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‘I Worry About the Public Trust’: Former California Chief Justice on Supreme Court Ethics
Scott and Marisa talk Sen. Dianne Feinstein's return to D.C. and Gov. Gavin Newsom's upcoming May budget proposal, which is expected to feature an ev…
3 years ago
Robert Rivas Prepares to Become Speaker of the State Assembly
Scott and Marisa sit down with Robert Rivas, the incoming Speaker of the state Assembly, to discuss his grandfather's farmworker activism, politics i…
3 years ago
History of the Anti-Abortion Movement with Professor Mary Ziegler
Scott and Marisa talk about the booming business of massive warehouses sprouting up in Riverside as lawmakers seek to curb their climate impacts on n…
3 years ago
CA Political Consultant Bill Wong on 30-Year Political Career Helping AAPI Communities
Scott and Marisa talk about Gov. Gavin Newsom's surprise visit to San Francisco's beleaguered Tenderloin neighborhood and what the state is doing to …
3 years ago
Lateefah Simon on Her Work with Kamala Harris and Run for Congress
Scott and Marisa discuss the latest calls for Senator Dianne Feinstein to resign and her call for a temporary replacement on the Senate Judiciary Com…
3 years, 1 month ago
Gale Kaufman Reflects on Her Biggest Ballot Fights
Scott and Marisa discuss Governor Gavin Newsom's trip through southern states and some big fundraising totals in California's U.S. Senate race. Then,…
3 years, 1 month ago
Sabrina Cervantes on the Latino Caucus at 50 and Parenting Triplets
Scott and Guy Marzorati discuss the oil pricing reforms signed by Governor Gavin Newsom and the conspiracy-driven changes to voting in one California…
3 years, 1 month ago
CalChamber CEO Jennifer Barrera On "Job Killer" Legislation and Navigating the Culture Wars
Hours after the state Assembly passed Gov. Gavin Newsom's legislation to create new oversight for the oil industry, Scott and Marisa discuss the prop…
3 years, 1 month ago
Assemblyman Matt Haney on Going from SF to Sacramento and the "Generational Shift" on Housing in California
Scott and Marisa discuss the fallout from the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Governor Gavin Newsom's tour of California in lieu of a traditional …
3 years, 1 month ago
'Nepo' Legislators and a Conversation with Rick Zbur
Marisa and Scott talk with CalMatters reporter Ben Christopher about his reporting on families ties in the state capitol and the special session on o…
3 years, 2 months ago