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SFMTA community representative Jessie Liang joins City Spotlight to explain the latest San Francisco Muni fare changes. Learn how to pay with Clipper 2.0, contactless credit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay, plus what to expect when MuniMobile is discontinued. The episode also covers daily fare caps, free Muni for youth and eligible seniors, Clipper START discounts, fare inspections and the $134 fare evasion fine.

SFMTA community representative Jessie Liang joins City Spotlight to explain the latest San Francisco parking and public transit updates. Learn how to pay parking meters with ParkMobile and HotSpot, understand demand-responsive parking rates, reserve municipal garage parking, avoid parking tickets, and use Clipper 2.0 transfer discounts. The episode also covers Chinatown parking and street closures during the Portsmouth Square construction project.

Immigration attorney Leung Chung Ming joins City Spotlight to explain potential changes to the U.S. green card adjustment of status process. Learn how the policy may affect I-485 applicants, marriage and family-based green cards, H-1B and L-1 visa holders, consular processing, immigrant intent and people with visa overstays, and why applicants should seek legal advice before leaving the United States.

San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan joins City Spotlight to explain Proposition D, also known as the Overpaid CEO Tax. Learn how the proposed CEO pay ratio tax would affect large corporations, generate funding for public services and address income inequality, along with its potential impact on small businesses, AI companies, the city budget and San Francisco’s local economy.

Former Stripe engineer and AOC Chief of Staff Saikat Chakrabarti joins City Spotlight to share his journey from the tech industry to Bernie Sanders’ campaign, Justice Democrats and San Francisco politics. He discusses money in politics, AI and jobs, the Green New Deal, affordable housing, healthcare, rising living costs and the reforms needed to make government work for ordinary Americans.

California State Senator Scott Wiener joins City Spotlight to explain ICE immigration enforcement, the difference between ICE and Border Patrol, and the legal protections available to immigrants in California. Learn about ICE raids, immigrant rights, California’s sensitive-location and officer identification laws, workplace enforcement, and how federal immigration actions affect San Francisco’s immigrant communities, Asian-owned businesses, workers and public safety.

San Francisco District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong joins City Spotlight to share his journey from growing up in an immigrant family in the Sunset District to serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Learn how his experience at City College of San Francisco, leadership in Free City College, service in the California Army National Guard, and commitment to working families shaped his approach to public service, community engagement, and issues such as the Great Highway.

Attorney Hanna Leung joins City Spotlight to explain the H-1B work visa, including eligibility requirements, the application and lottery process, F-1 and OPT transitions, employer transfers, fees, and policy changes. Learn how H-1B rules affect foreign skilled workers, Silicon Valley tech companies, Bay Area small businesses, and alternative U.S. immigration options such as International Entrepreneur Parole, L visas, E visas, and National Interest Waivers.

Community leader Carl Chan joins City Spotlight to explain the causes of a U.S. federal government shutdown and its impact on San Francisco Bay Area residents. Learn how a shutdown may affect federal employees, airport delays, Social Security, Medicare, national parks, Fleet Week, local businesses, public services, and the regional economy.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie joins City Spotlight to explain the city’s Family Zoning plan and its goal of creating 36,000 new homes by 2031. Learn how proposed zoning changes could increase housing supply, expand affordable housing, support local businesses, streamline permits through PermitSF, and preserve the character of San Francisco neighborhoods.