Bay Area Elections: What It All Means at 220 Montgomery St – San Francisco, CA

Connect with local journalists for an evening of post-election analysis covering the region's most consequential races, ballot measures, and political shifts.

Joe Eskenazi of Mission Local and Joe Fitzgerald-Rodriguez of the San Francisco Standard join KALW's Ben Trefny for a conversation about what happened at the polls, what surprised us, and what the results reveal about the priorities and perspectives of Bay Area voters.

From San Francisco's local races and ballot measures to the bigger political currents shaping the region, we'll look beyond the headlines to make sense of the outcomes and consider what comes next.

Bring your questions and join the conversation!

Joe Eskenazi is Managing Editor/Columnist for Mission Local. Joe was born in San Francisco, raised in the Bay Area, and attended U.C. Berkeley. He never left.

Joe was a writer and columnist for SF Weekly from 2007 to 2015, and a senior editor at San Francisco Magazine from 2015 to 2017. You may also have read his work in the Guardian (U.S. and U.K.); San Francisco Public Press; San Francisco Chronicle; San Francisco Examiner; Dallas Morning News; and elsewhere. He resides in the Excelsior with his wife and three (!) kids, 4.3 miles from his birthplace and 5,474 from hers.

The Northern California branch of the Society of Professional Journalists named Eskenazi the 2019 Journalist of the Year.

Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez is a politics reporter for The San Francisco Standard. He was raised in San Francisco and has spent his career in his beloved, foggy, city by the bay. Joe is a proud alum of City College of San Francisco and San Francisco State University. He most recently wrote for KQED’s politics team, and previously penned a local political column for the San Francisco Examiner. Joe began reporting at 12-years-old, when he grilled former mayor Willie Brown for the Marina Middle School newspaper, The Penguin Press. When not reporting, Joe enjoys playing retro video games and is a die-hard Trekkie.

Ben Trefny has been part of the KALW family since 2003, where he currently serves as Executive Producer. As Executive News Editor, News Director, and Interim Executive Director, he helped the news department win numerous regional and national awards for long- and short-form journalism. He also helped create numerous training programs — for teenagers, incarcerated people, and early-career journalists — and has taught hundreds of audio producers. His current work focuses on journalism, live events, and partnerships.

There is a $10 - $20 sliding scale suggested donation for this event. Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. Thank you for supporting engaged, informed community events, made by the Bay, for the Bay.

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220 Montgomery St., San Francisco, 2 blocks from BART/MUNI
Doors open at 5:30
Program begins at 6:00
Refreshments for donation (and KALW members get their first one on the house)
The event is free with an RSVP — and you are welcome to donate what you want

Please note:

• The event space is just to the left of the main entrance to the Mills Building at 220 Montgomery Street
• We recommend taking BART/MUNI, exiting at Montgomery, and walking two blocks north
• Ride-shares can drop off and pick up directly in front of the venue
• If you drive, there are several garages within two blocks of the event location