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With one voice, the governors of Oregon, Washington and California condemned the recent US Supreme Court ruling overturning the right to abortion created in Roe v. Wade. This isn't the first time the West Coast has locked together on political matters. All three states ended their coronavirus restrictions at the same time earlier this year, and they were among the last states to do so. There isn’t a single Republican in statewide elected office from San Diego to Seattle. Politically speaking, how did the West Coast become the “Left Coast?”

In this episode, I look at how the Pacific Coast became some of the most progressive territory in the nation. It all starts with who established original American governments, cities and institutions. And here's a hint: it wasn't the folks in the covered wagons.

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