. ♪ >>> good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom.s part of our california election watch 2014 coverage we focus tonight on criminal justice at the ballot box. voters will decide the attorney general's race. democratic incumbent pamela harris faces opponent ron gold a republican and former attorney general. proposition 47 would downgrade nonviolent crimes such as drug possessions or small property theft from a felony to a misdemeanor and thousands of state prisoners serving time for those crimes could have their sentences reduced retroactively. scott schafer leads our discussion. >> proposition 47 is the latest proposal to reform criminal justice in california. it's supported by liberals like the san francisco d.a. but also by conservatives including newt gingrich. some law enforcement groups are saying it would give a free ride to criminals by shifting away from incarceration toward community based treatment and prevention measures. joining me for a closer look, criminology at berkeley law school and the write for san francisco chron

>>> next on kqed news room, the ebola virus hits the u.s. what the bay area is doing to prepare. >>> yes means yes, what happens next? now that governor brown has signed a landmark bill to address sexual assaults on college campuses. plus soup minus the shark. a year after california implemented a ban on shark fin sales how have chinese restaurants and diners adapted. >> my family is perfectly fine not to have shark fin on the menu. >>> good evening and welcome to kqed news room. i'm shuy vuy. we look at whether the bay area is ready to handle ebola. for months the outbreak has played outs on a remote stage in countries like liberia and sierra leone. but the first confirmed case in texas and a possible case in washington, d.c. has made attention come to how our healthcare systems are at home. scott schaefer leads the discussion. >> the e lobola virus is spread from bodily fluids of those already sick. i'm joined by eric talbert, executive director of the non profit "emergency u.s.a." and april dem bosky. your agency recently opened up a faci

>>> next on kqed newsroom. with absentee voting under way in california, a look at the race for secretary of state, who is running and what's at stake. >>> and 20 years later, the legacy of a controversial ballot measure that targeted illegal immigration. >> the way prop 7 was written, it could have really torn apart families. >>> plus on its 29th anniversary, we'll remember the loma prieta earthquake and the world series it interrupted. >> it was beautiful indian summer weather, golden light as it started to get to the end of the day. it was a picture perfect, sort of enchanted setting. ♪ >>> good evening. welcome to kqed newsroom. i'm scott schaefer. tonight with an election day less than three weeks away, a look at california elections. how we vote and the person who oversees the whole process, the secretary of state. vying for the top elections job is ron padilla, a state senator from los angeles, and pete peterson who runs an institute at pepperdine university. joining me now from sacramento, government ed

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thuy vu is the host of kqed newsroom and grew up in san jose. and finally, melinda jackson, associate professor of political science at san jose state. here are some of the key guidelines and rules of this debate. 75 minutes in length, 90 second responses, and 60 second rebuttal. there is a possibility of 30 second follow-up questions. we have shared the topics of the debate with both men. but our specific questions have not been revealed. we also instructed our studio audience to hold all applause until the very end, no cheering, booing or any other reaction except for right now. we want to officially welcome congressman mike honda and mr. ro khanna. [ applause ] it is nice to see you and have both of you inside of our studios. >> thank you. >> nice be to be here. >> we agreed prior to the debate, coin flip, first question goes to mr. khanna. this is a polarizing district. you know this very well. so much wealth and innovation. but if you simply cross the street, there are a lot of people and families struggling just to keep ends -- to make end

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