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"But they don't want to use the power they have. And I think there's been a real asymmetry in terms of tactics, which is that Republicans have gone to every extreme possible to pass voting rights restrictions. On unilateral party line votes. They have not been shy at all about using every procedural tool. They have to make sure these voters suppression laws are enacted. But Democrats in the Senate Are hiding behind procedure as a reason for why they can't protect voting rights. So it takes 50 votes in the states to protect to make it harder to vote. And they're changing the rules, however, they want but in the Senate Democrats are hiding behind the traditional norms, and they're basically using that as an excuse to do nothing. And so there is just really kind of amazing to me that the parties are in such a different page here when it comes to how to protect voting rights, because one party doesn't care at all that they're seen as partisan or during a unilaterally, whereas the other party refuses to use the power they have To make it easier to vote. Yes. We're talking about the rise in laws that limit voting access and voting rights with Ari Berman, national correspondent with Mother Jones, You just heard an author of Give Us the Ballot. The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America, And We're also joined by Adam Serwer, staff writer at the Atlantic and author of the Cruelty is the point. What are your thoughts on the voting process in America? What should Democrats due to push back on voting access restrictions? Give us a call now at 8667336786. That's 8667336786. You can also get in touch on Twitter and Facebook were at KQED Forum or you can email your questions to forum at kqed dot org. I'm Alexis Madrigal Stay tuned for more forum after the break. Coming up at 10 A.m. with Mina Kim. We check.
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"Services and housing services additional psychiatric treatments can be brought to bear. While the CME maintains that immediate reinforcement that immediate benefit of pursuing those recovery activities And I'm curious over the course of, say, the 12 or 16 Week program. Are they also in some kind of counseling to, you know, kind of build intrinsic motivation, you know, say the desire to be healthier to have a family that's you know, working or a job that they're committed to and that they're going to rather than just depend on these sort of extrinsic rewards. It's a good question. Yes, Typically, CM is adjunctive to other substance use disorder treatment so that both the CME and those other treatments work in combination. The other treatments, As you point out, can help evoke additional motivations for recovery can provide skills development training for the patient to support their mastery efforts at abstinence And meanwhile, the CME is providing that immediate reinforcement that also bolsters the patient's sense of mastery of his or her ability to be success. Still in recovery. Wait, I'm curious, Stacy writes Pretty good question here. Does cm have an APP format or something Similar, You know, to motivate folks, you know, say with rewards or points, that kind of thing is anything like that exist? Um well, when folks come into that's a really good question. And first I'm going to say Doctor to Philip has really broke down. Uh, how we really work with people. We do a psychosocial assessment when they come in, and we really try to help them in the five domains with their life to improve. Um, boxing come in three times a week, and they earn cash credits. Um, on their third visit to take it upon. Yes. Um, so that's how we kind of like, monitor. Um, in a linear way. What, folks are there any and that? Acts as a motivator for them. I think the other motivator is when folks come in, and they deliver a urine test without amphetamines, methamphetamine and cocaine in it in it, Um it builds up their motivation, their intrinsic motivation that the doctor was speaking to, and then also builds up their self esteem. To work on some of these larger calls that they have. Maybe it's housing. Maybe it's improving their mental health. Maybe it's finding gainful employment. We want to hear from you listeners out there. Have you been in a program that uses rewards to address addiction? Or maybe you've been in a different kind of treatment program that has worked for you. Or maybe this would have worked for you. Give us a call. Now at 8667336786. That's 8667336786. You can also get in touch with us on Twitter or Facebook. We're at KQED Forum or email the old fashioned way. Your questions can go to forum at kqed dot org. Wayne. I'm curious. Is there a ideal patient that this works for? I'm guessing it's not going to be ideal for someone with a lot.
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"Welcome back to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal. Point Reyes National Seashore is one of the nation's jams near of spit of land in the far West of Marine County. It's known as one of the most beautiful places in California, a truly unique place on this earth. But the deal that the government struck to create the park came with a catch The ranchers who owned the land that was purchased to create point Reyes also were able to continue ranching long into the future. And that dual use continues to drive controversy. Now there's a new decision coming down the pike that environmentalists hope will stop point raised ranching. While the ranchers obviously would like to continue doing their business, we know is a hot button topic in Iran, and we want to hear what you think should happen. Give us a call now at 8667336786, that's 866733. 6786. You can also get in touch on Twitter and Facebook were at KQED Forum or you can email your questions to forum at kqed dot org. Joining us to talk about the show. Yeah, is will Houston from the Marin Independent journal? Welcome Well. Hi. Thanks for having me. Thanks so much for coming on. Can you catch us up on what The Interior department is really deciding now in the in the park and where this comes really in the history of this deeply divisive issue. Yeah, well, they're about 423 national parks in the United States, and they don't allow for commercial activities like blogging, mining, oil and gas drilling and really only a handful will allow private ranchers to rent land on national park property for cattle grazing. And point Reyes has allowed it since President Kennedy established the National Seashore. 1962 and supporters are saying that dairy ranching is an important part of the history of West Marin. It's woven into its cultural fabric, with some of the ranches dating back to the 18 fifties and sixties and that they should be included in the park and continue to operate. There has also been increasing controversies over whether the ranchers and the cattle are harming the wildlife in the landscape out there, so it really comes down to this larger debate on whether private agriculture should be allowed on public protected lands. And now that's all coming to a head with this upcoming decision by September 13th by the National Park Service and Interior Department. On how they managed the ranches and wildlife, including Tooley elk within the park. Mm. And so it really seems like the the hot part of this issue is the Tulia elk right? Because there's several different herds that are there. And some of them will be called that is to say killed. If if the park Service decides to continue with ranching is that correct? Yes, they're proposing to shoot and kill some of the tools the elk within the park and what's really rankled environmentalists and animal welfare activists. Stop. This is well. Julie Elk are only live in California and point race is the only national park That Julia Carr found it and they really represented an environmental success story because they were once nearly wiped out from the entire state, including point raising, driven close to extinction. They were re established in the park in the 19 seventies. Um, and since then there's been several hurts that have they have now three herds in total, And But there's also been conflicts with some of the ranching activities out there among the free roaming milk whether or not it's damaging branch, property, livestock and important for the ranchers is The forage grasses for the help to eat those it might threaten their organic certification, so the idea by the park Service is to shoot somebody else to control their population, since there are no natural predators within the park. That way. It controls the population and the state does this on through hunting tags outside of, of course, the National Park area. Um so they see that as a as a way to control the herds. Is there another option here like could the Park service make a different decision that would end ranching? Say or allow the truly out to, you know, continue to To grow in size of population. Yeah, the the National Park Service, Uh, as part of its review of this management plan for the entire park, they listed several different options in the park. And some of those dead include phasing out the ranch is entirely which is an option that many environmental groups and many opponents of the ranching activities. Are advocating for there was also other options, including removing all the elk from the park. But the park is saying that this alternative that they're they're considering to allow the ranchers to continue working there into To kill some of the algorithm. The park is striking the balance by preserving both the natural resources in the park by as well as the cultural resources, which the park includes ranching as part of So how was this decision made and was there sort of public comment And where did those public comment? Sort of come down in the scheme of this thing? Yeah. Yeah, So this This plan is a long time in the making it it's now span three presidential administrations. It's involved legal battles, and it really updates this management plan that hasn't been updated since the 19 eighties and how it manages about 28,000. 20,000 acres of ranching, the 600 tool yelp within the park and all of its other natural course of cultural resources. And, uh, so this this really the plan actually itself Good was released in the last couple years. Here. There was a there was a public comment period that happened. The park picked its preferred alternative to give ranchers longer leases in the park and the cold, some of the truly help there, and.
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"Or Facebook at KQED Forum or You can always give us a call 8667336786 again, 8667336786 and let me get to those bill in Los Gattis. Thanks for waiting Bill. Oh, sure. I had a question. If, uh Linda has access to are there any machine learning models that represent the orca and should not populations along the California coast. Yeah. Thanks. Bill. Yeah. Linda meets I've got to say you stumped me on that one. I don't know. Well, Bill, Thanks for the question. Um And let me see if I can read this comment from John, Who writes, Is it helpful for concerned citizens to refrain from buying ction examine in restaurants and supermarkets? I love that question. And my answer for anyone who's worried about this is yes. Um, why worry about it? Well, I wonder if the fish you bought is taking it out of an orca's mouth. It Sakai. It's um Eat rockfish. There's so many wonderful choices. Eat tuna. You've got all kinds of choices. I myself can't even afford chinook. So it's not a problem. Well, tweets do Orkest have affection. For humans. Yeah, Orcas, As you were saying, really capture the imagination And in answering this question, I'm also wondering if you could just remind us of how there were such public fascination in the sixties and seventies, especially when They were being captured. And I'm just curious. What is happening right now, With all of that? Right, So this is a dark chapter in our history. And it all started right here in Seattle and Ted Griffin went up north that at the invitation of a fisherman to bring back a orca whale that had been caught in a fisherman's net, and he brought it back to the Seattle Aquarium, which is a different one from the one that's there today, and he and he installed it. There is the world's first ever performing live orca, and this animal's name was Namu. And probably you've heard of this whale and Um, you only lived about a year before he was killed by pollution and Elliott Bay. Um, but before he died, he became an international sensation. Suddenly, people saw these animals up close for the first time. And everybody wanted one and Puget Sound and the sailors see was the primary source of supply. And by the time well catching was shut down in 1976 by three Republicans in Washington state, more than a third of the pods had been taken, and in fact, it was the youngest ones that they always wanted to get because they were the cheapest. The ship. Tragically. One of those whales is the only one left from that time. Her name is low leader and she's still alive in captivity in the Miami See query, um, where she has been. For more than 50 years in captivity in the smallest tank for and work a whale anywhere in the world, and she's there all by herself. She has no contact, you know, uh No, uh, no escape. That's where she is. And the people of the Miami's aquarium say that's the best place for or otherwise should be in the Salish Sea where her relatives are struggling to survive. But I can tell you, this reporter from Dateline NBC. Went down there to see her back when they used to allow reporters to take pictures of her. And you know what he did. He took a recording of El Pod calls and played them and she came racing over to the side of the tank and put her ear to that recording and just wanted to hear it. Inherit hair it and you know that sense that she has a living family that is her family that's still here in the Salish Sea has the elimination and others still working for her release and return and retirement to a netted off Cove somewhere in the sailors where she could hear her family at least Well, there's sure have to perform always tried to present this idea that workers did have affection for humans. But how would you define it? I don't think that's true. I mean, they have an enormous affection for one another and their own kind and society. They're definitely curious about us. I mean, these are smart animals with excellent vision. And I know that Some of the scientists here in, um in the sailors. See you have spent the most time with them. Decades on the water are quite sure that they know the sound of their individual boats. Uh, but, you know, it's not about us. Oh, I promise. Well, let me go to color Surrey in Cupertino High. Sorry. Hi. I had a quick question about how are orcas affected by ocean eutrophication and like algae blooms, things like that. Yes. So what's going on? There is The the degradation of the water quality, which affects the food supply for the seven and therefore affects the salmon themselves. I mean, let's remember the old adage which is a little fish make big fish which feed blackfish and you know I love your question, because it it connects the dots. I mean everything matters from natural beaches were forage fish can spawn. And eelgrass and kelp beds where these little babies, Chinook and other salmon can rest and hide and feed. You know all the way into out into the subtitles Own? Uh, you know, you don't want bulkheads You don't want Lot of hardening of that shoreline because then you lose those natural beaches that she those tiny little fish that grow up to be the juvenile salmon that go to see that grow up to be the big fat salmon. And if you've got a big old algae group bloom that's polluting the water and taking the oxygen out of it. You know what you're losing, of course, are all the little things that few the juvenile salmon And, um, we've had terrible results from the heat dome and I know you have to. We lost. Millions and millions of shellfish and we're only beginning to understand the annihilation of insect life, which is affecting the birds, and it's affecting the fish. You know, everything is connected. And so if you see a big, old sick, uh beautified algae Matt sitting there in a near shore water or in a freshwater system, you can be sure that that's affecting the fish life. Well, let me thanks very for the question, Tom writes one ray of Hope. Four dams in the Climate River are destined for removal by 2025 that will add hundreds of miles of potential salmon spawning grounds. This would significantly increase the salmon population in California. You are hopeful. As you said, multiple times, Lynda Mapes, this one ray of hope. There are others right that you've noticed in terms of restoring habitats and so on absolutely all over the region. There is so much dead stuff sitting out there that nobody even cares about that. People just need to pay attention to and spend the money to take out. I can give you an example. So on the similar Commune River, which is in central Washington, there's a damn called the Enloe Dam. Guess the last year it made a kilowatt 1957. So it just sits. There is a full passage blockage to salmon into more than 100 miles of habitat on both sides of the border. The poor Okanagan PD is so busy spending their money on replacing roasted power poles. They can't afford to take out that tm. They need partners. They need funding. They need help, And this kind of practical work is going on in communities all over the region. I can give you another example, the city of Bellingham last summer. Took out the nooks act down. Why did they do that? Because it was a water diversion dam that was built a century ago. And they figured out that continuing to spend the money on its maintenance was madness that what they ought to do is just by the water from Snohomish nearby, which they did. And they partnered with American rivers, which provided the technical expertise and the Tulalip tribes in the state Legislature, which provided the money and other NGOs and took it out and it was gone..
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"On Twitter or Facebook at KQED Forum or You can always give us a call 8667336786 again, 8667336786 and let me get to those bill in law status. Thanks for waiting Bill. Oh, sure. I had a question. If, uh, Linda has access to, uh, are there any machine learning models that represent the orca and should not populations along the California coast? Matter. Thanks, Bill. Yeah. Linda meets I got to say you stumped me on that one. I don't know. Well, Bill, Thanks for the question. Um And let me see if I can read this comment from John, Who writes, is it helpful for concerned citizens to refrain from buying ction examine in restaurants and supermarkets? I love that question. And my answer for anyone who's worried about this is yes. Why worry about it? Well, I wonder if the fish you bought is taking it out of an orca's mouth. It Sakai. It's um Eat rockfish. There's so many wonderful choices. Eat tuna. You've got all kinds of choices. I myself can't even afford chinook. So it's not a problem. Well, tweets do orcas have affection. For humans. Yeah, Orcas, As you were saying, really capture the imagination And in answering this question, I'm also wondering if you could just remind us of how there were such public fascination in the sixties and seventies, especially when They were being captured. And I'm just curious. What is happening right now, With all of that? Right. So this is a dark chapter in our history. And it all started right here in Seattle and Ted Griffin went up north at the invitation of a fisherman to bring back a orca whale that had been caught in a fisherman's net. And he brought it back to the Seattle Aquarium, which is a different one from the one that's there today, and and he installed it. There is the world's first ever performing live orca, and this animal's name was Namu. And probably you've heard of this wail and Damn! You only lived about a year before he was killed by pollution and Elliott Bay. But before he died, he became an international sensation. Suddenly, people saw these animals up close for the first time. And everybody wanted one and Puget Sound and the sailors see was the primary source of supply. And by the time whale catching was shut down in 1976 by three Republicans in Washington state, more than a third of the pods had been taken, and in fact, it was the youngest ones that they always wanted to get because they were the cheapest. Ship. Tragically. One of those whales is the only one left from that time. Her name is low leader and she's still alive in captivity in the Miami See query, um, where she has been. For more than 50 years in captivity in the smallest tank for and work a whale anywhere in the world, and she's there all by herself. She has no contact, you know, uh No, uh, no escape. That's where she is. And the people of the Miami's aquarium say that's the best place for her. Otherwise she'd be in the Salish Sea where her relatives are struggling to survive. But I can tell you, this reporter from Dateline NBC went down there to see her back when they used to allow reporters to take pictures of her. And you know what he did. He took a recording of El Pod calls and played them and she came racing over to the side of the tank and put her ear to that recording and just wanted to hear it. Inherit, inherit, and you know that sense that she has a living family that is her family that's still here in the Salish Sea has the elimination and others still working for her release and return and retirement to a netted off cove somewhere. In the sailors where she could hear her family at least well, Those sure have to perform always tried to present this idea that workers did have affection for humans. But how would you define it? I don't think that's true. I mean, they have an enormous affection for one another and their own kind and society. They're definitely curious about us. I mean, these are smart animals with excellent vision. And I know that Some of the scientists here in, um in a sailor. See, you have spent the most time with them. Decades on the water are quite sure that they know the sound of their individual boats. Uh, but you know, it's not about us. Oh, I promise. Well, let me go to color Surrey in Cupertino High story high. I had a quick question about how are orcas affected by ocean eutrophication and like algae blooms, things like that. Yes. So what's going on? There is The the degradation of the water quality, which affects the food supply for the seven and therefore affects the salmon themselves. I mean, let's remember the old adage which is a little fish make big fish which feed blackfish and you know I love your question, because it it connects the dots. I mean everything matters from natural beaches were forged Michigan Spawn. And eelgrass and kelp beds where these little babies, Chinook and other salmon can rest and hide and feed. You know all the way into out into the subtitles Own? Uh, you know, you don't want bulkheads You don't want Lot of hardening of that shoreline because then you lose those natural beaches that she does tiny little fish that grow up to be the juvenile salmon that go to see that grow up to be the big fat salmon. And if you've got a big old algae group bloom that's polluting the water and taking the oxygen out of it. You know what you're losing, of course, are all the little things that view the juvenile salmon. And, um, we've had terrible results from the Heat dome and I know you have to. We lost millions and millions of shellfish and and we're only beginning to understand the annihilation of insect life, which is affecting the birds, and it's affecting the fish. You know, everything is connected. And so if you see a big, old sick, beautified algae Matt sitting there in a in a near shore water or in a freshwater system, you can be sure that that's affecting the fish life. Well, let me thanks very for the question Tom rates One ray of Hope. Four dams in the Climate River are destined for removal by 2025 that will add hundreds of miles of potential salmon.
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"Welcome back to Forum. I mean a Kim. We're talking about the U. S. Supreme Court and when it's done in terms of constraining the police to ensure the constitutional rights of liberty and equality In constitutional law scholar Erwin Chemerinsky is view the court has not done well in this area. The court has essentially failed. His new book is presumed guilty. How the Supreme Court empowered the police and subverted civil rights and you can join our conversation by calling 8667336786 emailing us for him. At kqed dot org or or reaching US on Twitter or Facebook at KQED Forum. While you do take the U. S. Supreme Court to task Erwin Chemerinsky, one of the things that you also point out is that under the tenure of Chief Justice Earl Warren The court issued a number of significant decisions restricting police power and expanding the rights of criminal defendants. Can you talk about some of the most significant rulings of the Warren era? Of course, and it was relatively limited time period. Excuse me within the Warren Court is the 1961 1969. I'll give you some examples. In map versus Ohio in 1961, the Supreme Court said the state local police engage in illegal search, the evidence has to be excluded. Can't be used against a criminal defendant. In 1963 in Gideon versus Wainwright, the Supreme Court said the person is being tried for crime and state court. There's a possible prison sentence. The individual has to be accorded an attorney. The person can't afford one. The state has to pay for one. It's hard to believe that until 1963 People could be tried for a crime sentenced even life in prison and that has been given a lawyer. 1966 the Supreme Court. Miranda versus Arizona said they when police are questioning somebody in custody. It's inherently course it The court said. Anytime the police question somebody in custody warnings have to be given in anybody. Watches police shows knows those warnings Police have today the person you have the right to remain silent, right that anything you say can be used against you. Right to an attorney can't afford 11 will be provided. Those are a few examples of key Warren quick decisions. Yes. So they were really trying to address and justice is that they saw at that time. What was the public's reaction to what this court was doing? The public's reaction? Was quite negative. It was a time a higher crime. Was a time when there was disturbances, riots in many major cities. And so the Warren court was attacked by being soft on crime. That when Richard Nixon ran for president in 1968 was on a theme of quote, law and order and very much overturning the Warren quit by appointing so called strict constructionists to the high court. Even while they were trying to establish rights for criminal defendants. Once that, as you say, we now really understand to be So foundational and important. By the mid to late sixties. It sounds like the courts ideology began to shift. I wonder if you think in part, it was in reaction to this sort of public attack that they were getting and the high crime rates at the time. And, uh, And if you think the case that you also cite as being a major case that expanded police powers Terry V. Ohio was a result of that. Very much. So, of course in 1969 Richard Nixon gets to pick two justices for the Supreme Court in 1971 against two more justices. Those four Nixon appointee is very much change the orientation of the court, it became far more conservative. And these issues and all issues. But the case you mentioned Terry versus Ohio was in 1968 still under the Warren court, and it is practically speaking one of those important Supreme Court decisions in history in empowering the police. The Fourth Amendment says that police can generally search somebody. Police can stop somebody only if there is probable cause. Terry Worse, Ohio says the police can stop someone Can frisk someone without needing probable cause so long as there's reasonable suspicion that the person has committed was about to commit a crime. Terry versus Ohio involves a police officer in Cleveland. We saw some men walking back and forth on a public sidewalk. Might be with noting here, the police officer White. The men were black. The men did not violate anyone. They were walking back and forth down a sidewalk. The officer thought that they were casing the joint. So the officer stops them. Risks them and finds that they had guns they weren't allowed to possess. The question is, since there was no probable cause they violate lock Was the officer violating the Fourth Amendment in the stop of the rest. The Supreme Court, in an 8 to 1 decision said police can stop somebody. Police can frisk someone. There's reasonable suspicion. Of course, never defined this standard of reasonable suspicion. It is so open the door to race based policing, the statistics show in every city. Including here in the Bay Area. That police are much more likely to stop black and brown drivers than white drivers. And when you show the statistics in every city across the country, because the answer your question, why did the word for it in a moment when the court was more liberal than at any point in American history? Decide this case this way. I think it's because of the intense criticism of its earlier decisions. There was seen as handcuffing the police, and I think it was the climate of the time that the port didn't want to hand down another decision restricting the police. How does Reasonable suspicion. How does that relate to probable cause? Like Are those two separate things. They are two separate things If you imagine a continuum From No likelihood at all, it's impossible. To certainty. And then you feel well, where on that continuum? Do the police think today? Yeah..
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"Graduate in the class of 2020? How'd that go for you? And what's your story? Give us a call. Now, 8667336786. That's 8667336786. You can also get in touch on Twitter and Facebook were at KQED Forum. You can email your questions to forum at KQED. Dot org Jonathan, I want to ask you about the relationship between the sort of broader movement for black lives, which you were both participating in In the Oakland context, and you work with the black organizing project as well as that broader context that you actually were seeing on your phone and you were seeing the movement taking shape in Minneapolis and in New York and these other places. How do you think that he'd informed your own activism to be able to connect with and see other youth leaders around the country? How I am warm. Yeah. How did how did it inform? And you know, either in terms of like thinking about strategies, tactics what you were doing on the ground here or just sort of, you know, teaching you about how the world worked. Yeah, well through the black organizing project, they they were able to educate us on Why they started fighting for Um, to eliminate school police. Remember one of, um, the ambassadors for the black organizing project, Nicky here She was, certainly as that back then, Like 10. Years ago, this black student was shot and killed. By school. Police are skyline and we were all shocked. Like what, Like, aren't they supposed to be here to protectors? And obviously, that's not the case. So we saw the harm. And we heard about the hunt. And we felt it as well that it was Causing to black students. So we know that that wasn't normal. We know that we wanted to change that. And that's exactly why we were also motivated to eliminate Oakland school police because I know a threat in our black students, and and we wanted to make schools safe space friend the way it should be since the beginning. Yeah. Dwayne, you end up leading, uh, a protest to live shatter the mayor of Oakland. We're going to hear a little cut from it. In a second, but I wanted to hear first about how did you go about organizing this like, dude, you How do you organize a protest as a 17 year old at this point, you know? Do you send out an email? Do you post something like what's the actual process there? Well, um, I just like to say, I think We had 2.5 days to organize that protest. And when I tell you those were like the most stressful when they have days of my life. Uh um But I think I really gang inspiration and motivation to continue the movement from some of the several protester Uh, 10 in the Bay Area just days prior. Organizing was definitely more difficult than I could have imagined. Um, we started off by like creating a post for it. I I went onto the to an app and I made a poster and flyer for it that included all the details and then another flyer that included some of our objectives and demands. Um, hosted that on my instagram and everyone started posting proposed proposed I There had to be hundreds. There has to be hundreds of people repost Ian, and, um, I just posted on Twitter that got a lot of buzz as well. I believe Jessica posted as well. And you know, we got a lot of, um, impressions from it. Uh, it was Yeah. Yeah, honey, I mean, originally, I was thinking like, okay, People are posting that's amazing. But are people gonna show so I was like, you know, we're gonna Do this anyway, Regardless, But we definitely I believe that there's a strength in numbers. And I think that having you know as many people there as possible to just so everyone that we stand in solidarity for the same thing would have been definitely a plus. I reached out to various organizations for, you know, security help, Just in case anything happened, Uh, um Emergency services, the speakers and the mix the flatbed truck. There's just a lot of components that I had to consider. And a lot of things are executed. You know, quickly, um, in preparation for that process. And the next thing you know, this is what's going on. Let's hear that cut.
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"This is far. Um, I mean chicken. We're talking with I. Jen Poo, executive director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, as well as co director of caring across generations and organization focused on improving elder care. We're talking about the fight to secure better pay benefits, working conditions for domestic workers and how the pandemic Has accelerated that push. We're also getting your thoughts on whether care should be considered infrastructure as as a term that I jin Pooh has used to talk about care related work, and as we're seeing it be translated in President Biden's American jobs plan you Our listeners can join us at 8667336786. Email. US forum at kqed dot org. Get in touch on Twitter or Facebook at KQED Forum. I just put one of the things I I've wondered, is how you came to organize domestic workers. Why this became an issue that was so important to you that you've devoted decades to it now. Well, I think I was raised by some really strong women in an intergenerational immigrant household, and I watched both my mother and my grandmother. As they worked full time and cared for families and family, friends and neighbors and So much of the work that they did as caregivers was Taken for granted and not really valued and We're even seen or accounted for. And I think that, um You know, seeing as I became older, that there when I moved to New York City. Walking the streets of Manhattan, seeing so many women of color, taking care of white Children in the city as the kind of backbone of the economy of the most this in Most visible, invisible workforce of of New York City and just recognizing while there's a whole economy here That we rely on in so many ways for our most fundamental needs, who is so undervalued and overwhelmingly women of color. And if we could figure out how we value and protect those workers so that they could care for themselves and their own families, it would really get at the heart of How we got to an economy that really does not support so many of us took care for ourselves and the people that we love. It would almost help us turn it inside out and re imagine it in a way to be much more. Humane and much more about the dignity of of work. In terms of invisibility. I have often felt that less is known about Asian American Pacific Islander domestic workers. I do wonder as you just talk about invisibility to that is a Where that has come up a lot amid just the racist attacks against Asian women and and Asian elders, and I'm curious if you're seeing Almost A, um, like a parallel moment, um, shift in terms of Asian Americans. Vulnerable domestic workers. Becoming more visible with these twin issues, um, becoming organizing politically even more than before. Absolutely. I'm seeing Asian women across so many Communities and, um and workforce is really rising to this moment. And rising out of a tremendous amount of crisis in the last year. And, you know, I'm not sure how many of your listeners know. But aged API women are disproportionately concentrated in care work, especially in the home care work. Um, there are a huge number of Filipina. Domestic workers and care workers. Korean Chinese American, Vietnamese American And so we are disproportionately concentrated. In this Highly invisible sector work that is also quite insecure in terms of the conditions, and we also skew older in this workforce. So AP women are on average, older and age than other care workers. And what I was hearing from a lot of our AP and care workers this year was that they were not only dealing with the stressors of being essential workers and navigating The safety of their clients, their own family's safety, their kids online learning and And earning poverty wages amidst it all, But they were also navigating, feeling targeted and unsafe as Asian women on their way to and from work, and so Finding safer modes of transportation to and from work became not just about the pandemic and minimizing the risk of exposure, but also Out of fear of being targeted for racist violence. And and on top of that, even you have a high number of undocumented A P I. Immigrant women doing this work who At the same time, because they don't have citizenship. They live in fear of deportation and being separated from their families. Despite being essential workers in this country so The layers of challenge have meant that the community has come together to support each other in new ways and to organize and and to show up to vote. And to lead in new ways and So I do believe that Coming out of this moment that there will be A new context in a new sense of momentum to address the invisibility and the racism that our community faces. Let me go to color and in San Francisco high end Hello. How do you hear me? I can high. Okay. Um, so I would like to share my experience that is completely different. Then there are the following Um, all my clients. They paid me during the pandemic, so my income was about the same. I don't know. Yes, The problem about the language makes different because I have a very good relationship with my clients. So we talk. They know about my life. Go about my kids, so get more like personal. I don't know if that's the reason. Uh huh. Maybe is only because I'm legally here. And I feel more confident about Requesting something. Hmm. But I do believe that the language makes a lot of difference because it's the house cleaner goes to your house. Just do the job. They don't know her. I think it they feel different about When they know the person they feel more. Um gas about Who's at your house. And thanks for sharing your experience. I'm glad it's been positive and that you have such a good relationship with the people that you work with. I'm curious to get your reaction. I jen poo to what Anna's describing here. I think that this is also true that this is also a story and a reality that there are so many people who have wonderful relationships with their clients and the people that they work for, and I've heard wonderful stories about, um employers continuing to pay their domestic workers through the pandemic for many months. Um, so this is definitely also Excuse me. Also.
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"I'm so struck by in terms of hearing you describe this, too. Is that I would hear similar stories from people in the gig economy, for example, or another types of roles in the U. S Even Mm hmm. That's why we call domestic workers. The original gig. Economy workers. Yeah, because the conditions if you think about it when I first started working with domestic workers in 1998 It was considered sort of a marginal workforce in the shadows and on the edges of our economy, almost exotic. It was pretty you rare or kind of at the edges at that time, And now if you look around more and more American workers are dealing with that same procure itty, that same insecurity. And Really? I think it's the gig economy kind of dynamic of piecing it together, barely making it work, not having access to a safety net, even something as basic as paid time off. That has become the reality for so many of us We're talking with I. Jin Pooh, executive director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, as well as co director of carrying across generations, an organization focused on improving elder care and co founder of Supermajority, a membership organization. For activists and I want to invite you our listeners to join the conversation. What are your thoughts? About what? You're hearing your thoughts about whether care should be considered infrastructure. Are you a domestic or childcare worker? What have your experiences have been like? During the pandemic, or even before or what has that pandemic taught you about the importance yet instability of the care industry either as a worker or as someone who has needed care and services. You can give us a call at 8667336786 again..
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"Of Law. She specializes in the legal history of reproduction, the family sexuality and the Constitution. And we're talking about the Supreme Court's decision this week to review a Mississippi abortion law. And what that could mean for Roe v. Wade. You our listeners are invited to join the conversation if you'd like. Are you worried about the future of Roe? Have you had an abortion or ever had difficulty accessing one? Give us a call 8667336786 again, 8667336786. You can also get in touch on Twitter or Facebook at KQED Forum. Or email your questions to forum at KQED dot or G'kar. Okay, So now all eyes are on the Supreme Court. We have this newly constituted 63 conservative majority. Can you I know it's impossible to predict how this will go. But can you just talk about the changes on the court and why abortion rights proponents are so nervous? I mean, we do talk about, of course, the threat to row but just generally, The likelihood I think is what's and how this is playing out in terms of their decision to take. It is what's been a little bit stunning as you said. Yeah, well, so the court's change the court change significantly during Donald Trump's four years in office, he nominated three new justices, So Neil Gorsuch probably marked the least significant change because he replaced Anthony. It's clear who was One of the most outspoken critics of the Roe decision. So even if course it is as dismissive of row as square was that you really be, it's sort of will be a one for one exchange. Of course, probably the most significant change when it came to worship in the court was the retirement of Anthony Kennedy in 2018 and the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh. That same year, Of course, Cavanaugh promised Susan Collins that he would respect president and at least in Colin's telling would not reverse Roe. But since being on the court Cavanaugh his is pretty consistently voted. That abortion regulations are constitutional on And then, of course, when Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away in 2020, she was replaced by Amy Cockney Barrett. We don't have a particularly good read on what company there it will do in the court simply because she hasn't really ever written an entire opinion on abortion. But she was certainly selected in part because she personally is profoundly opposed to abortion has written things in indicating that she doesn't think that there's a right to abortion so on, so obviously we don't have Paper trail when it comes to any Cockney Vera, the Supreme Court justice, But Amy Cockney Barrett, You know the human being. The individual certainly doesn't think that role was rightly decided. I think the real question we're going forward is not whether the court as a conservative majority, but what kind of conservative majority the court has. We've seen John Roberts, for example, who I think it certainly is. No Proponent of abortion rights, probably doesn't believe the Constitution recognizes the right to abortion. Still be reluctant to move too quickly in reversing Roe for fear of damaging the courts. Reputation. Yes, on the other extreme, we've seen Clarence Thomas sort of up on the ramparts really taking any opportunity he can't call. Forget overruling of Roe. And so the question and dogs is going to be where you know the three Trump nominees fall along that and we have reason to believe Because the court took this case that they may find themselves a little closer to Thomas Center Robert Yes, because there was this idea that the court would likely tinker around the edges of Rome and not do something so dramatic as you're saying, in part because of John Roberts concerns as well. But by taking this case that has really thrown that into question. Absolutely right. And I think, um, certainly that doesn't necessarily mean the court will say rose over to turn in one fell swoop. But if the court is willing to take on this kind of Bold action this quickly. It's sort of hard to see what would be stopping them from overturning Roe. If not this year, then not let it wouldn't be this year of, if not in 2022 than in 2023 or 2024. Her talking by the Supreme Court's decision this week to review a Mississippi abortion law. We're talking about what that could mean for Roe v. Wade and you, our listeners are invited to weigh in. If you have questions concerns, 8667336786 is the number. You can also reach us on Twitter or Facebook at KQED Forum, and you can always email your questions or comments to form at kqed dot org's more with Mary Ziegler oppressor of LA Florida State.
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"At 8667336786. That's it, 667336786 you're listening to form I'm Rachel Myrow. Here's what's coming up in our next hour on form with me. In a camp yesterday, Texas became the latest state to enact a so called heartbeat bill, which bans abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Under Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that established a constitutional right to an abortion. The Texas law has little chance of survival. But after the Supreme Court this week agreed to review a Mississippi abortion law, many legal observers think Roe is in jeopardy to listen to pass shows and subscribe to our podcast, visit KQED dot org's slash forum and for the latest updates on our programs and guests, find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. We're at KQED form. I'm Rachel Myrow, and you're listening to a forum. We're talking right now with New York Times technology reporter Jack Nicolas about Apple's relationship with the Chinese government. Jack. Is it fair to say Apple has no leverage in this relationship, or or or doesn't that does China want apple products enough and want the manufacturing to stay in China? Enough? For Apple to have some capacity to push back. Apple certainly has leverage. I think, as you know, the Chinese government certainly does not want to lose apples and destiny of the country, the supply chain that it creates literally none of the jobs because of the enormity of the supply chain there, and also the Chinese government. Want. You know Chinese consumers want the I felt him. So you know, if the Chinese government banned Apple, it would potentially create some some issues among its populace. But at the same time, if you look at the two sides, the Chinese government certainly has the upper hand in the relationship because Michael is completely dependent upon the Chinese government and china. Essentially, whereas China is not dependent upon apple, um s O, but this means there is a dance that happens. Um, you know, it's not. It's not a situation in which the Chinese government can get everything it wants. And we actually document some cases in which Apple has been able to push back successfully, You know, actually. Example. Close to home is and we report in 2012. The Chinese government ordered Apple to take down the New York Times up in China, and Apple successfully resisted that order. But what we also reported was that five years later in 2017, the Chinese government came back, Kaplan said, though you have to take down the app and at that point up a bit Listener writes. Should I be worried about how my iPhone is manufactured? Are apples labor practices in China up to snuff? It depresses me to hear that Apple has a double standard on this policy. Um, you know that that is Ah, fair question That has done a lot of reporting over the years about labor practices in China. Uh, you know, with Apple and Apple is, I would say one of the more careful cos about Its supply chain has tried to be transparent, but at the same time, the supply chain is so enormous and it also requires, you know such intense labor at times because of holiday period There has been plenty of documented cases documented cases in which workers are working extreme hours on under duress, and they're also most recently has been reports about Weaker labor, so this is essentially forced labor leaders are the ethnic minority in China. They have been persecuted in that country and in many cases in one region of China, weaker czar forced to Working factories and There have been recent reports by labor watched organizations that have noted that there appears to be weak would later in the apple supply chain. Let's go to the phones now and Thomas in Hayward. Good morning. Good morning You lived in Hong Kong. I lived in Hong Kong and as many expatriates experience I fell in love with the place and I married a lady from there and incredible experience. And it's heartbreaking to see what happened over the last 5 to 6 years with Ji Jin Ping and his policies so and also it's interesting. We sponsored a weaker student about four years ago who lived with us, So we've got a little bit of an insight into that world. But my real question is And I realized this is sort of rhetorical that when will and I hate to just say the industrial West. But when will business finally step up to Mr Ji and his cronies and say, you know what Your business is important to us, But you are beginning to really rattle the foundations of democracy when I first got To Hong Kong many years ago, I said it took the attitude that why do we need to have democracy everywhere? Because I did work in China a lot, and I got to know a lot of the people in the president. At that time. I felt okay with but I think it's finally time The West stands up and simply says Enough's enough guys and and just really use our ability to unify, not the work competing with China, you know on business, but I've ideologically they really are beginning to threaten. Um, so many foundations of what we operate with, and I think if we hold Mr G to power that we can finally say, get back on track China, you were doing such a great job, and now they really are messing with things. So there's my question. There's your best in the business community. Theo finally say to these guys, you know, do the five year plan. China's famous for those things, you know, we're well, Thomas, like, Let's let jacket in there, Jack. I guess the key question here is, you know, um do do. American corporations have the capacity the strategic capacity to push back..
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"When Netanyahu comes out and says that you also have to be AH, little bit worried about what's going on in his own mind on Def he feels that he can kind of stand down now, considering that there is a lot of pressure on him. To be as aggressive as possible from his more Let's say ah, far right allies in Israel. Yes. In the meantime, though, great cross from The U. N is reporting of an increasingly dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza. They were reporting that 52,000 people have been displaced buildings numbering 450, or so damaged or Destroyed completely. Can you talk a little bit about that and what's unfolding there? Right, And this is TOC provide some background on this. This is a place where even in normal times, life is intolerable. The economy has all but collapsed in Gaza because of the Israeli and Egyptian blockades. About half the population of Gaza is unemployed. Most people there rely on international aid in order to survive. You might have 16 hours a day without electricity, the drinking water that comes out of your tap. Is contaminated with untreated sewage that is spilling into the aquifer in Gaza. It is a place where the infrastructure in the economy have all but falling apart over the past 15 years. So what we've seen over the past week and what we've seen in previous conflicts between Israel and Hamas is this destruction makes matters worse, and it takes years to be fixed. If it is ever going to be fixed. I remember after the 2014 war Being in Gaza Year after two years after Andre still coming, you know, meeting people who were homeless who had not been able to fix up their homes for lack of money for lack of building materials. The consequences of these conflicts endure for years and so right what we've seen here 52,000 people have been the place that I've been displaced. The electricity situation in Gaza has gotten worse because the power plants are running out of fuel, which has to come across Ah, crossing with Israel, which has been mostly closed for the past week. And so the electric supply is down to four or five hours a day. One of the main desalination plants that provides water eyes offline, so he's already intolerable Conditions made much, much worse by this fighting. Great cross from Middle East correspondent for the Economist. Really Appreciate your reporting. Thank you so much. Thank you. Also talking with shoddy Hamid, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, author of Islamic Exceptionalism How The Struggle Over Islam is reshaping the world. You Our listeners are with us as we're talking about the violent conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Which has killed more than 200 Palestinians in Gaza and 10 Israelis. We want to know what are your questions and thoughts about what's happening. What do you want to know about? Why now? What context do you feel? You need to understand. Give us a call that 86673367 86 with your questions again. 8667336786. You can also get in touch on Twitter or Facebook at KQED Forum or email your questions to forum.
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"People dying at the hands of law enforcement, and now things are being captured on social media and on video. People are starting to learn what we've already known in terms of how we are treated. And mistreated as black people in this country, and so a lot of folks are in support of reparations for black community. Now we just have to make it a reality. Well, let's hear from some more folks and bring our listeners into the conversation. Do you support reparations? If so, what should they look like? Give us a call at 8667336786. That's 8667336786. You can also get in touch on Twitter and Facebook. We're at KQED form or email your questions to forum at KQED dot or g'kar. And to teach instead to also on the topic of hearing from people. New results from the U Mass Amherst poll on whether the federal government should pay reparations to the descendants of enslaved people were released last week. And as expected with all issues, there's opposition, some opposition to the idea and your pole. Got it. Some of the specific reasons why some are opposed which I found very interesting. Can you share not only some of the headlining stats but some of the key viewpoints, the poll revealed. Yes. So we asked the question as to whether or not the federal government should pay the descendants of slaves and cash payments we found about 60% of Americans opposed cash payments going to the descendants of slaves. And this WASP. There was sort of strong opposition across demographic groups so cross gender groups, income groups, educational groups, racial groups as well. There was this sort of strident opposition to the notion that the federal government Should provide cash payments to the descendants of slaves. The groups that we saw that were supportive, are somewhat unsurprising. We saw members of the Democratic Coalition Democrats, progressives and African Americans, as well as young people expressing support for reparations for the descendants of slaves. And you know one of the big questions here that I know that, um Supervisor Walton on the committee you'll be tackling is how do you determine what's fair and just And, you know, I think that's why these committees and commissions are popping up for the proposals to establish him. But Natasha Natasha to teach in a tattoo on my apologies, What are your thoughts on where to start those conversations. I think we're starting at the local level. This is a reflection of federalism and so local communities know their residents their constituents. And they are acutely aware of the socioeconomic inequities that plague their constituents, particularly African American constituents. So we're seeing reparations pushes at the local level. We see it, of course in San Francisco, but in every Evanston in my backyard of Amherst, Massachusetts, we see it in Asheville, North Carolina. So we're seeing in Iowa City, so we're seeing it in a number of progressive cities across the country. And the likelihood is that these will be the forerunners of local efforts to start studying this issue and really making the connection between the impact the legacy of slavery. And the contemporary socioeconomic inequalities that we see every day based upon race. And the idea here is you know when we ask the question, why is it that people oppose reparations? One of the central reasons that people offered was that where that the descendants of slaves are unworthy. Of these cash payments, and so If you read into this results, the assumption here is that there's a lack of education, a lack of understanding a lack of knowledge regarding the connection between the institution of slavery. And then the subsequent system of subject Gatien and white supremacy known as Jim Crow and the same forms of racial discrimination that we saw in the North and in the Midwest and in the West. And the contemporary standing of African Americans, and so many of these attempts at the local level and even at the federal level with HR 40. And the creation of committees to study the issue of slavery and the 16 16 19 project are about sort of educating people about the original sin of the United States of America in this issue of slavery. I'm getting a comment here from Tricia, who writes San Francisco has so few black residents..
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"FM and Sacramento and live online at KQED dot work. This is forum. I mean it, Kim. On Armenian Remembrance Day this past April 24th President Biden became the first U. S president to officially recognize that the killing of more than a million Armenian civilians of the hands of Ottoman Turks during World War one Was genocide. Here in California, home to the largest Armenian diaspora in the U. S. The acknowledgment has reverberated through communities who fought for more than a century for the declaration. Joining me now is Susannah Petrossian, associate director of the Institute of Armenian Studies at the University of Southern California. Professor Petrossian. Thanks so much for joining us Thanks for having me. Also with this is Charlie Metis Ian. See your politics editor of Politico and author of the article. Why Biden's Armenian Genocide Declaration really is a big deal, Charlie McKesson. Glad to have you here is well. Wonderful to be here and I'll start with you. I had Tonto. I could not. But wonder as I I read your piece in politico, if you if you believed President Biden would follow through on his campaign promise. To declare the Ottoman Empire's massacre of Armenians genocide until he did it. Charly Mattei scenery there? Yes. Uh, I'm not sure if you heard my question, But I'm wondering if you truly believe President Biden would follow through on his campaign promise to declare it a genocide. Many of us did not believe it in part because of the long history media. I mean, you're talking about decades of fighting in Washington, D C. You're talking about decades of American presidents shying away at the last moment at the moment of truth. And I think the most recent experience that Armenian Americans had with when the president and the genocide declaration was Barack Obama and Barack Obama during his tenure, had promised Armenians before coming into office that he was going to recognize the genocide. Resolution, and he was going to recognize the genocide for the first time. I think Armenians felt in many ways betrayed by the decision not to because President Obama turned around in the end under extreme pressure from Turkey and decided not to declare the The genocide. So I think many Armenians treated President Biden's promise on the campaign trail with a great deal of skepticism. And you have called the reluctance of previous presidents a mute you talked about what Obama did is betrayal. You've called that reluctance an open wound for the Armenian American community. Why Well, I think for lots of reasons, you know, one of them is it's been this this specter hanging over our heads for so long, and it's something we as Armenian Americans. We all live with the ghosts of the genocide. We learned these family stories at an early age were shown haunting photographs that we never forget. This is something that we talk about forever in our lives and for So many Armenian Americans. It's not just an open wound. It's also a new open wound for our for our grand parents and our great grand parents. Because the Armenian American experience was so positive and so many ways, I mean America was the place. That blew the whistle on the genocide of the time, the diplomats and the reporters and the missionaries that were in the Ottoman Empire at the time, where the one sending back these urgent reports talking about these devastating general massacres that were happening, and so on the one hand, America was such a positive force. And then when many of these Genocide survivors came to America in the aftermath of the genocide, their expiry. Their American experience was so positive because America had given them a place after all of this is hard and had given them a place to recover to rebuild, actually build lives out of the ashes. And so, for all those reasons, it was especially painful for Armenian Americans not to have Country that meant so much to them actually recognize it when much of the rest of the world had already officially recognized. In Susanna Petrossian. Charlie Mackenzie was talking about how people learn about this. How generations learn about it. How did you learn about it? Well for us Armenians we learn out. Although the discussion can often times fall on the Geo political side, I think it's important to understand that for us, we grow up with these stories because it was our relatives who went through these massacres this deportations. Was my grandmother, who was born in Lebanon and my grandfather, who was born in Egypt and its our migration stories that we live every day until today, So we learn it through living. And yes, Sorry. Go on. No. And, you know, obviously, you know, we have immense scholarship right now in the international arena for asses to learn why it happened. The causes that impacts that Trans generational trauma that comes with it, but this is our daily lives and part of our identity. So then what did it mean to you and your families Susanna to have the president recognizing declare the Armenian genocide? Well, I think there are few layers for us Armenians in the U. S. The genocide, It's denial, and the lack of acknowledgment by our own government here has been a huge source of generational trauma. So the U. S recognition moves us past that and brings us closer to healing. Our relatives do deserve the recognition that their suffering was not accidental and that something is being done to make sure that A state does not organized such extermination again, and I think for American and the rest of the world looking, the move underscores Biden seriousness for human rights as a central principle in his foreign policy and importantly, hints that Washington will not always choose to be silent when human rights are violated, So Um, as an Armenian American. It's important that our phone foreign policy is sophisticated enough to include a human rights agenda, in addition to security, trade and diplomacy and other things that Foreign policies include. And Charly Mattei seeing similar question to you in terms of just what it meant to you. Who personally to your family. Was an incredibly emotional moment, I think, in part because my family had grown up with a grand parent. Also, that was a survivor. My grandfather made it out as ah, You know, he made it to the American Shores is a penniless orphan teenager who lost everything. He lost everything in his world. His entire family was murdered, and so For us, I wouldn't say, you know. No, I don't think you can ever say a trauma like that You could get closure on. But it was so important mostly for my grandfather's memory and to be able to honor his legacy because my grandfather has passed away now, But he loved the country so fiercely American and everything that it gave him as a genocide survivor, And it felt like for the first time that Um America head, honored his legacy and also stayed true to its foundational principles and values that kind of values and principles that my grandfather always believed in and loved America for, so that's I think a good distillation of what that moment meant for our Armenian American families like mine. We're talking with Charlie Matassa and senior politics editor Politico and author of The article. Why Biden's Armenian Genocide Declaration really is a big deal and Susanna Potro scene is with associate director of the Institute of Armenian Studies at the University of Southern California. And I invite you our listeners to join the conversation. What was your reaction to Biden's statement? One of your questions about the recognition by the U. S of the Armenian genocide. And what are your thoughts on some of the generational trauma that you're hearing? Charly Mattei, CNN, Susanna petrosea in talking about it and what it takes for generations to heal from this kind of historical trauma. Give us a call at 8667336786. With your questions or your thoughts again. 8667336786 even can also get in touch on Twitter or Facebook at KQED Forum..
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"May have heard, long time Forum host Michael Krasny has retired. Meena Kim has been named the permanent host of the statewide 10 to 11 A.m. hour and eventually we'll find a permanent new host for the 90. M hour. But for now, We hope to bring you lots of different voices and perspectives in the first hour and Let's get started in our first topic this hour is San Francisco's infamous Department of Building Inspection, or D B I. For years, D B. I has been the focus of criminal investigations. The former Director resigned in disgrace last year. For nearly a decade, There have been allegations of corruption, patronage and the inability of D B. I did just do its job, leaving anyone who needs a permit approval for a project that their home or business waiting and waiting and waiting unless they know the right person. Well. Joe Ashkenazy, managing editor at Mission Local has been writing about TV eye and he's here to tell us some of what he's found. Good morning, Joe. Good morning and let me open up the phone lines now because this is a half hour segment, and if you've had to deal with the FBI Ever waited for a permit or a sign off on a project. Give us a call. We'd love to hear from you 866733 67 86 again. It's 8667336786. You can also reach us on Twitter and Facebook. We're at KQED form, and if you prefer, you can email us. It's forum at KQED dot work, Joe. I kind of at the top there laid out what db? I does, but tell us a little bit more like what's their mission? Is it supposed to be? Well, it's a big and complicated department. As you mentioned it. It approves and goes over for safety and and for code compliance, the plans that people submit and it and it said, and then it issues those permits and then also, as the title suggests, there are in the field inspections. To see that you're actually doing the work that that you said you would do. On. Did you know that's how it works? In theory, at least, s O. They prove what you say you want to do, And then they check to see you're doing And if they don't like what you wanna do, they suggest or require changes before you can get approval. Correct. And how does San Francisco's db I? How does it compare to you know either other similar agencies in the Bay Area, for example. Not favorably. Uh, San Francisco's d B I I mean, first in our infinite wisdom is a city we require permitting for lots more things. So we are subjecting our db I too, having to deal with a lot more permits. On. That is a mixed bag because everything a db i or least much of what goes on a D B. I is paper based in 2021 for lots of projects you have to bring in reams of paper. And the papers have to go from desk to desk to desk at this department and in fact, other departments such as public works in order to get that permitting, And this is a problem because it requires in person meetings and requires you to go to person to person to person. All of what your things that can't happen right now, and also if there's ever a logjam in that particular department The wait times really add up because people cannot work on the project's concurrently because it's going from desk to desk to desk. So if there's a 13 week, holed up in one department and a two week holed up in another, you're going to experience all of that. It's like getting concur. It's like getting consecutive sentences. And as they say, Time is money is this Is it fair to say that this is one of many reasons that Cost of, say housing is higher in San Francisco. That would equate there so many reasons and the cost is so high that you know it's almost like negotiating the cost of furniture after you purchased the house. At some point, that's it becomes academic. What isn't academic is that it makes sense. If you are a big player or even a medium sized player to hire someone to get you through this process. So in San Francisco, you have something called a permit expediter. What? You really don't have another parts of the state. And their job is what they say They don't work for the city right there. Well, they were for you. It's like hiring a lawyer. You You hire this guy or or this woman to move you through the process smoothly and to get your permits approved. So there have been for some time. Now There's been an investigation of D B I several, really, but most recently, ah one that is involved the former head of the Department of Public Works, Mohammed knew Rue. I mentioned the top guy at DB I, Tom. We who was suspended Over reports of wrong doing before we get to him for them. You mentioned permit Expediters, and one of those folks rises to the top. If that's the right phrase, Walter Wong tell us about him. It's hard to overstate Walter Wong's grasp of this department. Uh, Walter Wong, who you know, is kind of the smiling Zelig like figure who is in the middle of everyone's Venn diagrams with the Mohammed new room scandal. Uh, is a you know, by trade. A contractor owns a lot of property in the city but also permit expediter on and permit expediters aren't just experts. I used to expect example of a lawyer before you know, you hire a lawyer because they know the law and you don't and you would behoove you to hire someone who knows the law..
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"And yet the dawn is hours before we knew it. Somehow we do it. Somehow we've weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken. It's simply unfinished. We the successors of the country and the time were a skinny black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother contrariness of becoming president on Lee to find herself reciting for one And yes, we are far from Paulist far from pristine, But that doesn't mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect. We are striving to forge or union with purpose to compose a country committed toe, all cultures, colors, characters and conditions of man. That was 22 year old Amanda Gorman reading a part of her inauguration day poem The Hill. We Climb California's Gorman made History is the youngest poet to read at a presidential inauguration. And we're hearing what young people thought of the inauguration and talking about their hopes for the next four years. 100 my Michael Goffman, former vice chair of the California Federation of College Republicans. And former student body president at UC Davis. He graduated last year also Elizabeth Roaches and with US, a college senior and student body president at Cal State University, Fresno, and he should Clark is with us an organizer and co founder at Youth versus Apocalypse, A Climate Change organization. You our listeners are with us talking about your hopes for the next four years. Your reaction to the inauguration. And what you'd like to see from a Biden Harris administration. 8667336786 is the number to call the email address forum at KQED dot or G'kar. You can also get in touch on Twitter or Facebook at KQED Forum and let me go to collar Shawn in Berkeley. Hi, Sean. Hey, how are you? Well, so I just wanted to call and I'm so excited to see our young people getting involved in politics. I am 46, unfortunately, was part of a generation where a great deal of apathy took place among people who leaned left and we got the bush election out of it, I think or you know something of that nature, but I had a sobering thought of the other day. I'm 46. I kind of thought by this point in my life, Mike Generation would be leading things in Washington and shaping policy. And we're electing people who are in their mid to late seventies and the baby boomers are not letting go of their positions of power. They have stepping down as CEO of a corporation. They're gonna be dragged out in body bags. That's how badly they want this in the headaches. They done a real bang up job. Thank you very much so I hope the kids keep floating and they've got a good platform. They respect that issues that they shouldn't be bipartisanship like climbing. Hmm. And with that, I'll bet you argue, Shawn. Thanks, Elizabeth Rogers. And you gotta be curious to get your reaction to what Sean was saying. I understand that you're interested potentially in a career in public service. I mean, do you feel like, uh There should be more people say of Shawn's age. He's 46 or younger in in federal government. I do. I think that we would love to see more young people for it. It's pretty young. Still, so I would think that we all could just work together and shout that generation generation. Things changed, but we're still able to work alongside each other. Despite our age gap. I know that tradition. There's a lot of older white book in these spaces, and that's what I believe needs to be addressed. And I think that this past election cycle We're able to see that change by having more people of color, more woman in these positions. That's what we need to see and more young people. I have friends who are now elected officials. And I think that's what I admire. And I think that despite our age gap, we're able to work together. And that's what Alec for two in public service. Well, Kelly asks for the person who did not watch the inauguration and spoke about the many years of slavery, white supremacy and genocide. Do you believe Vice President Harris can make a difference in the lives of black and brown people in this administration?.
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"Is the number again 8667336786. Forum. A kqed dot org's is the email address and you can also post on Twitter or Facebook at KQED Forum When you go to Christopher in Berkeley High, Christopher Hey. You hear me? Yeah. What's on your mind, Christopher? No. I just really appreciate your show. I've been listening here this morning and I'm a caregiver for my mother. She's 78 I've been carrying for For since 2000 and three when she had an aneurysm, and she was caring for my grandmother s. So she was second generation caregiver, and currently she's Um, living in the house that she was born and raised in on and maintaining all that, Um And, uh, working with HSS. I'm a provider. She's the recipient and It's been Challenge to try and do this. Um through the pandemic and all the feelings that Everybody has expressed our felt every day. Um When you're so deeply entwined in to caring for somebody Um, And it's a job that Is probably the most unique job ever. In the world on I say that because It's a job that you took for love. That was your You know, that was a resume. Is that you? You took the job because you care about the person. They were caring for and then they deserve that. And you know, in this case, it's my mother, who Brought me into this earth and you know it. It's on the one hand the most honorable things that I think I could ever do, but also Demons difficult and a Just thank God for you. Or the family caregiver, Lianzhu be Alzheimer's Foundation and all the people that have reached out to Chris's grab the years Well, well. Well, Thank you. Just Yes. Sorry. Go going finish with hot. Uh, that's really all they had to say. And I just wanted to put that out there into the into their weight and into your guys this conversation and I'll keep listening. Um, if you have any questions for me, but I'm right here. Well, Christopher, thank you for sharing that. I think you really articulated beautifully. The complexities of this experience the nuances both its joys and rewards. Donna Benton, but also, you know, it's It stresses and its difficulties as well. And Yeah, Yes, sir. Go right ahead. I was just going to say I mean, I think that as you said it enough, First of all, thank you for sharing that. Your experience with us because It's so difficulties he mentioned, but you know, one of the things we do talk a lot about the stress. That we know that, she said. The resume is love. The resume is a sense of this is our family. This is what we do. People have sometimes under the myth that we don't take care of our own. And yet every time every cultural group that I speak to, you know, say, well You know other cultures may not, but we care for our older adults. We care for our relatives, and there really isn't someone who doesn't feel like they need to care for a family member of friends when they're in need, I think what we fruit when we start this journey of love is that we forget that it's a journey. Sometimes we often think that we're beginning and it's more like a sprint. But it's a marathon, and so we have to use different coping skills. We have to call in our community in a different way than we would if it was just short term, And I think that that's why sometimes our families and friends Fade away because in we don't know how to continue to ask and also the fact they are friends don't know how to continue to provide the level of care that maybe we saw his intense in the beginning. Ken Rights. I cared for my mom who developed dimension for a number of years. I recommend that caregivers keep an eye on their own mental health. The continuous stress can lead to depression. Reaching out to others who've been in the same situation helps. Kathleen writes. One factor that is really, really difficult for caregivers. You are absolutely tethered to the home. You feel like you could never, ever leave the home. It feels so isolating. And then this listener writes, how do we support our caregiver siblings? My sister lives near our parents and provides all care giving to our 80 year old parents. One who is incontinent funds are not a big issue, but my parents refuse a day nurse or housecleaning. My sister's husband has M s. She's generous and caring to a fault and will not insist on herself. Care. What is the approach here? Anyone have any advice for for this listener about how to support her caregiver sibling? No doctors Idora Christine Irving, if you have any thoughts as well. Sure, I think it's it's wonderful that she's aware of. Her siblings rolls a caregiver and wanting to step in. I think you know, giving her sibling that space to talk when she needs to letting her know that she's there may be offering some suggestions of here's a few things that I could do for you, which would be the most helpful and caregivers are often worried about Burning those in their life s so letting her simply know that I'm here. Anytime you want to talk anytime you need to vent or complain on, But these are things I want to do for you. And it sometimes takes time. Well, Jeanette Rights. I think seniors in high school should have a holistic class on death and the process in the USA also for going to forgive student debt. There should be an AmeriCorps program to be caregivers in the community. Help.