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LGBTQ Caucus Raises Awareness During Pride Month
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - June 20, 2024 13:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings2024 Legislative & Budget Priorities 2024 #1 Priority Legislation AB 1955 (Ward, LGBTQ Caucus) – SAFETY Act The Support Academic Futures & Educators for Today’s Youth Act (SAFETY Act), would strengthen existing California protections against forced outings of LGBTQ+ students in schools; pro...
The Golden Grays – Aging in California
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - May 16, 2024 13:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsThe month of May is Older Californians Month. This year California is also celebrating the 50th anniversary of the trend setting California Department of Aging. With that in mind we’re featuring a conversation with Assemblymember Dr. Jasmeet Bains, Chair of the Aging and Long Term Care Committee ...
Building Better Foster Care
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - April 18, 2024 13:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsCalifornia’s foster care system is in desperate need of an upgrade. The list of problems is long…and the outcomes for foster youth have been poor in far too many cases. May is Foster Care Awareness Month so we sat down with Assemblymember Dr. Cory Jackson, a leading voice in the effort to improve...
Growing Renters Caucus Amplifies Tenants’ Voices
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - March 21, 2024 13:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsNew Bill Stops Landlords from Denying Housing to Tenants with Pets The chair of the California Legislative Renters Caucus, Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) has introduced legislation that prohibits blanket pet bans in rental units in California. AB 2216 will require landlords to have reasonable ...
Black History Month and Healing the Trauma
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - February 22, 2024 14:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsThroughout the month of February extra focus is on the history of African-Americans, as the country marks Black History Month. For more than 50 years, the California Legislative Black Caucus has been at the forefront of efforts to make sure the real history of Black America is told and improve th...
New Committee Investigating the Rise in Retail Theft
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - January 18, 2024 14:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsCalifornia State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has announced the formation of a new Select Committee on Retail Theft, and has named Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) as Committee Chair. The Select Committee is comprised of bipartisan members from across the state, including from area...
New Monument Honors the Real History of California’s First People
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - December 21, 2023 14:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsMore than 400 celebrate historic Native American monument in Capitol Park honoring tribes on whose land the state Capitol now stands State marks Native American Heritage Month by unveiling 10th tribute in the park commemorating California heroes & protectors SACRAMENTO—On a cool, breezy S...
California Leading the Way on Veterans Issues
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - November 16, 2023 14:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsCalifornia has more military bases within its borders than most states: a whopping 32 bases are in CA, some from every military branch. There are 158,000 active duty members of the armed forces in California. There are 1.35-million military veterans in California. Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo is...
Next Generation Workers' Rights
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - October 19, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAsm. Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro) Announces Governor Signed New Law to Prevent Child Labor Exploitation SACRAMENTO ― California high school students will learn about their rights at work and how to defend themselves against workplace abuses under a first-of-its-kind law just signed by Governor ...
LGBTQ+ Inclusivity Improves Schools for All Students
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - September 21, 2023 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAB 5: The Safe and Supportive Schools Act As LGBTQ+ rights across the country come under attack, from book bans to outlawing instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, California is leading the way in preserving the rights of LGBTQ+ students across the state. While the st...
A New Voice for the Central Coast
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - August 17, 2023 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsThere is power in numbers. That’s one reason why California’s Central Coast lawmakers have banded together and formed the Central Coast Legislative Caucus. There are ten Members of the CCLC representing the coast from Ventura County to Santa Cruz. Take a trip with us to Morro Bay to hear from CCL...
Meet the New Speaker
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - July 20, 2023 06:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsTranscript:
“40 Acres and a Mule” California’s Reparations Task Force
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - June 15, 2023 06:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsCalifornia Reparations Task Force: https://oag.ca.gov/ab3121 California Reparations Task Force Members: https://oag.ca.gov/ab3121/members Assemblymember and Task Force Member Reggie Jones-Sawyer: https://a57.asmdc.org/ Look West podcast: https://asmdc.org/look-west
Fentanyl: One Pill Can Kill
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - May 09, 2023 19:02 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings“One Pill Can Kill” Awareness Campaign and Legislation to address Fentanyl Crisis SACRAMENTO ---- Today,Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine), along with Assemblywoman Liz Ortega (D-Alameda), Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria, (D-Fresno), and Senator Dave Cortese, (D-Santa Clara), hel...
Rap On Trial: Decriminalizing Artistic Expression
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - April 13, 2023 15:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsThis Look West episode features artist LL COOL J, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason, Prof Charis Kubrin and Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer The Look West podcast is produced by the Assembly Democratic Caucus. Each episode provides a personal view of the California leaders representing yo...
Mass Shootings Spur Assembly Democrats to Continue Fight Against Gun Violence
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - March 30, 2023 15:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsGun Violence continues to be rampant in California and the United States. 2023 began with two tragic mass shootings in the cities of Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay. Before January was over, 40+ incidents of mass shootings had occurred in the United States. Assembly Democrats have continued to l...
Records Set, Records Broken – Women of the CA Assembly Democratic Caucus
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - March 08, 2023 15:30 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAssemblymember Sabrina Cervantes Majority Leader Eloise Gomez Reyes Assemblymember Dawn Addis Assemblymember Gail Pellerin Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco CA Museum CEO Amanda Meeker California Assembly Democrats Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes Eloise Gome...
For the Benefit of All
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - March 01, 2023 12:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAssembly Democrats have been working to improve the lives of all Californians with laws that took effect earlier this year and new proposals that keep fighting the good fight going forward. Successes include increased protection for reproductive rights, policies allowing more affordable housing, ...
Assembly Democratic Caucus Incoming Class Sets Numerous Records - Part 2
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - December 20, 2022 20:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsSeveral records fell when the incoming class of Assemblymembers were sworn into office this month. Women outnumbered men in the 2023/24 class. The total percentage of women in the Legislature reached a new high. LGBTQ+ representation also set a new high mark. Sixteen of the new Members have join...
Assembly Democratic Caucus Incoming Class Sets Numerous Records - Part 1
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - December 20, 2022 20:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsSeveral records fell when the incoming class of Assemblymembers were sworn into office this month. Women outnumbered men in the 2023/24 class. The total percentage of women in the Legislature reached a new high. LGBTQ+ representation also set a new high mark. Sixteen of the new Members have join...
Climate Change and California’s Transportation Future
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - December 01, 2022 19:30 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsStudies clearly show climate change will require California to reinvent the state’s transportation systems and infrastructure. And, that means how you get from one place to another will change dramatically in the not-so-distant future. In this episode of Look West we’ll take a trip into Californ...
Pulling Plastics from the Pollution Pipeline
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - November 22, 2022 20:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsGetting single use plastics out of the pollution pipeline has been one of the most contentious issues in the State Capitol for decades. Now, thanks to efforts by Assemblymember Luz Rivas, State Senator Ben Allen, the Natural Resources Committee and a host of others, groundbreaking legislation ha...
Assemblymember Ramos Forms Native American Legislative Caucus
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - November 10, 2022 20:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsFor the first time in California’s history there is a Native American Legislative Caucus in the California State Legislature. Led by Assemblymember James Ramos, the first California Native American to be elected to the State Legislature, the Caucus will focus on educating all of California about...
Majority Leader Reyes Brokers Deal on Medical Malpractice
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - October 27, 2022 19:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsMICRA, the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, was put in place in 1975. Since then, stakeholders have been battling over its cap on noneconomic damages for medical malpractice. Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gomez Reyes brought the stakeholders together with AB 35, ending the decades long ...
AB 540 – Generations of Learning
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - October 12, 2022 19:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsOn October 12th, 2001 a new law was signed and, over the next 21 years, the lives of hundreds of thousands of people were changed for the better. AB 540 was the official title and it became shorthand for allowing undocumented students to pay in state tuition. The signing of AB 540, by then Gover...
COVID Today – What You Need to Know
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - August 18, 2022 19:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAssembly Democrats have been working with state and local health experts since the very beginning of the coronavirus pandemic to keep Californians informed and safe. The pandemic has NOT ended but COVID is not the same as it was when it first appeared more than two years ago. In this episode of ...
Keeping Democracy Safe in California
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - July 21, 2022 19:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsWhile voters rights are being battered in some states California continues to work to expand and improve the voting experience. From increasing outreach, especially to young voters, to mail-in ballots and recall reforms, Assembly Democrats are insuring your votes are easy to cast and accurately ...
It’s Ruff Without Rights and We Need Them Right Meow
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - July 07, 2022 19:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsPets are people too. At least, that’s how many families feel about them. And while most pet pawrents love their furry friends as if they were human, not all know how to properly care for them. Assemblymember Miguel Santiago wants to change that. His bill, The Dog and Cat Bill of Rights, would in...
Meet the Newest Members of the Assembly Democratic Caucus
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - June 28, 2022 18:30 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsThe California State Assembly Democratic Caucus has welcomed two new Members. David Alvarez and Tina McKinnor took the oath of office just recently in front of a large crowd of family and friends in the State Capitol. Assemblymember Alvarez now represents San Diego’s 80th District and Tina McKin...
California Water: Mitigating the Drought
Look West: How California is Leading the Nation - June 16, 2022 16:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsIn this episode, Assemblymember Anthony Rendon talks with Look West about the legislative efforts to mitigate the drought and about what Californians can do in their everyday lives to help conserve water. This is an episode in our ongoing California Water series, in which we explore some of the ...
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