Next Round

Senate Housing Committee Vice Chair Mike Morrell joins us to discuss all things housing, including the prospects for free-market housing reform legislation this session and his thoughts on Gov. Newsom targeting cities over their failure to meet state housing goals. We also discuss his student safety legislation, other legislative priorities, and what he’s doing that other Republicans might learn from as they work to turn around the party’s fortunes in the Golden State.

Terry Anderson, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, discusses the history, culture, and the economic challenges of Native Americans. Native American life has been romanticized by Hollywood films and popular myths. Terry breaks down those myths and discusses policy reforms that would reduce poverty and improve the quality of life for Native Americans.

Politico California Pro editor and Sacramento Bee veteran Kevin Yamamura joins us to discuss what to expect from the new kid on the block covering politics and government in Sacramento. We discuss the changing media landscape and trends in political journalism, how Politico California Pro’s state government coverage will be unique, and some of the big stories they’re covering in the first months of the Newsom Administration.

Samuel Coleman, California Director of the Freedom Foundation, discusses his organization’s efforts to inform union members of their First Amendment rights after the landmark Supreme Court Janus decision in 2018.  Janus ruled that non-union members no longer have to pay dues to their union, effectively making California and other states a right to work state.  Coleman discusses the rights and choices of union members and the resources the Freedom Foundation provides.

Sally Pipes, president and CEO of PRI and PRI’s health care expert, discusses the future of single-payer health care, which is shaping up to be a hot political issue in the 2020 presidential elections.  She also talks about the future of single-payer in California, especially now that both houses and the governor are hoping to eventually bring it to the state.

PRI’s Lance Izumi and Tim Anaya – both former speechwriters – weigh in on this week’s State of the Union address by President Trump and the Democratic response by Stacey Abrams.  They discuss the impact of the one-week delay, whether the President and Democrats were effective in messaging the shutdown and immigration, the most memorable moments and missed opportunities, the “human props”, and whether we’ll even remember the speech by the end of the week.

Steve Moore is the co-author along with Arthur Laffer of the new book Trumponomics.  He discusses Trumponomics, its key principles, how it differs from Reaganomics, and even some aspects of Trumponomics that he doesn’t agree with (no spoiler alert needed). He also has some great advice for California’s new governor.

In this podcast, New York Times best-selling author Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute discusses her new book Diversity Delusion. It’s a provocative account of the attack on the humanities and sciences, the rise of intolerance, and the erosion of serious learning in our campuses and universities.

Senior Director of PRI’s Center for Education Lance Izumi joins us to talk about his new book on charter schools, Choosing Diversity, which profiles several charter schools across the country that are a different as one could imagine, but all meet the diverse and complex needs of each individual student. He also discusses his new mini-documentary, “Welcome to Change,” which profiles Life Learning Academy – a charter school that serves primarily homeless youth in San Francisco.

Join the PRI All Stars as we review Gov. Gavin Newsom’s inaugural address. We explore the memorable moments from his speech, whether Californians will remember anything he said by the end of the week, what we can glean from his speech on health care, the state budget, homelessness, and education, and how he’ll differ from outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown.