Podcast Episodes

Competitive SoCal House Races for Schiff, Porter Seats

While Orange County Congresswoman Katie Porter is in a tough race for the U.S. Senate, two Democrats vying to replace her in the House are engaged in…

2 years, 2 months ago

Homelessness, Mental Illness and Drug Addiction: Prop. 1 Takes Aim at All 3

Scott and Marisa 

Protests over the Israel-Hamas War continue dividing Democrats, with disagreement over what the Biden Administration should do. Scot…

2 years, 2 months ago

Why Labor Won’t Take No for an Answer in Sacramento

Scott, Marisa and Guy chat about the week's top stories in politics, including why labor won't take no for an answer in Sacramento and Democrats' big…

2 years, 2 months ago

Are Billionaires Staging a Hostile Takeover of Bay Area Politics?

Are billionaires taking over politics in the Golden State? Marisa and Scott sit down with longtime political insider and journalist Gil Duran to talk…

2 years, 2 months ago

Open House Seat in Silicon Valley Triggers A Robust Race to Replace Eshoo

Congresswoman Anna Eshoo is retiring after more than 30 years representing Silicon Valley, and several well-known Democrats are vying to replace her.…

2 years, 3 months ago

Critics Say Prop. 47 Has Fueled a Spike In Property Crime. The Data Do Not Show That

The 2014 criminal justice ballot measure Prop. 47 has been the subject of discussion, debate, criticism and pushback for years. Critics blame Prop. 4…

2 years, 3 months ago

California’s Reparations Plan: Too Much Too Soon? Or Too Little, Too Late?

Members of California’s Legislative Black Caucus released its list of priorities following recommendations from the state’s Reparations Task Force. T…

2 years, 3 months ago

Battling Ads As Democrats Take Each Other On In Key Races

The U.S. Senate race is heating up with battling TV ads ahead of next week's second candidate debate. Plus, the congressional race for Katie Porter's…

2 years, 3 months ago

Why the Supreme Court Seems Poised to Hand Trump a Victory

Another day in court for former President Donald Trump — this time, the Supreme Court considers whether he can be taken off the Colorado presidential…

2 years, 3 months ago

Race to Win McCarthy’s House Seat Echoes D.C. Chaos

The Republican effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed — in part due to a surprising defection from a conservative Ho…

2 years, 3 months ago