welcome to "kqed newsroom."'m your host, priya david clemens. let's jump in with our friday five. the eyes of the nation were on california on tuesday as good afternoon -- as gavin newsom swept the vote to remain governor of california. >> i want to focus on what we said yes to as a state. we said yes to science. we said yes to vaccines. we said yes to ending this pandemic. >> while president joe biden was in california the day before to rally support for governor k newsom, he received a briefing about the wildfires and surveyed the damage from the caldor fire. >> homes, precious memories destroyed, air quality degraded, local economy stopped in its tracks, and nearly 200 people in the area forced to live in shelters. >> despite mass layoffs caused by the pandemic, a new census report shows the number of californians living in poverty has actually dropped by a couple of points to 15%, perhaps due to government stimulus support over the past year. however, we still have the highest poverty rate of any state in th

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. >> sy: elder's controversial remarks could be a liability, says scott shafer of kqed. >> really, is in some ways christmas in september for gavin newsom, because larry elder has said some very outlandish things about slavery and reparations and women in the workplace. and it's coming back to haunt him and the republican party. >> i feel like everybody that's running on the recall is kind of a joke. >> sy: at this l.a. area farmers market, voters expressed concern about newsom's possible replacements. >> i would be horrified if, you know, the vote was split and we got someone who didn't know what they were doing and walked into office and just messed things up for everyone. >> sy: mike netter, another conservative radio host, who helped launch the recall, believes the trump base will be crucial for turnout. >> if elder stimulates people to come out to vote, it's good for the recall of gavin newsom, if it turns off some democrats, i guess it turns off some democrats. >> sy: but those same voters, trump and elder himself, are already questioning the legitimacy of the special election,

judy: scott shafer with kqed in san francisco. watching until all the ballots are counted.ott. ♪ judy: covid cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have risen substantially in the u.s. from low points earlier this summer. in some states, icus have been overloaded as the delta vaant keeps its hold on much of the country. the biden administration has said booster shots may be available to eligible groups next week. but that timing is uncertain. scientific advisory committees still need to meet in the next several days. earlier today, lisa desjardins spoke with cdc director dr. rochelle walensky about many of these questions. it was part of a special forum hosted by research america, a biomedical advocacy group. lisa: one of the items that is a major discussi for scientists and for you right now is the idea of booster shots. the biden administration is planning to roll out a major booster effort within just days. i wonder if you can tell us exactly who you think should be getting those booster shots, what the plan is right now. what does the data support here? how do you see this

he is the politics and government editor for public media station kqed in san francisco.so hosts the "political breakdown" podcast. scott shafer, welcome back to the "newshour". sofirst off, what did governor newsom do to get -- how did he get himself in this situation where he invited this recall effort? >> well, judy, we should say, first of all, this is the sixth recall effort against gavin newsom. in california we have recall petitions circulating literally all the time. the first five petered out and went away. this one was about to have the same fate, but then a judge gave them another 120 days, and then the governor ate dinner at a posh restaurant in napa valley, videotaped not wearing a mask at that time when he was telling everyone else to be home. so that was a very simple idea, the idea of hypocrisy, and there was a lot of anger in the state as around the country -- schools were closed, businesses were closing, a lot of people were unemployed, people were scared, no vaccine -- and i think a lot of people took it out on the governor, fairly or not, and signed th

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host: we found one from kqed which is her home public television station in san francisco in 1988, shes looking to be elected for her first full general congressional election. let's listen to the things at the time she thought were important to her as a brand-new member making her case to the public. >> the most urgent health issue facing our community is aids. last march i introduced a bill which would assist in financing aids patient care. last march i introduced a bill which would assist in financing aids patient care. included in the bill were early intervention projects and mental health projects for people infected by aids. both of these measures passed both houses of congress. i've also worked to bring jobs to san francisco. this year we were able to get authorization for a new federal building in the city. i have been a strong advocate for child care, parental leave, increasing the minimum wage, and other legislation that recognizes the reality of women in the workplace. host: what's your reaction? guest: if you talk to her today, she would strike some of the same things. very

from silicon valley and going into so called independent news organizations, whether it's ones like kqed, mission hill, etc., someone is trying to influence the news stories. i do want to touch on myrna melgar's story. supervisor melgar wrote an article regarding allegations made about jocobo, and she stated that we learned that this incident had happened. in fact, that's not the case. we did not learn that said incident occurred, we learned that there were allegations about the case. i ask that supervisor melgar retract it, because you don't want to be in the position of poisoning the jury pool. i probably don't have much time, so i thank you for your time. >> clerk: that is your time. okay. operations, let's welcome your next caller, please. >> thank you, madam clerk. i am a resident of bayview-hunters point. i've lived -- i don't live -- i live pretty close to the candlestick park. i am calling to oppose the vehicle triage center at the candlestick. this is hard. i run around the park, and i see people in their vehicles, and it's heartbreaking, but why another burden on bayview? we al