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Hours after the state Assembly passed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s legislation to create new oversight for the oil industry, Scott and Marisa discuss the proposal and its evolution since last fall. They also chew over this week’s Los Angeles school strike — and what it means for new L.A. Mayor Karen Bass. Then, California Chamber of … Continue reading CalChamber CEO Jennifer Barrera On ‘Job Killer’ Legislation and Navigating Culture Wars →

Scott Shafer and Marisa Lagos sit down with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to talk about her role selling President Biden’s infrastructure and jobs bills — including how she’s working to convince skeptical Americans that clean energy jobs will benefit them. The former UC Berkeley professor and Michigan governor also reflects on how she approached … Continue reading Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Convincing Green Energy Skeptics and Balancing Power in a Marriage →

This week: Election 2016 developments, a final look at bill signings, and a podcast goodbye -- for now.

Gov. Brown signs high-profile bills, and a high-profile activist joins the fight to raise the tobacco tax.

This week: The legacy of Prop. 30, Democrat vs. Democrat, and the seemingly calm California GOP.

This week: On the road speaking to the Bay Area Council about the 2015 legislative session.

Big Oil wins a big battle in Sacramento, and efforts on the state's transportation needs get delayed.

This week: the debate over climate change bills continues, and the passage of a landmark equal pay plan.

A do-or-die moment for legislation in Sacramento this week, and a GOP leadership shake-up.

This week's podcast: Climate change clashing, plus a quick Capitol fix for the high school exit exam.

California legislators return to Sacramento for a final month. We dig into the big debates to watch.

This week: New San Francisco corruption allegations; a Big Oil showdown; and erasing California debt.

The battle brews over expanding California's climate laws, plus we answer your Twitter questions!

New fights over the minimum wage across California, and a novel debate over property taxes.

Jerry Brown heads to a climate change summit at the Vatican on this week's California Politics Podcast.

State lawmakers are asked to find billions for roads and health care. Is it too big of a task?

The nation's highest court's impact on California politics, and an ex-legislator pleads guilty in court.

A final state budget, the vaccine bill nears the governor's desk and thoughts on same-sex marriage.

This week: a deep dive into the politics of the new state budget deal.

Might legislators just let Gov. Jerry Brown line-item-veto spending? And: Remembering a polling legend.

This week: 2016 pension maneuvers, a new statewide poll and the power of California's first lady.

Democrats lay out their state budget demands. And a new challenge to California's political maps.

No political party can be completely homogenous, and so differences inside California’s dominant partisan ranks shouldn’t come as a surprise. But in some races, those differences seem more like a bitter street brawl. On this week’s podcast, we sift through the election returns and political lessons in Tuesday’s tense state Senate special election in the … Continue reading The Duel of Democrats: California Politics Podcast →

This week: a look at the governor's revised budget and the new candidate in 2016's U.S. Senate race.

This week: big initiatives headed to the 2016 ballot, Democratic infighting and a state budget preview.