Mike and Aaron talk with the Dave Ferrier, the President and CEO of Community Housing Improvement Program about affordable housing, the struggle for working class housing and how affordable housing and housing for the homeless are two very different things. . 

Every week writer and publisher Mike Richman and Democratic political consultant Aaron Haar talk about the news, goings on and political events in Northern California from a distinctly progressive perspective.

David Ferrier of the Community Housing Improvement Program

Nor Cal News Now is your place to get your ground truth about political news from in Northern California. From local issues to national political trends, hosts Mike Richman and Aaron Haar talk about the latest developments from Washington, Sacramento, Chico, Redding, Red Bluff, Shasta, Oroville and all points in between. 

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Kimberly Ellis is the founder of Unbought–Unbossed (UnB2) and a candidate for chair of the California Democratic Party. 

Rusty Hicks is president of the L.A. County Federation of Labor and a candidate for chair of the California Democratic Party. To find him online, follow these links:

Daraka Larimore-Hall is vice chair of the California Democratic Party and a candidate for chair of the California Democratic Party.

Kimberly Ellis, Rusty Hicks & Daraka Larimore-Hall, Candidates for Chair of California Democratic Party

Silke Pflueger is running in the upcoming primary special election for the California State Senate's first district seat. She's an immigrant, an engineer, a breast cancer survivor, and one of the founding members of the Tahoe/Truckee Indivisible chapter.
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Silke Pflueger, candidate for California State Senate, District 1

We welcome Erin Cruz, author of Revolution America: Communication Tools for Modern Conservative Women and Republican candidate for Senate in the California primary.
Cruz talks to Mike and Aaron about being conservative in a modern California ruled by the Democratic Party, her book (Revolution America: Communication Toolbox for the Modern Conservative American Woman), and her experience at the Republican State Party Convention in San Diego.

Erin Cruz (R) candidate for US Senate

Pat Harris, Democratic candidate for US Senate returns to talk about some of the most interesting cases of our era (including defending his fiancee Susan McDougal twice in the Clinton impeachment saga) hosts Mike and Aaron get Harris to talk about his experience in president-threatening scandals, what he thinks about the Robert Mueller/Russia investigation, President Donald Trump's legal maneuvering, as well as Michael Cohen's payments and strange actions surrounding the Stormy Daniels case.

Pat Harris (D), Candidate for US Senate from California

This week we welcome David Hildebrand, candidate for US Senate in the 2018 primary and self-described Democratic Socialist, to talk about his race, his opinion of sitting Senator Dianne Feinstein and what he thinks the Democrat and Republican parties need change in order to serve the nation.

David Ferrier of the Community Housing Improvement Program

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