Just a few years ago, people following California public policy news were the beneficiaries of what was in retrospect an online media renaissance: Joining traditional legacy media, new sites like CalMatters and Politico California offered greatly expanded capitol coverage, and a whole series of newsletters and other aggregators devoted to California government and politics made tracking news easier. All off the above were amplified by Twitter, which emerged as an essential tool of newsgathering. The platform offered a unique and very robust minute-by-minute conversation, often driven by electe ..read more

This Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live at Capitol Weekly’s Conference on Education Policy which was held in Sacramento on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 This is the KEYNOTE – CALIFORNIA SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TONY THURMOND Introduction by Rich Ehisen, Capitol Weekly Find a full transcript here: https://capitolweekly.net/education-policy-tony-thurmond-superintendent-of-public-instruction/ Want to support the Capitol Weekly Podcast? Make your tax deductible donation here: capitolweekly.net/donations/ Capitol Weekly Podcast theme is "Pickin' My Way" by ..read more

This Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live at Capitol Weekly’s Conference on Education Policy which was held in Sacramento on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 This is Panel 3 – LOOK AHEAD: BALLOT MEASURES AND LEGISLATION PANELISTS: Michael Borges, California Teachers Association; Christina Laster, Bold Enterprises LLC; Scott Richards, Teach For America Moderated by Rich Ehisen, Capitol Weekly Find a full transcript here: https://capitolweekly.net/education-policy-look-ahead-ballot-measures-and-legislation/ Want to support the Capitol Weekly Podcast? Make your tax deductible ..read more

This Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live at Capitol Weekly’s Conference on Education Policy which was held in Sacramento on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 This is Panel 2 – THE ROLE OF SCHOOL BOARDS PANELISTS:Amy Christianson, California School Boards Association; Marshall Tuck, EdVoice; Richard Zeiger, Zeiger Strategies Moderated by Dan Morain for Capitol Weekly Find a full transcript at: https://capitolweekly.net/education-policy-the-role-of-school-boards/ Want to support the Capitol Weekly Podcast? Make your tax deductible donation here: capitolwee ..read more

This Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live at Capitol Weekly’s Conference on Education Policy which was held in Sacramento on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. This is Panel 1 – TEACHER SHORTAGE AND OTHER CHALLENGES. PANELISTS: Heather J. Hough, Policy Analysis for California Education, Stanford University; Katie Hardeman, California Teachers Association; David Schapira, California School Employees Association; Melissa White, WestEd Moderated by Brian Joseph for Capitol Weekly Find a full transcript at: https://capitolweekly.net/special-episode-education-policy-teacher-short ..read more

We are joined today by Jenn Bowles of the Water Education Foundation, or WEF. WEF was founded in 1977, in the midst of a deep drought, to facilitate a better understanding of water resource issues in California and the West, and to give context to the challenges facing California's most precious natural resource. Now, nearly five decades later, we are just emerging from the latest drought period thanks to 2023's historic rain season.   The Water Education Foundation's Annual Water Summit will be held this week in Sacramento. Jenn gives us a preview of the topics they'll be looking at and ..read more

We're joined today by Democratic Senator Steve Glazer, who represents SD7 in the Bay Area. While Glazer was first elected to the senate in a 2015 Special Election, he has been engaged in politics for four decades, including stints working for Gray Davis, Chief Justice Rose Bird, and two stints - thirty years apart - for Governor Jerry Brown. Glazer is the only California senator to host own podcast, Table Talk with Senator Steve Glazer.  He recently broke news on the podcast, announcing that he will not seek reelection when his term ends. We asked him why, and what he plans to do after le ..read more

This Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live at Capitol Weekly’s Conference on Women’s Health which was held on Thursday, September 28, 2023  This is Panel 3 – Women in the Health Care Workforce California faces a significant shortfall of healthcare staffing: nursing vacancy rates among local hospitals are over 30%. And the need for home healthcare workers is predicted to explode as the state’s population ages. Women dominate both those professions, but make up just 38% of doctors in California. How can we better prepare women for professions in healthcare? PANELIS ..read more

This Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live at Capitol Weekly’s Conference on Women’s Health which was held on Thursday, September 28, 2023 This is The Keynote– SEN. BARBARA BOXER in conversation with JODI HICKS of Planned Parenthood Introduced by Rich Ehisen of Capitol Weekly 38:06 Worst Week in California Politics A full transcript of this discussion may be found at: https://capitolweekly.net/womens-health-sen-barbara-boxer-in-conversation-with-jodi-hicks-of-planned-parenthood/ Want to support the Capitol Weekly Podcast? Make your tax deductible donation here: capito ..read more

This Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live at Capitol Weekly’s Conference on Women’s Health which was held on Thursday, September 28, 2023 This is Panel 2 – HEALTH EQUITY Women of color, rural women and women in poverty have less access to healthcare – and worse outcomes. What – if anything – is being done to lessen these disparities and make the state’s healthcare system more accessible? PANELISTS: Sonya Young Aadam, California Black Women’s Health Project; Stephanie Brown, M.D., MPH, Sutter Health; Andrea Rivera, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN); Martha ..read more