After a two-month coronavirus lockdown, Gov. Newsom is rushing to reopen the state. One medical expert says California has now decided to "fly blind." In this episode of California Nation, Sacramento Bee Opinion Editor Gil Duran interviews UC Berkeley epidemiologist Dr. Lisa Barcellos, State Sen. Steve Glazer of Orinda and West Sacramento Mayor Chris Cabaldon. All question Newsom's decision and say California must do more to reopen safely.
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Coronavirus: A Second Wave?

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In this episode of California Nation, Sacramento Bee Opinion Editor Gil Duran talks with Samantha Corbin, Adama Iwu and Alicia - three of #WeSaidEnough's co-founders - about sexual harassment in the California State Capitol. How much has really changed since the #MeToo movement in 2017? What will it take for legislators to fix a culture of harassment and abuse?
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Confronting Sexual Harassment in California State Legislature

In this episode of California Nation, Sacramento Bee Opinion Editor Gil Duran discusses the looming recall election with three political experts: Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School; Mike Madrid, a veteran Republican political consultant, and; Garry South, a veteran Democratic political consultant and former advisory to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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California Recall: Should Gov. Gavin Newsom be worried?

Rusty Manseau was once Rush Limbaugh's #1 fan. But when he stopped paying attention to politics in disgust after President Barack Obama got re-elected in 2012, he experienced an unexpected change. California Nation host Gil Duran gets the scoop.
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How one man said goodbye to Rush Limbaugh

The botched rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine has created anger and frustration. Even if federal and state authorities manage to straighten out the vaccine distribution, they'll have to confront another problem: fear and mistrust that create "vaccine hesitancy" in some communities. In this episode of California Nation, Gil Duran interviews State Sen. Richard Pan, Dr. Daniel Turner Lloveras and Axana Rodriguez-Torres about the cultural barriers to an effective vaccination strategy.
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As COVID-19 spikes, government botches vaccine rollout

In this episode of the California Nation podcast, Sacramento Bee opinion editor Gil Duran speaks with California Republican Mike Madrid about the rise of 'Trumpism,' which will outlive Donald Trump's presidency.
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Coronavirus: A Second Wave?

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