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Voice of San Francisco — 183 episodes

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Saving the Mother's Building at the Zoo: An interview with Richard Rothman!

2

The Great Highway debate continues, changes at the Claremont Resort, voting for the future of San Francisco in November and more!

3

Spending our money at SFUSD: CBOC Going To Court!

4

The Swalwell scandal continues, drama on the S.F. Board of Supervisors, Mayor Lurie begins his efforts aiming at November and breaking news on the S.F. U.S.D!

5

The Girl of the Golden West: An interview with Thomas Clark!

6

From the fast tracked Marina project, to our schools, we need to really think about what we are doing!

7

Fighting a Raw Deal for Historic Preservation and the New Deal Legacy....an interview with Mary Okin, Assistant Director, The Living New Deal

8

We will have major policy decisions to make in November when we vote!!!

9

A tale of two roads: The unfolding drama of District 4, a conversation with Lisa Arjes

10

Reviving The Artist Who Fought Hitler: My Life With Arthur Szyk: An Interview with Irvin Ungar

11

Defining ethnic studies as the debate continues!

12

Fracking is again on the table, the costs of the Great Highway/Sunset Dunes, the end of Camerawork and more!

13

From S.F. to Oakland, to Dublin and beyond public education is in the spotlight!

14

Three cheers for Christopher VerPlanck. Listen and you will understand why!!

15

This podcast hits 100,000 downloads!! The passing of a SF giant, Lake Mead and water and much more!!

16

The end of 560 on the AM dial, Newsom is off to Michigan, the "Billionaire " tax. El Nino and more!!

17

The Shipyard decision, Alameda and the $30.00 minimum wage, the Billionaire tax and more!

18

Having access for grocery shopping is imperative and so is being able to vote!!

19

Interview with Robert Cox on Preservation and its importance!

20

The need for ice cream! Lure proposes major changes to the Charter, the Marina Safeway remains an issue, drug free housing and more!

21

The hidden gem in Los Altos...The Halsey House!

22

An interview with John Pimentel: Candidate for the State Board of Equalization

23

Wake Up California!! An interview with Amy Kalish!

24

Advocating for public and youth access to San Francisco Bay!

25

In case you missed it:Celebrating Antonelli's: A small business that works and more!

26

The incredible Sacha Boutros: After Dark In San Francisco

27

Ben Fong-Torres: A Personal Journey Through the San Francisco Music Scene and Beyond!

28

Treasur Island affordable housing is no longere affordable, proof that the City is getting more expensive, Gavin Newsom and more!!

29

More building, El Nino is getting stronger, tides are rising and we had better pay attention to emergency preparation!

30

July 4 should have taught us a lesson: Planning is critical to our future!!

31

Joseph Amster a.k.a. Emperor Joshua Norton!!!

32

Charter reform in San Francisco, Hilton vs. Becerra on health care in California and more!!!

33

The lesson of July 4th must be a warning for all of us!!

34

Ballot safety, the Glock Ban, the challenges of Yosemite, required gas appliances and more!!

35

Celebrating July 4 and wishing Danny Glover all of the best!!!

36

More on Scott Wiener and throughout he Bay Area, Safeway and building remains a major issue

37

Hate and abuse need to be confronted and dealt with without delay!!

38

A fitting tribute to Dianne Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi to U.C.Berkeley and more on Scott Wiener and speaking out against harassment!

39

Nothing to be proud of: Scott Wiener harassed as Jew hatred is on the rise!

40

Earthquakes in California politics and beyond!! Are we prepared?

41

We need to have a real Democratic and Republican primary for state elections!

42

The FCC's war against KGO 7 and the implications for all of us!!

43

Cell phones: Developing a policy for our schools!

44

Proposals headed to the ballot: affordable groceries, billionaire tax, charter revision and more!!

45

SFUSD and the battle over cell phones and development at Candlestick Point brings housing to the point!

46

Dania and Molly explore summer in San Francisco

47

We need answers from Mayor Lurie about a no bid contract, the D.O.J. attack on Newsom and Jennifer Siebel Newsom and more!!

48

Summer fun for FREE in San Francisco with Lawrence Helman!

49

The Giants, Pride and the debate now in progress!!

50

Lurie changes direction on housing, electricity vs. gas and the retirement of Carl Nolte after 65 years at the Chronicle!

51

Trump takes credit for CA election results being posted. Democrats unite behind Becerra. The budget battles ahead and more !!!

52

Maria Su testified before Congress and Steve Hilton has begun his campaign for Governor!!!

53

Steve Hilton made it! This election will provide a real choice not an echo!!

54

Thoughts on Maria Su going to Washington to testify before Congress!

55

Trump, Hilton and the myth that California elections are "rigged"!!

56

Elections in California, the parcel tax defeated in Oakland, coal to be shipped out of Oakland and more!!!

57

Let the great debate over our future begin as we proceed to the November election!

58

The election is over, the result is known and much more on The Voice of San Francisco and beyond !!

59

Election Day is here!!! Lurie proposes a budget for S.F., who will be governor matters and much more!!

60

Election day is tomorrow and we have decisions to make!!!

61

Are the polls correct? We will know on Tuesday and the race to succeed Nancy Pelosi!

62

Breed, Lurie and the battle in District 2, META layoffs continue and homelessness remains a critical issue!

63

Health care, changes at City Hall, June 2 is less than a week away and more!!

64

Housing in Concord, education, transportation and our economic future in one podcast!!

65

Prop A: The real story with James Dalessandro

66

June 2 is six days away! Have you voted yet? What next in the Fillmore?

67

Daniel Lurie is hitting bumps in the road!!

68

Layoffs, ballot measures, Mayor Lee to run again, support The Voice and much more!!

69

Pelosi endorses Chan, Israel is not committing genocide and no to an S.F. run bank!!

70

Gus Mattammal, candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction with John Rothmann

71

The race for Governor, the unions and Mayor Lurie, the Presidio Trust,, Lowell high school, the Great Highway battle and more!!!

72

The Trump war against California continues, Newsom presents his last budget and Robotaxis pro and con!

73

A tribute to Rita Semel on her passing

74

Liz Le joins John Rothmann to discuss Ethnic Studies in SFUSD

75

How the Trump Administration policies are impacting California, homelessness in San Francisco and more on the race for Governor!

76

Oakland, Daly City and "affordable" housing, transportation and more!

77

The latest numbers in the race for Governor, the Chronicle supports Weiner, Caspers in Richmond ends its run after almost 80 years!!!

78

Politics:the race for governor and the race to succeed Nancy Pelosi are front and center!!

79

MUNI fares are going up again!!!

80

No runs, no hits, no errors last night, MUNI hires inspectors, insurance costs are going up and more!!

81

The race for Governor is front and center as we prepare for the "debate" tonight on CNN.

82

The passing of Larry Mazzola Sr., the Ferry Building, the Zoo and more!

83

Truth and consequences in San Francisco and beyond!!

84

A name means a lot and SFO and Oakland Airport have cut a deal!!

85

Another debate by eight candidates for governor, what will happen to St. Brigid Church? Will Swalwell donors get their money back? and more!

86

Saving Oakland's history: the future (or not) of the Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate: An interview with Frances Dinkelspiel

87

I am for green grass, a real park and reopening Market Street!!!

88

The infection of doubt about election integrity will be on the ballot in November.

89

Possible Towers in Rockridge, the passing of Michael Tilson Thomas and the meaning of loss.

90

An interview with Supervisor Stephen Sherrill

91

The race for Governor heats up and MUNI has a budget...maybe!

92

Three cheers for Kaiser, the "debate" among the candidates for Governor is tonight and a pitch to subscribe and contribute to the Voice of San Francisco and Beyond!!

93

Changes continue in the race for Governor, more debate over new housing, and SFUSD on history and ethnic studies.

94

John Crabtree on Prop A and the real needs of San Francisco

95

Housing, parking and the future of cars and traffic are front and center in the debate over our future!

96

Elizabeth Funk on solving the unsheltered homeless crisis.

97

An interview with John Pimentel candidate for the State Board of Equalization

98

The Golden Gate Park Band...An interview with Mark Nemoyten

99

The race for Governor heats up, John Eastman is slapped down again, Lurie and the battle over the S.F. budget and more!

100

Now eBay is closing its SF office and we must deal with the ever changing economic landscape.

101

San Francisco: Its past and its future. A conversation with Gray Brechin!

102

"Oh, how the mighty are fallen" and more on the Presidio Trust!

103

Swalwell suspends campaign, Trump fires Presidio Trust Board and more!!

104

Transit, education and more on the Voice of San Francisco and beyond!!!

105

The 1906 Earthquake and Fire remembered by John Martini

106

The race for Governor heats up, a new homeless chief in S.F. and more!!!

107

I20 years since the Earthquake and Fire of 1906. a very special interview with Gregangelo!

108

More on bike safety, the S.F. Zoo and building in San Francisco!

109

Lurie vs. the Unions and with Trump's endorsement will Steve Hilton be our next Governor!

110

Alcatraz, 19th Ave, Danville condos and more!!!

111

Transportation and elections under threat in San Francisco and beyond!!

112

Mayor Lurie paints a somber picture of the challenges facing San Francisco!

113

The sale of the Transamerica building, Pfizer is moving, Half Moon Bay housing and more!!]\

114

Supervisor Fielder takes a leave of absence, Sheryl Davis faces more charges and our right to put questions up for a vote must be preserved!

115

"No Kings", Trump threatens SF, praises Mayor Lurie and also threatens funding cuts to universities!

116

SF put down 500 dogs last year. Why does the SFSPCA oppose a mandatory spay and neuter law?

117

An interview with Congressional candidate Marie Hurabiell

118

A 14% raise for our Firefighters and Trump attacks Newsom saying he has "mental disabilities"!

119

Our focus must be on schools, funding teachers and the future of education in San Francisco and beyond!!!

120

Elections in California are critical and who will be the next Governor is on the line!

121

We are in for big changes and that's not necessarily bad!

122

So many issues to be raised on The Voice of San Francisco and beyond!!!

123

An interview with Ray Beldner: The changing S.F. art scene and beyond!

124

Cesar Chavez has been exposed but the movement must be supported, an increase in S.F. police pay and more!!

125

The legendary Redwood Room at the Clift Royal Sonesta makes History fun again!!!

126

Cesar Chavez, J.D Vance, a proposal to charge for Sunday parking and more!

127

The debate over building in San Francisco is just starting!!

128

Local Voices, Local Control with Nils Nehrenheim from Our Neighborhood Voices!

129

My reflections after meeting with the San Francisco Civil Grand Jury!

130

Another Market is closing and Trump wants to drill for oil off our coast!

131

Yet another major development is being planned, the rise of Jew hatred and the example of the life of Rena Bransten who exemplified the best in our community.

132

Read the Voice column by Carol Kocivar on Algebra in the 8th grade and much more!

133

Teachers, strikes and more on PG&E and the future!

134

Gina Tse Louie says "Save our children's future"!

135

Quentin Kopp speaks out boldly about proposed increase in PUC rates!

136

Congressman Kiley abandons the G.O.P. in Placer County, teachers strike in Dublin and more!!!

137

Lurie and Noem, a longer school year in SF, image vs. reality, too many Waymos on the streets of SF and more!!!

138

Mayor Lurie would like to shorten the ballots and we will be debating this issue until the November election!

139

Potrero building, the impact on Muni, "affordable" housing again and the race for Governor!!

140

Lurie says we need to cut 500 jobs, the Unions are not so sure, a teacher on leave at Lowell and much more!!!

141

As we enter the election season we must have truth!!

142

S.F. Ballet does the right thing! The Great Highway issue is growing, the Santa Cruz wharf is on the mend and more!!!!

143

The Oakland schools crisis, BART crisis and the need for responsible leadership!

144

Jew hatred has no place at any time and Trump's war on "Fraud" is an attack on all of us!!!

145

Corruption, the Trans America Building for sale, reimagining our future and more!

146

PG & E, Scott Weiner and the future of our public power!

147

We need to have a true Democratic and Republican primary system, a loan to transit has to be repaid: It is not a gift and CDC cuts impact all of us!!

148

Observations about San Francisco and beyond!

149

The SF Ballet should not preform at the "Trump" Kennedy Center and SFUSD must address the tough issues ahead ASAP!

150

From Bernal Heights to Glen Park, to the Great Highway, transportation is front and center!

151

Despite Trump's bogus claims elections in California are safe and secure, the crisis in Santa Rosa schools, and the passing of a great teacher.

152

Post strike implications, ICE in San Francisco, cuts to CDC grants and more!!!

153

The Strike is over! How do we pay the bill?

154

We face incredible financial challenges and Trump is going to make it a lot more difficult!!

155

Public education and transportation remain our most critical issues today!

156

The SFUSD strike continues, Sanctuary City concerns and more!

157

It all comes down to money....SFUSD on strike and BART threatening major cutbacks!

158

Strike set for Monday unless.....The pro ICE billboard has been removed....is that good?

159

The SFUSD strike is set to begin on Monday, California College of the Arts set to shut down and the question of Mayor Lurie and his spending his own money to promote his S.F. position.

160

Steve Kerr for President? preparing for disaster and Mountain View and privacy!

161

A loan to keep our transit system going, the SFUSD strike appears set and we should not participate in the "Trump"-Kennedy Center"!

162

An educators strike in the making, SFMTA and the implications for a growing transit crisis will impact all of us!!

163

Barbara Lee leads with courage and Matt Mahan is running for Governor!

164

Freedom of the press is affirmed at Lowell High School and teachers in SFUSD are considering a strike!

165

Scott Weiner, TikTok, endorsements, censorship and more!!!

166

The Warriors care and so do Kaiser workers!

167

The Super Bowl Is coming and so are 3,000 ICE agents!

168

Three cheers for Will Maynez and Diego Rivera!!

169

The closing of S.F. Center, the Powell St. station of BART and the implications for our future.

170

The City Center, BART, the Mayor of Richmond, Scott Weiner and more!!

171

The passing of Jim Vargas, the impact of a vital vibrant media and what we must do to insure our future.

172

Privacy vs. safety: Which should prevail?

173

Daniel Lurie speaks, Prop 50 affirmed and what the future may hold!

174

Some of the challenges we face in San Francisco and beyond!

175

The battle over the Great Highway is not over, the rise of sea levels is a growing problem, good news from Vanderbilt University and more!!

176

Scott Wiener flips his position and accuses Israel of genocide and now the consequences!

177

Waymo, the Great Highway, "Family" Zoning and more on the Voice of San Francisco and beyond!

178

Newsom gives last State of the State, Lurie completes his first year as Mayor, and the race is on to replace Nancy Pelosi!

179

From the CDC to PG&E and the PUC, to Union Square and The State of the State, we have a lot to discuss!!!

180

The proposed changing face of San Francisco needs to be fully discussed and debated NOW!!!

181

Our State and local economy, Judge Ross on Prop K...the battle continues!

182

Power out again, more restaurants closing down, Marina Safeway: to build or not to build, and more !!!!

183

Transit challenges grow, can we "leap tall buildings in a single bound?" and much more!!