Two Democrats Are Fighting for the Chance to Flip California’s Only Toss-Up House Race ^21.4%

KQED - By Marisa Lagos, Scott Shafer, Guy Marzorati - 5/28/2026, 11:35 PM

Biased Writer Voice 24.7% - Appeal to Emotion 15.6% - Framing Effect 14.5%

Democrats have long had their sights on Congressional District 22 in the Central Valley, where Republican Rep. David Valadao has managed to hold onto the Democratic-leaning district for most of the past 13 years. Cook Political Report lists it as the only toss-up House race in the state after last year’s redistricting measure flipped... more

Guide to San Francisco’s Ballot: Dueling Tax Measures, Sunset District Supervisor, Race to Replace Pelosi ^47.5%

KQED - By Marisa Lagos, Guy Marzorati, Sydney Johnson - 5/22/2026, 11:05 PM

Framing Effect 61.1% - Primacy Effect 32.2% - Middle Ground 32.2%

Marisa, Guy and KQED’s Sydney Johnson crack open San Francisco’s ballot and dig into the competing business-tax measures Proposition D and Proposition C, the Sunset District supervisor’s race and what an ideal election night would look like for Mayor Daniel Lurie, who’s weighed in on all of it. Plus, they discuss the race to replace Rep.... more

SF Chronicle Reporter on the Investigation That Ended Swalwell's Career ^0%

KQED - By Scott Shafer, Marisa Lagos - 4/14/2026, 11:47 PM

Appeal to Authority 43.4% - Biased Writer Voice 31.9% - Availability Heuristic 25.7%

When the San Francisco Chronicle published the story of a woman accusing Rep. Eric Swalwell of rape, his surging gubernatorial campaign collapsed within days. Swalwell still denies the most serious allegations but he has since resigned his House seat. Scott and Marisa talk to the San Francisco Chronicle’s Sophia Bollag, who broke the... more

Who Draws the Lines? A History of Gerrymandering ^0%

KQED - By Marisa Lagos, Scott Shafer - 12/27/2025, 12:05 AM

Over the holidays, we’re rebroadcasting some of our favorite interviews from 2025. President Donald Trump this summer set off an unusual mid-decade redistricting scramble after he asked Republican-led states to redraw their congressional districts to give the GOP more seats in Congress. California Democrats responded with their own new... more

KQED Politics Team Looks Back at the Defining Political Stories of 2025 and Ahead to 2026 ^0%

KQED - By Scott Shafer, Marisa Lagos - 12/20/2025, 12:05 AM

This year in politics, President Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco received new mayors and a redistricting battle reshaped the state’s congressional map. Scott and Marisa are joined by the San Francisco Chronicle’s senior political writer Joe Garofoli to analyze the year’s... more