Surviving Wildfire & Climate Change / Senator Henry Stern
On the 2nd anniversary of the devastating Woolsey Fire in Malibu, in November 2018, State Senator Henry Stern, the Chair of the Senate Natural Resources & Water Committee, candidly reflects on the emo...
20 Okt 202046min
"This pandemic has shined a klieg light on the lack of equality for women..." / Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson
Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson discusses the impact the COVID pandemic and the economic/employment crises are particularly having on working women, working moms, stay-at-home moms...and women of color in...
8 Jul 202044min
Pride & the Pandemic / Senator Scott Wiener & How COVID is Impacting the LGBTQ Community
Senator Scott Wiener, Chair of the CA Legislature's LGBTQ Caucus, explains how, because of COVID, Pride Month observances and celebrations are 'virtual' in 2020, how the pandemic is affecting the LGBT...
25 Jun 202043min
"People are not willing to retreat anymore." / Senator Steven Bradford
In the wake of the death of George Floyd and the uprisings and protests around the world, State Senator Steven Bradford, Vice-Chair of the CA Legislative Black Caucus, reflects on America's problem of...
9 Jun 202045min
"This pandemic has catapulted CA into a recession of this magnitude, but we will be all right." / Senator Holly J. Mitchell
Senator Holly Mitchell, Chair of the Senate Budget Committee, discusses the sobering challenge of keeping our state's fiscal house in order while protecting Californians during the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
19 Mai 202039min
'Distanciamento Personal' / Sen. Anna Caballero & Protecting Rural Communities From COVID-19
State Senator Anna Caballero describes the 'real-time' risks and burdens shared by farmworkers, undocumented immigrants and low-income populations in CA's rural communities, during the COVID-19 pandem...
29 Apr 202047min
"I hope the pandemic brings our small, human family closer together." / Senator Bill Monning
CA State Senator Bill Monning shares how this COVID-19 pandemic experience is impacting the demographically- and economically- diverse communities in his Central CA coastal and inland senate district,...
14 Apr 202036min
"Our public health officials are right. We better start taking this seriously." / Senator Bill Dodd & Dr. Karen Smith, MD, on How CA is Coping w/COVID-19
State Senator Bill Dodd and CA Dept. of Health Director (Emeritus), Dr. Karen Smith, MD, discuss the medical, statistical and personal impact of life in California during a pandemic, and how following...
1 Apr 202033min
