** This podcast was recorded on November 9, 2018 **

Good job, you filled out your ballot and cast your votes — now what are you going to get in return? How are the results of Election 2018 going to affect you as a resident, taxpayer and user of services in California?

For our last election-focused “Policy and a Pint, we’re with a savvy group of political experts to discuss the results of Congressional races, top state offices, ballot initiatives, voter turnout -- and what’s next for California in 2019 with a new governor, state legislature and the 116th Congress taking charge.

PANELISTS

* Kim Alexander, president of the California Voter Foundation

* Brian Brokaw, principal of Brian Brokaw Consulting, and senior political advisor to Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom

* Tim Rosales, vice president of the Wayne Johnson Agency, and campaign manager for gubernatorial candidate John Cox

PODCAST PLAY-BY-PLAY

* O to 5:15 min - Intro to California Groundbreakers and this event

* 5:15 min - Panelists introduce themselves, and explain what got them into the crazy world of politics and election campaigns

* 13:45 min - What's notable about the voter turnout in California - was it historic?

* 23:45 min - Gavin Newsom is our next governor - what's he going to tackle first?

* 26:45 min - The future of California's Republican party - do they still have one here?

* 38 min - Congressional Democrats won back the House and Nancy Pelosi will probably be Speaker again - what does that mean for California?

* 44:30 min - Why can't our ballot initiatives be written in easier-to-understand language?

* 48:40 - Surprising results of the state races and ballot initiatives (it wasn't about who won)

* 55:35 min - Are there any ways we can get more people to vote?

* 58:45 min - C'mon, there HAVE to be more ways to encourage people to vote . . . right?

* 1 hr, 6:35 min - Will we be be taking a look at Proposition 13 -- and maybe changing it -- in Election Year 2020?

* 1 hr, 9 min -- Will any city/county initiatives on the ballot this year bubble up to be statewide initiatives that all Californians will vote on in the future?

* 1 hr, 15:10 min - The crystal-ball predictions about what will happen in California politics over the next two years until Election Year 2020