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CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Today we introduce a new series of interviews with the 2026 California gubernatorial candidates. First up, California gubernatorial candidate Betty Yee. Yee boasts two decades of public service, beginning with a stint on the Board of Equalization and followed by two terms as California State Controller (2015-2023). Yee announced her candidacy for California governor in March 2019. We spoke with her in May about her campaign, about the 2024 elections, and what unique perspectives she brings to the race.
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CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: We welcome Christy Smith, the former Democratic Assemblymember for California’s 38th Assembly District. Smith also ran three times for Congress. Today she is the Executive Director for Emerge California, the state’s arm of the national organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office. She spoke with us about the likelihood that the California Legislature will achieve gender parity in the near future, and about the unique challenges that face women candidates.
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CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: We’re joined today by two guests: first up, Anthony Wright, the longtime Executive Director at Health Access California, who will be leaving soon to take a new position as Executive Director at Families USA in DC. We also welcome redistricting expert, campaign strategist, and former mayor of Winters, Matt Rexroad, who joins us to talk about the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Worst Week in California Politics.
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CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Longtime GOP strategist and expert on Latino voting trends Mike Madrid joins us to talk about his new book, The Latino Century: How America’s Largest Minority Is Transforming Democracy. Madrid was a co-founder of The Lincoln Project, served as the political director for the California Republican Party, and has been senior adviser to both Democrats and Republicans. Madrid will be no stranger to our regular listeners – he has for years been making his case for questioning the ‘conventional wisdom’ regarding Latino voters, and argues that both parties are stuck in an out of date orthodoxy – and has the data to back it up.
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CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: This Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live at Capitol Weekly’s conference COVERING CALIFORNIA: The Future of Journalism in the Golden State, which was held in Sacramento on Thursday, May 30, 2024. This is The Keynote Address from Senator Steve Glazer.
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CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: This Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live at Capitol Weekly’s conference COVERING CALIFORNIA: The Future of Journalism in the Golden State, which was held in Sacramento on Thursday, May 30, 2024.
This is Panel 1 – A Crisis in Local News. Panelists: Danielle Bergstrom, Fresnoland; Larry Lee, The Sacramento Observer; Colleen McCain Nelson, Sacramento Bee; Christa Scharfenberg, California Local News Fellowship Program UC Berkeley. Moderated by Pamela Wu, University of California.
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CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: This Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live at Capitol Weekly’s conference COVERING CALIFORNIA: The Future of Journalism in the Golden State, which was held in Sacramento on Thursday, May 30, 2024. This is Panel 2 – The Business of Journalism – Redefining the Model.
Panelists: Senator Nancy Skinner; Chris Argentieri, Los Angeles Times; Neil Chase, CalMatters; Steve Stuck, Urban Edge Consulting. Moderated by Edie Lambert, KCRA 3
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CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: This Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live at Capitol Weekly’s conference Covering California: The Future of Journalism in the Golden State, which was held in Sacramento on Thursday, May 30, 2024.
This is Panel 3 – Covering the Capitol. Panelists: Lara Korte, Politico; Greg Lucas, California State Librarian; Cynthia Moreno, Press Secretary for Speaker Robert Rivas; John Myers, CalPERS; Ashley Zavala, KCRA 3. Moderated by Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times.
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CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: While California is often seen as being on the forefront of Progressive legislation, the state’s main anti-trust law, The Cartwright Act, dates back to the Roosevelt era – the TEDDY Roosevelt era. That may be about to change. We’re joined by Teri Olle, Director of Economic Security California. She talks about the process of revising The Cartwright Act and why updating it for the 21st Century matters.
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CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: We’re joined today by Brian Marvel, President of the Police Officers Research Association of California, which represents about 80,000 public safety personnel in this state – PORAC is the largest law enforcement organization in the state and the largest statewide association in the country. Marvel has been wearing a badge for a quarter century and spoke with us about what’s changed during his time in uniform, PORAC’s goals for diversifying departments and what legislation he and his organization are watching this year.
