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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    San Francisco politics change from progressive to centrist

    San Francisco’s political landscape is shifting as the mayoral race approaches. A once-liberal city is leaning centrist on crime and homelessness.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 18, 2024 • 9m Listen

    San Francisco’s political landscape is shifting as the mayoral race approaches. A once-liberal city is leaning centrist on crime and homelessness.

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    New AI laws, San Francisco politics, ‘Entitlement’ novel
    1. 0:00First pagers, now walkie-talkies: More detonations shake Lebanon
    2. 9:14New CA laws target deepfakes. Opponents say this violates free speech
    3. 17:43San Francisco politics change from progressive to centristYou’re reading this
    4. 26:48‘Entitlement’ novel tackles race, power, real estate
    5. 42:34Baking bread, muffins, brownies? Add zucchini
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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    New AI laws, San Francisco politics, ‘Entitlement’ novel
    1. 0:00First pagers, now walkie-talkies: More detonations shake Lebanon
    2. 9:14New CA laws target deepfakes. Opponents say this violates free speech
    3. 17:43San Francisco politics change from progressive to centristYou’re reading this
    4. 26:48‘Entitlement’ novel tackles race, power, real estate
    5. 42:34Baking bread, muffins, brownies? Add zucchini
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand