360BayArea talks you through the 17 CA state propositions in less than 30 minutes! We also sit down with musician Madame Gandhi and SF Supervisor Malia Cohen.
Guest Profiles
Kiran Gandhi is a Los Angeles-based musician, feminist activist and music industry thinker with an MBA from Harvard. She has toured professionally drumming for M.I.A and Thievery Corporation and currently produces electronic music under her own project called Madame Gandhi. She also advises music companies Spotify, Stem, Bonnaroo and D’addario. She is perhaps most well-known for running the London Marathon bleeding-freely to combat period stigma around the world, sparking a global viral conversation about how we treat menstruation in various cultures. Her goal is to combine her intellectual and musical talents in order to re-imagine a music industry that is healthier for women and girls around the world.
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Supervisor Malia Cohen was elected in November 2010 and re-elected in November 2014 to represent the residents of San Francisco’s 10th District, including the Bayview Hunters Point, Potrero Hill, Dogpatch, and Visitacion Valley neighborhoods.
Malia also serves as Chair of the Board of Supervisors Land Use and Transportation Committee and Vice Chair of the San Francisco Transportation Authority Committee. She is the President of the San Francisco Employee Retirement System (SFERS), a member of Board of Supervisors Rules Committee and the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board.
Born and raised in San Francisco Cohen attended Lowell High School and earned a BA in Political Science from Fisk University and a MS in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University.
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Show Notes
Sponsor messages donated to Blue Frog by The Ambassadors Circle
What’s the 411:
- Record year for parks and open space ballot measures
- Will the force of the Lucas museum land on Treasure Island?
- SF pushes to protect teachers from eviction
- Where the Bay Area’s wealthiest are putting their money in the next 12 months
- SF man hits winning lotto ticket for a second time
Top 5 Events:
- Nas and Ms. Lauryn Hill at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in SF on Nov 3rd and the Greek Theater in Berkeley on Nov 4!
- Outdoor SF at the Folsom Street Foundry in San Francisco on Nov 16
- INVERSION: Circus Disobedience! At the Kinetic Art Center in Oakland now until Dec 18
- AfroSolo Arts Festival at the San Francisco Public Library Oct 29- Dec 15.
- And finally Circle for those of you in and around San Francisco next Thursday November 3rd a few of us are getting together for happy hour at the Clift Hotel’s Redwood Room. Hit us on social if you can stop by!
Extras:
- President Obama’s acceptance speech in Grant Park, Chicago
- The Last Word by First Lady Michelle Obama
- For the official CA state official voter information guide for propositions simply click here
Production: Sound Design by Courtney Grace, Production Assistance by Jen Huynh with Hosts Becca, Christianne Harder, Courtney Grace and and j-
360BayArea Intro Music by Courtney Grace with vocals by ElleT
Featured Music:
DD Sakora “2020” and “Wanna Be Us”
Low Hanging Fruit “Bangers and Mash”
SPACE COMMANDER ZERO “Groove of the Ancients”, “Prisoner of Orbit”, “My Only Dream” and “Above”
Madame Ghandi “Her”, “The Future is Female”, “Gandhi Blues”, and “Yellow Sea”
illfigure “Only If Your Heart (in it)”
Featured Quick clips:
Mary J Blige “What’s the 411”
Drake ft Future “Grammys”
Redman “Time 4 sum Aktion”
Nosaj Thing “Aquarium”
Lupe Fiasco “Superstar”
The xx “VCR (Four Tet Remix)”
Amerie “Gotta Work”
Poolside “Slow Down” and “Why You Wanna”
Washed Out “Feel It All Around”
The Foreign Exchange “Happiness” and “Sincere”
Iggy Azalea “Heavy Crown”
Jay-Z “Bonnie and Clyde”
Rihanna “Work”
Arianna Grande “The Way”, and “Love Me Harder”
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