John Lovell is a veteran lobbyist with over 35 years working for various law enforcement clients and on animal protection issues. He discusses how differences inside political coalitions can affect results, the monetization of outrage, on bringing fresh eyes to an issue, tribes versus cardrooms in California gaming politics, in between fantastic stories from decades at the Capitol.

Senator Holly Mitchell is a California State Senator representing the 30th District. She joins us to discuss her district, the CROWN Act, meeting Oprah, the challeges faced by women in politics, the California budget procees, SB-144 and SB-555 as part of efforts to "right-size" the criminal justice system, and her campaign for LA County Board of Supervisors.

Dr. Sulitzer is responsible for the clinical leadership of Smile Direct Club, a direct-to-consumer orthodontic aligner therapy which operates through a tele-dentistry platform. As with many disruptive technologies, the established industry has questioned these innovations. In this episode we talk about the disruption to the industry and the possibility that the California legislature becomes involved in an attempt to provide favorable market conditions for the established industry.

Jim Cooper is a California Assemblymember representing the 9th District which encompasses south Sacramento, Elk Grove, Galt, and Lodi. He is also an undercover law enforcement officer. He comes on the show to share his views on current California political topics such as crime, homelessness, and more.

Want to come on the show or sponsor the show? Email [email protected]

Luz Rivas is an Assemblymember representing the 39th Assembly district in Northern Los Angeles. She comes on to talk about her former life as an electrical engineer, her pathway to office and her priorities in legislation regarding education, homelessness, poverty, and sprinkle in discussion on the state of the democratic party throughout.

Want to come on the show or sponsor the show? Email [email protected]

Hannah Beth Jackson is California state senator representing the 19th senate district in Santa Barbara. A short episode, she comes on to talk about some of the most impactful legislation she has worked on regarding women's issues in California.

Senator Jackson had to run after a few minutes but she's agreed to come back on in 2020 for a full talk.

Want to come on the show or sponsor the show? Email [email protected]

Kevin McCarty is an Assemblymember representing California's 7th District, which includes Central Sacramento and West Sacramento. We talk about his proposals around criminal justice reform, universal early education, housing, homelessness, and more.

Want to come on the show or sponsor the show? Email [email protected]

Eps 105 is out! Gibran talks with Assemblymember Chris Holden about his political pathway, rooming with Tony Gwynn, LA mourning Kobe Bryant, chairing Utilities & path forward for PG&E and his priorities in education & legislation for 2020.

Like and subscribe at sactowntalks.com

Laura Friedman discusses her path to office, SB50, the challenges and solutions for recycling, cruise ships, gondolas and more CA transportation issues. Joined by Aaron Moreno of Moreno Public Relations

Follow us on Twitter: @SacTownTalks | @KansenChu | @Gibranjitsu

Interested in becoming a sponsor or coming on the show? Email [email protected]

Follow us on Twitter: @SacTownTalks | @KevinKileyCA | @SheehyStrategy | @Gibranjitsu

Interested in becoming a sponsor or coming on the show? Email [email protected]

Assemblymember Kansen Chu joins us to discuss his immigrant story, his path to politics and its relation to mental health advocacy, his legislative priorities, homelessness and the housing crisis, and his school based mental health bill.

Follow us on Twitter: @SacTownTalks | @KansenChu | @Gibranjitsu

Interested in becoming a sponsor or coming on the show? Email [email protected]