Molly Solomon
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Senior Editor, Politics and Government @KQED • Past lives: @KQED housing reporter, @OPB, @wearehpr • 📩 [email protected] 🍥 ✨
Bay Area, CA
Joined November 2012
RT @GuyMarzorati: Newsom’s ‘Break-the-Glass’ Plan Sets Up California Midterm Redistricting Fight.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom is weighing a controversial redistricting strategy in California — a potential response to Texas’ GOP-led map changes — that could reshape congressional districts and shift the...
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RT @KQED: Gov. Gavin Newsom is weighing a controversial redistricting strategy in California — a potential response to Texas’ GOP-led map c….
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Gov. Gavin Newsom is weighing a controversial redistricting strategy in California — a potential response to Texas’ GOP-led map changes — that could reshape congressional districts and shift the...
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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is all over Instagram. Is he saying enough?. By @sydneyfjohnson:
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The San Francisco mayor is steering clear of online fights that other politicians have surfed to stardom. But will his "nice guy" persona pay off as political tensions escalate online and off?
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RT @KQED: California tribes warn of rising food insecurity after the USDA cut a program supplying fresh, local food. In Humboldt County, th….
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California tribes warn of rising food insecurity after the USDA cut a program supplying fresh, local food. In Humboldt County, the Hoopa Valley Tribe is scrambling to support its seniors and farmers.
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It's been two years since California released the first-of-its-kind report on reparations for Black Americans. Now California lawmakers are advancing a new strategy: reparations not based on race, but on lineage. From @GuyMarzorati
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In a bold legal test, California legislators are advancing bills that would benefit descendants of enslaved people without mentioning race, setting the stage for a court battle.
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RT @GuyMarzorati: Our takeaways from a wild final stretch of California budget negotiations . w/ @mlagos @ZavalaA .
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It’s crunch time in the state Capitol, with a new fiscal year starting Tuesday. However, the Legislature blew past its legally mandated June 15 deadline to approve a spending plan and is continuing...
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California Gov. @GavinNewsom filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News, saying it lied about when he spoke with President Donald Trump about the LA immigration raids and protests. By @mlagos
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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s defamation lawsuit claims Fox News lied about when he spoke with President Donald Trump about the immigration raids and protests in Los Angeles.
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RT @KQEDnews: Rediscovering a Japanese American Baseball Team in Alameda, Nearly Lost to Time
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The island of Alameda is known for producing great baseball players, including some who were Japanese American. Between World War I and II, the Alameda ATK — an all Japanese American team — thrived.
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RT @NewsHour: Six cases remain to be decided, including whether President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship can take effect….
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Six cases remain to be decided, including whether President Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship can take effect anywhere in the United States.
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NEW: A federal judge has ruled California can depose key Trump administration officials and seek more details on how thousands of armed national troops have been used during their deployment in LA over immigration raids and protests. From @mlagos
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U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer will allow California to question key Trump administration officials and seek details on how national troops have been used since their deployment earlier this...
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After marathon budget negotiations that went well into the early morning hours, SF supervisors announced an agreement at 2am to move forward a $16B budget proposal. By @sydneyfjohnson
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San Francisco’s city proposed budget advanced this morning, after supervisors and the mayor agreed to reallocate funding back toward homeless prevention and housing, instead of temporary shelter.
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RT @GuyMarzorati: Tordillos Cites Desire for ‘New Type of Politics in San José’ in Apparent Council Win. on @KQEDnews . .
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Anthony Tordillos holds a wide lead over Gabby Chavez-Lopez in the special election for the District 3 seat on the City Council.
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RT @josephgeha16: You've prob seen a lot about New York City's mayoral election today. Don't forget about another election that could shift….
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San José District 3 runoff sees Anthony Tordillos leading Gabby Chavez-Lopez in a costly, high-stakes race focused on housing and public safety.
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RT @AGRobBonta: Asian Women’s Shelter uses federal funding to help survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking get to safety and r….
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RT @bymadibolanos: More than 60 years after Palm Springs displaced Black and Latino families, survivors are still waiting on a $5.9M repara….
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More than six months after Palm Springs approved a $5.9 million settlement for Black and Latino families displaced from Section 14, survivors are still waiting for payments.
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"@AGRobBonta argues it’s obvious that these programs are being cut because of who they serve: communities of color and immigrants.". Important reporting by @mlagos
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California programs that aid crime victims face an uncertain future after losing $81 million in federal funds.
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Happening now: A federal appeals court is hearing whether President Trump had the legal authority to overrule a state governor, seize control of the National Guard and send thousands of armed troops into an American city. From @mlagos:
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A three-judge 9th Circuit panel heard arguments five days after it blocked a lower ruling ordering President Trump to return control of National Guard troops to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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A weighty political decision for SF Mayor Daniel Lurie: who will he tap to be the city's next police chief? @scottshafer looks at lessons from the past and from the present moment.
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Recent demonstrations in San Francisco against immigration enforcement underscore the importance of a decision facing Mayor Daniel Lurie: Who will lead the San Francisco Police Department?
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Homelessness rates flattened after SF started these programs. Facing a major budget deficit, the mayor's proposal is set to slash them. By @sydneyfjohnson
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Increasing rates of homelessness stalled after San Francisco implemented Proposition C. Mayor Daniel Lurie is now proposing major changes.
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