Valley Views

Tune in to this week's episode to hear Mark Keppler's conversation with Assemblymember Heath Flora, Assemblymember Devon Mathis, State Senator Anna Caballero, and Assemblymember Rudy Salas about the state legislative agenda for 2021. 

Learn more about the California's twin tunnels project and the challenges it is facing with Mark Keppler and State Auditor Elaine Howle

This week, hear from Congressman David Valadao, Congressman Jim Costa, Professor Greg Soydemir of Stanislaus State, Professor Nate Monroe of UC Merced, and Professor Lisa Bryant of Fresno State speak about what's next for Congress in 2021. 

This week you'll hear Mark Keppler and guest, California State Auditor Elaine Howle, discuss the status of concealed carry permits in California. 

Do the prisoner rehabilitation programs really work at reducing recidivism? Find out in this week's episode with Mark Keppler and Jonathan Peterson of the California Legislative Office.

On Thursday, February 18, the Maddy Institute hosted a virtual event, another installment of the Maddy Associates Speaker Series featuring former chief economic and business advisor to Governor Gavin Newsom, Lenny Mendonca. Over zoom, he spoke about how the COVID-19 pandemic in the Central Valley and the future opportunities that could come as a result. 

This week, hear from Mark Keppler, Pedro Nava, Chairman of the Little Hoover Commission, Nick Ortiz, President/CEO of the Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce, Greg Newman, CEO of the Clovis Chamber of Commerce, Dave White, CEO of Opportunity Stanislaus, Katy Winders, and Director of the Small Business Development Center, Stanislaus and Tuolumne Counties on the state of the Valley's small businesses at...

The state of workers compensation fraud in California with Mark Keppler and State Auditor Elaine Howle

On this week's episode, Mark Keppler is joined by Laurel Rosenhall with CALmatters, Steve Smith with California Labor Federation, Dan Walters from CALmatters, and John Myers from LA Times to discuss public employee union dues and their impact on personal freedoms such as free speech. 

Listen in as Mark Keppler and F. Noel Perry, Founder of Next 10, discuss the future of Zero-Emission vehicles in California.

Ever wanted to learn more about charter schools in California? Tune in to this week's episode with Mark Keppler and State Auditor Elaine Howle.

This week, Mark Keppler is joined by Brian P. Kelley, the California Secretary of Transportation, Lisa Marie Alley, California High Speed Rail Authority, Dan Walters with CALmatters, and John Myers with Los Angeles Times to discuss California's new transportation tax. 

This week, listen in on Mark Keppler's conversation with Laura Hill with the Public Policy Institute of Calif., Taryn Luna with the Sacramento Bee and Dan Walters with CALmatters about immigration in California and what a sanctuary state could look like.

Learn more about the specifics of special districts in this week's episode with Mark Keppler and guest, Carole D'Elia, Executive Director of the Little Hoover Commission. 

This week, Mark Keppler is joined by Ellen Hanak, the Director of the Water Policy Center at the Public Policy Institute of California to discuss the status of water policy in the valley, what challenges we have overcome, and what challenges remain to face. 

Listen in on Mark Keppler's discussion with Carole D'Elia, Executive Director of Little Hoover Commission and Jacqueline Barocio from LAO about the status of veterans programs and services in California.

This week, hear from Mark Keppler and guests, Senator Bill Dodd (D), Renée Ousley-Swank, the President Elect - CA School Library Association, John Myers, the Sacramento Bureau Chief of the LA Times, and Dan Walters, reporter for the Sacramento Bee on the proliferation of "fake news" and its impact on information illiteracy

Tune in this week to hear the pros and cons of occupational licensing from Mark Keppler and special guest, Carole D’Elia, the Executive Director of Little Hoover Commission. 

This week, Mark Keppler sits down to discuss the key influencers in California politics with John Myers (KQED’s Senior Editor for California Politics & Government) and Marisa Lagos (KQED Reporter, California Politics and Government). 

This week, Mark Keppler discusses the importance of voter registration and subsequent voter turnout on our elections and on democracy with special guests California Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Mindy Romero, Executive Director of the California Civic Engagement Project at the UC Davis Center for Regional Change

Tune in this week to hear Mark Keppler and California's Little Hoover Commission Executive Director Carole D'Elia discuss open meeting laws in California and their impact on the outcomes of those meetings.

Hear Mark Keppler and Carole D'Elia of the Little Hoover Commission discuss California's response the ever growing yet slow moving emergency that is climate change.

On this week's episode, hear from Mark Keppler, Dr. Casey Gray of Kaiser, Laurence Du Sault of Mercury News and CalMatters, Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula, and Barb Yellowlees of CETF on telemedicine and its impact on health and health care in the Valley. 

On this week's episode, Mark Keppler is joined by guests Dr. Casey Gray of Kaiser; Laurence Du Sault of Mercury News/CalMatters; Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula, and Barb Yellowlees of CETF to discuss the status of technological access in the Valley and its implications for the developing telemedicine practice. 

Listen in as Mark Keppler discusses with Merced Mayor Matthew Serratto, Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer, Visalia Mayor Steve Nelson, and Bakersfield Mayor Karen Goh about their agendas for their cities in the new year. Then hear from Robert Price of Bakersfield's KGET and the Bakersfield Californian, Joe Kieta of the Fresno Bee, Paul Hurley, formerly with the Visalia Times Delta and now with the College o...