Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNewsom Promises to Get Tough With Local Homeless Programs
After a state audit slammed California for not carefully tracking outcomes of public money spent on homelessness programs, Gov. Gavin Newsom said thi…
2 years ago
Meet the O.C. State Senator Guiding California’s AI Regulations
State Senator Tom Umberg from Orange County is a retired Army colonel, a former federal prosecutor and he once served as a deputy drug czar under Pre…
2 years ago
Ready or Not, Autonomous Vehicles Are Here. Lawmakers Try To Keep Up
Despite bumps in the road, literally and politically, driverless cars and trucks continue expanding their reach even as critics – including organized…
2 years ago
Veteran Organizer of Women Voters on How Abortion Is Scrambling the 2024 Election
Since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, leaving abortion access up to the states, extreme legal decisions and abortion restrictions fro…
2 years ago
How Trump, Election Deniers and Barriers to Voting Threaten Our Democracy
After the U.S. Supreme Court decimated much of the Voting Rights Act in 2013, casting a ballot has become harder, not easier, in many states. Limits …
2 years, 1 month ago
At 90, Willie Brown Reflects on His Rise to Top of California Politics
The name Willie Brown is synonymous with power politics in California. He became the first Black Speaker of the State Assembly in 1980 and held the j…
2 years, 1 month ago
Inside or Out of Government, Jessica Bartholow is an Advocate for Economic Equity
Jessica Bartholow has worked behind the scenes at the state capitol for years. She’s known for her fierce anti-poverty advocacy and budget expertise,…
2 years, 1 month ago
What’s Behind The Rightward Shift of Voters of Color?
Why are voters of color shifting toward Republicans, including Donald Trump? Black, Latino and Asian American voters have long been solid Democratic …
2 years, 1 month ago
Meet the 19-year-old From Silicon Valley Leading the Youth-Led Charge on AI
Sneha Revanur is quickly establishing herself as the leading Gen Z voice on generative AI. In 2020, at the age of 15, the San José native founded Enc…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Money Behind San Francisco’s Move to the Political Middle
San Francisco has long been a beacon for liberal politics and social causes. But lately a steady diet of viral videos of car break-ins and smash-and-…
2 years, 1 month ago