#50 - John Laird

SacTown Talks

English - March 21, 2019 20:43 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
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John Laird is a candidate for California Senate District 17 (Santa Cruz), the former Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, and the first openly LGBT man to serve in the State legislature along with his colleague Mark Leno.

SHOWNOTES
 1:02 - John Laird & Mark Leno were the first male LGBT legislators in California

2:00 - The HIV epidemic wiped out the would-be first generation of male LGBT legislators
 6:20 - Carl Demaio is a dickhead

10:10 - Would the Roy Ashburn thing happen today?

 12:20 - John’s history with oil politics and leading the effort against oil drilling off the coast of Santa Cruz in the 80’s
 14:30 - Water politics
 15:15 - Local food, family farms in Capay Valley and the State Water Project

17:06 - The issues with desal
 22:30 - Wildfires

 24:20 - Forestry management & jurisdiction issues

29:00 - Excess fuel across the state
 31:20 - Trapped in a drugstore in the paradise fire
 33:00 - Can the logging industry help fire preparedness efforts in California?
 35:00 - Jerry Garcia ties
 37:39 - Sacramento’s revitalization over time
 Wrapping up