California Groundbreakers

Election 2018 is in full swing -- and now is the time to start figuring out how you're going to vote!

Our Fall 2018 "Policy and a Pints" will focus on California's General Election ballot. We're holding discussions with panelists who, whether they are "for, " against" or "neutral," will give us the straight talk on local/statewide propositions and races, and what it means if you vote yay or nay on each.

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Of the 11 propositions on the ballot this year, four of them are focused on housing.

In this podcast, we're taking a look at Proposition 5, about preserving lower property taxes for Californians age 55 and older who sell their home. It's the first proposition to propose changes to Proposition 13, "the third rail of politics," which California voters passed 40 years ago.

PANELISTS

* Debra Carlton, senior vice-president of public affairs for the California Apartment Association

* Christina Livingston, executive director of the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Action

PODCAST PLAY-BY-PLAY

* 0 to 4:20 min - Intro to California Groundbreakers, and to this event

* 4:20 min - Panelists introduce themselves, and talk about their favorite neighborhood block in California

* 6:30 min - Why Proposition 10 is on the ballot, and what it's all about

* 10:05 min - Groups against Proposition 10 have spent $20-plus million to fight it, and Carlson explains why

* 12:50 min - Livingston talks about existing rent-control policies, in California cities and other states, that could be models to follow

* 15:30 min - Landlords' POV on rent control -- and how it shows in managing their rental properties

* 18 min - The geographic issue of rent control: is this just a big deal in urban centers, and do we need rent control in less-dense areas?

* 23:15 min - The winners and the losers if Proposition 10 passes

* 26:05 min - California is still considered a desirable place to live, so will rent control really send landlords and builders packing out of state?

* 29:30 min - Why can't cities and counties just have the choice to decide whether they want rent control or not?

* 33 min - What are the anti-Proposition 10 proponents' solutions for preventing people from being forced out of their rental homes?

* 36:40 min - Sacramento's Mayor and other City Council members simultaneously proposed two separate rent control solutions: are they good ideas?

* 40:45 min - The NIMBY factor in rent control

* 44:20 min - How rent control should be involved in construction of new housing going forward

* 47:55 min - Is there really a need for rent control if recession hits and affects the rental market?

* 51:30 - Panelists explain the pros and cons if Proposition 10 passes/doesn't pass

* 54 min - Panelists give their "wish list" policy changes - housing-focused ballot initiatives and legislative bills that would be good solutions

The City of Sacramento recently announced it would rethink its ordinance on buskers and outdoor music performers. It also hired a new "Creative Economy" director to think how arts and music can get a bigger boost here.

But there are still some sour notes. The Police Department is still called out to turn the music down. Gentrification means long-time music venues are getting complaints from new neighbors. Local musicians say they lack community support due to a lack of small venues, rehearsal spaces and frugal audiences who don't want to pay.

So what should Sacramento be doing to boost its local music scene, and its musicians? Should we look at top music towns like Austin or Nashville and follow their lead? Or are we doing just fine creating our own plan?

We're talking with musicians, and the people who book and promote them, about how we can achieve perfect pitch in the capital city.

Also, for this podcast, it was fitting to start and end it with music from Sacramento-based performers, so:

Podcast intro music: "Turn Up" by Element Brass Band

Podcast ending music: "Love and Affection" by Todd Morgan and the Emblems

PANELISTS

* Scott Brill-Lehn, concert promoter and owner of SBL Entertainment

* Byron Colborn, baritone saxaphonist and bandleader of several local ensembles, including Element Brass Band and the Byron Colborn Big Band

* Gabriell Garcia, co-owner of the Blue Lamp

* Johnathon Glus, director of Cultural and Creative Economy for the City of Sacramento

* Danielle Vincent, founder of First Festival and Show Up Sacramento

* Paul Willis, local rapper, spoken-word artist, educator and activist

PODCAST PLAY-BY-PLAY

* O to 5 min - Intro to California Groundbreakers

* 5 min - Panelists introduce themselves, and share their favorite summer songs

* 10 min - What are Sacramento's music tastes overall, and how have they changed over the years?

* 14 min - The pros and cons of putting on an all-local-music festival in Sacramento

* 19:10 min - The pros and cons of running a live music venue in Sacramento

* 24 min - The pros and cons of "making a survival" as a professional musician in Sacramento

* 29:10 min - Racism in Sacramento's music scene

* 35:45 min - How the City of Sacramento plans to promote and support the music scene

* 42 min - What factors bring Sacramentans out to see music shows

* 47:15 - Why can't more local bands open shows for national acts?

* 53:45 - How parking and permit issues affect Sacramento's music scene

* 1 hr, 3:45 min - How to set up the young musicians we're training to be successful, working artists

* 1 hr, 21:15 min - How philanthropy and civic investment can help boost Sacramento's music scene

They're both new to Sacramento. This is their first year on the job. They're listening, watching and learning how things are done here. They're in charge of Sacramento City's public schools and 101-year-old community college. And now they're starting to put their stamp on how education is handled in Sactown's classrooms.

Listen to our discussion with Jorge Aguilar, the new superintendent of the Sacramento City Unified District, and Michael Gutierrez, the new president of Sacramento City College, as they talk about schooling Sacramento students; their future plans and how they're going to roll them out; what they've learned this past year; how they're working together to make sure kids go from pre-K all the way to good-paying jobs; and what they've learned about Sacramento schools, students, parents and the city.

Recorded May 23, 2018 at Antiquite Midtown in Sacramento

PANELISTS

* Jorge Aguilar, superintendent of the Sacramento City Unified School District

* Michael Gutierrez, president of Sacramento City College

PODCAST PLAY-BY-PLAY

* 0 to 4:50 min - Intro to California Groundbreakers

* 4:50 min - Panelists introduce themselves, and share one thing they've found interesting about Sacramento since they moved there last summer

* 16 min - How education helped Aguilar rise from his farmworker-family roots in the Central Valley town of Parlier -- and how it affected him while attending UC Berkeley

* 20:45 min - Gutierrez explains how the role of community college has changed in the past few years, and how California's community colleges compare and contrasts to those in Texas (where he's from)

* 28:45 min - Initiatives that Aguilar is rolling out in Sac City Unified schools, including a data-tracking program for high school graduates, arts and sports programs in elementary schools, and the importance of new, expanded summer-school program

* 37:45 min - Initiatives that Gutierrez is rolling out at City College, including a just-opened maker space, an "Anyone Can Code" program, the California Promise initiative, and a revised placement program for new students

* 45 min - The importance of teaching STEM skills, and should workforce development be a priority?

* 55 min - Has there been a benefit of Sacramento's gentrification on its public schools?

* 1 hr, 4 min - Aguilar's plan to address the achievement gap for students with learning disabilities

* 1 hr, 10:50 min - Gutierrez' plan to ensure underrepresented students get access to the college's tech-forward programs

* 1 hr, 13:35 min - Addressing the "wealth gap" and college-loan debt in the schools, and adapting the school district for modern-day needs

* 1 hr, 25 min - How are you recruiting teachers and faculty to your schools?

* 1 hr, 32 min - Educating foster youth

* 1 hr, 36:40 min - Getting more technology in schools - how will you get students up to speed on using it in the classrooms?

* 1 hr, 42:10 min - How do you foster innovation and creativity as a leader - and who are the women that have inspired you?

* 1 hr, 50 min - In a time when school shooting are too numerous, how do you balance safety and security and letting your students still "just be kids?" And how do you encourage your students to be advocates who turn fear into empowerment and action?

Art has changed people's minds, shifted public opinions and made history. In our first “Groundbreakers Q&A,” we're talking with four people who create art that does just that.



The Chicano Movement, known as "El Movimiento," was a major effort in the 1960s and 1970s to extend Mexican-American civil rights and empowerment. A major component of El Movimiento was the artists. They created a socio-political movement that highlighted the plight of Mexicans in the U.S., they gave birth to a Chicano world view and, they generated a cultural renaissance, particularly here in California.



Think of the famous murals in San Francisco's Mission District and in San Diego’s Chicano Park. The creation of art collectives like the Mexican-American Liberation Art Front in Oakland, Mujeres Muralistas in San Francisco, and the Royal Chicano Air Force in Sacramento.

In today's politically-charged times, with DACA and ICE raids and National Guard troops summoned to the border and gentrification impacting Chicano/Latino neighborhoods, El Movimiento is getting a second wind. We're talking with four major artists who made that movement happen, and have inspired a new generation of activist artists in California.



THE GROUNDBREAKERS



* Juana Alicia, artist, former field organizer for the United Farmworkers Union, and founder of the True Colors Mural Project at Berkeley City College


* Malaquias Montoya, founder of the Mexican-American Liberation Art Front and UC Davis professor, teaching both in the department of Art and the department of Chicana/o Studies.



* Juanishi Orosco and Esteban Villa, founding members of the Royal Chicano Air Force and still-active artists (their latest work with the RCAF is on display at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento

The movie "Lady Bird" brought a lot of attention to Sacramento. After its release in Fall 2017, California's capital was written up as a travel destination in the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle and the New York Times. So now that the spotlight is on us, have we arrived as a destination and place to visit/live/exist?

Listen to some of Sacramento's taste-makers and trend-setters talking about Sacramento Style. What is it? When you think of Sacramento fashion, decor, architecture, what do you see in how we dress, decorate and live? How do we compare and contrast to San Francisco, Los Angeles, the rest of California? Do we have a signature style yet, or are we still coming into our own?

PANELISTS

* Ryan M. Brough, co-owner of Sacramento Fashion Week and owner of Ethos Event Planning

* Maritza Davis, co-founder of the marketing agency Unseen Heroes and the retail concepts Damas and Display: California

* Jake Favour, conceptual designer and project curator who has shaped the look and feel of many Sacramento hotspots, such as Lowbrau and the Public Market at Warehouse Artist Lofts

* Anthony Giannotti, owner of Anthony's Barbershop and Bottle and Barlow, and co-owner of the new Bastille Barbers in Oak Park

* Josie Lee, owner of Rire Boutique, which has two locations in Sacramento

* Phoebe Verkouw, one of Sacramento's best-dressed-on-a-budget fashionistas who runs the Dress Fiend blog and Fabulous Thrift Tour

PODCAST PLAY-BY-PLAY

* O to 4:15 min - Intro to California Groundbreakers

* 4:15 min - Panelists introduce themselves, and share their "This Is Sacramento" place to visit

* 10:50 min - Sacramento's taste in fashion styles and trends, and how it has changed since the city has grown

* 16 min - The history of Sacramento Fashion Week

* 19:50 min - Sacramento men: What they like in haircuts, grooming, tattoos, barber-shop culture and overall style

* 25:25 min - Why Sacramento doesn't have a collective style . . . yet

* 33:45 min - Does Sacramento actually need style? Should we just keep it janky?

* 38:40 min - How does our "government town" role play a part in Sacramento's style?

* 42:20 min - What do we need to get rid of to move forward in becoming more stylish?

* 47:30 min - Where and what Sacramentans spend their money on (and not) to be stylish

* 50 min - Agree or Disagree: Once you've defined your style, is it time to redefine it?

* 55:10 min - What each panelist spends money on when they go shopping (socks, sneakers and Hawaiian shirts among them)

* 1 hr, 10 sec - How Sacramento can do a better job in embracing its diversity when it comes to style

* 1 hr, 8:15 min - A audience member asks panelists for advice on how to dress as the officiant at a NorCal wedding

* 1 hr, 11:40 min - How we can find -- and support -- Sacramento-based fashion designers when it's not Sacramento Fashion Week

* 1 hr, 16:50 min - What changes from the inside (e.g., city government actions and funding) and what changes from the outside (like people from the Bay Area and SoCal moving in) will affect Sacramento style and culture going forward?

***This podcast was recorded on March 26, 2018 at the CLARA Auditorium in Midtown Sacramento***

There is an unprecedented surge of first-time female candidates, running for political office nationwide in Election Year 2018.

But here in California, the bluest state of them all, women candidates are still hitting a wall. Women account for only 26 of the 120 state legislators -- and they actually lost seats in the past two elections. In a round of caucus meetings back in January, Democratic Party activists in three competitive Southern California House races overlooked EMILY’s List-endorsed candidates and threw their support, by wide margins, to men.

Even after the #MeToo movement, female candidates in California are still forced to contend with lots of disadvantages — fewer political connections, competitors with higher profiles, a lack of desire for bare-knuckle politics, and supporters unaccustomed to writing women large checks.

But the 2016 election has energized women in unprecedented numbers to step up to run - what will the results be in 2018?

We met at Arcade Underground in Old Sacramento to talk with two women running for political office, and two women who recruit and train novice candidates. They explained the upsides and challenges for women candidates running in California, what has changed for better and for worse after Election 2016, and what they predict will happen in this current election year.

PANELISTS

* Regina Bateson - Democratic candidate for Congress in California’s 4th Congressional District

* Kula Koenig - president of the Sacramento chapter of Black Women Organized for Political Action

* Rachel Michelin - executive director of California Women Lead

* Amanda Renteria - former aide to Diane Feinstein, Hillary Clinton and Xavier Becerra who is running for Governor of California

PODCAST PLAY-BY-PLAY

* O to 4:25 min - Intro to California Groundbreakers

* 4:25 min - Panelists introduce themselves -- and talk about the women who inspired to get them into government and politics

* 10:50 min - What made Amanda Renteria decide to enter the Governor's race at the very last minute

* 13:25 min - Why Regina Bateson decided to stay in the race when the California Democratic Party chose not to endorse her

* 16:35 min - Why California women lost legislative seats in the past few elections, and what their prospects are in 2018

* 21:40 min - Do women of color have political clout in California now? And what should the state's political parties be doing to get them into office?

* 25:15 min - Women "making waves" while running for office - what is the significance of doing that in Election Year 2018?

* 33:40 min - What are the pros and cons of being young, first-timer candidates in this race? And are they shaking up the "old guard" and "boys' club?"

*44:05 min - How to bring young women into political campaigns and have them run as candidates

* 47:25 min - How women can be outspoken but avoid verbally stepping into political brouhahas

* 50:15 min - How first-time candidates can get their message heard when running for any political office is expensive

* 57:35 min - What was the lowest point during your political career that shook you to the core, and how did you bounce back?

* 1 hr, 3:40 min - How do you fire up politically-apathetic youngsters to vote, let alone run for office?

* 1 hr, 12:10 min - How to make sure the surge of women running for office isn't just a trend but instead a change that lasts for the long run

It's obvious that "affordable" and "housing" rarely go together in California. We're known for having some of the highest rental and housing prices in the U.S.

But some Californians are taking action by:

* fighting for more funding for affordable housing construction

* authoring laws that create higher-density housing and forces cities to meet their housing goals

* demanding rent control on apartment buildings, and demanding the repeal of a law that forbids it

And come November 6, Californians will be voting on some of their actions on the state ballot, and many local ones, too.

This "Policy and a Pint" focuses on the latest efforts to create more affordable housing -- by the state legislature, local advocacy groups, and the construction industry -- and what to keep in mind when voting "yay" or "nay" on them on your ballot.

PANELISTS

* Jovanna Fajardo, Sacramento Director of Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, one of the groups in the Sacramento 4 Housing coalition that's trying to get a rent-control measure on the Sacramento ballot this November

* Ioannis Kazanis, Communications Director for North State Building Industry Association, top advocate for the homebuilding industry in the Sacramento region

* State Senator Scott Wiener (D - San Francisco), who has authored multiple housing bills

* Holly Wunder Stiles - director of housing development for Mutual Housing, which builds and manages sustainable housing in Northern California

PODCAST TIMEFRAME

* 0 to 4:30 min - Intro to California Groundbreakers

* 4:30 min - Panelists introduce themselves -- and talk about their most memorable house-hunting experiences in California

* 10:20 min - The housing-specific bills Scott Wiener got passed last year, and the ones he wants to get passed this year

* 18 min - California homebuilders' POV on how the state legislature is handling this

* 25:30 min - How will the federal tax reform bill that just got passed affect the Veterans Housing and Affordable Housing Bond Act that we're voting in 2018?

* 27:40 min - The efforts to put rent-control and just-cause measures on the ballot, and getting them applied to more housing statewide

* 35:50 min - Specifics about adding anti-demolition language, inclusionary programs and an affordability requirement to SB 827

* 43 min - If we don't control rent control, how can we prevent landlords from drastically increasing rents?

* 46:20 min - What's the way to do "the middle housing" in a speedy, viable way?

* 49:45 min - How SB 827's streamlined permitting process will surpass CEQA in the development review -- and will that be a good thing?

* 51:30 min - Should we call a housing emergency city- or state-wide to create housing and shelter for the homeless?

* 58 min - The downsides of SB 827 when it comes to holding cities more accountable to meeting homebuilding levels

* 1 hr, 35 sec - The "third rail" of Proposition 13 - will a repeal of it ever show up on the ballot?

* 1 hr, 4 min - Can homebuilders and rent-control advocates come to a compromise?

* 1 hr, 8:10 min - "I'm going to be retiring, my lease is due, and I'm going to have to get the heck out of California - there's no way I can afford to live here anymore."

* 1 hr, 14:15 min - With NIMBYs vs YIMBYs fighting on either side of the housing battle, what should Californians keep in mind, especially come voting time?

Recorded on February 26, 2018 at CLARA Auditorium in Sacramento

The Central Valley is often called "America's Salad Bowl" and "the World's Breadbasket." It's definitely integral to Sacramento's "Farm to Fork" image. But right now, more than ever, it is Ground Zero for immigration-reform issues, ICE raids, and a Federal/State clash over "aiding and abetting authorities."

That's leading to a lot of fear, turmoil and changes in Central Valley -- to the towns, the farms, the workforce and the food that's being grown and raised there. No matter where you live in California, all of that will affect the food you eat, and probably how much you pay for it.

In this "Food for Thought" discussion, we take a close look at the "Farm" in our Farm-to-Fork efforts, and talk about the Central Valley, the often overlooked but major player in the foodie scene we gush over.

PANELISTS

* Santana Diaz - Yuba City native with family roots in agriculture who started the culinary programs at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, then became executive chef at Golden 1 Center, and is now starting a new Farm-to-Fork program as executive chef for UC Davis Health

* Bruce Rominger - a fifth-generation Yolo County farmer who runs, along with his brother, the innovative Rominger Brothers Farm in Winters

* Lety Valencia - regional organizer for Faith in the Valley, a group of community partners in five Central Valley counties that is focused on improving its residents' futures

PODCAST TIMEFRAME

* 0 to 6:45 minutes - Intro to California Groundbreakers

* 6:45 min - Panelists introduce themselves

* 13 min - How the recession, the drought and the immigration deadlock has affected Farmer Bruce's decisions on what crops to pick

* 19:15 min - Chef Santana's "Farm to Fork" efforts to boost Central Valley farmers and ranchers, and get more of their food on our plates

* 24:40 min - What Lety Valencia is seeing in the Central Valley with ICE raids, arrests and rapid responses

* 28:25 min - How immigration turmoil and the minimum-wage increase are affecting farmers and the workers they employ

* 34:20 min - The crops California is growing fewer of, because there's fewer hands to pick them

* 38:35 min - The Central Valley voted pretty "red" in 2016 - how is the Republican Party's stance on immigration taken by farmers who rely heavily on undocumented workers?

* 44:35 min - Can farmers stabilize their workforces by sponsoring them for citizenship?

* 52:30 min - The outside groups (Silicon Valley, government, investors) coming into the Central Valley to fix the situation

* 55:55 - Migrant camps and the challenge of finding housing for farmworkers

* 58:30 min - Faith in the Valley, PICO and other state groups doing coalition work on immigration issues

* 1 hr, 1:50 min - How farm diversification -- and the new legal marijuana industry - could affect the farm labor market

* 1 hr, 6:15 min - The new guest-worker visa used to bring farm labor into California - is it helpful?

* 1 hr, 9:10 min - For locally-grown food, does this mean a shift to smaller farms who use fewer workers?

* 1 hr, 19:15 min - What can Californians -- as residents, consumers and eaters -- do to improve the situation in the Central Valley?

Sacramento calls itself the "Farm to Fork Capital," but it won't be written up in a Michelin Guide for the foreseeable future (we're not included in the Guide for the Bay Area and Wine Country).

But that's okay, because we've got a couple of natives who left town to work at Michelin-starred restaurants and are now coming back home with their Top Chef skills and creds, and opening up their own places here.

For our first "Food for Thought" event of 2018, those two chefs talk about all things food - skills, favorite dishes and ingredients, their new restaurants, and whether "Michelin" and "Sacramento" belong in the same sentence.

PANELISTS

* Brad Cecchi - a Carmichael native who earned a Michelin star as executive chef at Solbar in Calistoga, and came back to open Canon in East Sacramento

* Scott Ostrander - he sold his Sacramento home, intending to backpack through Europe, but instead got a job at the three-star restaurant Alinea in Chicago before returning here to blend Michelin skills with Farm-to-Fork philosophy at Paragary, then the Inn at Park Winters, and soon at his own place, Origami Asian Grill in East Sacramento

PODCAST TIMEFRAME

* O to 2:45 minutes - Intro to California Groundbreakers

* 2:45 min - Panelists introduce themselves, and share what's in their refrigerators

* 4:30 min - Cecchi's journey from Embassy Suites in Sacramento to Michelin-starred Solbar in Calistoga

* 7:45 min - Deciding between backpacking across Europe or working at a Michelin three-star restaurant

* 13:40 min -- The difference between working in a Michelin-starred kitchen and other fine-dining restaurants

* 18:10 min -- Cecchi talks about maintaining Solbar's one-star Michelin rating -- or else looking for a new job

* 23 min -- The reasons for returning to Sacramento, and opening up their own restaurants

* 32:30 min -- How can women's status as top chefs be improved?

* 36:45 min -- How to get truly local produce grown in Sacramento into its top restaurants

* 39:15 min -- The one meal Sacramento should be famous for

* 41:50 min -- The difference between a line chef and a Top Chef

* 43:30 min -- Is attending culinary school worth the price of $70,000 tuition?

* 48:50 min -- Why isn't the Michelin Guide in Sacramento yet?

* 51:45 min -- Is this town a good place for haute cuisine?

* 54:40 min -- What it will take to keep momentum going for new restaurants opening up here

* 1 hr, 3 min -- Which Michelin-star skills chefs are using in their own restaurants

* 1 hr, 7:35 min -- Keeping the pace without cracking up

* 1 hr, 11:30 min -- What cooking skills they've learned -- and adapted -- from their travels

* 1 hr, 13:50 min -- What they want to see added to Sacramento's food scene -- and what should go away

Besides #MeToo, one of the best-known hashtags in California right now is #WeSaidEnough.

That term was introduced in a bipartisan letter published last October in the Los Angeles Times, with signatures from more than 140 women working in California politics. It was the first statement nationwide by women calling for an end to the pervasive culture of harassment and assault within the halls of government. Their actions highlighted the fact that, even in a state as progressive as California, the Capitol community can still be an "old boys' network" that doesn't always treat women working within it with much respect.

So what happens next? What will come from the Capitol's legal investigations and legislative hearings? Should we expect specific bills on this issue, and will they have teeth? And how will the sexual harassment scandals in state government translate into policy that affects workplaces around California?

PANELISTS

* Samantha Corbin, executive director of #WeSaidEnough, the op-ed letter that turned into an equity-focused organization

* Assemblyperson Laura Friedman (D-Glendale), who held hearings on this topic in her role as chair of the Assembly Rules Subcommittee on Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation Prevention and Response

* Jodi Hicks, partner at the women-led government relations firm DBHK and one of the signers of the #WeSaidEnough letter

* Janine Yancey, an employment-law attorney and CEO of Emtrain, a HR and compliance training firm

PODCAST TIMEFRAME

* 2:05 minutes - "I get to have the privilege of speaking out without fear" -- Panelists introduce themselves

* 6:15 min - "We got 22,000 hits on the website almost immediately" -- How #WeSaidEnough got its start, and where it's going now

* 12:50 min - "I woke up in the middle of the night and thought, 'Wait, I just signed this letter . . . and I think there's a committee on sexual harassment . . . and I think I'm the chair'" -- From making Hollywood movies to holding goverment hearings on sexual harassment

* 22 min - "The Senator said, 'We might start a policy not to have drinks with female lobbyists.'" -- The negative impact of speaking out

* 28:30 min - "'I don't want anyone to see you with me" - because I'm the Sexual Harassment Fairy" -- Is it easier now or not to speak out and be a "Silence Breaker?"

* 36:20 min - "These two venture capitalists say, 'I haven't read that article. How come I'm not getting invited to these sex parties?" - How California businesses are reacting

* 42:45 min - "We're asking women to be the ones to put themselves out there, and not get to the top" -- Being guilty of not doing anything . . . and how to change that

* 53:10 min - "We can be a lot more productive, a lot more objective, and have a lot more transparency" -- How can the state legislature build a structure that has a fair process for all parties involved?

* 57:25 min - "It's one of the reasons to seize on this moment, because this may not be a hot topic in a year" -- What panelists think of the legislature's new bills that tackle sexual harassment

* 1 hr, 6:20 min - "One person thought that was highly offensive, another person asked, 'Well, was his fly undone?'" -- Is there a backlash to this movement now?

* 1 hr, 12 min - "The problem is, when you're an elected official, the accountability is hard to find" - - Why does the state legislature play by different rules on this than everybody else?

* 1 hr, 16:50 min - "Victims are looking for resources, to feel solidarity, to be connected, and to reserve the right to make decisions on a go-forward basis" - - Two panelists' new technology to combat sexual harassment

* 1 hr, 23 min - "I'm not going to act like Melanie Griffith, I'm going to act like Sigourney Weaver in 'Alien'" -- What's needed to make efforts of the past few months permanently stick