Capitol Weekly Podcast

A Look Back at the Biggest California Political News Stories of 2022

Episode Summary

Podcast hosts John Howard and Tim Foster talk about the biggest California political news stories of the past year - the secret tapes of several Los Angeles City Council members, housing and homelessness, the November elections and more. Plus, they tell you who had the Worst Week in California Politics.

Episode Notes

Podcast hosts John Howard and Tim Foster talk about the biggest California political news stories of the past year - the secret tapes of several Los Angeles City Council members, housing and homelessness, the November elections and more.  Plus, they tell you who had the Worst Week in California Politics.

Show Notes:

:27 The tape

2:47 Housing and homelessness

4:29 The Southwest Airlines meltdown

5:31 The election

9:47 The Latino Caucus ban on GOP members

11:22 The Bash

12:16 Speakership battle

13:08 Lorena Gonzalez leaving the legislature

14:38 Climate change

15:27 Gas prices

16:49 proportion of women and LGBTQ in legislature

17:58 The Recall of Chesa Boudin

19:44 Care Courts

22:44 #WWCA

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