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KQED newscast for Friday, May 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM

For the first time in nearly 40 years Nancy Pelosi’s name does not appear on the ballot in San Francisco. As the Speaker Emerita serves out her final term, a lively race to replace her is underway between three other Democrats: State Senator Scott Wiener, City Supervisor Connie Chan and former software engineer and political activist Saikat Chakrabarti. With voting underway, Pelosi endorsed Chan … and she talked about this from Washington, D.C. with KQED’s senior politics correspondent, Scott Shafer.

For the first time in nearly 40 years Nancy Pelosi&rsquo;s name does not appear on the ballot in San Francisco. As the Speaker Emerita serves out her final term, a lively race to replace her is underway between three other Democrats: State Senator Scott Wiener, City Supervisor Connie Chan and former software engineer and political activist Saikat Chakrabarti.&nbsp;With voting underway, Pelosi endorsed Chan &hellip; and she talked about this from Washington, D.C. with KQED&rsquo;s senior politics correspondent, Scott Shafer.

Nancy Pelosi Weighs in on Her Endorsement in CD 11 Race

Amid uncertainty in the race for California governor, Democratic voters are lagging in early voting compared with the 2022 primary, while Republicans have so far cast ballots in greater numbers.

Amid uncertainty in the race for California governor, Democratic voters are lagging in early voting compared with the 2022 primary, while Republicans have so far cast ballots in greater numbers.

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