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Ready to vote, but not sure about the measures and races on your ballot? KQED’s 2024 voter guide has you covered! Get a clear, non-partisan breakdown of California’s propositions, top races, and important local issues across the Bay Area. Be informed, be confident, and make sure your voice is heard this election. Check out the guide in English and Spanish at kqed.org/voterguide

An episode of The Bay podcast has been nominated for a Listener's Choice Signal Award! "South Bay Conservatives Are Trying to Gain a Foothold on Local School Boards" is a finalist in the News & Politics Individual Episodes category. The Signal Awards focus on uplifting the podcast medium by recognizing the most potent, meaningful, and unprecedented audio projects created today. Each year, The Signal Awards Judging Academy, an esteemed collective made up of trailblazers of the medium, selects the strongest work to be elevated to the status of award-winning. Voting is open until October 17. Help us take home a Signal Award: https://bit.ly/3YgHtnw

Last week, San Francisco mayor London Breed visited our lowrider installation, created in partnership with the San Francisco Lowrider Council for #LatinxHeritageMonth. The exhibit contains memorabilia that represent lowrider history and culture in the Mission District, including a proclamation for San Francisco Lowrider Council Day that Mayor Breed signed.

Roberto Hernandez talking to Alexis Madrigal at KQED today about San Francisco Lowrider culture - thanks Paloma Abarca Cortes for making it happen

Join us for KQED Fest on Saturday, October 19! This free, all-day celebration at KQED’s headquarters and York Street offers something for everyone. Inside: Enjoy talks like “Book Bans & the Freedom to Read” with Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Maia Kobabe, “Bay Curious PropFest!” with Olivia Allen-Price, and “Can AI Be Funny?” with Dhaya Lakshminarayanan and Sarah Rose Siskind. Explore The Climate Book Club with Kim Stanley Robinson, a Deep Look Screening, and PBS Kids studio tours and activities. Outside: York Street becomes a block party with live performances by La Misa Negra, Brijean, and more. Browse local booths, enjoy food from Bacon Bacon, The Chairman, and Humphry Slocombe, and grab treats from Calaca Coffee and Xocolate Chocolate. Plus, don’t miss pop-up shows from Bateria Batuki, the Foo Foo Ha! Clown Troupe, and PBS Kids characters. RSVP now at kqed.org/fest to join the fun.

Deep East Oakland is getting $100 million — and the stakes are really high. In our new multi-episode series, "Deep Down," KQED Arts’s Olivia Cruz Mayeda talks to community leaders about the beauty of Deep East Oakland and what it’s going to take to keep it. To see more, head to instagram.com/kqed.

In honor of #LatinxHeritageMonth, we partnered with the San Francisco Lowrider Council to put together a lowrider installation in our lobby. Through this exhibit, people will learn the significance and history of lowrider culture in the Mission District and what it means to the community. The installation will be up through October 12th, so if you're at our headquarters, be sure to check it out! Special thanks to Paloma Abarca Cortes, Eric Abrams, Yo Ann Martinez, El Yepez Bike Club, local artists Ernesto Paul and Estefany Gonzalez, and Frisco's Finest Car Club. Photos by Alex Tran.

Get ready with Morning Edition host Brian Watt as he arrives at the station long before sunrise to make sure you get the news you need in the morning. You play a vital role in keeping our community informed. A gift to KQED right now helps us get the news to everyone in the Bay Area, even people who don’t listen to the radio. Protect the power of local journalism: kqed.org/donate. ??: Ki Sung #publicradio #journalism #bayarea

Bay Area: Do you know high school students interested in careers in media? We're recruiting for the KQED Youth Advisory Board, a group of teens who support KQED's youth media efforts while learning about KQED's different career paths. Applications are due on October 2nd. Share this link with your students: https://bit.ly/4e6uHxp

Join KQED Forum host, Alexis Madrigal, as he gears up for the morning’s KQED pledge drive. Help us make this one of our shortest radio drives ever! Donate now to help us reach our $1.1M goal by midnight on September 20. Choose from thank-you gifts like a KQED coffee mug, Phred and Qued beanie and tote, a Forum bucket hat, or a Timbuk2 KQED backpack. Give now: kqed.org/donate