Capitol Weekly Podcast
1) A chat with incoming Assembly Minority Leader Heath Flora
We're joined by Assembly Minority Leader-Elect Heath Flora, who will take over as head of the lower house's Republican caucus later this month, succeeding Asm. James Gallagher. The collegial, no-drama...Show More
2) Talking Top 100 with Marisa Lagos
Last night we published the 17th edition of Capitol Weekly’s Top 100 – our annual analysis of the unelected political power structure in California. We look at the mostlybehind the scenes players who ...Show More
3) Mapmaker Paul Mitchell on California's emergency redistricting proposal
Governor Newsom and Democratic allies announced Thursday that they will propose a constitutional amendment — The Election Rigging Response Act — to counter Texas and other Red states' mid-decade redis...Show More
4) On the Campaign Trail with Kevin Liao
We're joined today by Kevin Liao of Frontrunner Strategies. Liao spent over four years as Press Secretary and Communications Director for former Speaker Anthony Rendon, before moving on to national ca...Show More
5) Talking Solar and Alternative Energy with Brad Heavner of CALSSA
Another jam-packed episode. We start with reaction to Kamala Harris' bombshell announcement that she will not seek the governorship in 2026, effectively resetting the race, at least on the Dem side. N...Show More
6) Twenty years at Capitol Weekly - Plus, Frank Torres of UNAC
We've got a jam-packed episode this week: Podcast cohost Tim Foster marks TWENTY years at Capitol Weekly. Then we speak with Frank Torres, the new Director of Political and Legislative Advocacy for th...Show More
7) A chat with Jennifer Pierre of the State Water Contractors
We won't use that old Mark Twain quote (that he probably never wrote anyway) but fighting over water has been California's favorite pastime for at least 175 years. If you think norcal/socal baseball r...Show More
8) Senator Scott Wiener: California and AI
On July 8, Capitol Weekly and the University of California Student and Policy Center presented California and AI, a daylong look at the Golden State's approach to regulating Artificial Intelligence. C...Show More
9) A chat with Tribal Affairs Secretary Christina Snider-Ashtari
We're joined today by Christina Snider-Ashtari, Tribal Affairs Secretary to Governor Gavin Newsom and head of the Governor’s Office of Tribal Affairs. Snider-Ashtari was first appointed to the positio...Show More
10) Chris Lehane: The promise of AI
Chris Lehane has a solid gold resume in professional politics: consultant and oppo research in the Clinton White House, Press Secretary to VP Al Gore, and the source of the report on the "vast right w...Show More