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Then There's California episodes
- Senator Maria Elena Durazo & The Summer of Labor~2023
Is the summer of 2023 the 'Summer of Labor?' State Senator Maria Elena Durazo of Los Angeles talks about the waves of so-called 'labor unrest' sweeping the country, the surge of unions elections, and how thousands of union employees have walked off the job - or are preparing to walk off the job - for better pay, health care, and improved working conditions.
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36 min - OUR 100TH EPISODE! "Pie with the Pro Tem" / Senate President Pro Tem Toni G. Atkins
To celebrate our 100th episode, State Senate President Pro Tem Toni G. Atkins baked us a pie(!), and served up some delicious conversation about her SB 447 - The BRIDGE Project, Pride Month, legislative diversity...and of course, Dolly Parton!
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32 min - Sacramento Senator Angelique Ashby & Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, on Poverty: "How do we give people agency over their own lives?"
We gave Sacramento's State Senator, Angelique Ashby and Sacramento's Mayor, Darrell Steinberg, an 'assignment' to read and report back on a provocative, new book about poverty in America. In their revealing and thoughtful conversation about the book, the senator and the mayor share how the issue of poverty has affected their own lives and their political and legislative priorities.
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37 min - A Conversation with Senator Aisha Wahab / "The policies we push help people's lives..."
As the first Muslim & Afghan-American elected to the CA State Senate, Senator Aisha Wahab is one of the most high-profile lawmakers currently serving in the legislature. She talks about the Afghan-American community she represents in her East Bay district, her transition from local government leadership to the State Capitol, and her new bill (SB 403) that would update CA law to include protections against discrimination based on 'caste.'
27 min - Senator Nancy Skinner & CA. Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis / Proposition 1 & the Fight for Abortion Rights
State Senator Nancy Skinner, the Chair of the Legislative Women's Caucus, is joined by California's Lieutenant Governor, Eleni Kounalakis, in a look back at voter-approved Proposition 1, the 2022 ballot initiative that put the right to an abortion into the state's constitution...and the ongoing fight for reproductive rights in CA and nationwide.
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27 min - Senator Caroline Menjivar / "Being able to represent for queer kids is a feeling I never forget"
Senator Caroline Mejnivar's policy priorities for her first year in legislative office reflect the life experiences that she has had herself ~ as a young woman, a lesbian and a woman of color.
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26 min - Senator Josh Newman / "Our sacred charge is to make sure California students have access to a quality education."
State Senator Josh Newman is the new Chair of the Senate Education Committee, and he talks about how, in 2023, California schools, students and their families are still coping with the fallout of 2+ chaotic years of COVID 19-related closures and deficiencies in education.
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38 min - Celebrating Women's History Month & Telling Our Stories / Senator Monique Limón & Isabella Martinez, 2023 Senate Fellow
State Senator Monique Limon & her 2023 Senate Fellow, Isabella Martinez, celebrate Women's History Month by sharing their own stories about equity, career, mentorship, work/life balance, the on-going fight for reproductive rights, and other issues that are priorities for women in the present and for the future.
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36 min - Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas / "We've got to start, as a new majority, undoing our 20th-Century burdens"
Freshman State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas says she has witnessed, in her work and life, the impact of what MLK called 'SoulForce,' the power and divinity that we have to make transformative, significant change.
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47 min - Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil / "It's people before politics - that's always been my mantra"
Meet freshman State Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil ~ a two-time cancer survivor, an education innovator, a rancher, a Garth Brooks fan...and a Democrat proudly representing a sprawling, traditionally conservative, richly-bountiful Sierra Foothills senate district.
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About Then There's California
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'Then There's California' is a dynamic, new podcast featuring members of the California State Senate Democratic Caucus discussing legislative priorities, policy and other related issues that make…
California...Exceptional!