The Maddy Report

Mark Keppler discusses the November 2020 Ballot Propositions with Ben Christopher from CalMatters and their implications for the Central Valley with Jessica Trounstine from UC Merced, Greg Soydemir from Stanislaus State, Lisa Bryant from Fresno State, Ivy Cargile from CSU Bakersfield, Mary Roaf from Stanislaus State, and Sebastian Sclofsky from Stanislaus State. 

Mark Keppler discusses the future of telemedicine, especially in the Central Valley, with Dr. Casey Gray from Kaiser, Laurence Du Sault from Mercury News/CalMatters, Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula, Barb Yellowlees from CETF, Dr. John Kinnison, the Medical Director of Telemedicine at Valley Children's Medical Center, Dr. Syed Ali, a Family Medicine Physician with Gould Medical Group, and Dr. Judi Binderman, Vice President and Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Community Medical Centers. 

Mark Keppler discusses distance learning with Sydney Johnson from EdSource, E. Toby Boyd from the California Teachers Association, Amy Li, a Fiscal and Policy Analyst at the Legislative Analyst's Office, and Sunne McPeak, President & CEO of the California Emerging Technology Fund as well as the distance learning's impact on the digital divide in the Central Valley with Dr. Tamara Ravalin, Superintendent of Visalia Unified, Dr. Sara Noguchi, Superintendent of Modesto Unified, Dr. Eimear O'Farrell, Superintendent of Clovis Unified, and Kurt Madden, the Chief Technology Officer at Fresno Unified.

In this episode, Mark Keppler is joined by Mindy Romero, the Director of California Civic Engagement Project at the Price School of Public Policy at USC and Sarah Bohn of the Public Policy Institute of California to discuss poverty and the economic situation of Latinos in California. 

Listen in as Mark Keppler reviews California's 2019 legislation with Dan Walters of CALmatters and John Myers with Los Angeles Times. Then, hear about the Valley's Key Influencers from Robert Price of the Bakersfield Californian, Paul Hurley, formerly with Visalia Times Delta and now with the College of the Sequoias, Joe Keita with the Fresno & Modesto Bee, and Nate Monroe with UC Merced. 

Listen to Mark Keppler, Clovis Police Chief Curt Fleming, and Sandra Celedon, President & CEO of Fresno Building Health Communities discuss their thoughts on use of deadly force in policing. 

Mark Keppler discusses ICE Detention facilities, City contracts with ICE, and more generally, immigration, with State Auditor Elaine Howle, Dan Morain of CALmatter, Laura Hill with the Public Policy Institute of Calif., Taryn Luna with the Sacramento Bee, and Dan Walters with CALmatters. 

Mark Keppler is joined by Monica Davalos, Aureo Mesquita, and Adriana Ramos-Yamamoto from the California Budget and Policy Center as well as Matt Levin with CALmatters, Dan Dunmoyer with California Building Industry Association, John Myer with LA Times, and Dan Walters with CALmatters to discuss recidivism among felons in California, statewide data, and local solutions. 

Listen in as Mark Keppler converses with California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, Sarah Bohn with PPIC, John Myers with the LA Times, and Judy Lin with CALmatters on California migration and immigration. 

Listen in on Mark Keppler's conversation with Dr. Ross Brown from the California Legislative Analyst Office and his discussion with Dr. Pedro Nava, the Chair of California Little Hoover Commission about who pays for the utility-caused wildfires in California