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Then There's California

‘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 Cali... Read more

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"The debt that is owed" - A Conversation on Reparations / Sen. Steven Bradford & Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

"The debt that is owed" - A Conversation on Reparations / Sen. Steven Bradford & Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

The California Reparations Task Force has released its report on how our state can begin to repair the damage of slavery... Read more

10 Aug 2023

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Senator Catherine Blakespear / "I feel that tremendous sense of honor to have been chosen to do this work..."

Senator Catherine Blakespear / "I feel that tremendous sense of honor to have been chosen to do this work..."

She's a former 3-term city mayor, a journalist, and is passionate about transportation issues, the environment, addressi... Read more

2 Aug 2023

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