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Capitol Weekly Podcast

The Capitol Weekly Podcast covers California politics and public policy, and features interviews with elected officials, staffers, advocates, analysts, newsmakers, and even, -gasp- journalists. Listen at Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, or at capitolweekly.net

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00:47:22

The State of Black Health; Plus, Worst Week: Suspense...

Capitol Weekly Podcast ·

2023/05/22

Got a two-fer this week: First we speak with Rhonda Smith, the Executive Director of the California Black Health Network. We spoke with Smith about the state of Black health in California, including a look at how the Fentanyl crisis is impacting the Black community.Next up, we bring you an expanded "Suspense File" edition of our Who Had the Worst Week in California Politics feature. We were joined by Mackenzie Mays, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, who covered last week's Suspense drama in real

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00:36:13

From Solitary Confinement to Executive Suite: Ken Oliver

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2023/05/15

We are joined today by Ken Oliver, Executive Director of Checkr.org, the philanthropic arm of Checkr, a tech firm that is working to reinvent the background check, "making the process fairer through education, and eliminating human bias." Oliver knows firsthand the struggles that formerly incarcerated people face upon re-entry to society: sentenced to life in prison in 1997 under California's Three Strikes law, he spent nearly 24 years behind bars, 8 in solitary confinement.Oliver educated himself

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00:21:52

Missing Data: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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2023/05/08

It's no secret that communicable diseases can have dramatically different impacts on different groups; elderly people, for example, saw the worst effects of COVID, with a death rate far beyond California's average. Black Californians also had higher mortality rates from the disease. What of California's LGBTQ community? The truth is, we don't know. SB 932, a 2020 bill inspired by concerns about potential disparate impacts of COVID on LGBTQ people, directed the California Department of Public Health

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00:38:43

The Biden Effect

Capitol Weekly Podcast ·

2023/05/02

In this week’s Capitol Weekly podcast CW’s Rich Ehisen is joined by frequent contributor Dan Morain and Washington Bureau Chief of RealClearPolitics and Executive Editor of RealClear Media Grou, Carl Cannon. The trio discusses the impact of President Joe Biden’s announcement to run for a second term on a host of ambitious California politicos, from Kamala Harris and Kevin McCarthy in Washington D.C. to Gavin Newsom and others here in California. And, as always we’ll get into another favorite topic –

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00:33:23

Good Eats: The Capitol's Culinary Caucus

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2023/04/24

The only thing denizens of the California Capitol love more than talking politics is eating good grub. With that in mind, our guest today is Carney King, the man behind the very popular new Twitter feed Culinary Caucus. Carney's mission is to find the best food and, more important, the best food deals around the Capitol area. Then we welcome back an old friend to offer his insights into who had the Worst Week in California Politics! 0:35 Welcome Carney King1:25 What is the Culinary Caucus?2:25 the

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00:41:14

Eggman & Niello: Reforming Lanterman-Petris-Short

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2023/04/17

The landmark Lanterman-Petris-Short Act of 1967 was intended to to “end the inappropriate, indefinite, and involuntary commitment of persons with mental health disorders” by setting strict guidelines for handling the involuntary civil commitment of individuals to mental health institutions. While lauded by civil rights advocates, critics contend the law is actually an impediment to care for those suffering from severe mental illnesses, often leading to them being homeless or incarcerated. On this

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00:38:45

Better to Win: the Wit and Wisdom of Bill Wong

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2023/04/10

Friend of the Pod Bill Wong joins us to chat about his new book, Better to Win. Wong, a renowned strategist to a bevy of major California Democrats, provides candid and occasionally Machiavellian advice to those who aspire not only to fight for justice, but to win those fights.Wong's story is filled with names familiar to followers of California politics, and gives the fascinating backstory to public fights, like the clandestine - and ultimately successful - effort to derail the appointment of Dan

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00:31:00

Wild Week

Capitol Weekly Podcast ·

2023/04/03

Heading into recess, hosts Rich Ehisen and Tim Foster look back on a historic week chock full of political news: the Trump indictment, the governor's oil price-gouging bill SBx1-2, the Campaign for Democracy, emissions standards and OH SO MANY candidates for the Worst Week in California Politics.:23 WILD1:04 Trump indicted3:42 How social media played into the news cycle5:53 Trump fatigue7:06 #gwynethpaltrowskiaccidenttrial8:12 Oil price-gouging bill SBx1-212:16 Campaign for Democracy14:23 CA

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00:30:53

What Will it Take to Get the Mentally Ill Homeless...

Capitol Weekly Podcast ·

2023/03/27

Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom released a proposal for a $3 billion bond measure aimed at the 2024 ballot, to fund housing for people with severe mental illness. At the same time, Newsom asked the legislature to revise 2004's Proposition 63 - which enacted a 1% on individuals with earnings of $1 million or more, used to help people with mental illness - to help provide more money for housing the mentally ill. These latest moves follow Newsom's other recent efforts to engage on the issue of

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00:37:28

Paul Mitchell: Voting Patterns

Capitol Weekly Podcast ·

2023/03/21

We're back with a regular episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast. California political data guru Paul Mitchell joined us to talk about surprising voting patterns and registration numbers following California's aggressive voter registration push under the past two Secretaries of State. Who's voting, who isn't, and why. And, how is the 2024 Senate race shaping up?Plus - Who had the Worst Week in California Politics?1:33 Voting patterns5:33 Increase in registration numbers: a conundrum6:33 In LA, in the

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01:01:59

Special Episode - #CAHOUSING: The State of the Rental...

Capitol Weekly Podcast ·

2023/03/20

This Special Episode was recorded Thursday, March 9, 2023 at Capitol Weekly's Conference on Housing, which was held live in Sacramento at the California Endowment Conference Center.Panel 3: The State of the Rental Market.Panelists: Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh; Asm. Alex Lee; Debra Carlton, California Apartment Association; Alex Lantsberg, State Building and Construction Trades Council; Shanti Singh, Tenants TogetherModerated by Lindsey Holden, Sacramento BeeSupport for Capitol Weekly's Conference

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01:00:57

Special Episode - #CAHOUSING: Affordable Housing

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2023/03/17

This Special Episode was recorded Thursday, March 9, 2023 at Capitol Weekly's Conference on Housing, which was held live in Sacramento at the California Endowment Conference Center.Panel 2: Affordable Housing. The second panel of the day explores the issue of Affordable Housing.Panelists: Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Mayor of Alameda; Peter Cohen, Sacramento Housing Alliance; Chione Lucina Muñoz Flegal, Housing California; Mark Stivers, California Housing PartnershipModerated by Chris Nichols, Capital

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00:42:30

SPECIAL EPISODE - #CAHOUSING: Asm. Buffy Wicks in...

Capitol Weekly Podcast ·

2023/03/13

This Special Episode was recorded Thursday, March 9, 2023 at Capitol Weekly's Conference on Housing, which was held live in Sacramento at the California Endowment Conference Center.Keynote: Asm. Buffy Wicks in conversation with Hannah Wiley of the Los Angeles TimesAssemblymember Buffy Wicks is a key voice in any discussion of California housing policy,Wicks represents the East Bay in the California State Assembly. First elected in 2018 and now re-elected in 2022, her district spans the communities

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01:05:51

Special Episode - #CAHOUSING: Office to Housing...

Capitol Weekly Podcast ·

2023/03/10

This Special Episode was recorded Thursday, March 9, 2023 at Capitol Weekly's Conference on Housing, which was held live in Sacramento at the California Endowment Conference Center.Panel 1: Office to Housing Conversion. The first panel of the day examines the proposal to convert offices to housing.Panelists: Danny Curtin, California Conference of Carpenters; Dan Dunmoyer, California Building Industry Association; Laura Foote, YIMBY Action; Jeffrey Roth, Leg. Director for Sen. CaballeroModerated by

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00:40:37

A Chat with BART's Homelessness Czar

Capitol Weekly Podcast ·

2023/03/06

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (which everyone calls BART) is a the lifeline of the Bay Area: a heavy-rail public transit system that operates in five counties with 50 stations. Connecting the suburbs to urban cities through 131 miles of track, BART serves a wildly diverse customer base.One of the groups most dependent on BART is the region's homeless population - and that dependence that became even more pronounced during the COVID pandemic. As part of a larger Action Plan, BART

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00:41:32

Big Problem: California's Behavioral Health Worker...

Capitol Weekly Podcast ·

2023/02/27

Earlier this month, the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California (CBHDA) released a study on the number of healthcare workers available to provide mental health and substance abuse treatment in California. The news is not good."More than 90% of counties reported difficulty in recruiting Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Marriage and Family Counselors, and psychiatrists. Most counties also had difficulty recruiting substance use disorder counselors." Another concern is

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00:42:21

Marshall Tuck Says There are Two Californias

Capitol Weekly Podcast ·

2023/02/20

Educator Marshall Tuck came within a hair of becoming State Superintendent of Public Instruction twice, narrowly losing both the 2014 and 2018 elections (first to incumbent Tom Torlakson, and then to Tony Thurmond). Tuck first came to statewide prominence as an education advisor to LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who tapped him to head the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools. Following his two runs for office, Tuck looked for other opportunities to "make a difference," as he put it, and landed a gig

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00:34:41

The View from Los Angeles, with Robb Korinke

Capitol Weekly Podcast ·

2023/02/13

Los Angeles is never short of political news, and between the mayor's race and the fallout from the leaked recording of city council members, the past few months have been particularly newsworthy. We checked in with Robb Korinke, a principal, along with Mike Madrid, at GrassrootsLab, and the publisher of several newsletters on California local governments. He gave us an update on how the Bass administration is settling in, a look at the city council, and the 'personalization' of local

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00:33:21

Swimming Pools and Wildfires: the John Norwood Story

Capitol Weekly Podcast ·

2023/02/06

With nearly five decades of advocacy under his belt, there are only a handful of people who have lobbied in Sacramento longer than John Norwood. He entered the business in 1974, shortly after graduating from Sac State. To put that in context: Nixon was president, Reagan was governor and Gavin Newsom was in elementary school. Future senator Alex Padilla was still in diapers.A lawyer as well as a lobbyist, Norwood has earned a reputation as a hard worker and a straight shooter. In 1980, the California

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00:29:31

California Compensates Victims of Violent Crime

Capitol Weekly Podcast ·

2023/01/30

In the wake of the horrific January 21 shooting that killed 11 people in Monterey Park, Gov. Newsom visited hospitalized survivors. His conversation with one patient revealed an added stress for survivors of gun violence and other violent crime: the inability to cover expenses incurred or wages lost due to the incident."The first thing [the patient] said to me is, 'How many days I'm going to be in here?' And I immediately asked the doctor to come in." Newsom recalled. "And it wasn't for medical

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