Capitol Weekly Podcast

Tom Morello, the fiery, activist leader of the rock band Rage Against the Machine, brought his guitar to Sacramento last week to lend support to the United Farm Workers and their effort to pass AB 2183, what UFW spokesman Marc Grossman calls "The Farm Worker Voting Rights Act." The bill passed both houses with comfortable majorities and is now on the governor's desk. Gov. Newsom vetoed a similar m...

2:38 Have we turned the corner on COVID? 4:34 What about other diseases like Monkeypox and polio? 7:02 Boosters and the numbers 10:17 How close is CA to universal health care? 11:43 CARE Court 16:34 Social media and misinformation 19:01 Cal AIM and the Children's Behavioral Health Initiative 23:54 If congress pulls Medi Care funding, will CA backfill? 25:47 Back to COVID 28:04 Doctors peddling mis...

:45 How did you get connected to the Hillside Stranglers case? 4:15 The lingering questions 5:25 Meeting Darcy O'Brien, who wrote THE book on the case 7:51 How do you run against an Attorney General in a tough-on-crime environment? 9:00 The Feinstein campaign 9:38 The ad 13:08 What broke the Hillside Strangler case? 15:33 Paul Mitchell's Dad, Jim Mitchell, encounters a Strangler 18:14 A victim-cen...

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1:13 NY politics v. CA politics 2:46 Obligatory Alex Vassar reference 3:07 CA Primary rundown 8:44 Trends in CA's upcoming congressional election 11:07 What, if anything, do last week's Primaries tell us? 15:15: LAWN SIGNS 20:22 IS Gavin Newsom running for President? 25:43: What are Lanhee Chen's chances of winning the Controller's race? 29:31 Remembering Scott Lay Want to support the Capitol Week...

:41 About GrassrootsLab 1:39 Madrid and Korinke: The Odd Couple 4:33 The political shift in local government 6:44 Districts vs. At-Large 9:06 The LA Mayoral race is poised to make history 11:29 The Count 12:07 Control of the House may come down to California 15:02 The number one issue in LA? 17:19 #WWCA Want to support the Capitol Weekly Podcast? Make your tax deductible donation here: capitolweek...

:36 The Swing Space 2:37 The Top 100 3:00 The interviews 4:02: A Horseshoe state of mind 5:34 Lauren Sanchez 5:55 Ben Chida 8:10 Lorena Gonzalez 9:04 The funders 9:24 Arnie Sowell Jr. 14:19 Joe Stephenshaw 17:06 Correction: Robbie Hunter DOES NOT consult for WSPA 18:08 Liane Randolph 19:50 Andrew Meredith 21:00 Christy Bouma 21:36 Anthony York 22:58 Matt Rexroad 23:40 Kimberly Rodriguez 24:31 Lore...

:23 SB54: What happned? 2:32 The ballot measure 4:52 What kind of support did the ballot prop have? 9:24 With this bill, California will affect the entire USA 10:14 "Extended Producer Responsibility" 14:20 The differences between the ballot proposition and SB54 17:06 A 'defacto' ban on polystyrene 20:03 Reuse is not a new idea 21:28 Let's look at Barbie 23:11 What are CA's recycling numbers now? 2...

:33 A breakdown of Propositon 30 2:53 Strange bedfellows 4:50 The "No" side 8:38 The unions 9:43 The polling 10:43 Who is running the campaigns? 14:08 WSPA's shot across Newsom's bow 14:45 The WSPA ad 18:33 The idea of electric cars 19:13 "I think I have five cars... I don't even know how many cars I have" 26:03 "You see a different world" 26:30 Hydrogen fuel cells 27:13 Nuclear? 28:42 WWCA Photo:...

1:09 Tell us about realassemblyman 3:24 Obligatory Alex Vassar reference 3:35 The Berman - McCarthy - Brown Speakership fight 4:36 "It's 41 votes, Bruce, not 41 Democrats..." 6:04 How did Brown get Republican votes? 7:45 Pat Nolan vs. Willie Brown 9:00 "Why the hell is Willie Brown raising money for Republicans?" 10:12 "Willie is so misunderstood..." 12:16 "You don't leave someone with that much t...

:25 Dentistry and Medi-Cal 2:12 49th out of 50 states 4:37 The impact of COVID 5:44 Can telehealth work for dental care? 6:31 "I never liked going to the dentist.." 7:15 What regions of the state are hardest to serve? 10:20 Why is dentistry separate from other health care? 13:09 Reimbursement rates 16:07 Are there programs to get dentists into underserved communities? 18:21 What now for California...

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:49 WHAT A WEEK 1:04 The Dobbs Decision 3:38 "Settled Law" 7:28 Is it time to expand the Supreme Court, add term limits, etc?... 10:55 The Uniform Parentage Act: what is it? 16:25 Other decisions: West Virginia v EPA  22:30 So....  SCOTUS Justices do not have to recuse themselves? 23:39 What can we infer about the future of Gay Marriage, etc,... from Dobbs? 26:25 #WWCA Want to support the Capitol...

:28 When IS The Bash this year? 1:41 "Too Short's live version of 'Blow the Whistle' was better than the record!" 4:18 Full Disclosure: Media Sponsor 4:38 "I called Anthony York and I said 'you look like you like to party....'" 6:14 Capitol Weekly: After Dark 8:59 The music: "This year will be a little different" 9:56 Does The Bash just happen in Summer now? 11:40 Musical guest hint: he's current;...

:30 What got you started in political coverage? 2:42 "Menopausal Women Nostalgic for Choice" 3:08 From Contra Costa to Sacramento 6:04 The gender equation 9:26 "I would have sworn Pete Wilson hated me" 10:29 Inside the Governor's press office 12:25 "Jerry Brown was interesting, I have to say" 17:11 Reporting vs. Editing 22:19 Are we seeing the return of Yellow Journalism? 26:44 What now? 32:04 #WW...

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  :30 The Primary 4:31 Zoomers vs. Boomers 10:47 "There were more poll workers that day than people who actually showed up to vote." 12:19 Focus Groups: Steve Westly vs. Phil Angelides 14:38 Would turnout improve if we allowed Ballot Props on the June ballot again? 16:28 The Los Angeles Mayoral race 23:54 "The least-informed people in the state" 26:55 Caruso and Bass are in the runoff: what happen...

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:35 Senate Primary: Why is Alex Padilla on the Ballot so many times? 1:35 The CVF Voter Guide 2:23 Redistricting 5:53 Vote-by-Mail 10:22 How does VBM affect the timing of the vote count? 12:20 Let's talk voter fraud 17:12 What kind of turnout will we see in June? 20:10 #WWCA Want to support the Capitol Weekly Podcast? Make your tax deductible donation here: capitolweekly.net/donations/ Capitol Wee...

:36 Why was CLBSA formed? 1:51 Is this related to the push for unionization? 2:59 Membership of CLBSA 5:07 The merger of the California Capitol Black Staff Association and the Black Legislative and Capitol Association 7:38 What has the response in the Capitol been like? 10:16 Are there any legislative goals? 13:16 How did you each come to work in the Capitol? 17:23 Is the reality of the Capitol di...

:27 How will the decision affect California - or will it? 3:35 An ACLU Board Member AND Women for Trump co-chair. Really. 6:46 "Why do you still live in California?" 7:10 The beginnings of hyper-partisanship 11:47 "The quality of state legislators has declined over time" 13:23 Term limits? 14:58 "Where is Asthma Day?" 16:21 Does the Roe decision open the door to overturn Obergefell v Hodges? 20:56...

30: What does this mean for California? 3:41 Would the proposed state Constitutional Amendment affect legislative/congressional races in California? 8:23 What impact will this have on national races? 9:36 Orange County vs. Central Valley 11:06 Abortion reversal is just one of many issues 11:40 Impact on the Senate? 14:58 What other decisions are at risk? 17:41 The leak Want to support the Capitol...

:25 The background 3:30 This has been tried many times before. What was different this time? 7:30 The MICRA compromise 11:48 Will this raise insurance costs? 15:38 What is the likelihood that this becomes law? 16:12 Let's talk Redistricting: A letter to the Attorney General 21:57 Who makes the final call? 25:57 #WWCA Want to support the Capitol Weekly Podcast? Make your tax deductible donation her...