiple fact checks\u003c/a> found \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-false-claims-debunked-2020-election-jan-6-riot-2022-01-06/\">no evidence\u003c/a> that there was widespread ballot harvesting or voter fraud during the 2020 election, and courts rejected more than 50 lawsuits Trump and his allies brought to challenge the election results.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McClintock told CalMatters he will vote to uphold the electoral votes for the upcoming election. “Congress’ only role in the matter is to witness the counting of the ballots. Period,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2022, Congress passed the \u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4573\">Electoral Count Reform Act\u003c/a>, which made it more difficult for Congress to object to election results and clarified the vote-counting process. All California Republican incumbents who were in office at the time voted against it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even with that new guardrail, political experts say efforts to overturn the election are to be expected now. That’s a stark departure from a decade ago, said Kim Nalder, a political science professor at California State University in Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really kind of horrifying that we’ve normalized this abnormal sort of situation,” she said. “We can’t survive with this level of distrust in our basic institutions, and I don’t know what will give to change that, but something has to.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Veteran lobbyist Chris Micheli said the presidential election results could be challenged again, partly because of how close\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/21/harris-trump-post-schar-school-poll/\"> polls say the race is in seven battleground states\u003c/a>. Both Harris and Trump are preparing legal teams in the case of a challenge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s definitely a dark period of American history, both what transpired on Jan. 6, but also earlier that prior December, when members of Congress voted against certifying the election of the clear victor in the presidential election,” Micheli said. “Those votes raised the ire of a lot of voters, particularly in California.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Republican Party is confident that the election results will be certified, spokesperson Ellie Hockenbury said in a statement to CalMatters. Still, the party is preparing for issues that may arise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To make sure we didn’t leave anything to chance,” she said, the national and state GOP “have invested heavily in an \u003ca href=\"https://cagop.org/election-integrity/\">Election Integrity operation\u003c/a> to ensure that all concerns are addressed in real-time and that Californians can cast a ballot with confidence that it will be received and counted.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state Republican Party is \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2023/09/donald-trump-california-republicans/\">firmly behind Trump\u003c/a>, who — despite losing to Biden 63% to 34% in 2020 — still won \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/election/2020/results/president\">more votes in California than any other state\u003c/a>. In a \u003ca href=\"https://www.ppic.org/publication/ppic-statewide-survey-californians-and-their-government-october-2024/\">new Public Policy Institute of California poll\u003c/a> released Wednesday night, Harris leads Trump 59% to 33% among likely voters. But in the swing congressional districts, likely voters are generally evenly divided.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rep. Ken Calvert, who represents the \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-voter-guide-2024/us-house/#district-41\">41st District in Riverside County\u003c/a>, is the only California Republican member of Congress to commit to certifying the presidential election results this time after objecting four years ago. He also joined in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22O155/163550/20201211132250339_Texas%20v.%20Pennsylvania%20Amicus%20Brief%20of%20126%20Representatives%20--%20corrected.pdf\">court brief\u003c/a> challenging Pennsylvania’s results in 2020 and advocated for a “thorough investigation” of \u003ca href=\"https://calvert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-calvert-statement-counting-electoral-college-votes\">voter fraud allegations\u003c/a> in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calvert’s campaign did not say why his position has shifted from four years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rep. Jay Obernolte, who voted to object to the count, \u003ca href=\"https://www.dailynews.com/2022/01/05/what-southern-california-house-republicans-say-about-jan-6-riot-one-year-later/amp/\">told Southern California News Group\u003c/a> in 2022 that he still had “serious constitutional reservations about the things that happened in those two states” — Arizona and Pennsylvania.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reps. David Valadao and Michelle Steel missed the vote in 2021. Steel said she \u003ca href=\"https://www.capradio.org/articles/2021/01/07/heres-how-california-representatives-voted-on-certifying-bidens-election-and-who-is-calling-for-trumps-removal/\">had tested positive for COVID-19\u003c/a>, while Valadao \u003ca href=\"https://abc30.com/david-valadao-covid-coronavirus/9265460/\">had not been sworn in yet\u003c/a> because he also tested positive. However, Valadao said\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/RepDavidValadao/status/1346872202298355715\"> on social media\u003c/a> he would have voted to certify the election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The three incumbents who took office in 2023 will face that decision for the first time if they win re-election. But not everyone is answering the question: Rep. John Duarte — a Modesto farmer \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-voter-guide-2024/us-house/#district-13\">facing a fierce challenge\u003c/a> from Democrat Adam Gray — is the only one to state his position publicly, telling The Sacramento Bee he would vote to certify the presidential election. (Duarte did not respond to a CalMatters inquiry.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reps. Kevin Kiley, Vince Fong, Doug LaMalfa, Darrell Issa and Mike Garcia, as well as Obernolte and Valadao, also did not respond to CalMatters inquiries. Matt Gunderson, a candidate for the toss-up 49th District in San Diego County, did not respond to CalMatters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republicans are reluctant to speak publicly about the issue because they’re concerned about losing votes from Trump supporters, strategists say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It puts Republicans in competitive districts in a difficult position,” said Jon Fleischman, former executive director of the California Republican Party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Of course, they’re going to vote to certify the election results, but they don’t really want to inflame the conservative grassroots side either because they need them for their Get Out the Vote. So this is an issue that’s divisive for Republicans, and so I don’t think they want to talk about it much.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Republicans running in swing districts, the answer to whether they will uphold the election outcome depends on which voters they want to court, Nalder said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Coming out strongly in support of certification would make sense if the goal was to recruit some moderate voters or some voters from the other party in these close races,” she said. “But if the strategy is more about turnouts amongst their base … it probably makes sense to equivocate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For GOP members of Congress in safe Republican districts, however, the calculation is more about their “future in the party,” Nalder said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>When Margaret Wilson was in a California jail in 2022, county officials came in to talk about the midterm election. The women in her housing unit — known as a pod — didn’t want to attend the talk however, telling Wilson that if they couldn’t vote themselves, it wasn’t of relevance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for many of them, that was not actually accurate. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004883/thousands-in-california-jails-have-the-right-to-vote-heres-why-many-wont\">Since 2016\u003c/a>, with some exceptions, Californians like Wilson \u003cem>can \u003c/em>vote while they are in jail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of the people just didn’t have awareness,” Wilson recalled. Discovering this disconnect prompted her to reach out to family members, asking them to print news articles and resources for her and the people in her pod. “Little by little, they just started to surround me and ask questions,’” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#who\">Who can vote if they’re currently or formerly incarcerated?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#felony\">How can people previously convicted of a felony vote?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#assist\">How can family and friends on the outside assist someone in being able to vote?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The experience left its mark on Wilson after she left jail, and she now works with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cjcj.org/our-programs/cjcj-voter-restoration-outreach-project\">Voter Restoration Project\u003c/a>, which is run by the San Francisco-based Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.cjcj.org/our-programs/cameo-house\">Cameo House\u003c/a>. With Cameo House, Wilson attends events for formerly incarcerated individuals, setting up voter registration booths and trying to get the word out about people’s right to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010849\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010849\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Margaret Wilson, a formerly incarcerated person, works on her computer in her room at Cameo House in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. Cameo House, run by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ), provides a residential alternative to incarceration, offering a supportive environment where participants can live with their children while receiving comprehensive support services. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many of the people she spoke with at a recent reentry conference in the Bay Area were hesitant about the idea of voting, Wilson said — but opened up once they realized she had been “in our shoes” as a person also newly out of the system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_202320240ab544?slug=CA_202320240AB544\">Many advocates\u003c/a> are \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2023/02/california-voting-prison-inmates/\">trying\u003c/a> to\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004883/thousands-in-california-jails-have-the-right-to-vote-heres-why-many-wont\"> streamline and expand accessibility for people in jail\u003c/a>, but the details of voter eligibility for those involved with the justice system can be confusing for many. According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004883/thousands-in-california-jails-have-the-right-to-vote-heres-why-many-wont\">a CalMatters report\u003c/a>, many people in the system won’t be given sufficient time \u003cem>to\u003c/em> vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what people who have interacted with the justice system need to know about voting — and how friends and family members outside can be of assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010854\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010854\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aurora Garza Jimenez (left), Cameo House program manager, and resident Margaret Wilson pose for a photo at Cameo House in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"who\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Can someone vote if they were involved with the justice system?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Short answer: Yes, with some exceptions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aurora Jimenez — Cameo House’s program manager who runs the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cjcj.org/our-programs/cjcj-voter-restoration-outreach-project\">Voter Restoration Project\u003c/a> and worked with Wilson at the reentry conference — said she spent a lot of time combatting people’s assumptions about voting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of people have the misconception of thinking, ‘I can’t do it because I have a record. I can’t do it because I’m on parole or probation or I was in prison,’” Jimenez said. “‘Can I register [to vote] even if I have a misdemeanor, or even if I was in jail?’” is a particular question she “kept hearing.”[aside postID=news_11841345 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, there are some factors that could prevent someone from voting. In general, someone can vote as long as they are not currently incarcerated with a felony for a state or federal prison sentence. If a person is \u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.org/tools/criminalhistory/\">serving a felony jail sentence in a county jail\u003c/a> and it’s not a state prison sentence, they can still vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco’s Department of Elections even has \u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.org/tools/criminalhistory/\">a quick quiz\u003c/a> where you can look up specific scenarios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/voters-involved-justice-system\">The following circumstances\u003c/a> will \u003cem>not\u003c/em> impact someone’s access to voting:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Being in a \u003cem>local\u003c/em> detention facility (jail) and:\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Serving a misdemeanor sentence\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Serving jail time as a condition of probation\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Awaiting trial\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Being on parole or probation (California voters helped this happen with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11841345/proposition-17-and-the-history-of-voting-rights-for-formerly-incarcerated-californians\">Prop 17, which was on the 2020 ballot\u003c/a>.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Being on mandatory supervision\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Being on post-release community supervision\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Being on federal supervised release\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Having a \u003ca href=\"https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/juvenile-justice/court-process\">juvenile wardship adjudication\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The state of California has this information in \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/voting-california/who-can-vote-california/voting-rights-californians\">several other languages\u003c/a>, including \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//pdfs/voting-rights-persons-with-prior-felony-flyer-sp.pdf\">Spanish\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//pdfs/voting-rights-persons-with-prior-felony-flyer-zht.pdf\">Chinese\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//pdfs/voting-rights-persons-with-prior-felony-flyer-hi.pdf\">Hindi\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//pdfs/voting-rights-persons-with-prior-felony-flyer-ja.pdf\">Japanese\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010851\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010851\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aurora Garza Jimenez (left), Cameo House program manager, and Margaret Wilson review voting material for tabling events at Cameo House in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"felony\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>What if someone in California has previously served a felony?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If a person has completed their felony sentence, they can register to vote after they are released.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A person’s right to vote is \u003ca href=\"https://www.cjcj.org/our-programs/cjcj-voter-restoration-outreach-project\">restored immediately\u003c/a> after they leave prison. If a person is released before Election Day (Nov. 5), they can register at their new address. The deadline to register to vote online is Oct. 21, but a person can still register to vote in person up until the polls close on Election Day (called “conditional registration” or “provisional registration”).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read more in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003124/how-do-i-know-if-im-registered-to-vote-heres-how-to-check\">KQED’s guide to making sure you are registered in California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Someone I know is in jail. How can they vote?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Some jails partner with local organizations — or have the county’s election department — \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">go into facilities\u003c/a> to explain voting rights to incarcerated people, as well as provide voting registration and materials. And some — but not all — justice systems have \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsheriff.com/services/jail-services/prisoner-legal-services\">a dedicated office\u003c/a> to which you can reach out about the electoral process.[aside label=\"Related Stories\" tag=\"election-explainers\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An example of how this works in Santa Cruz County, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">American Civil Liberties Union Nor Cal’s Community Toolkit\u003c/a>: The County Election Office partners with the sheriff’s office to conduct several trips for voter information and registration before the election. Election officials track registration among these voters, creating a list to hand to the sheriff’s office, which in turn is responsible for distributing election material. \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">Election outreach staff then work with vote-by-mail program staff at the jail “to arrange for the hand delivery of voter information guides and ballots and time return of ballots.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco jails also have a similar program, said Melinda Benson from \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsheriff.com/services/jail-services/prisoner-legal-services\">Prisoner Legal Services in San Francisco\u003c/a>. Program staff go cell to cell to help with voter registration, handing out ballots and collecting them to return to the city’s elections department. A sealed ballot drop-off box in each house is open until 8 p.m. on Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this work is not a seamless process across all jails. A \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004883/thousands-in-california-jails-have-the-right-to-vote-heres-why-many-wont\">CalMatters investigation\u003c/a> found that some incarcerated people don’t get their voter guides in time — or can’t get their guides at all because their mail may have a page limit. And while some advocates and representatives are trying to make casting one’s ballot easier, Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_202320240ab544?slug=CA_202320240AB544\">recently vetoed a bill\u003c/a> that would have allowed a pilot program to try in-person voting at county jails.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">ACLU guide\u003c/a> also suggested that ahead of time, family members or friends should make a plan to communicate clearly with their loved ones inside about all of their voter information so they can fully prepare to cast their ballot. This includes making sure the person has information like their driver’s license or state ID number if it’s their first time voting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010853\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010853\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Educational voting materials sit on a desk at Cameo House in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Which address should an eligible voter in jail use?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For a person’s voter registration, the ACLU suggests people \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">use their most permanent home address\u003c/a> — or note their cross streets if they were unhoused before entering jail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They should then work with family outside and representatives in the jail ahead of time to make sure they get a ballot from their home county to vote on issues and for candidates in their local community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">For receiving voting materials like their voter guide\u003c/a>, however, a person should use the address of the jail as their mailing address. They \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">should include their booking number\u003c/a> to make things easier to track, in case they are transferred to a different jail.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"assist\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Can I mail voter information to people in jail?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>People held in \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2021/03/01/tablet-project-enhances-communications-for-incarcerated-population/\">prison and jails\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/family-resources/tablets/\">have access to tablets\u003c/a> (although costs for \u003ca href=\"https://www.gettingout.com/mobile/\">messaging and calls\u003c/a> can add up over time, making access prohibitive for many.) People would also have to pay for \u003ca href=\"https://web.connectnetwork.com/inmate-devices-content/newsfeed/\">access to a newsfeed\u003c/a> while inside, and there is \u003ca href=\"https://www.capradio.org/articles/2023/07/19/almost-all-people-incarcerated-in-california-now-have-free-tablets/\">no permitted way to get on social media or an Internet browser\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wilson said during her time in jail in 2022, she and the women in her pod were able to see limited news content using jail-issued tablets. However, Wilson also asked her family and kids to print out more thorough articles about criminal justice and advocacy and mail them to her inside — so she could then show the women around her that “people are fighting for us on the outside.”[aside postID=news_12004883 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/091124_InmateVoting_FM_CM-08-1020x680.jpeg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mailing voting information directly to people was also the ACLU of Southern California’s strategy when \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">the Orange County sheriff’s\u003c/a> office denied their entry into jails for voter registration and providing voter information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s worth emphasizing that \u003ca href=\"https://www.venturasheriff.org/inmate-information/inmate-mail/\">mail going into jails is screened\u003c/a>. If you’re hoping to send mail to a facility, you should first check with your specific local county jail on what is or is not allowed to be mailed and how to address said mail. For example, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsheriff.com/services/jail-services/send-mail-or-order-commissary-items-person-jail\">in San Francisco\u003c/a>, a person cannot mail in an entire magazine or newspaper or anything larger than 8 1/2 inches by 14 inches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You should also not send anything with \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">paper clips or staples\u003c/a> since this could be considered contraband. You should also not forward \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsheriff.com/services/jail-services/send-mail-or-order-commissary-items-person-jail\">stationery items or postage\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California — \u003ca href=\"https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2022/10/25/jail_voting/\">like the rest of the United States\u003c/a> — still has a \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/elections/2024/09/california-voters-jails-barriers/\">ways to go\u003c/a> in expanding voter accessibility, Jimenez said. However, she emphasized the importance of people being able to contribute their opinions on local and national issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of people have the misconception of thinking, ‘My voice doesn’t count.’ And it really does,” Jimenez said. “They add up. It really does make a difference.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published on October 13.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>When Margaret Wilson was in a California jail in 2022, county officials came in to talk about the midterm election. The women in her housing unit — known as a pod — didn’t want to attend the talk however, telling Wilson that if they couldn’t vote themselves, it wasn’t of relevance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for many of them, that was not actually accurate. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004883/thousands-in-california-jails-have-the-right-to-vote-heres-why-many-wont\">Since 2016\u003c/a>, with some exceptions, Californians like Wilson \u003cem>can \u003c/em>vote while they are in jail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of the people just didn’t have awareness,” Wilson recalled. Discovering this disconnect prompted her to reach out to family members, asking them to print news articles and resources for her and the people in her pod. “Little by little, they just started to surround me and ask questions,’” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#who\">Who can vote if they’re currently or formerly incarcerated?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#felony\">How can people previously convicted of a felony vote?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#assist\">How can family and friends on the outside assist someone in being able to vote?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The experience left its mark on Wilson after she left jail, and she now works with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cjcj.org/our-programs/cjcj-voter-restoration-outreach-project\">Voter Restoration Project\u003c/a>, which is run by the San Francisco-based Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.cjcj.org/our-programs/cameo-house\">Cameo House\u003c/a>. With Cameo House, Wilson attends events for formerly incarcerated individuals, setting up voter registration booths and trying to get the word out about people’s right to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010849\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010849\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Margaret Wilson, a formerly incarcerated person, works on her computer in her room at Cameo House in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. Cameo House, run by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ), provides a residential alternative to incarceration, offering a supportive environment where participants can live with their children while receiving comprehensive support services. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many of the people she spoke with at a recent reentry conference in the Bay Area were hesitant about the idea of voting, Wilson said — but opened up once they realized she had been “in our shoes” as a person also newly out of the system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_202320240ab544?slug=CA_202320240AB544\">Many advocates\u003c/a> are \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2023/02/california-voting-prison-inmates/\">trying\u003c/a> to\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004883/thousands-in-california-jails-have-the-right-to-vote-heres-why-many-wont\"> streamline and expand accessibility for people in jail\u003c/a>, but the details of voter eligibility for those involved with the justice system can be confusing for many. According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004883/thousands-in-california-jails-have-the-right-to-vote-heres-why-many-wont\">a CalMatters report\u003c/a>, many people in the system won’t be given sufficient time \u003cem>to\u003c/em> vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what people who have interacted with the justice system need to know about voting — and how friends and family members outside can be of assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010854\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010854\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aurora Garza Jimenez (left), Cameo House program manager, and resident Margaret Wilson pose for a photo at Cameo House in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"who\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Can someone vote if they were involved with the justice system?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Short answer: Yes, with some exceptions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aurora Jimenez — Cameo House’s program manager who runs the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cjcj.org/our-programs/cjcj-voter-restoration-outreach-project\">Voter Restoration Project\u003c/a> and worked with Wilson at the reentry conference — said she spent a lot of time combatting people’s assumptions about voting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of people have the misconception of thinking, ‘I can’t do it because I have a record. I can’t do it because I’m on parole or probation or I was in prison,’” Jimenez said. “‘Can I register [to vote] even if I have a misdemeanor, or even if I was in jail?’” is a particular question she “kept hearing.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, there are some factors that could prevent someone from voting. In general, someone can vote as long as they are not currently incarcerated with a felony for a state or federal prison sentence. If a person is \u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.org/tools/criminalhistory/\">serving a felony jail sentence in a county jail\u003c/a> and it’s not a state prison sentence, they can still vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco’s Department of Elections even has \u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.org/tools/criminalhistory/\">a quick quiz\u003c/a> where you can look up specific scenarios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/voters-involved-justice-system\">The following circumstances\u003c/a> will \u003cem>not\u003c/em> impact someone’s access to voting:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Being in a \u003cem>local\u003c/em> detention facility (jail) and:\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Serving a misdemeanor sentence\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Serving jail time as a condition of probation\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Awaiting trial\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Being on parole or probation (California voters helped this happen with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11841345/proposition-17-and-the-history-of-voting-rights-for-formerly-incarcerated-californians\">Prop 17, which was on the 2020 ballot\u003c/a>.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Being on mandatory supervision\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Being on post-release community supervision\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Being on federal supervised release\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Having a \u003ca href=\"https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/juvenile-justice/court-process\">juvenile wardship adjudication\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The state of California has this information in \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/voting-california/who-can-vote-california/voting-rights-californians\">several other languages\u003c/a>, including \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//pdfs/voting-rights-persons-with-prior-felony-flyer-sp.pdf\">Spanish\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//pdfs/voting-rights-persons-with-prior-felony-flyer-zht.pdf\">Chinese\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//pdfs/voting-rights-persons-with-prior-felony-flyer-hi.pdf\">Hindi\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//pdfs/voting-rights-persons-with-prior-felony-flyer-ja.pdf\">Japanese\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010851\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010851\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aurora Garza Jimenez (left), Cameo House program manager, and Margaret Wilson review voting material for tabling events at Cameo House in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"felony\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>What if someone in California has previously served a felony?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If a person has completed their felony sentence, they can register to vote after they are released.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A person’s right to vote is \u003ca href=\"https://www.cjcj.org/our-programs/cjcj-voter-restoration-outreach-project\">restored immediately\u003c/a> after they leave prison. If a person is released before Election Day (Nov. 5), they can register at their new address. The deadline to register to vote online is Oct. 21, but a person can still register to vote in person up until the polls close on Election Day (called “conditional registration” or “provisional registration”).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read more in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003124/how-do-i-know-if-im-registered-to-vote-heres-how-to-check\">KQED’s guide to making sure you are registered in California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An example of how this works in Santa Cruz County, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">American Civil Liberties Union Nor Cal’s Community Toolkit\u003c/a>: The County Election Office partners with the sheriff’s office to conduct several trips for voter information and registration before the election. Election officials track registration among these voters, creating a list to hand to the sheriff’s office, which in turn is responsible for distributing election material. \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">Election outreach staff then work with vote-by-mail program staff at the jail “to arrange for the hand delivery of voter information guides and ballots and time return of ballots.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco jails also have a similar program, said Melinda Benson from \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsheriff.com/services/jail-services/prisoner-legal-services\">Prisoner Legal Services in San Francisco\u003c/a>. Program staff go cell to cell to help with voter registration, handing out ballots and collecting them to return to the city’s elections department. A sealed ballot drop-off box in each house is open until 8 p.m. on Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this work is not a seamless process across all jails. A \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004883/thousands-in-california-jails-have-the-right-to-vote-heres-why-many-wont\">CalMatters investigation\u003c/a> found that some incarcerated people don’t get their voter guides in time — or can’t get their guides at all because their mail may have a page limit. And while some advocates and representatives are trying to make casting one’s ballot easier, Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_202320240ab544?slug=CA_202320240AB544\">recently vetoed a bill\u003c/a> that would have allowed a pilot program to try in-person voting at county jails.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">ACLU guide\u003c/a> also suggested that ahead of time, family members or friends should make a plan to communicate clearly with their loved ones inside about all of their voter information so they can fully prepare to cast their ballot. This includes making sure the person has information like their driver’s license or state ID number if it’s their first time voting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010853\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010853\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Educational voting materials sit on a desk at Cameo House in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Which address should an eligible voter in jail use?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For a person’s voter registration, the ACLU suggests people \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">use their most permanent home address\u003c/a> — or note their cross streets if they were unhoused before entering jail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They should then work with family outside and representatives in the jail ahead of time to make sure they get a ballot from their home county to vote on issues and for candidates in their local community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">For receiving voting materials like their voter guide\u003c/a>, however, a person should use the address of the jail as their mailing address. They \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">should include their booking number\u003c/a> to make things easier to track, in case they are transferred to a different jail.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"assist\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Can I mail voter information to people in jail?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>People held in \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2021/03/01/tablet-project-enhances-communications-for-incarcerated-population/\">prison and jails\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/family-resources/tablets/\">have access to tablets\u003c/a> (although costs for \u003ca href=\"https://www.gettingout.com/mobile/\">messaging and calls\u003c/a> can add up over time, making access prohibitive for many.) People would also have to pay for \u003ca href=\"https://web.connectnetwork.com/inmate-devices-content/newsfeed/\">access to a newsfeed\u003c/a> while inside, and there is \u003ca href=\"https://www.capradio.org/articles/2023/07/19/almost-all-people-incarcerated-in-california-now-have-free-tablets/\">no permitted way to get on social media or an Internet browser\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wilson said during her time in jail in 2022, she and the women in her pod were able to see limited news content using jail-issued tablets. However, Wilson also asked her family and kids to print out more thorough articles about criminal justice and advocacy and mail them to her inside — so she could then show the women around her that “people are fighting for us on the outside.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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So, who are the biggest donors influencing the election?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recent \u003ca href=\"https://sfethics.org/ethics/2023/12/campaign-finance-dashboards-november-5-2024.html\">campaign finance reports\u003c/a> show that this year, tech investors and wealthy real estate developers have emerged as an influential donor class spending millions of dollars in the highly competitive mayoral race and a local proposition that would limit city commissions and expand the powers of the mayor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is certainly a big money race with a lot of special interests involved,” said Sean McMorris, program manager for California Common Cause. “You can just assume those special interests, more often than not, are trying to improve their bottom line in some way that will benefit them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Total Funds Received by Top Candidates in SF Mayor's Race (as of Oct. 24)\" aria-label=\"Stacked Bars\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-FS87r\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/FS87r/4/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border: none;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"314\" data-external=\"1\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tech money has long influenced Bay Area politics, but the landscape shifted dramatically during the pandemic. New political organizing groups like TogetherSF and GrowSF channeled public frustration over the city’s sluggish economy, street conditions and crime. 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Arthur Patterson, another venture capitalist, recently gave $100,000 to Farrell’s PAC for Proposition D.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Association of Realtors also contributed $123,000 to support Proposition D.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recent filings show that investor Sameer Gandhi gave $100,000 to a PAC supporting Farrell, which has raised $2.5 million in total. Developer Angus McCarthy chipped in $124,500 to the PAC backing Farrell, and investor Kamran Moghtaderi has given $250,500 to the pro-Farrell effort.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco caps contributions to individual candidates at $500. However, there are no donation limits for independent expenditure committees that support candidates or ballot measures, and according to McMorris, “wealthy interests are bankrolling ballot measures” in this election, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You see candidates all the time try to get sneaky and circumvent those limits. 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Lurie has contributed more than $8 million of his own money into his campaign, most recently adding $2.1 million. Miriam Haas, Lurie’s mother, previously gave $1 million to a PAC supporting his campaign, as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But being a billionaire doesn’t always mean you’re going to win,” McMorris said. “But certainly, his wealth helps because he is able to get out his message and say, ‘Hey, I’m an alternative choice here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A PAC supporting Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin, who is the only Democrat running on a progressive agenda, has raised just over $1.5 million, largely from small contributions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"more on the SF mayoral race\" tag=\"san-francisco-mayor-election\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he faces opposition from major tech figures, including billionaire angel investor Ron Conway, who contributed $100,000 to an anti-Peskin committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We expect a massive wave of attacks from billionaire-funded Super PACs during this final stretch as the city realizes the power of our campaign,” Peskin wrote in a campaign email this week. “That’s why Ron Conway is coming at us. But he has tried to defeat us before. He failed, and he will fail again now. And we will win again.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This isn’t the first clash between Peskin and Conway. In 2015, the investor backed Peskin’s opponent for an open Board of Supervisors seat, which Peskin ultimately won.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unions are also putting in big bucks to sway the race. Recent campaign finance reports show Service Employees International Union Local 1021 dropped $476,000 into an anti-Farrell committee. 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Lurie, in particular, has put a significant amount into attack ads against Farrell, who has faced \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008288/former-san-francisco-mayors-call-for-investigation-into-mark-farrells-campaign-financing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allegations of skirting campaign finance laws\u003c/a> by using funding intended for Proposition D to boost his mayoral campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite candidates’ funding gaps, political consultant Eric Jaye, founder of Storefront Political Media, said it’s still anybody’s race to win.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010336/new-polls-san-francisco-mayors-race-peskin-lurie-surging\">Three polls released Monday\u003c/a> paint a tight race among the leading candidates. A Public Policy Polling survey commissioned by Peskin’s campaign shows him tied with Lurie at 25% of first-choice votes. 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"content": "\u003cp>Election Day — your last day to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california\">vote\u003c/a> — is less than two weeks away, on Tuesday, Nov. 5. And at this point, every registered California voter should have automatically received their mail-in ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what if your ballot still hasn’t shown up yet?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deadline for Bay Area counties to start mailing out their ballots was Oct. 7, but don’t panic if there’s no sign of your ballot in your mailbox. Even if something’s gone wrong, you have time — and several options — to fix things and make sure you get to cast your vote by the time polls close at 8 p.m. on Nov. 5.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Looking for information about what’s on your ballot? \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">Take a look at KQED’s Voter Guide\u003c/a>, which unpacks ballot measures and compares candidates in every race in the Bay Area. And if you’ve made a mistake on your ballot, we have a guide to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003469/election-2024-how-to-correct-a-mistake-on-your-ballot-correction\">how to address different kinds of ballot — and signature — goofs.\u003c/a> )\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#ballot-sent-wrong-address\">My ballot was sent to the wrong address\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#ballot-missing\">I think my ballot got lost in the mail\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='news_12010355, news_12008419,news_12003469,news_12009039,news_12008332' label='More Election Explainers']\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>First, check if your voter registration is correct — and if your ballot was actually sent out\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">Input your details on the secretary of state’s voter status page\u003c/a> to check your registration status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This site will show whether you’re correctly registered to vote and to which address. It should also show whether your ballot was mailed out. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003124/how-do-i-know-if-im-registered-to-vote-heres-how-to-check\">Read our guide to making sure you’re correctly registered to vote.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also use \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">the Where’s My Ballot? Tool\u003c/a> to check whether your ballot has been sent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finding out if your voter registration is correct will help you determine next steps in getting your ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else do you need to know about voting in 2024?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"ballot-sent-wrong-address\">\u003c/a>If your ballot was sent to the wrong address\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If it turns out your ballot was missing because your voter registration wasn’t updated, don’t feel bad — people move all the time and forget to update their registrations accordingly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deadline to update your voter registration online using \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">the secretary of state’s voter status page\u003c/a> was Oct. 21, so now you’ll need to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration#deadline-to-register-to-vote\">re-register with your new address in person through Same Day Registration (also called “conditional registration”.) \u003c/a>You can do this in person right up until when polls close on 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 5.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can re-register to vote at\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration#countylist\"> your county elections office during business hours\u003c/a>, which is now open for early voting. You can also ask for Same Day Registration at an open voting location near you when many early voting locations open around the Bay Area on Oct. 26. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008419/ballot-drop-off-location-near-me-early-voting-site-election-2024\">Read more about how to find your closest voting location.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you do this, your county will cancel the ballot that went to your old address and give you a new one to vote with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration#deadline-to-register-to-vote\">Read more about registering (or re-registering) to vote in person.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"ballot-missing\">\u003c/a>If your voter registration address was correct but your ballot never showed up\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If it’s more than six days before Election Day, you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">call your county elections office \u003c/a>and ask them to send a new ballot. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11973915/11973915-revision-v1#countylist\">Jump straight to our list of Bay Area county elections offices\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your county elections office won’t mail you a ballot six days or less before Election Day because it can’t be sure the ballot will reach you in time. So, if you’re trying to get a ballot in the immediate run-up to Election Day, go to your county elections office in person and request one at the counter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your county elections office is also open as of Oct. 7 for early voting through Election Day on Nov. 5, so you could also go there and vote in person at the same time. \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">More early voting locations will be opening throughout October.\u003c/a>[aside label=\"2024 California Voter Guide\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/voterguide,Learn everything you need to cast an informed ballot for the 2024 general election' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/09/Aside-California-Voter-Guide-2024-General-Election-1200x1200-1.png]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, if you’re \u003cem>not\u003c/em> actually registered to vote or need to re-register to update details like your address or your legal name, you always have the option of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\">Same Day Registration\u003c/a> at an open voting location, where you can then fill out and submit your ballot, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If your ballot showed up but it has your former name on it\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’ve legally changed your name since you last voted in California, you’ll need to re-register to vote with your current (new) name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deadline to update your voter registration online using \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">the secretary of state’s voter status page\u003c/a> was Oct. 21, so now you’ll need to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration#deadline-to-register-to-vote\">re-register with your new address in person through Same Day Registration (also called “conditional registration”.) \u003c/a>You can do this in person right up until when polls close on 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 5.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can re-register to vote at\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration#countylist\"> your county elections office during business hours\u003c/a>, which is now open for early voting. You can also ask for Same Day Registration at an open voting location near you when many early voting locations open around the Bay Area on Oct. 26. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008419/ballot-drop-off-location-near-me-early-voting-site-election-2024\">Read more about how to find your closest voting location.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you do this, your county will cancel the ballot that went to your old address and give you a new one to vote with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration#deadline-to-register-to-vote\">Read more about registering (or re-registering) to vote in person.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"contact\">\u003c/a>How to contact your county directly\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, elections officials are encouraging voters to reach out — early — with any questions or concerns. Here’s the contact information for your county:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.acvote.org/index\">Alameda\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: For information about voting by mail, registration and polling place lookup, call 510-267-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cocovote.us\">Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 925-335-7800 or email voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv\">Marin\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-473-6456 or go to the Marin County elections webpage to \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/contact-us\">send a form email\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/396/Elections\">Napa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 707-253-4321 or email the elections office at elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-554-4375 or email sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcacre.org/elections\">San Mateo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 888-762-8683 or email registrar@smcacre.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/rov/Pages/Registrar-of-Voters.aspx\">\u003cstrong>Santa Clara\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call toll-free at 866-430-VOTE (8683) or email registrar@rov.sccgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/default.asp\">Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>: \u003c/strong>Call 707-784-6675 or 888-933-VOTE (8683). 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"content": "\u003cp>David Hummel, a Berkeley City College student, attended the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12007970/1-year-later-the-impact-of-oct-7-siege-of-gaza-on-life-in-the-bay-area#Campuslife\">pro-Palestinian demonstrations\u003c/a> that were part of a national protest movement on school campuses, and he was looking to do more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it’s just about being human, really,” Hummel, 20, said. “To be blind to the suffering of people just because they happen to be born in other places in the world. If you do know about it and decide to just do nothing, then I don’t think I could live with myself.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Israel’s military assault on Gaza began after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack in southern Israel by Hamas-led militants, who killed roughly 1,200 people and took about 240 hostages, according to Israeli authorities. More than 100 hostages have been released or rescued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Israel’s retaliation has killed more than \u003ca href=\"https://www.ochaopt.org/\">42,000 Palestinians\u003c/a>, according to Gaza health officials. \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-death-toll-how-many-palestinians-has-israels-campaign-killed-2024-07-25/\">U.N. human rights officials say\u003c/a> the number is likely an undercount. The bombardment of Gaza sparked protests demanding a cease-fire. In the Bay Area, residents have organized and joined a flurry of spirited protests and marches critical of \u003ca href=\"https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/papers/2024/USspendingIsrael\">the United States’ support of Israel.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The war has impacted Bay Area life, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12007970/1-year-later-the-impact-of-oct-7-siege-of-gaza-on-life-in-the-bay-area\">from politics to Silicon Valley to campus culture\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hummel is just one of the Bay Area residents who moved by the protests, traveled to the West Bank to volunteer. Through other activists, Hummel heard about the \u003ca href=\"https://www.defendpalestine.org/\">advocacy group Faz3a\u003c/a>, which trains people for organized trips to the West Bank to provide \u003ca href=\"https://www.defendpalestine.org/\">“a mass presence of internationals on the ground, providing direct protection for Palestinians, under local Palestinian guidance.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009485\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 843px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12009485\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241013-WEST-BANK-AID-SL-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"843\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241013-WEST-BANK-AID-SL-01-KQED.jpg 843w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241013-WEST-BANK-AID-SL-01-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241013-WEST-BANK-AID-SL-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A photo by Sydney Levy from a visit to the West Bank that he said shows four Israeli settlers harassing and threatening a Palestinian woman and her family in the village of Susya in the South Hebron Hills on Aug. 4, 2024. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Sydney Levy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Once I heard about the opportunity to go to the West Bank, I really couldn’t take my eyes and mind off of it, really,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He arrived in the Middle East in early July. He traveled with Faz3a to Qusra, a village north of Jerusalem, where he spent most of his time. On July 21, Hummel and eight other volunteers were walking with a Palestinian farmer to his olive groves in an area that was cut off to Palestinians. The farmer hadn’t seen the trees in eight months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While they were in the olive groves, Hummel said a group of Israeli settlers drove near the fields. More joined them, roaming the groves on foot. Hummel described the settlers, who wielded metal sticks and wooden bats, as “relatively young looking.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hummel and the volunteers recorded the settlers while the Palestinian farmer slipped away. Then, Hummel said, one settler took charge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was hit in the face by these wooden bats, and I had significant swelling, and as well on my arm,” he said. “The other volunteers were also badly beaten. One woman, she couldn’t walk for a few days after.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009483\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12009483\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-10-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-10-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-10-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Hummel outside the student housing where he lives in Berkeley on Oct. 15, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hummel said the Israeli army arrived soon after but did not pursue the attackers, instead firing shots in the direction of the Palestinian man who was with the volunteers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Faz3a confirmed the incident to KQED and other \u003ca href=\"https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240721-israeli-settlers-beat-foreign-volunteers-in-occupied-west-bank\">news outlets\u003c/a>. CNN \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/22/middleeast/west-bank-attacks-qusra-intl/index.html\">reported that the Israeli military acknowledged\u003c/a> that “a number of masked Israeli civilians assaulted a group of foreign citizens while they were planting trees in the area.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On July 24, Hummel filed a report, viewed by KQED, with Israeli law enforcement but said there was no response. During his weeks in the West Bank, Hummel heard story after story from Palestinians about life under Israeli surveillance. He said what he endured was “just a small fraction” of what Palestinians experienced.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Volunteering in the Middle East\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Israel’s unrelenting assault on Gaza has injured more than \u003ca href=\"https://www.ochaopt.org/\">97,000 Palestinians\u003c/a> and displaced 1.9 million people, almost the entire population of Gaza. With \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11981650/world-central-kitchen-has-fed-crisis-zones-for-years-including-in-california\">Israeli strikes killing aid workers\u003c/a> and destroying hospitals, \u003ca href=\"https://www.csis.org/analysis/famine-gaza\">a humanitarian crisis\u003c/a>, including sickness and starvation, has unfolded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Sept. 30, Israel launched a ground invasion into Southern Lebanon it described as targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah. According to the Lebanese health ministry’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93p3g1v1z4o\">most recent figures\u003c/a>, around 2,400 people have been killed in Lebanon since October 2023, many in the past month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11981878\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11981878\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-005-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-005-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-005-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-005-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-005-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-005-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-005-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Mohammad Subeh poses for a portrait in San Francisco on April 3, 2024, after a medical mission in Gaza. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The strikes in Lebanon have also killed \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/lebanese-healthcare-workers-fearful-as-growing-numbers-killed-in-strikes\">paramedics and health care workers\u003c/a> and closed \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0J5HbBlPu4\">major hospitals\u003c/a>, driving South Bay resident Mohammad Subeh to get on a plane.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Safety is not guaranteed,” Subeh, an emergency room physician, told reporters on Oct. 4 in front of San Francisco International Airport before he left for Lebanon. “I don’t let that kind of overwhelm me too much because, ultimately, we’re there to help the people on the ground. They have nothing, no other alternatives available to them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Subeh, who is Palestinian and has family in Gaza, said he would be leading a team of six doctors and surgeons assisting with treating the injuries — amputations, head wounds, burns and more — of survivors. He also was in Gaza earlier this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11981877\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11981877\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-002-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-002-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-002-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-002-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-002-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-002-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-002-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Mohammad Subeh holds a photo of two children he met in Gaza during a medical mission in San Francisco on April 3, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“After going through the process of entering into my first drive through the encampments, you feel like you’ve entered this apocalyptic horror movie. It’s like, ‘Is this really 2024? Is this earth right now?’” he said on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11981941/hopeandlossingaza\">KQED’s \u003cem>The Bay\u003c/em> in April\u003c/a>. “You start hearing missile strike after missile strike, and it just shakes the whole vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For me, it was very startling. It took me almost a week to actually kind of drown out the missile strikes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He recalled operating on a young girl named Reema, who had been shot. She was screaming in pain after the surgery because they didn’t have pain medicine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never imagined seeing so many dead children in front of me,” Subeh said. “Mothers, family members screaming, crying. There was so much that I was seeing that I was not used to. I wasn’t prepared to see.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Protective presence in the West Bank\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Not all volunteers can enter Gaza. Some, like Hummel, joined groups that assist Palestinians in the West Bank through what is called protective presence work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Center for Jewish Nonviolence organized protective presence volunteers. The center has partnered with Palestinian families living in the West Bank for over a decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The West Bank is divided into three sections — \u003ca href=\"https://www.anera.org/what-are-area-a-area-b-and-area-c-in-the-west-bank/\">A, B and C\u003c/a> — and center volunteers tend to go to Area C since it is fully controlled by Israel. In July, the International Court of Justice, the world court in The Hague that was first established in \u003ca href=\"https://www.icj-cij.org/history\">San Francisco in 1945\u003c/a>, ruled that \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jul/19/israel-gaza-war-live-idf-explosion-tel-aviv-benjamin-netanyahu-visit-rafah\">Israel’s settlement policies in the Palestinian territories\u003c/a> violated international law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12007970 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/RS49114_037_SanFrancisco_PalestineRally_05182021-qut-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Protective presence work is when basically activists accompany Palestinians in the West Bank,” explained Chase Carter, a San Francisco resident who works with the center. “The reason this accompanying work is needed is because these communities are really vulnerable to attacks from Israeli settlers, as well as harassment, arrests and violence from soldiers that are also trying to prevent them from living their daily lives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the UN, since Oct. 7, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ochaopt.org/data/casualties\">more than 700 Palestinians and 40 Israelis have been killed\u003c/a> in the West Bank, with \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/10/12/g-s1-27704/west-bank-palestinians-violence-israel-settlers\">increased instances\u003c/a> of Israeli settler violence against Palestinians. A \u003ca href=\"https://news.gallup.com/poll/651098/palestinian-life-west-bank-east-jerusalem-oct.aspx\">recent Gallup poll\u003c/a> shows that Palestinians living in the West Bank say their lives are worse than ever before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Volunteers from places like the United States, Canada and Europe are often asked to do presence work because of certain privileges they have as international citizens, Chase said. Author Ta-Nehisi Coates noted the restrictions in \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgWt-QcPYMo\">his recent appearance on CBS\u003c/a>, where he described his time in the West Bank.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The person that is guiding me is a Palestinian whose father — whose grandfather and grandmother — were born in this town, and I have more freedom to walk than he does,” Coates said. “He can’t ride on certain roads. He can’t get water in the same way that Israeli citizens who live less than a mile away from him can. Why is that OK?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carter said volunteers also aim to document any possible human rights abuses to submit to experts or lawyers “that can then lead, potentially, to repercussions for the individuals or the organizations that sponsor this kind of extremist violence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, on Oct. 1, the U.S. sanctioned \u003ca href=\"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2622\">Hilltop Youth\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=GqSfrluRGAc\">far-right group\u003c/a> that, according to \u003ca href=\"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2622\">the federal government\u003c/a>, “repeatedly attacked Palestinians and destroyed Palestinian homes and property in the West Bank.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like in Hummel’s case, there are immense risks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In September, Israeli troops in the West Bank shot and killed \u003ca href=\"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/13/whats-being-said-about-israel-killing-aysenur-turkish-american-activist\">26-year-old Aysenur Ezgi Eygi\u003c/a> of Seattle. Eygi was working with the \u003ca href=\"https://palsolidarity.org/2024/09/israeli-army-kills-turkish-american-citizen-during-demonstration-in-beita-nablus/https:/palsolidarity.org/2024/09/israeli-army-kills-turkish-american-citizen-during-demonstration-in-beita-nablus/\">International Solidarity Movement\u003c/a>, which also does protective presence work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009481\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12009481\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-04-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-04-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-04-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sydney Levy outside his home in Oakland on Oct. 12, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sydney Levy was preparing to go to the West Bank when he heard about Hummel’s experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had to discuss it with my husband just before going, saying, ‘Hey, you know, what do you think? What should I do?’” Levy, an Oakland resident, recalled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He has been involved with pro-Palestinian activism for more than two decades and has lived in Jerusalem. He ultimately decided to go through the Center for Jewish Nonviolence and was there for over a week in the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11981941 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-005-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Levy, who is Jewish American and speaks Hebrew, said he felt a sense of futility when communicating with Israeli police or the Israeli army. He saw homes demolished and a lack of action from the justice system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was relentless,” he said. “It was almost every two to three hours, the same story repeated again and again. The police would never come. Or when they came, they would never side with the Palestinian villagers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Levy said he has been “speaking with all of my friends, saying we need to go again and again because we cannot let these tactics of intimidation stop us from standing in solidarity with Palestinians.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hummel was similarly emboldened, especially as he shared his experiences with his classmates this fall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve gotten a lot of requests from people asking, ‘How do I get involved in this as well?’” he said. “And so, that’s been powerful to bring this type of work or this organization to more people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m looking to go back as soon as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/slim\">\u003cem>Samantha Lim\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Israel’s retaliation has killed more than \u003ca href=\"https://www.ochaopt.org/\">42,000 Palestinians\u003c/a>, according to Gaza health officials. \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-death-toll-how-many-palestinians-has-israels-campaign-killed-2024-07-25/\">U.N. human rights officials say\u003c/a> the number is likely an undercount. The bombardment of Gaza sparked protests demanding a cease-fire. In the Bay Area, residents have organized and joined a flurry of spirited protests and marches critical of \u003ca href=\"https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/papers/2024/USspendingIsrael\">the United States’ support of Israel.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The war has impacted Bay Area life, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12007970/1-year-later-the-impact-of-oct-7-siege-of-gaza-on-life-in-the-bay-area\">from politics to Silicon Valley to campus culture\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hummel is just one of the Bay Area residents who moved by the protests, traveled to the West Bank to volunteer. Through other activists, Hummel heard about the \u003ca href=\"https://www.defendpalestine.org/\">advocacy group Faz3a\u003c/a>, which trains people for organized trips to the West Bank to provide \u003ca href=\"https://www.defendpalestine.org/\">“a mass presence of internationals on the ground, providing direct protection for Palestinians, under local Palestinian guidance.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009485\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 843px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12009485\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241013-WEST-BANK-AID-SL-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"843\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241013-WEST-BANK-AID-SL-01-KQED.jpg 843w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241013-WEST-BANK-AID-SL-01-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241013-WEST-BANK-AID-SL-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A photo by Sydney Levy from a visit to the West Bank that he said shows four Israeli settlers harassing and threatening a Palestinian woman and her family in the village of Susya in the South Hebron Hills on Aug. 4, 2024. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Sydney Levy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Once I heard about the opportunity to go to the West Bank, I really couldn’t take my eyes and mind off of it, really,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He arrived in the Middle East in early July. He traveled with Faz3a to Qusra, a village north of Jerusalem, where he spent most of his time. On July 21, Hummel and eight other volunteers were walking with a Palestinian farmer to his olive groves in an area that was cut off to Palestinians. The farmer hadn’t seen the trees in eight months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While they were in the olive groves, Hummel said a group of Israeli settlers drove near the fields. More joined them, roaming the groves on foot. Hummel described the settlers, who wielded metal sticks and wooden bats, as “relatively young looking.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hummel and the volunteers recorded the settlers while the Palestinian farmer slipped away. Then, Hummel said, one settler took charge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was hit in the face by these wooden bats, and I had significant swelling, and as well on my arm,” he said. “The other volunteers were also badly beaten. One woman, she couldn’t walk for a few days after.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009483\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12009483\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-10-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-10-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241012-WEST-BANK-AID-MD-10-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Hummel outside the student housing where he lives in Berkeley on Oct. 15, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hummel said the Israeli army arrived soon after but did not pursue the attackers, instead firing shots in the direction of the Palestinian man who was with the volunteers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Faz3a confirmed the incident to KQED and other \u003ca href=\"https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240721-israeli-settlers-beat-foreign-volunteers-in-occupied-west-bank\">news outlets\u003c/a>. CNN \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/22/middleeast/west-bank-attacks-qusra-intl/index.html\">reported that the Israeli military acknowledged\u003c/a> that “a number of masked Israeli civilians assaulted a group of foreign citizens while they were planting trees in the area.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On July 24, Hummel filed a report, viewed by KQED, with Israeli law enforcement but said there was no response. During his weeks in the West Bank, Hummel heard story after story from Palestinians about life under Israeli surveillance. He said what he endured was “just a small fraction” of what Palestinians experienced.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Volunteering in the Middle East\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Israel’s unrelenting assault on Gaza has injured more than \u003ca href=\"https://www.ochaopt.org/\">97,000 Palestinians\u003c/a> and displaced 1.9 million people, almost the entire population of Gaza. With \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11981650/world-central-kitchen-has-fed-crisis-zones-for-years-including-in-california\">Israeli strikes killing aid workers\u003c/a> and destroying hospitals, \u003ca href=\"https://www.csis.org/analysis/famine-gaza\">a humanitarian crisis\u003c/a>, including sickness and starvation, has unfolded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Sept. 30, Israel launched a ground invasion into Southern Lebanon it described as targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah. According to the Lebanese health ministry’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93p3g1v1z4o\">most recent figures\u003c/a>, around 2,400 people have been killed in Lebanon since October 2023, many in the past month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11981878\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11981878\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-005-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-005-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-005-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-005-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-005-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-005-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-005-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Mohammad Subeh poses for a portrait in San Francisco on April 3, 2024, after a medical mission in Gaza. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The strikes in Lebanon have also killed \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/lebanese-healthcare-workers-fearful-as-growing-numbers-killed-in-strikes\">paramedics and health care workers\u003c/a> and closed \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0J5HbBlPu4\">major hospitals\u003c/a>, driving South Bay resident Mohammad Subeh to get on a plane.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Safety is not guaranteed,” Subeh, an emergency room physician, told reporters on Oct. 4 in front of San Francisco International Airport before he left for Lebanon. “I don’t let that kind of overwhelm me too much because, ultimately, we’re there to help the people on the ground. They have nothing, no other alternatives available to them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Subeh, who is Palestinian and has family in Gaza, said he would be leading a team of six doctors and surgeons assisting with treating the injuries — amputations, head wounds, burns and more — of survivors. He also was in Gaza earlier this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11981877\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11981877\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-002-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-002-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-002-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-002-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-002-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-002-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240403-DRSUBEH-002-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Mohammad Subeh holds a photo of two children he met in Gaza during a medical mission in San Francisco on April 3, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“After going through the process of entering into my first drive through the encampments, you feel like you’ve entered this apocalyptic horror movie. It’s like, ‘Is this really 2024? Is this earth right now?’” he said on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11981941/hopeandlossingaza\">KQED’s \u003cem>The Bay\u003c/em> in April\u003c/a>. “You start hearing missile strike after missile strike, and it just shakes the whole vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For me, it was very startling. It took me almost a week to actually kind of drown out the missile strikes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He recalled operating on a young girl named Reema, who had been shot. She was screaming in pain after the surgery because they didn’t have pain medicine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never imagined seeing so many dead children in front of me,” Subeh said. “Mothers, family members screaming, crying. There was so much that I was seeing that I was not used to. I wasn’t prepared to see.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Protective presence in the West Bank\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Not all volunteers can enter Gaza. Some, like Hummel, joined groups that assist Palestinians in the West Bank through what is called protective presence work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Center for Jewish Nonviolence organized protective presence volunteers. The center has partnered with Palestinian families living in the West Bank for over a decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The West Bank is divided into three sections — \u003ca href=\"https://www.anera.org/what-are-area-a-area-b-and-area-c-in-the-west-bank/\">A, B and C\u003c/a> — and center volunteers tend to go to Area C since it is fully controlled by Israel. In July, the International Court of Justice, the world court in The Hague that was first established in \u003ca href=\"https://www.icj-cij.org/history\">San Francisco in 1945\u003c/a>, ruled that \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jul/19/israel-gaza-war-live-idf-explosion-tel-aviv-benjamin-netanyahu-visit-rafah\">Israel’s settlement policies in the Palestinian territories\u003c/a> violated international law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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A \u003ca href=\"https://news.gallup.com/poll/651098/palestinian-life-west-bank-east-jerusalem-oct.aspx\">recent Gallup poll\u003c/a> shows that Palestinians living in the West Bank say their lives are worse than ever before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Volunteers from places like the United States, Canada and Europe are often asked to do presence work because of certain privileges they have as international citizens, Chase said. Author Ta-Nehisi Coates noted the restrictions in \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgWt-QcPYMo\">his recent appearance on CBS\u003c/a>, where he described his time in the West Bank.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The person that is guiding me is a Palestinian whose father — whose grandfather and grandmother — were born in this town, and I have more freedom to walk than he does,” Coates said. “He can’t ride on certain roads. He can’t get water in the same way that Israeli citizens who live less than a mile away from him can. Why is that OK?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carter said volunteers also aim to document any possible human rights abuses to submit to experts or lawyers “that can then lead, potentially, to repercussions for the individuals or the organizations that sponsor this kind of extremist violence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, on Oct. 1, the U.S. sanctioned \u003ca href=\"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2622\">Hilltop Youth\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=GqSfrluRGAc\">far-right group\u003c/a> that, according to \u003ca href=\"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2622\">the federal government\u003c/a>, “repeatedly attacked Palestinians and destroyed Palestinian homes and property in the West Bank.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like in Hummel’s case, there are immense risks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In September, Israeli troops in the West Bank shot and killed \u003ca href=\"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/13/whats-being-said-about-israel-killing-aysenur-turkish-american-activist\">26-year-old Aysenur Ezgi Eygi\u003c/a> of Seattle. 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