The Maddy Report

Barbara Feder-Ostrov and Jocelyn Wiener from CalMatters

On this episode of the Maddy Report: Valley View Edition, Mark Keppler is joined by a multitude of experts to discuss the prospects of a medical school here in the valley. This week's guests are Dr. Michael Peterson, Associate Dean at UCSF Fresno, Chancellor Juan Sanchez Munoz of UC Merced, California State Assemblymember Adam Gray (D-Merced), California State Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno), Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno), Dr. Thelma Hurd, Director of Medical Education at UC Merced, Janine Spencer, Assistant Chair and RN-BSN Program Coordinator at Fresno State, and Dr. Florence T. Dunn, President at California Health Sciences University. 

On this week's episode, Mark Keppler is joined by Rachel Becker, Environmental Reporter for CalMatters, Tom Jordan, Senior Policy Advisor for the  San Joaquin Valley Air District, and Dr. Tania Pacheco-Werner, Co-Director of Fresno State’s Central Valley Health Policy Institute to discuss the Valley's air and potential solutions to improve air quality. 

Water is one of the biggest political topics in California, especially here in the Valley. This week, Mark Keppler is joined by Rachel Ehlers, Principal Fiscal and Policy Analyst at the Legislative Analyst's Office, Ellen Hanak, Director of the PPIC Water Center, and Sarge Green, Research Scientist at Fresno State's CA Water Institute to discuss the status of water policy and water safety in California. 

On this week's episode Mark Keppler discusses if redistricting will change the political landscape with Alvaro Hernandez, Executive Director at the Citizens Redistricting Commission, Pedro Toledo, Commissioner at the Citizens Redistricting Commission, Eric McGhee, Senior Fellow of PPIC and Dan Walters at CalMatters, Tom Holyoke, Professor of Political Science at Fresno State, Jessica Trounstine, Professor of Political Science at UC Merced, Ivy Cargile, Asst. Professor of Political Science at CSU Bakersfield. 

This week, Mark Keppler is joined by California State Auditor Elaine Howle, John Myers of the LA Times, Dan Walters and Matt Levine of CalMatters, Dan Dunmoyer of the California Building Industry Association and others to discuss the successes and setbacks in affordable housing construction in California. 

This week, Mark Keppler is joined by Sarah Bohn of the Public Policy Institute of California to discuss labor trafficking, poverty, and income inequality in the San Joaquin Valley and in California. 

In this week's episode, Mark Keppler discusses the state of the Employment Development Department of California with California State Auditor Elaine Howle. 

Mark Keppler is joined by Pedro Nava, Chairman of the Little Hoover Commission; Nick Ortiz, President/CEO of the Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce; Greg Newman, CEO of the Clovis Chamber of Commerce; Dave White, CEO of Opportunity Stanislaus; and Katy Winders, Director of the Small Business Development Center of Stanislaus and Tuolumne Counties to discuss efforts to bolster the Valley's economy and ensure it serves all residents. 

Tune in to this week's episode to hear Mark Keppler's conversation with Assemblymember Heath Flora, Assemblymember Devon Mathis, State Senator Anna Caballero, and Assemblymember Rudy Salas about the state legislative agenda for 2021.