How Difficult Is It to Teach Critical Thinking in California Schools? | Sean Redmond
“It’s like walking through a minefield; you’re trying to just make people think. But if you conflict with them just to make them think, then they’re going to be upset about that. Students just complet...
12 Jul 202434min
Former San Francisco Budget Analyst Explains Ways to Improve the City’s Finance | John Farrell
“Will San Francisco come back? When you look at it with the 30% vacancy, you look at the foreclosures or the defaults on a lot of the loans. You look at all this and you say to yourself, ‘What can we ...
10 Jul 202425min
A Group of San Diegans Come Together to Fix the Root Cause of Homelessness | George Mullen | Jon Lutack
“The homeless situation in San Diego is no longer just homelessness. It’s like a cancer that has completely taken over our streets and parks. It seems like anywhere you go, where you might have once s...
10 Jul 202436min
Former California Inmate Explains the Impact of Rehabilitation | Brian James
“I served 29 years and two months. I went in at the age of 16; I was arrested and ultimately convicted of second-degree murder. I’m someone who they call ’the worst of the worst,' who’s taking complet...
30 Jun 202436min
A Bold Solution to California Homelessness | Ken Houston
“We only hire justice-impacted and unhoused individuals. We work directly behind Oakland Public Works. If you can go there and start with the small things instead of trying to do these huge wins, you'...
24 Jun 202456min
Los Angeles May Fix Homelessness After Settlement | Paul Webster
“We want to be the personal trainer of the city and the county, we want to be the person that they love to hate, because we are encouraging them. We are challenging them. We are motivating them to do ...
23 Jun 202446min
Court Strikes Down California’s Lot-Splitting Law SB9 | Jim Righeimer | Mark Miller | Dennis Robinson
“We’re just allowed to double the amount of houses. There aren’t left turn lanes big enough, there aren’t sewer pipes big enough to handle the sewage, and you don’t add any parking.”Siyamak sits down ...
16 Jun 202440min
Why Latino Success Matters in California : New Study Reveals | Soledad Ursua | Gloria Romero | Marshall Toplansky
“Unfortunately, Latinos do worse than their Latino counterparts in other states. It’s largely due to a failing public educational system, and also due to increased regulation, mostly environmental.”Si...
14 Jun 202436min
