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Downballot

by Echoplex Media

Echoplex Media's hot take on news from The Bay Area and around California.

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  1. Downballot EP276 - D14 Taliban, Prop 40 Spending, Sunset Dunes Redux, Manny

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  2. Downballot EP275 - Ballots Go Out, SF Races Heat Up, Daily City Council Critter Slaps People

    Downballot is our take on local bay area and California state news and politics

  3. Downballot EP274 - SJ And Flock, Mayor ED209 Secret Homeless Formula, Stanford AI Blackface Photo

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  4. Downballot EP273 - SJPD Camera Abuse, OPD Fake Helicopter Pilots, Dreamforce, Prop 40 Debate

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  5. Downballot EP272 - Swalwell At The Airport, SF Supes D8 Forum, AI Aliens At Mt Shasta

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  6. Downballot EP271 - Interview With Shasta County Assistant ROV Brent Turner

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  7. Downballot EP270 - SJ Unions May Strike, Suisun City Hacked, SFPD Brutality Typo, Swalwell Ambien Oopsie

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  8. Downballot EP269 - Scott Weiner, Chan AI, South Bay ICE Red Tape, Bohemian Grove Private Jets

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  9. Downballot EP268 - Former Mayor Thao Update, Clothing No Longer Optional At CA Beach, Donut Wars

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  10. Downballot EP267 - California Forever Never, Sausalito Boat Caper, Mayor ED210 Asks CA To Regulate Waymo, SJ Wild Hogs

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  11. Downballot EP266 - New OPD Boss, More Cop Problems In Antioch, Waymo Joyride, Sunset Dunes Again

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  12. Downballot EP265 - Waymo On The 4th, Big Tech Money In Elections, SJ Renames The Plaza, Flock In Alameda County

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  13. Downballot EP264 - Steve Hilton Visits SJ, Trader Joe's Measles, Calibunga, Pleasant Vuvuzela

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  14. Downballot EP263 - CA Election Results, Slow Ballot Counting, Alameda County Wage Hike, SW Mural

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  15. Downballot EP262 - Los Gatos Party Mom, The Bay Area Votes, Mayor ED209 Woes, Vehicle vs Structure

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  16. Downballot EP261 - Mayor ED209, SJ City Council Openings, Pelosi Endorses For CA 11, Cyclists vs Robots

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  17. Downballot EP260 - CA Gov Debate In Oakland, SF CEO Tax, SJ Tourist Tax, School Cyberattack

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  18. Downballot EP259 - CA Voter Apathy, CA Voter ID, Dumb Laws Contest, Waymo Stole My Bag

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  19. Downballot EP258 - CA Governor Race, Laurie Goes On Vacation, SJ Jungle Cleared Again, HK and The Baloon

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  20. Downballot EP257 - Swalwell Fallout, OpenAI Attacks, New SF Homeless Czar, Skate Sunset Dunes

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  21. Downballot EP256 - SF Layoffs, SOMA Homeless Lawsuit, More BART Woes, GG Field Park

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  22. Downballot EP255 - USC CA Gov Debate Cancelled, Matt Mahan Tech Money, 49ers DEW Debunk

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  23. Downballot Red Light 3-10-2026 -- Mayor ED209 Matt Mahan Interviewed By Andrew Yang

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  24. Downballot EP254 - SF Mayor Security Goon News, SF Cannabis Cafes, Dumb Laws, Artist Alley

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  25. Downballot EP253 - CA Gov Race, Mayors Attacked, South Bay Nimbys, Party Mom Guilty

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  26. Downballot EP252 - More Matt Mahan News, SF Power Outage Fallout, BART Budget and Speed Dating

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  27. Downballot EP251 - Billionaire March Trolled, CA Gov Debate Highlights, SF Teachers Strike, Superbowl DJ

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  28. Downballot EP250 - Mahan Runs For Governor, SJ Still Unaffordable, Batman Public Comment, March For Billionaires

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  29. Downballot EP249 - SF TX Pay Phone, Wealth Tax, Sunset Dunes, Albino Gator

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  30. Downballot EP248 - Billionaires Threaten Cal-Exit, Oakland Crime Down, SJ Housing, Hacked Crosswalks

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  31. Downballot EP247 - More SF PGE Woes, Sideshows In The Sunset, San Ramon Earthquakes, Flaming Garbage Pile

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  32. Downballot EP246 - SF Power Outage, Waymo Malfunctions, More Great Highway Nonsense, Based Oakland Councilman

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  33. Downballot EP245 - CA Gov Candidates In SJ, New PD Chiefs, Ultraprocessed Foods, SJ Dead Heads

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  34. Downballot EP244 - SF District 4 Supervisor, Corner Store Curfews, The Milpitas Meat Slam

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  35. Downballot EP243 - SF District 4 Woes, House and Governor Contenders, New San Mateo County Sheriff

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  36. Downballot EP242 - Pilosi Retires, Election Fallout, SJ Library AI, San Mateo Sheriff, Car In A Pool

  37. Downballot EP241 - Scott Wiener Runs For The House, Millbrae Police Chief Commutes From Idaho, More BART Woes

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  38. Downballot EP240 - Ballot Box Bingo and An Update On California Forever

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  39. Downballot EP239 - San Mateo Co Sheriff Ousted, Katie Porter Flubs, Benioff And The National Guard, Garden Gnome Saint

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  40. Downballot EP238 - Sam Smith At Castro Theater, Robotaxi Tickets, Prop 50 Early Voting, SF Pet Blessings

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  41. Downballot EP237 - Who Is IShowSpeed, Parking Cop App, Bart Logo Ripoff, Tinder But A Billboard

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  42. Downballot EP236 - Great Highway Recall, Prop 50, UC Berkeley Snitchin, SJ Generator Situation

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  43. Downballot EP235 - Mahan vs Newsom, San Jose Sports Fans, Viva Calle, CA 2 State Solution

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  44. Downballot EP233 - Oakland Crime Down, SJ Busts Smoke Shops, TL Trash Cans, Soap Opera Dreams

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  45. Downballot EP232 - CA Governor Race, SJ Officials Fired, Redistricting, Last SF Video Store

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  46. Downballot EP231 - California Forever Work Camp, Great Highway Park Traffic Report, SJ Too Expensive

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  47. Downballot EP230 - SJ Homeless Stats, Oakland Nimbys vs Housing, Trash Strike Ends, CalExit

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  48. Downballot EP229 - Sam Altman Protest, CA Trans Athletes, Fireworks Or Not, Everyone Needs A Raise, Bus Benches

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  49. Downballot EP228 - SJ Special Election, Vanlording, SJ Monument, Fly Oakland, Don't Lawnmow Fireworks

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  50. Downballot EP227 - Marin GOP Pancakes, No Kings Bay Area, More SJ Homeless Woes, Free That Giant Lizard

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