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The Issue Is

Discussions and debates with top newsmakers about the most controversial and interesting issues impacting California, hosted by FOX 11’s Elex Michaelson and airing on several TV stations across the state.

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331: Alex Padilla, Matt Mahan, Areva Martin

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2024/02/17

This week, Elex is joined by California's Senator Alex Padilla, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and civil rights attorney Areva Martin.

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330: The Issue Is Podcast: Nikki Haley, Christina...

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2024/02/11

This week, Elex is joined by Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley and Senate candidate Christina Pascucci.

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329: Kamala Harris, Alex Padilla

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2024/02/03

This week, Elex is joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and Senator Alex Padilla.

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328: Adam Schiff, Jan. 2024

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2024/01/27

Rep. Adam Schiff joins Elex this week on The Issue Is to recap the U.S. Senate debate.

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19:46

328: Nancy Pelosi, Jan. 2024

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2024/01/27

This week, Elex is joined by Speaker Emirata Nancy Pelosi as she endorsed Senate candidate Adam Schiff.

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328: U.S. Senate Debate

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2024/01/27

This week, we recap the U.S. Senate debate that featured Rep. Adam Schiff (D), baseball legend Steve Garvey (R), Rep. Katie Porter (D) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D)

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28:00

327: Barbara Lee, Eric Early, David Petraeus

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2024/01/20

The race for the U.S. Senate in California is heating up. This week, Elex is joined by Senate candidates Barbara Lee and Eric Early. Retired Four-Star General David Petraeus joins the show to address the threat of China.

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326: Katie Porter, Jan. 2024

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2024/01/13

As we are just days from the first televised debate of California's 2024 Senate race, Elex is joined by Senate Candidate Katie Porter.

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326: Peter Hamby, Jan. 2024

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2024/01/13

Political journalist Peter Hamby previews the 2024 California Senate race.

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30:08

325: Chris Matthews, Jan. 2024

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2024/01/06

Political commentator Chris Matthews previews the 2024 California Senate race.

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12:41

324: Melanie Mason, Bob Shrum, Chris Matthews

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2024/01/06

This week, "The Issue Is" previews the upcoming debate in California's 2024 Senate race.

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20:42

323: Gavin Newsom, Dec. 2023

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2023/12/16

The countdown is on, less than three months until California voters head to the polls for the 2024 primary.

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22:06

322: Karen Bass, Dec. 2023

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2023/12/09

Karen Bass reflects on her first year in office as the Mayor of Los Angeles.

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20:53

321: Mike Murphy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Magic Johnson

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2023/12/02

This week, a clash of personalities as California Governor Gavin Newsom and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis faced off in a highly-publicized debate on FOX News.

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21:45

320: Kevin Kiley, Brian Goldsmith, Lynn Vavreck

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2023/11/18

A historic week in California, as Governor Gavin Newsom, President Joe Biden, and the city of San Francisco welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping as part of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Conference. The summit, not without controversy, as some criticized the city for rolling out the red carpet for a leader that President Biden referred to as a "dictator."

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319: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nov. 2023

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2023/11/11

This week, a special edition of "The Issue Is," as Elex Michaelson works out at the iconic Gold's Gym with former California Governor, Mr. Olympia, and all-around superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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318: Gavin Newsom in China

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2023/11/04

This week, “The Issue is” heads to China for a very special episode. Elex Michaelson was the only local TV reporter to travel to the Middle Kingdom to document Governor Gavin Newsom’s historic week-long journey there, focused on climate.

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28:50

317: Alex Padilla, Laphonza Butler

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2023/10/14

Elex Michaelson is joined by both of California's Senators, Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler.

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31:16

316: George Gascón, Oct. 2023

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2023/10/07

Elex sits down with George Gascón as the Los Angeles County DA discusses the zero cash bail policy, which kicked in October 1.

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18:29

315: Nancy Pelosi, Young Kim

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2023/10/07

This week, Rep. Kevin McCarthy became the first House Speaker to be ousted by his own conference. Elex sat down with Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA) to get their reactions.

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