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Last month, as California prepared to roll out a new $20 minimum wage for fast food workers, attention on an exemption for restaurants that bake their own bread surprised many, including both the bill's author, Asm. Chris Holden, and Gov. Newsom. "Paneragate" (named for the restaurant chain that some claimed would benefit from the exemption - note that both the governor and the franchisee dispute that the exemption applies) spotlighted a little-known tool in the legislative toolbox: the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) in crafting public policy.While NDAs are commonplace in the business world, their use in policy work was a surprise to many, even some elected officials. In March, Republican Assemblyman Vince Fong introduced AB 2654, which would ban lawmakers from entering into confidentiality agreements related to proposed legislation. The bill failed to advance out of the Assembly Elections Committee last week.But is the use of NDAs as sinister as critics make out? Our guest today, former Speaker Robert Hertzberg argues that confidentiality agreements are a key part of building trust in sensitive legislative negotiations between diametrically opposed parties - and are sometimes the only way to get warring sides to the table. :36 The use of NDAs in lawmaking2:17 How common is the use of NDAs in policymaking?3:07 "What an NDA does is builds trust - so that people can talk to each other"5:49 Who is covered by this type of NDA?7:29 Does the use of NDAs - effective or not - just look bad?9:53 The art of blowing up the deal12:27 "It's getting harder and harder and harder to solve big problems"12:43 Chilling effect14:34 When are NDAs not appropriate?15:14 Impact of parties NOT in the NDA16:43 Is anything gonna change?17:49 "It's used in Washngton a lot more than it is here"21:20 #WWCAWant to support the Capitol Weekly Podcast? Make your tax deductible donation here: capitolweekly.net/donations/Capitol Weekly Podcast theme is "Pickin' My Way" by Eddie Lang"#WorstWeekCA" Beat provided by freebeats.io 

The Pasadena City Council passed its own ceasefire resolution, Chris Holden got knocked out in the primary by Katherine Barger in the race for LA County Supervisor and the City of Los Angeles is paying out $24 million for the LAPD killing of Jessie Murillo. These are just a few of the topics in this unapologetically progressive conversation on left coast headlines. James Farr is a Pasadena based print journalist who writes for the Los Angeles Progressive and hosts his own podcast "The Conversation Live." Instagram: @JamesFarrLive @diprimaradio

The Duel in the Desert is nearly here, as Arizona State and Arizona get ready to battle for the coveted Territorial Cup. Julia Lopez, Chris Holden, and Brad Denny discuss this year's matchup...along with some surprising mascot stories.

(Airdate 8/9/23) Assemblymember Chris Holden brings to the Legislature a lifetime of experience in public service and business garnered during his many years on the Pasadena City Council and the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority. He was first elected to the California State Assembly in 2012, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020 from a district that stretches from Pasadena in the West to Upland in the East and includes the communities of Altadena, Monrovia, Claremont, San Dimas, La Verne, La Canada Flintridge, Sierra Madre and more. Holden currently Chairs the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. https://a41.asmdc.org/

Chris Holden, Director of Sales and Marketing for the Hop Guild and a grower in New York state, will give his State of the Hop Industry address. He will discuss the 2023 growing season, importane of selection and proper contracting, and what makes New York Hops unique. Join Chris for this informative session on the state of hops and learn insight into how to prepare for the future. Christopher Holden grew up on my families farm and now the 7th generation to farm the property. His great great grandfather grew hops in the 1800's on our farm. The current operation started in 2013 and they've been slowly expanding the operation ever sense. In 2018 Chuck Rhoades and Christopher started The HOPGUILD (New York Hop Guild) to help with problems many brewers were facing with locally grown hops. Quality, Quantity and lastly Consistency. Brewers had to do to much work to make sure that year over year they had the local hops they needed. They quickly expanded outside New York with offering hops grown in the PNW, Michigan, Germany and New Zealand!

We recently had a neat conversation about T-90 pellets. More specifically about their efficiencies… and inefficiencies. Our good friend Chris Holden chimed in on the topic. He is the dude heading up sales and marketing for The Hop Guild up in New York.So if you're a brewer, you're going to be fascinated by what Chris has to say about ways you can save money, produce more revenue per batch, save water, and more.This conversation is also for the folks selling products to brewers - hops, grain, stickers, tap handles, etc. There's a subtext to this conversation about understanding what problems you solve for your customer and communicating the value around those problems.You're gonna love it. If you want to find out more about The Hop Guild and their new HOPSAUCE product, head to thehopguild.com/hopsauce ---For more information on Get Hoptimized, check out our website or follow us on social media.www.gethoptimized.com@gethoptimized

Chris Holden is Director of Sales and Marketing for the Hop Guild and a grower in New York state.  In today's podcast, Chris shares his insights on the state of the hop industry, recent trends, and talks about a new product called HOPSAUCE."HOPSAUCE® is The Hop Guild‘s proprietary hop oil developed to replace traditional hop products on the hot side and in the whirlpool. HOPSAUCE® will enhance flavor and aroma as well as reduce wort loss. HOPSAUCE® is flowable at room temps and makes for a perfect whirlpool product!"Key TopicsState of the hop industry and recent trendsHop contracts 101Production forecasting tipsHOPSAUCE®, a new product that improves yield and saves money on shipping and storageResourcesLearn more about HopsauceSign up for the free brewery financial newsletter

In this episode Elaine and Julia plant on the beetroot from episode 15, and they both have very different ways. Elaine plants out the peas, and we meet Mr Nematode himself, Chris Holden.   Follow us @pottyplotters on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter  Get in touch: naughtycorner@pottyplotters.uk A podcast for help with your allotment or gardening.  

We hear from Assembly member Chris Holden, solitary confinement organizers and formerly enslaved people talk about AB280 the Mandela Act. Governor Newsom vetoed the original bill, AB2632, last year.

After failing to make it through the legislative process this past fall, California State Assemblymember Chris Holden has reintroduced the Mandela Act – a legislative act that would severely limit California's prison system from using solitary confinement as punishment. Holden represents Southern California's District 41. It's worth noting that if passed, the Mandela Act would not only impact the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation prisons, but also immigrant detention centers, where rules around punishment are even less regulated than in CDCR. This act, essentially exactly the same, has gone through the state assembly and state senate previously, including in this past fall, but Governor Newsom rejected the bill. In addition to Assemblymember Holden, we are joined by Jack Morris, who spent 40 years in prison in California, the majority of that time in Security Housing Units – which is the technical term our state's prison system uses for solitary confinement. He was a part of the historic prisoner hunger strikes in 2013 that led to a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of prisoners held in solitary confinement at California's Pelican Bay State Prison. The case charges that prolonged solitary confinement violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, and that the absence of meaningful review for SHU placement violates the prisoners' rights to due process. He's now advocating alongside State Assemblymember Holden for the Mandela Act. —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Ending the torture of solitary confinement in CA w/ Assemblymember Chris Holden and Jack Morris appeared first on KPFA.

Today we welcome Assemblymember Chris Holden. Holden represents Assembly District 41. We discuss civil rights, solitary confinement, the environment, our carbon footprint, and more. SacTown Talks is a podcast about California politics, policy and culture. We feature interviews with California political leaders, and analysis by experts and insiders focusing on the Capitol. Like, share, and subscribe to learn more!(01:30) Holden's journey into Politics(12:30) LA politics and uniting communities(16:40) Civil rights and the Black Caucus(23:00) Fast Recovery Act and solitary confinement(32:35) Climate change and addressing our carbon footprint(42:35) California's issues moving forward

The discussion get's a little contentious as Brian Kabateck, self-professed left leaning and John Kabateck clearly to the right, engage on a variety of topics with Assembly Member Chris Holden.  The mutual respect amongst all is clear with the conversation touching on partisanship in the Capital, the Republican Party in California and the significance (or not) of AB257.  Their trademark "Fast Questions" reveal the fun and personal side of the Assembly Member as he rockets through with his responses.  

Elliot Mainzer, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the California Independent System Operator (ISO), joined Crystal Ball, Matt Schroettnig, and Paul Dockery for the second installation of our Electric Market Enthusiasm series. We try to keep it light while discussing governance, transmission, price formation, stakeholder engagement, and CAISO's new five year strategic plan. To break up the heavy topics we play an intermission game!05:16 - newly released 5 year Strategic Plan14:27 - Governance, legislative change, and Concurrent Resolution 188 introduced by Assembly member Chris Holden, also, Elliot's TEDx127:27 - an Intermission Game called “better know an RTO CEO by getting them to reveal a preference of competing energy-interpreted gifs in a championship bracket” 40:36 - Transmission Planning and Elliot's “WEIM Transfer Paths” infographic51:27 - High beams on market evolution and price formation21:06:14 - the Duke Silver of Western Power MarketsYou can find our merch on shopify. You can find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Remember to share this with any friends you have that are electric utility enthusiasts like us!Public Power Underground, for electric utility enthusiasts! Public Power Underground, it's work to watch!----------------------1 TEDxPortland 2011 - Elliot Mainzer - The Power Grid2 Mays, Jacob and Jenkins, Jesse, Electricity Markets under Deep Decarbonization (April 19, 2022). USAEE Working Paper No. 22-550, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4087528 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.408752

In this episode sponsored by the amazing Genus Performance Gardenwear Joff travels to the old horticultural halls in Islington, London, where he talks to the charities and businesses who attend the event. His first visit is to David Wyndham-Lewis of the horticultural charity Perennial who offer suppoert to those in the industry who may find themselves in financial difficulty for a number of reasons. He then talks to Richard Pennock of Haws watering cans, the words oldest watering can manufacturer who still make their product in the UK.  Tom Willday of Willsow writes and publishes gardening  books for children with pages made of handmade paper  embeded with seeds that can be planted!!  Chris Holden from Nemasys discusses the range of organic nematode based pest control products that the company offers. Dealing with vine weevil, slugs, and leatherjackets has never been easier. Mark Pitman is from Wildlife World who have just released a range of sustainable seed trays, root trainers, and cell trays in natural rubber that will finally enable us to rid our sheds of all those dissintegrating plastic products we've amassed over the years.  Vanessa Easley is from the WFGA (Working for Gardeners Association) She tells us about the networking, support, and training opportunites they provide.

Chris Holden is the general manager of Tony's Bistro.

This special episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live on November 17, 2021 at a panel discussion hosted by Capitol Weekly as part of our Energy Forum. Panel 2: The Future of the Grid. PG&E has emerged from bankruptcy, but California's electrical infrastructure is aging, and the state's demand for electricity continues to climb. How will the state's energy providers meet the growing demand, and what will the grid look like decades from now? Asm. Chris Holden; Stacey Crowley, ISO; Carla Peterman, PG&E; Amisha Rai, Advanced Energy Economy Moderated by Sophia Bollag of the Sacramento Bee An Energy Forum was presented as part of Capitol Weekly's California Conference series. This event received support from The Tribal Alliance of Sovereign Indian Nations, The Western States Petroleum Association, KP Public Affairs, Perry Communications, Capitol Advocacy, The California Building Industry Association, Lucas Public Affairs, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Pandora and California Professional Firefighters

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SB 9 recently passed in the California Assembly! This is a huge win for housing in California and beyond, and it passed because of the hard work done by pro-housing legislators and YIMBYs all over the state. SB 9 legalizes duplexes and lot splits in single-family zoned neighborhoods all over the state, allowing for more home buying opportunities and missing middle housing for California families. Thank you to all who called, emailed, and tweeted at your representatives to urge them to support SB9. Also, a special thank you to those who wrote op-eds and letters to the editor which helped reach new community members as well as convince lawmakers to support this bill! Today's episode traces SB9's journey through the legislature, starting with the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee on June 22, 2021. Come along to hear California State legislators speak about this key bill and its potential impact on housing throughout California. Including speeches from Assemblymembers David Chiu, Buffy Wicks, Robert Rivas, and Chris Holden. Special thanks to our podcast producer Ed who put this together!Learn more about YIMBY Action.

Phishing attacks are simple, widely used and highly effective — and they can be devastating to the people and organizations they target. In this episode of the Faegre Drinker on Law and Technology Podcast, host Jason G. Weiss sits down with Art Ehuan, vice president of Palo Alto Networks, and Chris Holden, chief information security officer at Crum & Forster, to discuss practices and defense strategies to keep phishing attacks at bay.

This week on Beer Sessions Radio, the summer of craft malt continues! Jimmy talks hops, malt, and more with Jeff Lyons from Endless Life Brewing in Crown Heights BK, NY; Ted Hawley from NY Craft Malt in Batavia, NY; Chad Meigs from The Bineyard Hop Growers in Cazenovia, NY; and Chris Holden from the NY Hop Guild in Elmira, NY.To kick things off, Jimmy asks Jeff what New York ingredients mean to him as a brewer. Ted chimes in with his knowledge of the quickly evolving New York malt industry, while Jimmy cracks open a beer brewed by Jeff that was made with Ted's malt and Chad's hops. Chad tells us about meeting Jeff at a “grower-meet-brewer” event in NYC and almost dropping everything to go to a Kruder and Dorfmeister concert with him. Then Chris gives us the lay of the land for the NY Hop Guild, who get their hops from New York farms on the shores of Lake Erie, through the Finger Lakes, all the way to Oneonta, and beyond.After the break, Jeff details the “beer for a year” program at Endless Life Brewing: a CSA-like membership where you can pick up a four-pack of lagers or a bottle of mixed-fermentation/sour beer once a month. Ted and Jeff chat about the importance of experimentation and feedback, and how forming local working relationships in New York helps to push their craft forward by promoting that dynamic. Chad details the ups and downs of hops in recent years, but is confident in the future of the crop. Hop Growers of NY, a group he and Chris are a part of, secured money from the state to start a hop breeding program over the next few years with the ultimate goal of growing a hop specific to NY state. Photo Courtesy of Jeff Lyons.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Beer Sessions Radio by becoming a member!Beer Sessions Radio is Powered by Simplecast.

The Rose Bowl parade, how his office is working with the governor's office to communicate with the public, how the assembly will be able to function more smoothly this year because of covid-related planning and budget priorities will be focused on vaccines, and opening up both CA schools and the economy more generally. Then they turn to his work as chairman of the Utilities and Energy Committee where they recognize that wildfires are now a year-round possibility that has to be dealt with while working with energy companies to have smart and safe plans that reduce shutoff while maintaining safety. Personally, Assemblymember Holden will be working on issues around systemic racism and use of force with a focus on clear guidelines and penalties around California’s Duty to Intervene Law, diversity in the corporate boardroom and in the upper levels of the California civil service. He also discusses the importance of seeing Dr. Shirley Weber became the Secretary of State,  his focus on ensuring minority small businesses are participating in the state contracting process along with social justice, and the history and role of the Legislative Black Caucus. Finally, they talk about the current Lakers season. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter

As part of his annual 24-hour New Year’s Eve Stream, legendary Cacoward-winning Doom mapper Bridgeburner chose to collaborate w/ TheMotherload of In The Keep to produce this epic podcast ft. a plethora of guests: Major Arlene, Jason Mojica, Chris Holden, ErisFalling, James Paddock, KingDime, devo & Spudhunter. MANY drinks are had. Motherload falls asleep at his desk after 5 long hours.

Start of interview [1:11]Ahmad's "origin story" [1:52]His experience as senior aide to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein in Washington, D.C. (2005-2010) [4:29]TARP ProgramsDodd Frank ActHis experience with Barclays Investment Bank covering public sector infrastructure (2010-2020) [7:41]Led Barclays’ California and Silicon Valley regional municipal banking team.Led Barclays' public sector coverage of social impact engagements in the 13 western U.S. states.Served as a lead banker on several innovative transactions, most notably executing the first ever Social Bonds issue for a non-profit in the U.S. municipal bond market.Introduction of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, founded in 1977 by David Packard of HP [11:19]Membership of the SVLG: about 360 companies. [13:39] "That's where the juice comes from. When we speak on behalf of these Silicon Valley companies, there is a real opportunity to impact positive change not only in Silicon Valley but also in corporate America."Board of SVLG "represents some of the best and brightest of Silicon Valley" [15:15]The new AB-979 California Board Diversity Legislation [16:27]Introduced by CA AssemblyMember Chris Holden.On September 30, 2020, Governor Newsom signed AB 979, which requires publicly held corporations headquartered in CA to diversify their boards of directors with directors from “underrepresented communities” by December 31, 2021.AB 979 defines “director from an underrepresented community” as “an individual who self-identifies as Black, African American, Hispanic, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Native Hawaiian, or Alaska Native, or who self-identifies as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.”"What's so significant [for SVLG] is that we made a decision to stand on the side of progress" [18:35]The precedent of SB-826 [19:13]"I'm just so proud to stand with our executives and member companies to drive some serious change in a smart and responsible manner." [20:26]What piqued his interest in corporate board diversity: "some of this is very personal" [21:29]"The statement being made [with AB-979] was one that we [SVLG] wanted to stand in line with" [24:20]"The shareholder oversight questions are extremely serious and significant for public companies, especially for tech companies" [27:30]SVLG is developing tools to help on diversity initiatives (such as a database/repository of resumes) [29:09]Impact of Black Lives Matter movement in corporate America and SVLG [30:26]"There is overwhelming research that demonstrates a clear tie between increased profitability, increased market leadership, and more innovation with diverse executive leadership teams" "There is a business imperative to act, and also a moral imperative." [32:30]SVLG Is working on a pledge to improve diversity numbers in both public and private companies [35:56]Shareholder primacy vs stakeholder capitalism [43:44]: "What I would hope is that a business association like ours might be a proponent of tying social responsibility in every way, shape and form, and very strategically, to the business and to the bottom line."What's next for SVLG [46:40]: In terms of racial justice and equity: "It is about hiring, it's about funding, and it's about measuring results."His favorite books: [49:27]Endurance, by Alfred Lansing.To Sell is Human, by Daniel Pink.Bad Blood, by John Carreyrou.Total Leadership, by Stewart Friedman.His professional mentor: [51:23]Dianne FeinsteinHis favorite quotes: [52:27]"Luck is where preparation meets opportunity" (attributed to Roman philosopher Seneca)"You've got to get comfortable being uncomfortable in roles like this""There is nothing more uncommon than common sense" (attributed to Frank Lloyd Wright)What is an unusual habit or an absurd thing that you love?Two Beyond Burgers a day!Which living person do you most admire? His Dad, who grew up in the segregated south.Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

Adam and Levi discuss two major ransomware attacks—one that crippled hospitals around the U.S. and another that exposed data belonging to students in a Nevada school district. Chris Holden talks about the biggest milestones in Recorded Future's history, and why bigger companies aren't always better at cybersecurity.

Start of interview [1:25]Esther's "origin story" [1:50]Her experience at Occidental College [3:55]Her transition from CA to Washington DC [4:36]Introduction of the Latino Corporate Director Association (LCDA), founded in 2016 [6:20]History of LCDA [7:15] Links with the Hispanic Association of Corporate Responsibility (HACR)The Mission of LCDA is to 1) develop, 2) support & 3) increase the number of Latinos on Corporate Boards [8:56]LCDA Pillars [9:06]: 1) Increase supply (Latinos hold less than 3% of Fortune 1000 company board seats) 2) Increase demand, 3) Research and Raising Awareness, 4) Engage with Companies.The LCDA Board Ready Institute for aspiring directors [12:10]LCDA Memberships (115 current members: 2/3s corporate directors, 1/3 aspiring directors):Aspiring Directors (executive membership).Corporate Directors  (as of 2019, Latino directors held 275 board seats in F1000 companies for a total of only 209 individuals)CA's Women on Boards Legislation (2018): SB-826 (Gender) [21:16]LCDA found that out of 511 seats filled by women on California public company boards since SB 826 was enacted, just 17 (3.3%) are Latina, compared to 77.9% white women.CA's Corporate Boards Diversity Legislation (2020) (pending signature): AB-979 (Minorities)LCDA found that out of 662 California companies registered on the NYSE, NASDAQ, and AMEX, 35%, or 233 companies have all white boards of directors.LCDA also found that out of these 662 CA companies, only 13% had at least one Latino on their board."What ends up happening is that you're setting up winners and losers: if there is only a focus on gender, Latinos and African-American lose out." [24:50]LCDA's Latino Voices for Boardroom Equity Initiative in partnership with leading business and civic leaders [28:41] The Latino Voices initiative asserts that diversity without the inclusion of Latinos is not acceptable:Call to triple Latino representation on public company boards by 2023 (currently Latinos hold only 2.2% of Russell 3000 companies per ISS)Act to target corporations with no Latino representation (for example, Del Taco, Chipotle and el Pollo Loco)Track progress through publication of a quarterly scorecard."If Latinos were a nation, they would be the 8th largest economy in the world, right behind India. IThey are growing at ~5% (similar to India)""Diversity is a business and governance imperative"LCDA has a national campaign (starting in CA). They have a Latino Board Tracker. [36:40]Her favorite authors: [38:30]Maya Angelou (poetry)Rodolfo Anaya (history)Martin Luther King (struggle)Her professional mentors: [40:12]Bill Richardson (former Governor of New Mexico, US Ambassador to the UN, Energy Secretary and U.S. Congressman)Xavier Becerra (current Attorney General of the State of CA)Ed Pastor (former U.S. Congressman for Arizona)Her favorite quote: [43:46]Bernard Tyson (former Chair and CEO of Kaiser Permanente): "When Corporate America lets us Into the room, our contributions are going to be massive when we're given a shot and a chance."Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

This week Julian Daw speaks with Parklea FC premier league player Chris Holden, GM of Blacktown Football Adam Fairley & Marayong are our club in focus as we are joined by club president Chris Bassili

In our debut episode you'll hear from policy makers Chris Holden our representative in California assembly and Senator Anthony Portantino who spoke at our very first Future of Work Conference held last year in November of 2019 at Pasadena City College. Listen in on this discussion about how policy makers and educators can work together towards the common goal in equipping students for the future workforce.  Find the transcript to this episode HERE If you'd like to be a guest or contributor on the show, you can reach us on our WEBSITE. Please be sure to subscribe, rate and review us on apple podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts! And share this episode with anyone in need of a little more insight to the topic of THE FUTURE OF WORK, especially if you reside in the Los Angeles, Ca or surrounding areas.    

Eps 105 is out! Gibran talks with Assemblymember Chris Holden about his political pathway, rooming with Tony Gwynn, LA mourning Kobe Bryant, chairing Utilities & path forward for PG&E and his priorities in education & legislation for 2020. Like and subscribe at sactowntalks.com 

SG-1 S03E13 The Devil You Know Previous guests Ben Nielsen and Chris Holden join us again to talk about how Apophis has set the standard for Goa’uld scene-chewing etiquette, but his interrogation techniques need some work. (Also Martouf is bae.)

This week we have a two parter. In part one we talk to Chris Holden of the New York hop guild about the past, present, and future of hop growing in NY. Then in part two, we chat with Nakul Bhonsle, owner of Great State Aleworks - a craft brewery in Pune, India. Fuhmentaboudit! is powered by Simplecast.

This week on Beer Sessions Radio Jimmy is joined by Jason Sahler of Strong Rope Brewing, Chad Zimar of Steuben Brewing, Kara Johnston from Chimney Bluffs Hoppery and Chris Holden of Crooked Creek Hops. Currently New York Farm Breweries are required to source 20% of their ingredients from NY State, but in 2019 this will increase to 60%. These guests are ahead of the curve though and have traveled from across New York to talk about their commitment to local ingredients. The first beer they pour is Steuban’s Mount Pleasant, part of the brewery’s local liquid series and made from 100% NY ingredients, including a hop from Seneca Falls called ‘New York.’ Efforts are underway to learn more about NY hops through genetic research. It’s agreed upon that good beer is dependent on high quality ingredients and these brewers are committed to educating their customers about the hops, malts, and farmers contributing to their brews. Community in the beer industry is strong inside New York and across the globe. Ken Grossman, the owner and founder of Sierra Nevada calls in to talk about his most recent project: Resilience IPA. This beer is being brewed and sold across the country and the world to raise money for those affected by the California Wildfires. Listen to the full episode to learn more about how this movement spread so quickly and check out Sierra Nevada’s website to find a brewery selling Resilience near you. Beer Sessions Radio is powered by Simplecast

This week Turg and Randy Z took a trip out to the beautiful 41st State Assembly District in Pasadena, California to connect with Assemblymember Chris Holden as he shares his journey through his 20s and 30s in the political arena as well as insights and tips for how to join the noble fight as an activist in your community. So, you're in your 20s and you're thinking about politics?! Chris shares his exposure to politics at an early age and how he was able to reflect on his role to make and impact changes in the community in which he grew up. So what does a 23-year-old know about politics? Well, really not a whole lot - but that doesn't mean you can't try to shake things up a bit. But, the decision wasn't easy. Chris talks about the choice between his love for basketball and the commitment he made to his community to pursue his purpose.  Find out more about Assemblymember Chris Holden on his district website and on Twitter

SG-1 S-2E21 1969 We went back in time and recorded this episode in January with our good friend Chris Holden.

Guests: UK Success Coach Gina Visram and my assistant Chris Holden discuss marriage, how you know you've met the right person, how to know you're ready to take the plunge, and is there such a thing as post-wedding blues.... www.LimitlessCoaching.com

First-time convention delegate Chris Holden tells what it was like to be on the floor in Denver.

First-time convention delegate Chris Holden tells what it was like to be on the floor in Denver.