In this episode of The Game with Mark Simon and Bob Marks, we take a wide-ranging look at politics, culture, sports, and community issues shaping life on the Peninsula.

We start with Measure 50 and what it could mean for local voters, before exploring the challenges of presidential decorum and today’s cultural divide. The discussion moves to Charlie Kirk, the First Amendment, and the state of political speech, followed by a pivot into sports with the San Francisco Giants’ dismissal of Bob Melvin.

From there, we dive into the San Mateo County Sheriff’s race, the impact of district elections, and the growing struggles around housing for younger residents. Finally, we close with a candid conversation about what it really takes to run for office—discipline, likability, and relentless drive.

✨ Key themes in this episode:

• Measure 50 and its implications

• Politics, free speech, and the cultural divide

• Giants baseball and community reactions

• Local elections and district voting

• Housing affordability for young people

• What it takes to win in politics

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Mark Simon and Bob Marks sit down with Redwood City Pulse Editor Michelle Iracheta (RWCPulse.com) and San Mateo Daily Journal Reporter Ana Mata (SMDailyJournal.com) to talk about the latest in the San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus story. Now that the 10-day public hearing in San Mateo County Superior Court in Redwood City for her potential removal from office has concluded, we thought it was a good time to get some prospective from the news organizations that have covered this story since the start.

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In this episode of The Game, Mark Simon sits down with Congressman Kevin Mullin (D-South San Francisco) to talk about the California gerrymandering ballot measure, his time in Washington this year and what the Democrats need to do to regain control of the House and Senate.

Bob Marks is 'on assignment'.

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Mark Simon and Bob Marks were joined by Deputy Sheriff Eliot Storch and attorney Charles Stone to talk about the current state of the San Mateo County Sheriff's office. See more information about The Game at https://www.TheGamePeninsula.comProduced by Frank Bravo (https://www.BravoITC.com)

A special live version of The Game, talking about the results of the San Mateo County Special Election, Measure A. The measure, which was a referendum on the Sheriff, is well on its way to passing based on the early results.

Mark Simon was joined by:

• Jon Mays, Editor in Chief, San Mateo Daily Journal
• Charles Stone, Partner, Goethals & Stone, PC and former Mayor of Belmont
• Jerry Hill, Co-Chair, Committee to Recall Sheriff Corpus
• Eliot Storch, Deputy Sheriff’s Association
• John Whitehurst, Principal, BMWL Consulting
• Julie Lind, San Mateo County Central Labor Council

Sheriff Corpus and Dan Stegink from the No on Measure A campaign were both invited to participate, but did not return our invitations. We continue to want to have them on the show and would like to make that happen in the future.

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Two rank-and-file leaders of the campaign for Yes on Measure A, the San Mateo County ballot measure that would authorize the Board of Supervisors to fire Sheriff Christina Corpus, told The Game podcast that the ballot measure amounts to an “expedited recall.” Deputy Eliot Storch and Sgt. Sean Harper described a Sheriff’s Office in a crisis of leadership. “If this problem isn’t solved,” said Harper, “the problem is only going to get worse.”

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On the latest edition of The Game with Mark Simon and Bob Marks, former Congresswoman Jackie Speier, newly returned to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, said the county needs to do “big things” and shift its focus beyond the highly localized policymaking that has emerged due to district elections.

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Former Congresswoman Anna Eshoo joins Mark Simon and Bob Marks on this episode of The Game. Among her comments, she said the first weeks of the Trump administration have been a “horror show,” and laid out how she thinks Congressional Democrats should be responding to the disruption of the new presidency. “I miss not being in the fight, because I bring something to it,” she said.

Eshoo covered a wide range of topics, including local district elections and the need to rebuild the middle class.

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