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.
Photo by APLawmakers from D.C. to California are calling for tighter regulations on event ticket-selling giant Ticketmaster. But efforts to do so in California have into finger pointing and recriminations that leave those potential reforms in limbo.
Detail of The Latino Century cover artCAPITOL 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case for questioning the ‘conventional wisdom’ regarding Latino voters, and argues that both parties are stuck in an out of date orthodoxy – and has the data to back it up.
Lobbyist and McGeorge law professor Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week under the Capitol Dome.
Emergency by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock ImagesUnder California’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA), there are two forms of rulemaking that are authorized to be conducted by executive branch agencies and departments: regular and emergency. The two rulemaking processes have different requirements; Chris Micheli walks us through the procedures.
Image by Olena KoliesnikThe Capitol is abuzz with budget deals and ballot measures. And California again leads the nation in a number of interesting ways. It’s today’s edition of Capitol Briefs!
Senator Steve Glazer delivers the Keynote at Covering California: The Future of Journalism in the Golden State. Photo by Joha Harrison, Capitol Weekly.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.
Robert Hanna, photo by Capitol WeeklyAs manager of the Office of Member Support and Outreach for the California State Assembly Republican Caucus, Robert Hanna offers assistance with legislative research, communications strategy, policy analysis and more to 18 Republican members.
Covering California: A Crisis in Local News. Pamela Wu, University of California; Christa Scharfenberg, California Local News Fellowship Program UC Berkeley; Larry Lee, The Sacramento Observer; Colleen McCain Nelson, Sacramento Bee; Danielle Bergstrom, Fresnoland. Photo by Joha Harrison, Capitol Weekly.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.
Lobbyist and McGeorge law professor Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week under the Capitol Dome.