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Nooner Conversations
Hosted by Scott Lay · EN
Scott Lay expands beyond his daily email newsletter by throwing a mic in his backpack to talk with cool folks about California Politics and Policy.
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Nooner Conversations with guest Chris Micheli - July 22, 2021
Jul 23, 202100:59:19Tap to summarizeReach Chris Micheli at cmicheli@apreamicheli.com.Cases and Materials on Direct Democracy in California The California Legislature and Its Legislative Process
Transcribe →Lobbyist and legislative process law professor Chris Micheli on the 2021 legislative year
Mar 19, 202101:03:47Tap to summarizeChris and I talk about the 2021 legislative year, which starts off much as the 1999-2000 Legislative Session ended, with limited committee hearings and a Capitol generally closed to the public. The introduction is missing (for now) because of Quicktime problems after the Big Sur update.
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State Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles)
Aug 17, 202000:36:44Tap to summarizeSenate website: https://sd30.senate.ca.gov/Campaign website: https://www.hollyjmitchell.com/Bills referenced:SB 188 (Mitchell): Discrimination: hairstyles. (The CROWN Act, or "Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair")AB 1506 (McCarty): Police use of force.
Transcribe →Mike Madrid on the 2020 general election
Jun 11, 202000:56:01Tap to summarizeContacts:Scott: scott@scottlay.comMike: madrid@grassrootslabs.comResources:RealClearPolitics job approval: President TrumpRealClearPolitics November match-up: Trump v. BidenRealClearPolitics congressional job approvalThe Lincoln Project
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Chris Micheli on the Legislative Process and the Pandemic
May 21, 202000:48:26Tap to summarizeIn this Nooner Conversation, I talk with legislative advocate and adjunct law professor Chris Micheli on how the Legislature is working through the COVID-19 pandemic, including a hybrid process of in-person and video conference participation and a modified process on a State Budget that is being hammered by the economic impact of the health crisis. We also talk about Chris's new book on California's legislative process and joke that it's already in need of a second edition given this year's legislative gymnastics.
Transcribe →Media Consumption in a Pandemic Age: Conversation with Roger Salazar and Hilary McLean of Alza Strategies
Apr 25, 202001:22:25Tap to summarizeAs work and home life has changed dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, so has the way we consume media. With that, it requires those who wish to communicate political and policy ideas to change accordingly. Which of these changes are temporary and which are permanent?
Transcribe →Ray LeBov and Chris Micheli: A Practitioner's Guide to Lobbying and Advocacy in California
Feb 6, 202000:43:45Tap to summarizeA Practitioner's Guide to Lobbying and Advocacy in California: A Manual Written by Leading Government Relations Officials is available in both traditional and e-book formats from Kendall Hunt Publishers.
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Presidential in CA: my community college buds Paul Mitchell and Mike Madrid
Jan 26, 202000:58:30Tap to summarizeIn this episode, I talk to two friends of over twenty-five years. Only ten days before the California primary begins, where do the candidates stand? I talk to voter data geek Paul Mitchell (and share details about how we met) and Mike Madrid, who is pissing off many of his former clients by coming out as a Never Trumper.
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The Back-to-Session Bash with David Quintana
Dec 28, 201900:24:30Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Nooner Conversations, I sit down with David Quintana to talk about the upcoming Back-to-Session Bash on January 16th, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year with a very special music guest. We talk past bashes including behind-the-scenes untold stories, some of the musical guests, and what to expect this year.
Transcribe →California's Democratic Primary: Mike Madrid on the latest poll and what we're looking at in a California-heavy week of the campaign
Dec 16, 201900:48:12Tap to summarizeOne again, we recorded over green tea at the nonprofit great go-to Chicory Coffee and Tea.
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