California Issues (Audio)
70 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★ - 2 ratingsStay up-to-date on the issues that affect California, from health & wellness, to climate change, public policy and politics.
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An Election Like No Other and What Lies Ahead with Former US Senator Barbara Boxer
April 17, 2017 21:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBBarbara Boxer, the longtime US Senator from California and author of "The Art of Tough: Fearlessly Facing Politics and Life," speaks on her biggest battles in Congress, including support for AIDS research, voting rights, equal rights, reproductive rights, clean air and water, parental leave and her opposition to the Iraq war, and reminds her audience that all of these are at risk given the results of the 2016 election. Boxer delivers the inaugural speech of the Barbara Boxer Lecture Series, ...
Integrating Immigrants with Mary C. Waters and John Skrentny
February 13, 2017 21:00 - 25 minutes - 11.9 MBSociologist Mary C. Waters of Harvard University paints a comprehensive and compelling picture of the immigrant experience in the United States. As the chair of a National Academy of Sciences report on immigration integration, Waters explains that while many aspects of immigrants’ lives improve over time and across generations, there are other significant challenges that remain. She highlights the key issues in this conversation with John Skrentny, the co-director of the Center for Comparativ...
Reporting Real News with Garance Burke -- In the Arena with Jonathan Stein -- UC Public Policy Channel
February 13, 2017 21:00 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBGarance Burke, an investigative reporter with the Associated Press, recounts her most impactful work of 2016, including coverage of Donald Trump’s crude behavior on the set of "The Apprentice" and the abuse of Central American migrant children in California. She also describes the value of using big data in journalism and AP’s new partnership with Facebook aimed at debunking fake news. Burke shares her experiences and insights with civil rights attorney Jonathan Stein, a fellow alum of the ...
In The Arena with Carmen Chu and Jonathan Stein
October 10, 2016 21:00 - 28 minutes - 12.5 MBAfter a surprise appointment to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 2007, Carmen Chu found that she could accomplish a great deal in local government. She ran successfully for two more terms and then moved on to become San Francisco City and County’s Assessor-Recorder, an office to which she was re-elected in 2014 with 98 percent of the vote. Chu talks here with Jonathan Stein about the influences that prepared her for public life, including pursuing her master’s degree from the Goldman...
In The Arena with David Gray and Jonathan Stein
October 08, 2016 21:00 - 29 minutes - 13.1 MBDavid Gray, appointed chief of staff to the mayor of Richmond, Calif, when he was 27, talks about the creative approaches he and his colleagues are taking to address the challenges facing this diverse, middle-income East Bay city. Gray, an alumnus of the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley, tells Jonathan Stein that he was especially proud of Richmond’s police chief for holding a sign supporting Black Lives Matter in a peaceful protest against police shootings. Series: "Richard an...
Diane Havlir: SEARCHing for the End of AIDS
August 01, 2016 21:00 - 27 minutes - 12.3 MBA profile of Diane Havlir, MD and her work in ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic, from co-founding the much admired Getting to Zero consortium in San Francisco to her Sustainable East African Research on Community Health (SEARCH) study in a fishing village in Kenya. Both efforts include the three pillars that are central to stopping the epidemic – preventing HIV infection with PrEP, testing and treating people immediately upon diagnosis of HIV, and retaining people in HIV care. [Public Affairs]...
The Intrigue of Wine Gold and California Today with Frances Dinkelspiel
April 25, 2016 21:00 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBPower, money, gold and wine in the making of California. All that, and what it’s like to write best-selling books and operate Berkleyside, the respected local online news site. Award-winning author and journalist Frances Dinkelspiel is in conversation with Deirdre English of Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 30555]
Transforming California's Mental Health Services
March 21, 2016 21:00 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBIn 2004, voters in California passed a new initiative on the ballot named Proposition 63 or the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). Rusty Selix, co-author of Prop. 63, shares the story behind the initiative and why keeping a focus on mental health policy has been critical for the people of California. [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 30573]
California Governor Jerry Brown: UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit
December 04, 2015 21:00 - 25 minutes - 11.4 MBCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown addresses the University of California Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit on October 27, 2015. Brown said the solutions from the UC Climate Solutions Group could help shape talks among global leaders in Paris later this year. Series: "UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit: UC Climate Solutions" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30309]
Water Policy and the Drought: Balancing Competing Interests to Stay Afloat -- UC Public Policy Channel
November 09, 2015 21:00 - 53 minutes - 24.8 MBScientists agree that California’s droughts are cyclical and appear to be growing worse. While some technologies have been developed to address shortages, water policy remains a divisive issue in the Golden State, and not necessarily along traditional Republican-Democratic party lines. Instead, the splits are evident between agricultural and urban industries, the Central Valley and coastal communities, and environmentalists and fracking proponents, among others. Join moderator Dick Beahrs, St...
Water Policy and the Drought: Full Version Including QandA
November 06, 2015 21:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBScientists agree that California’s droughts are cyclical and appear to be growing worse. While some technologies have been developed to address shortages, water policy remains a divisive issue in the Golden State, and not necessarily along traditional Republican-Democratic party lines. Instead, the splits are evident between agricultural and urban industries, the Central Valley and coastal communities, and environmentalists and fracking proponents, among others. Join moderator Dick Beahrs, St...
SENTRI at 20: A Celebration of 20 Years of San Diego Innovation
November 02, 2015 21:00 - 56 minutes - 25.9 MBSENTRI, the 20-year-old program that allows quick entry back into the US for low-risk travelers, has made crossing the border so much simpler for thousands of pre-approved residents. This increased access has helped boost California’s economy and is critical for its future, argues Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, but as former US Rep. Lynn Schenk and others explain, getting SENTRI through Congress was no easy feat. Hear how she and other key leaders from the San Diego region achieved what many sa...
California Higher Education Food Summit: Panel
September 21, 2015 21:00 - 57 minutes - 25.6 MBPanel of experts discusses food justice, access, and equity. They explore what people can and will do to make a healthier food environment. [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 29326]
Creating and Funding Centers of Excellence – Case Studies in How to Make it Happen -- Cavendish Global Impact Forum 2015
July 20, 2015 21:00 - 1 hour - 40.7 MBBob Klein, the author and lead advocate of California’s Prop 71, describes the unique scientific, government and philanthropic collaboration that led to the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine and the Centers of Excellence for stem cell research across the state. Comments follow from San Diego philanthropists Malin Burnham, Irwin Jacobs and Denny Sanford and from Larry Goldstein, the director of the UC San Diego Stem Cell Program and the Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center. This pa...
CNS News - May 2015 (2)
July 13, 2015 21:00 - 59 minutes - 27.3 MBStories from around California produced by graduate students at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Series: "California News Service (CNS)" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 29776]
CNS News - May 2015
July 06, 2015 21:00 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MBStories from around California produced by graduate students at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Series: "California News Service (CNS)" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 29183]
The Role of Latinos in a Changing America with Cruz Reynoso -- Helen Edison Lecture Series
April 27, 2015 21:00 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBFormer California Supreme Court Justice and UC Davis School of Law Professor Emeritus Cruz Reynoso recalls his days working alongside Cesar Chavez in the Community Service Organization and speaks to the influence of Latinos today on immigration, voting rights, police conduct and other contentious public issues. Justice Reynoso is presented by the Helen Edison Lecture Series at UC San Diego. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 29210]
CNS News - March 2015 (3)
April 20, 2015 21:00 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBStories from around California produced by graduate students at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Series: "California News Service (CNS)" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 29182]
CNS News - March 2015 (2)
March 30, 2015 21:00 - 24 minutes - 11 MBStories from around California produced by graduate students at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Series: "California News Service (CNS)" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 29181]
Formal vs. Informal Pre-Kindergarten and School Readiness for Children in Immigrant Families: A Review from the U.S. with Michael Gottfried
March 23, 2015 21:00 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MBMichael Gottfried from the Gevirtz School of Education at UC Santa Barbara discusses pre-K education, specifically which pre-kindergarten options are best preparing English language learners to start school. Gottfried is the winner of the first annual Bacon Public Lectureship and White Paper Competition sponsored by the UC Center Sacramento. Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 28866]