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Year In Review: The Pandemic and The Politics of The Golden State
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Dec 31, 2020
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Year In Review: The Pandemic and The Politics of The Golden State

From Gavin Newsom's rough second year as Governor to the state of the city finances to questions about who will fill the seat of Attorney General, there's a lot to review at the end of 2020.
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 16: California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a a news conference about the state's efforts on the homelessness crisis on January 16, 2020 in Oakland, California. Newsom was joined by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to announce that Oakland will receive 15 unused FEMA trailers for the city to use as temporary housing and as mobile health and social services clinics for the homeless. Newsom signed on executive order on January 8 to deploy 100 trailers and crisis response teams to areas in need across the state. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 16: California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a a news conference about the state's efforts on the homelessness crisis on January 16, 2020 in Oakland, California.
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YEAR IN REVIEW: The Pandemic and The Politics of the Golden State

It’s been quite the year so we’re going to end it with a SPECIAL State of Affairs. That's our weekly conversation about politics in the Golden State. Today, we are taking the whole hour to talk about the year that was - and what to expect in 2021. And there is a LOT to discuss from the ups and downs experienced by Governor Newsom this year  to who will replace Xavier Beccera as Attorney General.

Guests: 

  • Marisa Lagos - correspondent for KQED's California Politics and Government Desk and co-host of the podcast, Political Breakdown.
  • Jack Pitney, Roy P Crocker professor of politics at Claremont McKenna College.