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The October 3 edition of the AgNet News Hour featured a passionate interview with Alexandra Duarte, a farmer, mother of four, and candidate for California's Fourth State Senate District. Hosts Nick Papagni and Josh McGill dug into Duarte's background, her vision for California agriculture, and her fight against policies she says are driving family farmers out of business. Duarte, who farms with her family in Stanislaus and El Dorado Counties, said her decision to run for office came from a desire to stop what she calls the “liberal policy agenda that's devastating us.” She credited her husband, Congressman John Duarte, with encouraging her to step into politics while their children continue managing the family nursery. “I can be that middle gap in Sacramento, a voice of common sense,” Duarte told listeners. At the heart of her campaign are water, regulations, and rural representation. Duarte insisted California does not have a water shortage, but a “Sacramento problem” created by policy failures. She called for dredging rivers and canals, building reservoirs, and increasing groundwater recharge to end manmade scarcity. “We live next to the tallest watershed in the world. We do not have a water issue,” she said. Duarte also blasted Proposition 50, warning that it would gerrymander rural voices out of federal representation. “If Prop 50 passes, the Valley loses its ability to fight in Washington,” she cautioned. On regulations, Duarte gave concrete examples of state overreach, including new laws requiring third-party certification for ranch gates and added costs for waste disposal in rural counties. “So many regulations seem okay, but they're not,” she said. “They pile up until it's impossible for farmers and small businesses to survive.” The conversation also touched on predators threatening livestock, the struggles of the trucking industry, and the importance of youth ag programs like FFA. Duarte said her mission is generational: “We want to hand the farm down to our children. All food grown in America is safe to eat, and American-grown food is the best thing we can do for our families.” For listeners, the message was clear: Duarte is campaigning on common sense, farm-first policies, and restoring California's agricultural strength. Listen to the full interview with Alexandra Duarte on the AgNet News Hour by clicking below, or on your favorite podcast app.

The September 29 edition of the AgNet News Hour kicked off the week with a deep dive into the future of California agriculture. Hosts Nick Papagni and Josh McGill sat down with John Duarte, president of Duarte Nurseries, for a conversation that blended innovation, new crops, and urgent political warnings. Duarte, whose family nursery dates back to 1989, explained how forward thinking has kept the business at the cutting edge. From pioneering virus-free grapevines to advancing clonal rootstocks for almonds and pistachios, Duarte has made science the foundation of orchard success. He revealed that Duarte's new Yorazani almond variety has broken records, producing 2,700 pounds per acre in just 36 months. “It resets the economics of almond growing,” Duarte told listeners, stressing that productivity is the key to surviving low nut prices. The nursery's work doesn't stop with almonds. Duarte said their pistachio vigor clonal rootstock has shown a 30% improvement over seedlings in long-term trials. Looking ahead, he is most excited about a new frontier: avocados in the Central Valley. With breakthroughs in micropropagation, Duarte expects to deliver widely available avocado trees to California growers by 2027. “Consumers are telling us they want avocados — and the Valley can deliver,” he said. But Duarte's optimism was tempered by political concern. He called Proposition 50 a direct threat to Central Valley farmers, warning that the measure would gerrymander rural communities out of fair representation. “If Prop 50 passes, the Valley loses its voice in Washington,” he said, urging farmers and listeners to mobilize against it. Duarte also tied California's farm challenges to the larger issue of food security. With a $32 billion agricultural trade deficit, he argued that relying on imports makes the U.S. vulnerable. “Working families are the ones paying the price,” Duarte said, noting that higher costs and lower quality imports hurt everyday Californians most. From almonds and pistachios to the promise of Central Valley avocados, Duarte continues to bring solutions at a time when agriculture needs them most. Farmers left this episode with both new ideas and a clear warning: the future of California farming depends on innovation and political engagement. Catch the full interview with John Duarte on the AgNet News Hour by clicking below, or on your favorite podcast app.

If Prop 479 passes, it will undoubtedly mean more construction. Start thinking about where you’d like to see the roads improve around the Valley but also, do you want to deal with construction in those places?  It’s a delicate dance we’ll detail, on the Chris and Joe Show.

Since 1995, California has banned certain types of local rent control laws — specifically, on single family homes, condos, properties built after 1995, and new tenants. If Prop. 33 passes, this ban would be repealed and cities would be allowed to impose these kinds of new rent control laws in the future. Links: Is Rent Control Working and Should We Have More or Less of It? Prop Fest is a collaboration from Bay Curious and The Bay podcasts, where we break down each of the 10 statewide propositions that will be on your November 2024 ballot. Check out KQED's Voter Guide for more information on state and local races. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Right now, passing a local bond measure requires a two-thirds majority to pass. Supporters of Prop. 5 say it should be easier to fund things like affordable housing or public infrastructure. If Prop. 5 passes, local bonds would require 55% of voter support instead of two-thirds. Prop Fest is a collaboration from Bay Curious and The Bay podcasts, where we break down each of the 10 statewide propositions that will be on your November 2024 ballot. Check out KQED's Voter Guide for more information on state and local races. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To all of our local Bay Area listeners, you may have heard about the recent story of a three-bedroom house listed for $488,000 in San Francisco's Russian Hill with a tenant renting it for only $417 a month. How is that even possible?! If you're as intrigued as we are, stick with us for this episode of Absolute Trust Talk, where we will be dissecting this situation with associate attorney Jessica Colbert. Listen in as we explore crucial lessons in trust management, the impact of California's Prop 19 on property taxes, and the importance of updating estate plans as circumstances change. There's so much wisdom to take away from this episode, so don't miss out! Time-stamped Show Notes: 0:00 Introduction 1:01 Here's what we know about the situation around the San Francisco Russian Hill house listed for $488,000. 6:23 What happens to a family home after the homeowner dies can be a difficult thing to navigate. We suspect a few specific issues present in this unique case, including the potential for undue influence. Listen in as we discuss! 9:39 Next, Kirsten and Jessica discuss a few ways the grantor could have avoided the issues seen in the Russian Hill case. 11:47 Under Prop 19, homeowners can pass their homes down to their children without increased property taxes as long as the children make it their primary residence. If Prop 19 had been considered in this scenario, it could have prevented several issues. 15:04 If there is one lesson to take away from this episode, it's this: When circumstances change, talk to your attorney about how it might affect your estate plan and adjust accordingly.

Hope is what we can always use more of, and especially now, right before the election.

Jimmy Barrett and Shara Fryer take you through the stories that matter on the morning of 11/04/2019, including: America’s Middle Class Is Addicted to a New Kind of Credit. In 2009 the payday-loan business was in decline. Regulators were circling, storefronts were vanishing and investors were abandoning the industry’s biggest companies en masse. And yet today, just a few years later, many of the same subprime lenders that specialized in the debt are promoting an almost equally onerous type of credit. Plano Republican State Rep. Jeff Leach on the need to support Prop 4 “Texans must vote to make a state income tax nearly impossible”… Prop 4 makes it very difficult — nearly impossible, actually — for Texas politicians to impose a state income tax in future legislative sessions. . You might ask: We don’t have a state income tax, so why is this necessary? Well, under current law, all it takes is a majority vote in the Texas House and Senate, followed by a ballot referendum for a simple majority of Texas voters to consider and approve. If Prop 4 passes, the Legislature would be required to adopt a two-thirds majority vote in the House and Senate, while still allowing Texans the opportunity to have a final say at the ballot box. Signs of declining health for American men abound in the National Center for Health Statistics latest annual report. A record 67.3 million U.S. residents speak a foreign language at home, the latest sign of the growing influence of immigrants on American culture.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been atypically public in its advocacy for a tightly-controlled and strictly-enforced medical marijuana program in Utah. After joining a coalition effort to oppose Proposition 2 — which would legalize medical cannabis in the state — church leaders joined with some of the initiative’s backers and Utah lawmakers to embrace a negotiated deal expected to be debated and potentially adopted by the Legislature in November. But the announcement of a tentative compromise appeared to be based in the assumption that Proposition 2 would pass, and that critics of the initiative would be forced to weigh what they saw as the lesser of two evils. If Prop 2 fails, what leverage do proponents of legalization have, and will church leaders still advocate for a legislative compromise if the alternative is the status quo? On this week’s episode of “Trib Talk," LDS Church lobbyist Marty Stephens, Utah Patients Coalition director DJ Schanz and Christine Stenquist, executive director of TRUCE, join reporter Benjamin Wood to discuss the new dividing lines in the Prop 2 debate and what voters should expect to happen to medical marijuana laws after the November election. “Trib Talk” is produced by Sara Weber with additional editing by Dan Harrie. Comments and feedback can be sent to tribtalk@sltrib.com, or to @bjaminwood or @tribtalk on Twitter.

Election 2018 is in full swing -- and now is the time to start figuring out how you're going to vote! Our Fall 2018 "Policy and a Pints" are focusing on California's General Election ballot. We're holding discussions with panelists who, whether they are "for, " against" or "neutral," will give us the straight talk on local/statewide propositions and races, and what it means if you vote yay or nay on each. * * * * * In this podcast, we're talking about Proposition 6, about repealing 2017’s gas tax and vehicle fee increases, and requiring a public vote on future increases in transportation-specific spending. PANELISTS * Kiana Valentine, senior legislative representative for the California State Association of Counties * David Wolfe, legislative director for the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association PODCAST PLAY-BY-PLAY * O to 5:30 min - Intro to California Groundbreakers, and what this discussion is about * 5:30 min - Panelists introduce themselves -- and talk about their favorite road trip through California * 7:40 min - The background of Proposition 6: Valentine explains Senate Bill 1 and the passing of the "gas tax" * 17:50 min - Wolfe explains why Proposition 6 is on the ballot to repeal the gas tax * 20:50 min - It has been nearly a year since the gas tax started - what has happened in that time? * 29:55 min - Will Prop 6 force gas companies to lower the price of gasoline at the pump? * 32:55 min - What if a recession hits: How will that affect our gas use and transportation funding? * 38:05 min - The federal government's role in fixing infrastructure in California * 42:30 min - If Prop 6 passes, what would be the ideal outcome? * 53:20 min - The flip side: What will happen if Prop 6 doesn't pass? * 55:40 min - How does Prop 6 address climate change and public transit issues? * 58:20 min - The premise of using cap-and-trade funds to fill in the gaps for transportation funding * 1 hr, 1:30 min - The "Plan B" proposed by Prop 6 proponents * 1 hr, 4:55 min - With a new governor and legislative session coming in January, what should they be doing with transportation fixes and funding?

In today's episode of Propositioned, KFI's Kris Ankarlo takes a look at both sides of Prop 6, a ballot measure intended to repeal the SB 1 gas tax passed by the legislature late last year. If passed, Prop 6 would repeal the fuel and vehicle taxes recently passed by the legislature. It would also require any new taxes to be passed by a majority of voters to approve any new or increased fuel and vehicle taxes in the future. If Prop 6 fails, the SB 1 fuel and vehicle taxes will remain and pay for needed highway and road maintenance and repair. Take a listen to both sides of the issue in the latest episode of Propositioned!

KoreaTown collective is, without a doubt, one of the absolute best dispensaries in all of Los Angeles, and today I’m sitting down with Janis to talk about what goes into proper dosing and communicating dosage on ‘medibles,’ pet medicating, and then we dive deep into the legal scene, and what you need to know about what you’ll be voting on concerning marijuana this election season. Enjoy! The Main Points: Pets can benefit from edibles, but be extremely careful and keep dosage very low. Primarily CBD, with very low amounts of THC People need to be careful of dosages. The medible community has a history of dosing too high Brands and dispensaries need to be held to more strict standards for communicating dosages requirements, and what is contained in the edible Los Angeles is the only city in California that has a voter initiative, requiring voters to update its legislation, in order to keep dispensaries operating Because of the device being used, legalizing recreational marijuana would probably result in far more DUIs being given out, as the devices will detect it even if you are just around it If Prop 64 goes through, there will be more middle-men between the consumer and the grower, which will lower the consumer’s ability to judge and know the quality Links: KTownCollective.com Jeffthe420chef.com