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News Too Real April 15, 2022: In episode 15 of season 4, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the top 2022 California treasurer and attorney general candidates; The ONME Podcast Network sifted through the most probable candidates by evaluating their campaign support and grass-root effort support.

State-office candidates who were able to raise 30K or more made it to the initial list of candidates for ONME's viewing audience.

News Too Real April 14, 2022: In episode 14 of season 4, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the top 2022 secretary of state and state controller candidates; The ONME Podcast Network sifted through the most probable candidates by evaluating their campaign support and grass-root effort support.

State-office candidates who were able to raise 30K or more made it to the initial list of candidates for ONME's viewing audience, (see lists at the below.)

News Too Real April 13, 2022: In episode 13 of season 4, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the top 2022 California governor and lieutenant governor candidates; The ONME Podcast Network sifted through the most probable candidates by evaluating their campaign support and grass-root effort support. State-office candidates who were able to raise 30K or more made it to the initial list of candidates for ONME's viewing audience, (see lists at the below.)

Here is a list of all the candidates running for California governor in the 2022 June 7 Primary; the top two vote-getters will move onto the Nov. 8 general election.

News Too Real April 12, 2022: In episode 12 of season 4, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the legislative branch of the California government; she discusses who serves in those positions now, what their roles are.

News Too Real April 11, 2022: In episode 11 of season 4, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the executive branch of the California government; she discusses who serves in those positions now, what their roles are, and the candidates running against them in the June 7, 2022 Primary Election.

News Too Real April 9, 2022: In episode 10 of season 4, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the world, national and California news with brief commentary.

Producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the news headlines regarding the controversial San Francisco gerrymandering accusation against three task force members

News Too Real April 8, 2022: In episode 9 of season 4, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reflects on the breaking news concerning the highly controversial redistricting process happening in San Francisco, CA where residents are in an uproar with the recent set of maps released by the Redistricting Task Force; some people hold three members of the task force at fault.

Some leaders are speaking out against the possible gerrymandering tactics being performed on behalf of the Republican Party, where three members are responsible or a part of the gerrymandering accusation: (these three were appointed by the Elections Commission) Raynell Cooper, Chasel Lee and Vice Chair Ditka Reiner.

News Too Real April 7, 2022: In episode 8 of season 4, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reflects on the breaking news of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed by the US Senate to become the Supreme Court Justice, replacing Justice Stephen Breyer upon his retirement. Judge Brown Jackson went through three days of testimony, answering questions from senators in late March. Jackson was nominated by President Joe Biden in February to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Breyer.

In episode 7 of season 4, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the California special elections from April 5.

California US House Primary District 22: Representing the Central Valley area, Connie Conway has advanced to a June runoff in a California special election to fill a U.S. House seat left vacant after Republican Rep. Devin Nunes resigned to lead former President Donald Trump's media company.

A native Californian raised on the west side of Fresno, in Solano County, Lori D. Wilson captured 13,850 votes, 97.19% of the valid ballots that were counted. Write-in candidate and Republican Erik Elness of Brentwood earned 401 votes (2.81%).

Lawndale Mayor Robert Pullen-Miles will be in runoff against fellow Democrat Tina Simon McKinnor to fill the vacant 62nd Assembly District seat, according to unofficial results released by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on Tuesday night, April 5. The winner will serve until Dec. 4.

District 80: This district runs from the Mexico border to San Diego. Democrat Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher resigned in January. She was first elected in 2013. In 2020, she was reelected with 72% of the vote.