California Counts: What It Takes to Bring People to the Polls

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KPCC's Larry Mantle (left) and KQED's Scott Shafer at Tuesday night's California Counts town hall event in San Francisco. Photo by Alain McLaughlin/KQED

By Kristen Lepore, KQED News Fix/The California Report
It’s no secret that California has low voter turnout. What will it take to bring people to the polls? KPCC and KQED came together in San Francisco Tuesday night to chat with community members and political analysts about what’s holding Californians back in the weeks leading up to the state primary on June 7.

The town hall was moderated by Larry Mantle, host of KPCC’s AirTalk, and Scott Shafer, senior editor of KQED’s California Politics and Government Desk. It was hosted by California Counts, a collaboration with KPCC in Los Angeles, KQED in San Francisco, Capital Public Radio in Sacramento and KPBS in San Diego.

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix/The California Report.

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