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California Battleground
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State and local politics have transformed in California, we discuss how we got here and where we're headed. Hosted by Robb Korinke.
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California Recall -- Do the Math.
Aug 29, 202100:19:24Tap to summarizeIs the Newsom Recall really that close? Probably not...
Transcribe →Generation Z has Arrived in California Politics
Apr 10, 202100:50:22Tap to summarizeGen Z was born after 1997, and they are voting, running -- and winning -- elected office in California. We sat down with some of these rising leaders, who are among a large group of young councilmembers recently elected all across California, from Calexico to the Central Coast, Bay Area and Central Valley.
Transcribe →How Housing, Policing and Environmental Issues Disrupted California City Government
Feb 22, 202100:35:30Tap to summarizeCalifornia city governments have undergone massive political change in the last 5 years. This was driven by some macro political trends, but kitchen table political issues are what really drive this change. We talk about housing, homelessness, environmental issues, policing and cannabis as a few of the dominant policies bringing new groups and candidates into City Halls.
Transcribe →The Earthquake Nobody Knew Happened
Feb 8, 202100:22:31Tap to summarizeThe last few years have seen a collapse in GOP mayors and city councilmembers across California, a reversal of a years-long (if not decades long) trend of Republican dominance of local government. We talk about where and why this is happening.
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Intro
Feb 7, 202100:06:48Tap to summarizeWelcome to the California Battleground podcast. Politics in the Golden State have changed over the last few years in historic ways that are not only under-appreciated, but not very widely known. We are also on the precipice of massive changes to the people representing California in state legislature and in some of our biggest cities.
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