The Bay

A Crowded Race for California Governor

With Gov. Gavin Newsom limited to two terms, California’s got a wide open governor’s race. Eight Democrats and two Republicans will be on the ballot in the June primary; from there, the top two finishers, regardless of party, will head to a runoff in November. KQED’s Guy Marzorati explains why this governor’s race is the most wide-open in decades. Links: California’s Governor’s Race Is Breaking an 80-Year Political Mold | KQED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Oakland Is Fixing One of Its Most Dangerous Roads

West Oakland’s 18th Street is one of the city’s most dangerous for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers, with wide lanes, hidden stop signs, and virtually nonexistent crosswalks in a residential area. It's one of many Oakland roads that has not been fixed for decades. Now, improvements are finally coming to 18th Street. The Oaklandside’s Jose Fermoso joins us to talk about what changes are on the horizon, and how upgrading roads can pave the way for broader changes in the city. Links: 18th St. is one of Oakland’s most dangerous. Here’s how the city is fixing it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All Aboard the 67, SF's Most Delayed Bus

The 67 is Muni’s most delayed bus line, snaking through the hills along Alemany Boulevard and Bernal Heights, ending at the 24th and Mission BART station. However unreliable it can be, it still serves an estimated 800 daily riders. But as SFMTA faces a budget deficit of more than $300 million in July, the 67 and other bus lines are at risk of disappearing if voters don’t approve ballot measures to fund transit this November. Links: It’s San Francisco’s Most Delayed Bus. For Riders, a Frustrating Problem May Get Worse Amid Bid to Save Bay Area Transit, Muni Gets a Campaign of Its Own Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iranian Americans React to US-Israel War on Iran

Many Iranian Americans across California are still in disbelief after the U.S. and Israel launched military strikes in Iran over the weekend. On Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who ruled the Islamic Republic of Iran for nearly a half century. Hundreds more have been killed, including at least 6 American military servicemembers. Some Iranian Americans are overjoyed at the death of Khamenei, while others are critical of the U.S. and Israel’s involvement in yet another war in the Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SF Immigration Court’s Death by a Thousand Cuts

San Francisco’s immigration courts are being hollowed out by the Trump Administration, with plans to close one of the courts downtown by the end of the year. Mission Local’s Clara-Sophia Daly explains how day to day operations — including asylum hearings — have changed. Links: Inside San Francisco’s hollowed-out immigration court, where asylum is ‘essentially over’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices