election

Will Durst: Who will win and why

Will Durst — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:04:13 +0000

As a public service, I'm going to tell you right here and now who wins this thing and why...

Youth Radio Podcast: Politics creep into Halloween

Brandon Macfarland — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:01:49 +0000

Who would you rather be for Halloween, Governor Mitt Romney or President Barack Obama? That's what Youth Radio asked people in the Bay Area, while trying to give them a little dramatic inspiration. This and more in the Youth Radio Podcast.

Today is the last day to register to vote!

Audrey Dilling — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:10:55 +0000

If you haven’t yet registered to vote, today is your last chance to do so! You must register by midnight tonight in order to vote in the November 6 election.

You can register for the first time, update your registration, or sign up to vote by mail at the California Voter Registration website. If you are submitting a voter registration application by mail, it must be postmarked with today’s date – or you can hand it in to your local elections office in person.

Today on Your Call: Should the death penalty be abolished in California?

Ali Budner — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:00:00 +0000

On today's Your Call, we’ll continue our election coverage with a debate on Proposition 34, which would repeal the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole. It would also apply retroactively to the sentences of the 725 people currently on California’s Death row.

Can online games improve young people's civic participation?

Malachi Segers — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:39:41 +0000

Young voters make up to close to 20 percent of the electorate in the United States – a big voting block for any candidate. As of early October, 14 percent of young voters remain undecided. The narrative of disengaged youth in this election is dominating headlines lately, and a recent Pew study points to voter registration among young people on the decline. Youth Radio’s Malachi Segers explores some efforts to turn that decline around, by meeting young people where they are: online.