Politics Episodes

Supervisor Joel Engardio is recalled - first time a sitting member of the Board of Supervisors is recalled. Why was this unprecedented vote successful ?

A landmark case of corruption that influenced the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Candidate for the SF Community College Board.

Candidate for Mayor Daniel Lurie brings private sector experience to the race for Mayor.

Mark Farrell served as interim Mayor of San Francisco in 2018 after the death of Ed Lee. He served as a City Supervisor for over seven years.

MAGA which has been sidelined for the last four years, will be back in the national spotlight as Donald Trump becomes the official Republican candidate for President and the campaign gets underway.

Over the last 40 years political movements have appropriated the Legitimacy of the Civil Right Movement for their own ends. What effect does it have on our collective memory ?

Committed to the democratic process as a Commissioner and international election observer.

The Supreme Court has a 6 vote super majority in favor of capital punishment. They are increasingly active in green lighting executions

The last days of Campaign 2022 reveal that the Republicans are poised for significant gains, though polls remain close.

Political analysis of the June 7th California Primary by Professor David McCuan, Chair of Political Science at Sonoma State University.

With the historic campaign to recall San Francisco's District Attorney drawing to a close as election day - June 7th - looms before us, the two campaigns are in high gear. Brooke Jenkins with the recall campaign makes the closing arguments with a data driven approach. In contrast ,the No on Recall campaign strategy has been to paint the recall as a Republican conspiracy, in a city with fewer than 20% of voters registered Republicans. Listen in and make up your own mind. --- Send in a voice me...

Former Assistant DA Brooke Jenkins and now working on the Recall Boudin campaign. 7 weeks to go in the race with polls showing a 68% margin to recall.

How the American Conservative movement has come full circle from 1920s populism, through the Goldwater and Reagan eras, to the 2022 populism of Donald Trump.

San Francisco’s 29 th DA faces an historic recall election because of deteriorating public safety and rampant crime in the City.

Vice President Kamal Harris' first year in office has been very rock. The two issues the White House assigned to her - Immigration and Voting Rights - proved to be too challenging for her and her staff. A recent poll shows that only 28% of Americans want President Biden to seek re-election. Can Kamala turn around her political fortunes ? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/james-herlihy/message

Chesa Boudin, San Francisco's 29th District Attorney is facing an unprecedented recall election on June 7, 2022, the first time in the 166 year history of the office. 83,000 San Franciscan voters signed a petition to put the recall on the ballot - 30,000 more signatures than required. Former Assistant DA Brooke Jenkins resigned from the office last October, in frustration with Boudin's leadership and the blurring of lines of the roles of District Attorney and Public Defender. She has volunteered...

Phil, Andrew and Emily authored a wide ranging profile of Oath Keeper members in the San Francisco North Bay Region on January 9th. Many readers were surprised that the right wing, extremist organization had a membership base in the left leaning, liberal Bay Area. They revealed some surprising results with their report which they discuss in today's podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/james-herlihy/message

California politics were especially tumultuous in 2021. And 2022 with the mid-term elections likely to swing control of Congress from Democrat to Republican, will no doubt prove equally seismic in political terms for the Golden State's four leading politicians, Speaker Pelosi, Vice President Harris, Governor Newsom and Senator Feinstein. Professor David McCuan brings his sharp political insights and experience to the year ahead, while putting the outgoing year to bed. --- Send in a voice mess...

California Assembly Bill 1400 comes up for Committee consideration in January. The Legislation would provide universal health care insurance for 40 million Californians on a single payer basis. The single payer would be the State of California. With Democrat super majorities in the State Legislature, a Democrat Governor and a Democrat Administration in Washington, the political stars are aligning. Could 2022 be the year California leads the nation again with universal health coverage ? --- Se...

Measure 2 is on the Minneapolis ballot November 2. It would remove the Police Department and Chief from the city charter. A new Department of Public Safety would be set up driven by public health considerations. Would police officers even be recruited in the future ? And if it passes, will other cities around the country follow suit ? If so, what impact would a national police department revamp have on the 2022 mid-term elections ? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/james-herlihy/...

The second Gubernatorial recall in California's 171 years history as a state failed. Governor Gavin Newsom handily saw off the challenge to oust him, 64% to 36%. Does his victory mean a renewed mandate to solve the state's big problems like homelessness, wildfires and healthcare ? Or was it a one off victory ? Veteran political opinion columnist for Cal Matters Dan Walters, joins us to analyze the results --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/james-herlihy/message

The second recall election of a California Governor in 171 years of statehood takes place tomorrow, Tuesday September 14. The polls are predicting a landslide victory for Gavin Newsom. But the seasoned political scientist Professor David McCuan breaks down the meaning of the race and its' impact on national politics. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/james-herlihy/message

While the Governor's management of California's response to the Covid pandemic has been an issue in the Recall, he has earned praise and criticism. Angela Hart frames the issues around his handling of Covid and further previews some major MediCal reforms coming in January which will transform the state's healthcare programs especially for the homeless. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/james-herlihy/message