The Pipeline That Turns Stanford Students Into Tech Elites, CA Governor's Race Enters Final Stretch

About this episode

This episode covers the pipeline that turns Stanford students into tech elites and the final stretch of the California Governor's race.

This evening’s top news from the KQED newsroom with host Bianca Taylor. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Bianca Taylor

Topics covered

• Stanford students
• tech elites
• California Governor's race
• local news
• KQED newsroom

Keywords

• Stanford
• tech elites
• California Governor's race
• local news
• KQED

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