This week on The Signal, with Election Day approaching, we take a final look at California’s statewide ballot measures and the Los Angeles mayor’s race. CALÓ News reporter Andrea Valadez breaks down key propositions involving taxes, voting, health care, housing and the environment. Then Jasmyne Cannick discusses the mayoral contest and issues facing Black Angelenos, while disclosing her role as a senior advisor to Mayor Karen Bass’s campaign. We close with a voter-planning reminder.
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But you really all remember you weren't in Los Angeles. Welcome to another episode of the same. No news, information and analysis. I'm your host, Dino, and I want to give a special warm welcome to all our listeners out at 98.7 and Santa Barbara, 93.7 FM, San Diego. And of course, the FAM out at 99.5 Ridgecrest, China Lake. How's everybody doing?
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DINO
Welcome to this other to the special, edition of politics, tacos and beer. As we wind down our election coverage, which technically we won't because we'll continue to cover. This is a news public affairs radio program. And for those of you who have been following us now for some time now, that this is what we do, this is what we cover, and we'll continue to do that.
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DINO
But as far as the election that's happening, we're talking now. Folks are out there getting to vote, voting rather, you know, it's go time, right? The weekend before. And we're going to be talking about that today on this, last episode of the month of October. Happy Halloween, for those of you who are going to be out there, it's going to be a rainy day here in beautiful Glendale, California, and across Southern California, for that matter.
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DINO
So but listen, before we get into all of that, let's, let's take a minute to recognize, acknowledge, thank those of you who continue to support this tremendous, powerful, experiment that is public radio on the Kpfk dial 67 years in the making this past, Wednesday, KPFA had its fusion celebration, which brought, you know, community, together at the Alex Theater in beautiful Glendale, California, for an extraordinary evening.
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DINO
A from a fundraiser that was tremendously successful, brought on folks of the likes of Stanley Clarke, Jackson Brown, Robby Krieger, John Densmore, Richard Code. Send me Carey, Sheila E, if you guys were listening last week, I was out on an effort to meet Sheila. You, but unfortunately didn't happen. Won't find out who to blame later, but Michelle Coltrane was there.
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DINO
Petra Hayden, Rudy Scalzo, Marlene Martinez, Sela Nader, Alice Hall and the late from and Clayton. Karen. Special thanks to everybody who was there and made this, tremendously successful event, special recognition to Fernando Pelham Community Arts Youth Orchestra. Seeing these young musicians really was an impressive experience. And to everybody who purchased tickets, donated and participated in the silent auction, muchos gracias.
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DINO
Your generosity helps keep Kpfk on the air again at this point, for 67 years, since this broadcast first went on the air. And it is important more than ever before to support, preserve, maintain this type of independent voice, independent music that brings people together each and every hour of the week. We also want to recognize our dedicated team and staff, our general manager, Ace music director and assistant general manager, Miguel, a peak fundraising coordinator, production assistant, our Neta Barbara and the entire Kpfk.
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DINO
Team and staff who put it all together. And of course, you, all the volunteers, the listeners, sponsors, who make this broadcast again happen every single day. This is your community, your voice. This is Kpfk, 90.7 FM. Thank you for being there. Politics. Politics is what's next on the agenda, folks. Again, we are at a go time.
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DINO
You know, this is it, right? So let's let's hear a little update on what's happening. The election is on Tuesday. And, you know, the forecasters across the country are moving fast.
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DINO
On Friday, the Cook Political Report, one of the most closely watched nonpartisan election handicappers in the country, shifted yet another dozen House races towards Democrats. Now, here's what's impressive about that. Not because they shifted towards Democrats, but because this comes after a mothership that happened on October 23rd, when 19 races were moved by the handicappers on politics towards leaning Democrat, and that came after 18 more on October 9th.
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DINO
So in the last 72 hours plus we had yet another shift. And again, this is very significant. Click now projects. Democrats will flip somewhere between 12 and 25 seats, which would give them as many as 240 seats in the House. They only need a net gain of three to take control. Three ladies and gentlemen, cook House editor Aaron Colby says that this could be the party's biggest majority since 2009, bigger than what they won in the waves of 2006 and 2018, a reasoning President Trump's approval rating.
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DINO
Not only is it under water, it's under the sewer system down, down the street on Glendale Boulevard. And, well, listen, it seems to be, the case that everything he's touching or in this case, all of the political allies that previously were quick to jump to support him are now finding ways to continue to run away from him because it's become toxic, to say the least.
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DINO
And, you know, with a few days to go, the chaos continues, at least in La Casa de Los Republicans in Pennsylvania's eighth district, Republican Congressman Rob Barr, Bruce Bresnan is trailing Senator Mayor Page 51 and 46.
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DINO
Down the road in the first district of Pennsylvania, another location that's up for grabs, Republican Brian Fitzpatrick, who holds one of the few districts Kamala Harris carried in 2024, is in the toughest race since 2018. Democrat Bob Harvey leads the New York.
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DINO
In Ohio's ninth, 80 year old Democrat Marcy Kaptur is seeking a 23rd term in a district Republicans redrew in their favor. She is a rematch for former state Representative Derek Marin and Democrats are trying to try are tying him to the first energy bribery scandal. Cook now has her favorite in that race, Colorado's fifth, South Carolina's first. Both moved up to Tossups in South Carolina.
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DINO
Republican outside groups are Republican. Outside groups are outspending Democrats by more than $3 million. But some in the GOP guess what? Worried that Democratic Senate nominee Andy Andrews, who lives in Charleston, could pull voters their way, could pull voters their way down the ballot? So these are some consequential events that are happening as we speak. As we speak, folks, if we look at North Carolina with the national Republican groups backing away from that Senate race where former Governor Roy Cooper is leading, cook now says Republicans are deeply concerned about low turnout.
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DINO
That puts two powerful Republicans on the board. Richard Hudson, who chairs the committee responsible protecting House Republicans in Virginia. Fox, who chairs the rules committee. Both seats are still favored to stay Republican, but neither is considered safe anymore. So consequential elections all across the country, folks, this is happening as we speak. We have a few days to go, and this is why we start now narrowing in on California here at home.
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DINO
Remember proposition 50, approved by California voters last November in response to Republican redistricting in Texas, which we covered here extensively? Several times, actually, we had elected officials from Texas, political analyst from Texas talking about this. And you may recall at one point I'm I mentioned one of the reasons we recover in Texas is because of this very reason.
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DINO
Well, on Friday, USC center for a Political Future released a poll of four of those born across battleground districts that were impacted by the redistricting that happened here. And guess what? Democrats lead in all four by 18 of 8 to 14 points in Northern California's first district. Democrat Mike McGuire leads Republican Congressman James Gallagher, 54 to 40, in the Sacramento area.
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DINO
Sixth, Democrat Richard Pound leads Congressman Kevin Kiley, which switched his registration from Republican to no party preference earlier this year. That number is coming in at 51 to 38 in the Central Valley, 22nd, one of the most watched races in the country. Democrat Randy Vegas leads Republican Congressman David Valadao, 52 to 41.
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DINO
Lastly, in the 48th, covering parts of San Diego and Riverside, Democrat Marney Bond will lead Republican Jim Desman, 48 to 40, for the seat. Darrell Issa is leaving my old, friend and I'm being sarcastic, Darrell Issa. So what's driving all of this? Again? We already touched on it, folks. Trump's approval rating, which is in the dumpster, somewhere between 29, 32% across these four districts.
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DINO
And the majority of voters in each said something in common gas prices, gas prices, financial problems, folks just simply being unable to afford things. Remember, this is part of the big political platform that, Trump and the troglodytes who put him in office. One on. So.
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DINO
It's at the end of the day, this is the cost of chaos. Let's be honest. A lot of voters are feeling at least heading into Tuesday. What they're feeling is exhaustion. Ladies and gentlemen, since the United States and Israel launched a war on Iran in late February, prices at the pump have soared. Moody's Analytics estimates that the average household has paid.
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DINO
Guess what? $1,184 more in fuel since the war started. I don't know about you all. I actually drive a big truck. Big truck? You know, big man, big truck. That's my theory. I'm positive I've paid a lot more. But, hey, farmers are struggling to afford diesel during harvest time. You know, parents are struggling to afford extra fuel as they're, you know, shuffling kids back and forth to the, local parks.
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DINO
So who's winning this week, the New York Times found that American oil companies have earned get dig this man 130 billion in profit during this war. 130 billion. That's who's winning. Last Friday, Exxon Mobil reported 15.4 billion for the quarter. Actually, I think that was this Friday in Chevron, 10.4 billion. As for the president at a recent rally, he bragged that we're making breaking fortune.
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DINO
He said, I don't know about you all, but nobody here is making a freaking forged. So these are the conditions that are taking us into this next election, which brings us back. We're going to stay in, California and, we're going to bring back one of our regular contributors to this program. Carlo, news reporter Andrea Valdez joins us to talk about the federal court fight over 20,000 California ballots, which has been a big topic issue because of the Trump administration's effort to impact mitigate, according to him, but more importantly, meddle in elections, in places like California and others where they are fearing a big blue wave.
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DINO
And, as well as a couple of other, issues that have been covered by Andrea. And then we're going to segway into a quick reminder of the propositions today. Andrea is going to stay with us a little longer and remind us of what the propositions are. And, of course, many of you, as you know, we've covered these extensively.
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DINO
We have had cheese almost every one of the propositions at one point or another over the last several months. And today we come back and take another quick look at it. Andrea, welcome back to the Signal.
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ANDREA VALADES
Katie. You know, I'm happy to be back.
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DINO
But no, thank you for coming back and joining us. So, you know, walk us through as we prepare to go into this last weekend before the elections, there's a couple of, consequential stories that I think came to the forefront that are either tied directly to what's going on ancillary in some cases. But at the end of the day, this is election season, that it seems as if everything that is happening around us has either a direct or, collateral consequence associated with how we're voting.
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DINO
Walk us through what the Justice Department was attempting to do and why Judge Carter, the judge that was presiding over this issue, rejected it.
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ANDREA VALADES
Yeah. So this was a bit of a saga, this this whole issue, essentially, the Justice Department wanted California to set aside 20,000 ballots that the Justice Department believes may be noncitizens that are voting here in the state. Of course, California has already been collecting ballots for weeks now. L.A. County alone has collected over 330,000. At this point, it would be impossible to separate those ballots.
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ANDREA VALADES
So the judge in a lower court denied, this request said essentially it would be disenfranchizing voters. The decision was appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court. The Ninth Circuit also denied that appeal. Saying, you know, they really have no case. They're the Justice Department, and they have said that they're willing to take it to the Supreme Court if necessary.
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ANDREA VALADES
Of course, for only a few days out from the election. So what that may look like, who knows?
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DINO
Right. Right. And you know what? This is something that, in fact, I was talking to a colleague of mine leading up to the program, and his immediate reaction was, well, you know, good luck with that, because, you know, the Supreme Court has indeed been, very favorable, the most favorable, court, to this particular president in, in its, recent history.
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DINO
So, it's going to be interesting to see what happens in the next couple of days, but I think point well-taken. Let's, let's, digress just a little bit over to California's health equity plan. You know, as we turn to this story that you published on Law News, this is one of, one on health equity in California.
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DINO
Advocates have unveiled a broader plan to address inequalities in our health care system, an issue that's particularly important to working class communities. An issue that in many regards is on the ballot as well. But this particular story, what are advocates, what are these advocates proposing, and what are the biggest inequalities? They're, trying to address on this?
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ANDREA VALADES
Yeah. So really, what, this coalition of groups are doing is they created a master plan for health equity, specifically for Latino and Indigenous communities. It's nearly 90 recommendations for the state to implement that could help these communities, better their health. Right. And so there's there's a whole scope of things that these recommendations touch on. But really the biggest ones that these groups found through speaking to the communities on the ground is that they're really struggling to access health care due to, barriers in languages when they're speaking to their doctors.
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ANDREA VALADES
High costs. Generally, these groups are uninsured at higher rates than other demographics. And then also just really an overall difficulty navigating this complex health care system that we have in this state and in this country. So there's a whole host of recommendations for the next legislature.
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DINO
And, you know, we are, you know, a programing note. We're working on bringing, you all our wonderful audience, a story of the, gathering of mayors that happened this past week over. And I think it was in Riverside, actually, where they two have prepared a long list of, recommendations as they head into the 2027 year.
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DINO
It's going to be an important year for a variety of reasons. Particularly because, you know, we're coming out of an election cycle. There's going to be so much going on whether it's newly elected officials, positions being reinforced and more importantly, propositions. Many of which will, create new structures, new laws, new systems. So I want to turn to that, I think one of the, one of the pieces that I really enjoyed from your writing, over at Carlo News, Andrea, was this piece that you wrote on breaking down every proposition on the California ballot, right.
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DINO
And again, as I mentioned to folks who are regular listeners, we covered many of these ballots. We had pros and cons and so forth, and so on. But, you know, when I was talking to, my producer, you know, nella was like, hey, listen, we should do another quick rundown and just remind folks, what are these propositions? Because as we cover them, we cover them.
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DINO
You know, one week it may be this one, another week it may be that one. But, we want to take a minute, a minute on this a few minutes on this, and have you walk us through. And let's. Why don't we start off with proposition one? Andrea, give us a little brief set up on what this is.
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ANDREA VALADES
Definitely. So prop one, is an 11.25 billion with the B housing bond. The legislature got this one on the ballot, essentially $1.25 billion would go to building veteran housing and supporting veteran housing, and the rest of those billions would go to programs like, homeownership assistance and rental homes, farmworker housing, tribal housing, a whole host of affordable housing options.
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ANDREA VALADES
Okay. Essentially what it is.
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DINO
Now, let's go in that order, proposition two, the state rainy day fund.
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ANDREA VALADES
Yeah. So prop two, what lawmakers are proposing essentially, is that when there are years when California is raking in more money like this year, they want to be able to lift, the cap on the rainy day fund from 10% to 20% so they can set aside more money for future years when maybe we're not pulling it as much.
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DINO
All right, so more money for the future. Rainy day fund. What I call in my house, the squirrel fund, for when we need it. That was a rip off from, what was that program? Some TV program where we took that from. Okay, let's go on to proposition three. Taxes on high income earners.
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ANDREA VALADES
Yes. So in 2012, California voters passed this tax. It taxes the highest earners and puts that money towards education, mostly education, a little bit of health care. Right now the taxes are supposed to expire in 2031. So all prop three is asking is to extend that tax indefinitely. And quick note that taxes for individuals that earn over $371,000 a year.
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DINO
Well, that's not going to be me. So we're good. Okay, let's go on to proposition for public financing of political campaigns. This has been a hot topic issue for many folks, as we see. Of course, folks of the likes of, the billionaires, Musk and others who are pouring tens of billions of dollars, this could help reduce wealthy donor influences.
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DINO
Are we talking are we asking taxpayers to finance campaigns or what's going on? This one.
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ANDREA VALADES
Yeah. So here was what the supporters are asking is if a candidate shows that they have a lot of grassroots support, they have a good base of donors. What they're asking is to repeal that ban and allow taxpayer money to be matched essentially, or it for to get a grant that's again matched by taxpayer funding. And you said it yourself.
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ANDREA VALADES
This is, in supporters view, a way to keep big money out and allow the public to essentially fundraise for a variety of different candidates.
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DINO
That's going to make for a very interesting, run. If, it well, if it goes through proposition five, recall elections, the measure proposes changes to the recall election process. How would this change California recalls? And why do supporters believe it's a better system?
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ANDREA VALADES
Yeah. So right now, when there is a recall in this state, voters are asked at the same time to vote if they want to recall. And right under that, who they want to replace that elected official with. So what supporters are asking for is to change the rules a little bit. So there is a separate recall election and a separate, a separate election to then nominate another candidate.
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ANDREA VALADES
So just kind of splitting it up a little bit. And they say I mean, this one is supported by Secretary of State Shirley Weber. She kind of frames it as just a common sense change.
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DINO
Let's jump a few numbers up and let's go to proposition 37. Through the 39 homebuyer assistance program. This is, proposition 37. The measure proposes financing assistance for qualifying middle income homebuyers. How would this work for someone trying to buy a first home or what concerns have opponents raised?
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ANDREA VALADES
Yeah. So stick with me here because there's a lot of numbers on the.
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DINO
And let's see if the math is math and go for it.
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ANDREA VALADES
Right. So what this, proposition would do, it would allow, the Housing Finance Agency to borrow 25 billion in bonds. And then if if homebuyers want to elect into the program, they would need to earn up to twice the median income in the area where they're looking to buy. And then their mortgages through this program would be up to 70% of the purchase price for houses that are up to $1.5 million.
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ANDREA VALADES
And they would also have to pay a 3% down payment. And so the bond would be repaid by those mortgage payments, not by state or other taxes.
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DINO
Okay. Proposition 38 medical research bond. This has been making the rounds. I've only seen, promos and and ads on this one, 26.7 million times what we through.
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ANDREA VALADES
And we.
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DINO
Both write this measure proposes borrowing to support medical research. Give it to us.
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ANDREA VALADES
Yes. So, here we have 8.4 billion in bonds to support, medical research for, diseases like heart disease, Alzheimer's, things like that. So half of that money would go to one designated nonprofit research institute, which is where opponents come in and say, that's a little bit unfair. One group would get the majority of the money, and the leader of that, nonprofit is the person who has been funding this proposition.
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ANDREA VALADES
So that's where, some of the contentiousness comes in. But then the rest of that money would go to, where is let's see where I lost and all the numbers. That's the crux of it.
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DINO
And that's why we brought you on. I got lost, six months ago, but, it would definitely move on. Well, I tell you what. Let's move on to 39. We had this, we spent some time on this one, and, of course, there was a lot to be said about the voter identification. This measure concerns identification requirements for voting.
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DINO
And given the federal court case, we just, discuss what exactly would voters need to do and what are the arguments on both sides?
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ANDREA VALADES
Yeah. So in California, when you register to vote, you already have to provide, a government ID or Social Security number and swear that you are a citizen. Right. What this proposition wants to do is it would require voters to present, an ID when you're voting in person, when you're registering to vote. And if you are voting through a mail in ballot, you would have to include you'd have to write on your ballot the last four digits of your Social Security number or your government ID, and the state would also be required to issue voter ID cards to voters that request one.
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ANDREA VALADES
So I'm, I'm sure your listeners have heard both sides of the arguments, like you said. But really, the people that are against 39 are saying that it's another way to disenfranchize voters, right? To make it harder to vote. Supporting President Trump's, baseless claims of widespread voter fraud. Whereas on the other side, people who support prop 39 again say it's common sense to provide, ID when you're voting.
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DINO
Interesting.
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ANDREA VALADES
Like we do.
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DINO
Which. Right, right. And again, we did covered that. My guess is on the level of this Sacramento reporter with Carlo News, who's been a regular contributor to The Signal here on Kpfk, 90.7 FM. We're going through the propositions. An important reminder. I think this goes without saying, since we've been covering this and all elections on our special series, politics, Tacos and Beer, we, of course, are not in the business of telling you how to vote.
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DINO
We are, however, encouraging everybody to participate in the civic duty that is, democracy, that is elections or that are elections and encourage you all to become informed, stay informed and go out there and vote. Okay, so some of the big ticket items, and there are 40 to 42 and one can even throw in 43 on that one, but 42 to 40 to 41, 40, 40, 41, 42.
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DINO
That's proposition 40 4142. Again, I had a debate over coffee yesterday with an, a colleague who was, you know, upset, frustrated and just the futility that, that this process is, according to him, which is and this, one case in 40 passes, it might be nullified by either 42 or 43. Walk us through these three consequential propositions and have attracted billions of dollars.
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ANDREA VALADES
Yes. So prop 40, the billionaire talks. I'm pretty sure everyone has heard of it by now. It would tax about 200 individuals in California who are worth over $1 billion. It would impose a one time 5% tax on them, and allocate 90% of that money to health care. And then the other 10% to public education and food assistance.
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ANDREA VALADES
That's that's the crux of prop 40. That's what they're asking for. And those billionaires who are being targeted by that proposition, in turn funded, proposition 41 and 42. So what prop 41 and 42 do prop 41 would cancel any new state taxes that are passed after January? First of this here, prop 42 would ban new taxes on personal property.
00:29:55:24 - 00:30:23:08
ANDREA VALADES
So that's why you may have been seeing commercials like the legislature wants to tax your 401 K's and your investment accounts. Prop 42 would ban taxes on those things. And importantly about prop 42, it would also ban retroactive taxes on those things. Which prop 40, the wealth tax is retroactive. So even if these billionaires move out of the state, they will still be, responsible for paying that tax.
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ANDREA VALADES
And like you said, that's where it gets tricky, because if, let's say all all three of them pass it. Prop 40, prop 41 and property to pass, if prop 41 and 42 receive more votes than the wealth tax, then the wealth tax is null and void. It's going to be canceled. Okay. Pretty much no matter what, if either of the, it's either prop 41 or property two gets more votes, no wealth tax.
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DINO
Wow. Okay. Yeah. No, no wonder my colleague was, frustrated over coffee yesterday. Like, you know what this is? I've had it. I've had it with California, and I think he's going to move to Patagonia, which, I don't know how much more, exciting that will be, but maybe. Okay, as we wind down, let's go through two more of my.
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DINO
My guest again is Andrea Valdez, Sacramento reporter for Carlo News, who's been with us, throughout this, election season, especially, as part of our Politico series, politics, tacos and beer, as we've been talking with, about, elections and, well, you know, several months in the making. Here we are. It's go time. The last two propositions we want to touch on and remind folks what they are.
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DINO
Propositions 44 and 45. Give it to us.
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ANDREA VALADES
So we have. Did you want to go to prop 43?
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DINO
Oh, you know what? You're absolutely right. There you go. The math was in math. And give me 43.
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ANDREA VALADES
Yes yes. All right. So prop 43, this proposition would make it harder to increase local taxes. So instead of currently right now, local taxes need just a simple majority, just 50% or more to pass. What this proposition would do would raise that threshold to a two thirds majority in order to pass, making it harder for local taxes to go up.
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DINO
Got it. And then 44 community health clinics. We had that topic. We covered that one extensive the here, give us the short, brief reminder on 44 and 45.
00:32:27:02 - 00:32:57:07
ANDREA VALADES
Yeah. So 44, it would require community health clinics, specifically those that primarily serve low income populations. It would require those clinics to allocate 90% of their revenue toward patient care. So this one is backed up by SEIU United Healthcare Workers West. They're also, the ones backing the billionaires tax. Their argument is these clinics should spend more money on patient care and less on executive pay.
00:32:57:09 - 00:33:29:23
ANDREA VALADES
Opponents to prop 44 say that might cause clinics to close if, you know, their budgeting is is so tight. So that's property for us. And then for those still listening because 14 propositions is a lot. The last the last proposition prop 45. This one is also a bit contentious. It targets, the California Environmental Quality Act, Sequa, which is a landmark, landmark law just really it it makes our environmental laws very strict.
00:33:29:23 - 00:33:56:23
ANDREA VALADES
Right. And with that, kind of slows down building. So prop 41 would place a one year limit on cycle reviews for housing and infrastructure, and it would require courts to rule faster on cycle lawsuits. So supporters of, prop 40 say, you know, secret requirements are making the affordability crisis worse because it's harder to build housing.
00:33:57:00 - 00:34:05:06
ANDREA VALADES
And opponents say that 44 kind of guts, are environmental laws. So there's there's the arguments on that.
00:34:05:10 - 00:34:27:03
DINO
And with that, Andrea, I want to thank you not just for today in helping us read through one more time on these propositions, but really for the entire year. When you first joined us now several, several months ago, it's been great having you. We look forward to having you back. And again, Andrea, one of this with Carlo news, joining us from Sacramento.
00:34:27:03 - 00:34:41:07
DINO
Thank you so much for being here, for your reporting and for helping our listeners make sense of what's on the ballot. You can read Andrea's full breakdown on her reporting at Cal News.com. Andrea, your socials before we go.
00:34:41:09 - 00:34:46:17
ANDREA VALADES
You can see me on Andrea in print. On on Instagram. Thanks, Dino, for having me.
00:34:46:17 - 00:35:05:20
DINO
And thank you. And, folks, before we go, we're going to take a short break. When we come back, we're shifting from statewide propositions to one of the most closely watched contests here in Southern California. The race for mayor Jasmyne Cannick joins us to talk about what's at stake, particularly for the city's black community. That's coming up next here on The Signal.
00:35:05:21 - 00:35:08:08
DINO
Stay with us. We'll be right back.
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00:35:30:16 - 00:35:34:03
MUSIC INTRO
Can't possibly last.
00:35:34:04 - 00:35:36:24
MUSIC INTRO
I'm going to tell you we're going to change.
00:35:37:01 - 00:35:57:18
DINO
Welcome back to the sing, though, ladies and gentlemen. It's go time. Los Angeles voters are making some important decisions in the election. And one of the biggest one is who will lead the city over the next four years. Incumbent Mayor Bass is facing city council member Nithya Rahman. Again, we've covered this issue, this topic, this race extensively here on the Signal.
00:35:57:20 - 00:36:38:24
DINO
But it's a race, this raising a lot of questions about homelessness, about the unhoused community, housing affordability, public safety, city services and political accountability, among others. But there's another important dimension to this election, particularly for a Los Angeles black community, a community with a long history of political organizing, civil rights struggle, and the shaping of not only the city, but the leadership that has for decades been a formidable force in the right to self-determination, not just for L.A. black community, but for all of L.A. communities.
00:36:39:05 - 00:37:02:07
DINO
And in that regard, positioning this city as one of the most important, most consequential cities in the country, which today we see the end result of having a strong city that is fighting back against the tyranny that many of us are experiencing under the Trump administration. Joining us now is Jasmyne Cannick, an award winning journalist, political strategist, commentator and long time community advocate.
00:37:02:07 - 00:37:28:21
DINO
Here in Los Angeles, Jasmine has worked extensively on issues of racial justice, police accountability, LGBTQ rights, political representation. She's advised elected officials in campaigns, led successful campaigns, worked on measures like measure R in L.A. County, has spent years examining the relationship between political power and the communities most affected by government decisions. Jasmine, welcome to The Signal. Thanks for being here.
00:37:28:23 - 00:37:30:06
JASMYNE CANNICK
Thank you for having me.
00:37:30:12 - 00:37:40:11
DINO
And jasmyne so dig this. I, I just I wanted to play one of your most recent posts, which I found are some you were talking about the L.A. times.
00:37:40:14 - 00:37:41:14
JASMYNE CANNICK
Thank you.
00:37:41:16 - 00:38:02:24
DINO
Know times and, you know, with everything going on, you know, I didn't chew it up. But before we get into this, you know, I, you know what's at stake for L.A. and what's at stake for the L.A. black community. Jasmine, walk us through this.
00:38:03:01 - 00:38:29:16
JASMYNE CANNICK
So, I mean, everything's at stake for all Angelinos, right? I think. And and obviously, that includes the black community and I think that, you know, I, have long been a proponent of civic education. I, I hate that our school system has sort of from civics by the, the wayside. It's very, very important that we pay attention to what's happening locally.
00:38:29:16 - 00:38:48:09
JASMYNE CANNICK
I have a saying that I always say, which is know your zip code. I know people who can tell me everything going on in D.C., but cannot tell me who the mayor is, cannot tell me who represents the city council. Right? People who get mad at their congressional member about their DWP bill. It's like, honey, beloved, there are levels to this government.
00:38:48:09 - 00:38:51:05
JASMYNE CANNICK
You need to know which is which. Does what right?
00:38:51:05 - 00:38:51:15
DINO
Right.
00:38:51:21 - 00:39:15:06
JASMYNE CANNICK
Local government is very important. People oftentimes ask and wonder why candidates who are running at the local level, county city level, do not run by political party. And it is because we all have to live in the same neighborhoods. No matter what your political affiliation is. Right. And so when you look at the mayor's race, you look at city council races.
00:39:15:12 - 00:39:37:23
JASMYNE CANNICK
You oftentimes do not see you all see a political designation. Does that mean that the party, whoever pa, whatever party they're involved in, is not involved in their race or has hasn't endorsed them? It's just we all have to live in these neighborhoods together, side by side, right? So we don't run by political parties for mayor and council and so forth.
00:39:38:00 - 00:39:59:16
JASMYNE CANNICK
So, you know, there's a lot on this ballot locally that's important. Is the mayor's race important? Absolutely. And full disclosure, because I always tell people I donate my party for free. But yeah, I'm a senior advisor on the Karen Bass for mayor campaign. I have known mayor about 20, 25 years, and I'm a huge fan of hers and her work.
00:39:59:18 - 00:40:01:18
JASMYNE CANNICK
And therefore I am supporting her.
00:40:01:20 - 00:40:29:13
DINO
Right. And and let me let me just interrupt you for a second. On that disclosure, our producer, another Barbara, I've made multiple efforts to get somebody from the ramen campaign to also join us. And as of broadcast time, that, had not been made possible. So, as we have in previous efforts here when covering political issues, the invites are made and we, lovingly embrace all who participate, choose to come on with us.
00:40:29:15 - 00:40:57:01
DINO
And in this case, we appreciate you joining us. Jasmine. And so let me ask you, as somebody who's working closely, in the mayor's office or in this particular campaign, rather, what are you hearing directly from the community? You have a longstanding history of engaging community, not just during political campaigns, not only as a strategist, but as a member advocate of the community.
00:40:57:03 - 00:41:03:08
DINO
What is the biggest concern that you're hearing as an advocate out in the community of LA?
00:41:03:10 - 00:41:29:02
JASMYNE CANNICK
Oh, I think it doesn't matter. From the Valley to San Pedro to South L.A. to East L.A., it's definitely, the cost of of of living here, right? It's it's affordability. It's our unhoused crisis. Those are really big issues for Angelinos. It's a big issue for me because I also tell people I'm a renter. Right. So I am deeply invested.
00:41:29:02 - 00:41:54:18
JASMYNE CANNICK
I live in LA. I'm a renter. And I tell people all the time, you know, if you don't live here, no matter what happens here is not going to affect you anymore, right? Right. So a lot of us don't want to be pushed out of our neighborhoods. We don't want to be pushed out of our communities. And we want to live in safe communities, and we want to be in the neighborhoods that are our parents and our grandparents and our great grandparents house built.
00:41:54:18 - 00:42:18:24
JASMYNE CANNICK
Right? I know that's true for me. I don't want to have to leave, but I know a lot of people who have left because of the cost of living. So I would say to you that that's the number one issue for a lot of people is just being able to maintain and stay in this city. And, and, and for folks who have been following this campaign, both of the candidates have been obviously talking about that because that is an issue for people who are unhoused.
00:42:18:24 - 00:42:41:18
JASMYNE CANNICK
Crisis continues to be an issue. And I will tell you what I tell everyone when it comes to that is that our mayor, Karen Barthe, has made huge progress in addressing this issue. And for anyone who thinks that four years is enough to solve a problem that started decades before this woman came into office.
00:42:41:20 - 00:42:42:07
DINO
You.
00:42:42:07 - 00:43:03:12
JASMYNE CANNICK
Need to take a step back and you stop outsourcing your common sense when you have a problem that is this large mind you, we're talking about a problem that that continues to grow. It's not like she came into office. I'm gonna make up a number. There were 100 people on the street and estate, 100 people on the street the entire four years she was in office.
00:43:03:12 - 00:43:30:18
JASMYNE CANNICK
Right? Right. We have a situation where people are constantly right. For whatever reason, different reasons, finding themselves, unhoused in a part of the street unhoused population. Right. There's not this number that stays the same, that you can just chip at it and chip at it, and it gets lower and lower and lower. And even with that happening, I have watched this mayor make changes, make dead, see that number go down.
00:43:30:21 - 00:43:55:11
JASMYNE CANNICK
But also taking into consideration for all of us that like to pay attention to what's going on in DC, that we have a madman in the white House who continues to threaten our state, continues to threaten our city, continues to withhold funding, try to withhold funding critical funding that we need to help pay for the services and the help that we want to provide to people on the streets of Los Angeles.
00:43:55:14 - 00:44:17:19
JASMYNE CANNICK
And so we have to take all of those things into consideration while we're judging, you know, the progress of someone in four years. Right? And I think because she has done an outstanding job, I have often said to her, I don't know why you want to do this job. You cannot make people happy. But it is her very love of Angelinos and her city that is something we both have in common.
00:44:17:19 - 00:44:25:18
JASMYNE CANNICK
I love L.A., I love the people of L.A. and she has a deep love for Los Angeles. She has.
00:44:25:20 - 00:44:26:20
DINO
And Jasmine.
00:44:26:20 - 00:44:28:07
JASMYNE CANNICK
Goff. Every day I do this.
00:44:28:07 - 00:44:57:09
DINO
And, you know, it's funny, every, every elected official, every candidate that came through this program, for the last six, seven months. One of the questions that I always asked them is, you know, walk me through what did made you run for office? And the the answers have been, quite interesting. I appreciate the comment. The point you just made about time that, that is needed, the time it takes to make, you know, demonstrable change.
00:44:57:09 - 00:45:17:21
DINO
I actually many people know this, you know, when I'm not, in front of a microphone and acting like somebody who knows what he's talking about. I do work in public policy during the week, and I oftentimes find myself reminding people that, you know, I personally have worked on legislative efforts that took five, ten, 15 years before the police.
00:45:18:00 - 00:45:53:03
DINO
So I think it's an important point that you make because, you know, as election cycles go for years, is really it's not a lot of time for problems, as you pointed out. Have, started quite some time ago. You know, Jasmine, there is this other issue that I think is very important that has been front and center with this particular campaign and something that came up during the October 13th mayoral debate, Council member Raymond said, Los Angeles was once the, quote, gold standard unquote for non-cooperation.
00:45:53:05 - 00:46:13:21
DINO
And ended up, describing Daryl Gates as the said gold standard. Yeah. You know, and I remember I one of those few moments, I think I'd gone to the kitchen or something, and before I could even come back to the TV, I was getting blown up on my phone with pork saying. Did you hear what he just said?
00:46:13:23 - 00:46:38:03
DINO
But those of us from L.A., I know you're from L.A.. I was born and raised out here. I mean, when I eventually heard that, I said to myself, you gotta be freaking kidding me. And I'm not editorializing, although I just might have. But again, as a community member, as somebody who was a victim to Daryl Gates policing, during that period, what did that say to you?
00:46:38:04 - 00:46:40:02
DINO
Jasmine? Walk us through that.
00:46:40:04 - 00:47:00:12
JASMYNE CANNICK
Well, it's that she's not ready for prime time, which is why we call her not ready for prime time this year. But let me tell you something. I was I was very young. I was a teenager during, the Daryl Gates era. But I am Gen X, which means that I was raised by boomers and the Silent Generation, right?
00:47:00:12 - 00:47:25:20
JASMYNE CANNICK
My grandparents, my parents generation, and they were really big on passing down information. Right? So I grew up and I learned right from the elders in the community, from the folks around me. Like what? As a kid, I may not have noticed, but as an adult, things were explained to me, right? So that I had a full understanding of why things were the way they were today and what had led up to that.
00:47:25:20 - 00:47:44:16
JASMYNE CANNICK
Right. Not just Ghaith Parker. Right? Right. What happened when the Black Panther Party, the US organization Cointelpro, all of these things that happened in Los Angeles to create a certain type of situation that was going on in the black community. And there was also a lot going on in the Latino community as well as it related to LAPD.
00:47:44:18 - 00:48:11:21
JASMYNE CANNICK
What's important for me as an Angelino, is someone who knows my city. You want to leave my city, but you don't know my city. For me, that's a problem because there is no one who is from LA who would ever put gold standard and Daryl Gates in the same sentence with a straight face. I remember in that same debate, she also lifted up a a Ronald Reagan fox who was also kind of raised raise my eyebrows as well.
00:48:11:21 - 00:48:33:03
JASMYNE CANNICK
So for me, I'm like, that just shows how much you don't know Los Angeles and have to get mad at the mayor. Say she's twisting your words only for you to come out and make a public apology because you realize yourself both told you how wrong that was, right? I, I, you know, I want someone who knows this city.
00:48:33:04 - 00:48:53:20
JASMYNE CANNICK
You need to know this city from the valley to San Pedro. You need to know South L.A.. You need to know East L.A.. I'm not even I'm not a member of city council or the mayor. And I know my city. I, I don't call it Interstate ten. It is the tax. Okay. I don't call it Crypto.com Center.
00:48:53:20 - 00:49:14:20
JASMYNE CANNICK
It is the staples Center. Okay. Because there are things that if you're an Angelino, you're Angelino, and you just know these things. And she made it really clear she is not an Angelino. We need a Angelino leaving our city. My personal opinion. Right. That's my opinion. Got it. I, I was very hurt by that. I know a lot of folks in the black community.
00:49:14:22 - 00:49:31:08
JASMYNE CANNICK
We're very upset by that. We have this whole press conference around it calling her out about that, because we could not let that go. If you are 40 plus years old and you're an Angelino, I'm sure your eyebrows raised to right, because you're thinking, I know who Daryl Gates is. Gold standard.
00:49:31:09 - 00:49:59:04
DINO
Right? Right. You know, it's funny when when I did go back and hear it and, you know, I was raised in South L.A., right off of Central Avenue and engaged between Gage and Hooper. And, while I was the story boys. Sheriff, any time that we were out side of the stoning boys, I remember my my mother used to say, you know, not only should you come home before the lights come out in the street, but I remember that, at night, LAPD has to do more than that.
00:49:59:05 - 00:50:33:24
DINO
What they do, during the day. So. And this was during those same periods, you know, Jasmine, when when you look at these two candidates, you know, what do you see as the most significant difference? I know we've talked a lot about just understanding, knowing L.A., being from L.A., but this issue, again, kind of still resonates with me because at a recent Los Angeles mayor mayoral forum, both candidates were asked one particular issue and that was, how do you build trust among black and Latino residents?
00:50:33:24 - 00:50:46:07
DINO
Now, obviously taken into account that, again, we extended the invite. They didn't come on the show and we can only speak so much for their campaign, although I think you can see a lot more, you.
00:50:46:07 - 00:50:48:22
JASMYNE CANNICK
Know, we'll be speaking at all for their.
00:50:48:24 - 00:51:15:20
DINO
Best emphasized collaboration and representation in her administration, Ramon argued that political establishment had taken communities for granted and called for broader participation in city departments and commissions. Walk us through your analysis of this particular approach by Mayor Best in comparison to to Ramon saying, well, you just need more participation in city departments and commissions, not just positions.
00:51:15:22 - 00:51:38:23
JASMYNE CANNICK
So first of all, let me just say this. One of the beautiful things I love about being a part of Mayor Bass's team is that the team represents the city very diverse. One of the things that Mayor Bass has been known for her entire, sort of public in all of her public work from, from Coco all the way up to now is her ability to build coalitions, right?
00:51:39:03 - 00:52:01:21
JASMYNE CANNICK
Coalitions amongst races, coalitions amongst generations, coalition coalitions amongst, the, the various I would say council district. Right. You have folks all the way from the valley to San Pedro who are working to reelect Mayor Barthe. Right. So one that that that's very important to, yeah. She touched on the fact that for me, I need someone that that that knows my city.
00:52:01:21 - 00:52:27:18
JASMYNE CANNICK
You mentioned central engages where you were, you grew up at and the mayor was born on central in 49. She that's where she started off at right down the street from that. Right. So I think that's very important. I think it's also very important to have someone in charge who understands that while things aren't perfect, we have some big things coming up that we need to be responsible gatekeepers for, right?
00:52:27:18 - 00:52:59:22
JASMYNE CANNICK
We have the Olympics coming up. We have a lot of other things going on in this city that require us to continue to move forward as a city, but also, you know, take into consideration the fact that we're going to have the world's eyes on Los Angeles, I think, in less than 600 days. Right. And so while I understand that there is a lot of frustration with certain city departments and the way certain things are going, you know, I don't agree with Nithya approach to that, right?
00:52:59:22 - 00:53:17:22
JASMYNE CANNICK
I also know for a fact, as we all should know, at this point, there was one person out of those two candidates who stood toe to toe with ice when I was wreaking havoc on our communities and MacArthur Park and going through our neighborhoods, and that was our mayor, she went toe to toe. I said, you have to leave.
00:53:17:22 - 00:53:42:16
JASMYNE CANNICK
You have to get out of here. Right? While the candidate was off doing other things, that is what she was doing. And for for me. I will say, for me personally, as a black voter, as a black person in the city, if I go to your social media and see that you announced that you were running in February, and I look at your social media from February to June, and I see that you spent very little time in South L.A., very, very few black people on your social media.
00:53:42:16 - 00:53:49:13
JASMYNE CANNICK
But then you make it into the general and all of a sudden, look, I felt that color. I got my Christmas card. I found my way down there.
00:53:49:17 - 00:53:50:13
DINO
I went south of the.
00:53:50:13 - 00:54:20:04
JASMYNE CANNICK
Town taking censures. Okay, I'm south of the 10th. That is problematic for me, right? Because the mayor doesn't just represent one group of people, one type of district you have to represent compete oftentimes, right? Competing interests sure. From around, around the entire city. And so that concerned me a lot. Just as a black Angelino, that this is someone who, when she goes to a black church and they say, do we have any first time visitors that that's our cue to stand up, right?
00:54:20:10 - 00:54:36:02
JASMYNE CANNICK
Whereas when I'm in church with the mayor, the minute we walk in, hey, sister, we save the square because everybody already knows who she is, right? She's not a stranger. Nothing has a stranger in. And black Los Angeles. Nothing at all. Black people are voting for the mayor. There are, you know, even Jesus had to deal with Judas their.
00:54:36:03 - 00:54:36:24
DINO
Own mouth.
00:54:37:01 - 00:55:01:03
JASMYNE CANNICK
Who are supporting her. Okay, but buying a large black voters are supporting Mayor Karen Bass, and we are joining voters from around the city and supporting our mayor and her getting her last four years. And finally, I'll just say this. I'll say this really quickly. Yeah, I really don't like what is going on across this country as it relates to black females who are in elected office.
00:55:01:05 - 00:55:22:00
JASMYNE CANNICK
And this idea that they're too old, they're too busy, they're too that and it's like just just a little while ago you were posting support black women let black women lead. It's very, very lip service. Very, very like, well, where did all of that go? Right. Our mayor has for me has done an outstanding job. And I'm actually really happy and proud to be standing with her.
00:55:22:02 - 00:55:46:14
DINO
Well, you know, my guest has been Jasmyne Cannick, an award winning journalist, political strategist, commentator and long time community advocate here in Los Angeles, who is currently uplifting the best campaign as they come into this these next fine the final. It was the three days to go. And Jasmine, as we close out this segment, you got 30s make that final pitch.
00:55:46:20 - 00:56:06:01
DINO
Ramon's office didn't, wasn't able to join us, so we still moved on with the segment. And therefore, you get those final 32nd pitch, give it to us to give us the socials as well, because, we want to have you back, hopefully after this and, continue to explore things, but give us, give us the final pitch on your socials.
00:56:06:03 - 00:56:35:20
JASMYNE CANNICK
For more years. Mayor Karen Bass, Nithya Ramon is not ready for prime time. You know, don't you know, follow me. Sure. But you know, folks, if you haven't voted, make sure you vote before November 3rd, 8 p.m. Follow Karen Bass, LA on on socials. You can follow me at follow Jasmine. And I'm just so grateful that you took up the show today, because regardless of what side folks are on, I think civics and our local politics and all of us being engaged are super important.
00:56:35:20 - 00:56:39:22
JASMYNE CANNICK
So thank you for for spending this time, talking about this.
00:56:39:24 - 00:56:53:10
DINO
And with that, I want to thank my guest, Jasmyne Cannick, political strategist, commentator and analyst, who, good luck, Jasmine, as the campaign. And we look forward to seeing the outcome.
00:56:53:12 - 00:56:54:19
JASMYNE CANNICK
Thank you.
00:56:54:21 - 00:57:34:11
DINO
All right, folks, as we wrap up here on this final episode before Election Day, we want to take a few minutes as we close out today's program to remind all of you on what is important, what is the voting process to remind you all about the voting process? And I want to bring in my producer, Nala, who has, been so key in helping us develop this election coverage once a week for the last 6 or 7 months, longer actually, you know, bringing you propositions, different elected officials, folks running for office, candidates.
00:57:34:13 - 00:57:50:15
DINO
And, you know, we want to take a few minutes to remind you, of the importance of making this election or making your own plan to vote. And with that, we want to the what is the L.A. County Registrar's Office right to.
00:57:50:17 - 00:58:19:11
ANELLA
Plan, plan to vote website, which is, plan to vote dot or gov. Gov. So it's a free tool from the L.A. County registrar that walks you through your voting options step by step, whether you, want to vote in person or return your ballot by mail or a drop box, it helps you figure out, where to go and how to get it done.
00:58:19:11 - 00:58:21:08
ANELLA
And it's pretty explanatory.
00:58:21:10 - 00:58:46:00
DINO
Yes. So when you go to this website, I'm looking at it now plan.label.gop. There's several categories here. You can click on Vote Center locator. And when you click on that it literally gives you an exact location, a map layout. You can click on the number. It tells you how many voting centers are in that region. Pasadena has 44, down over here by where we are, which would actually be the Burbank.
00:58:46:00 - 00:58:56:09
DINO
Glendale area has 38 voting centers. So these are all locations. Again, the website is planned out early. Vote Dodger V, and what else do they have on their Nala?
00:58:56:11 - 00:59:24:03
ANELLA
Well they have the county has a separate ballot drop box locator. Just enter your address and it'll show you, nearby official Dropbox locations where you can return your completed vote by mail ballot. It's a tool that lets you review the, contests and candidates on your ballot. Before you go to vote, you can make your selections ahead of time and generate a poll pass to help speed things up.
00:59:24:03 - 00:59:31:23
ANELLA
When you arrive at a voter's center, it doesn't cast your vote online. You still have to go in and vote.
00:59:32:00 - 00:59:51:10
DINO
So, you know, make sure you go plan your, you know, make a plan to vote, right? Interactive sample ballots on this website. Where is my ballot? Voter registration resources, folks, this is it for us. I want to thank my producer, Nella Barbara, for making this happen. Sly rivers, behind the board and all of you for joining us every week.
00:59:51:10 - 01:00:03:17
DINO
Don't forget to vote. This is it. Exercise your democratic right. Exercise your civic duty. Good luck to us all. And on that note, we say thank you to everybody. Stay tuned. The car show is now.
