We've got a jam-packed episode this week: Podcast cohost Tim Foster marks TWENTY years at Capitol Weekly. Then we speak with Frank Torres, the new Director of Political and Legislative Advocacy for the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals. Finally, we tell you who had the Worst Week in California Politics, and for the first time ever, the #WWCA 'winner' is not human!
We've got a jam-packed episode this week: Podcast cohost Tim Foster marks TWENTY years at Capitol Weekly. Then we speak with Frank Torres, the new Director of Political and Legislative Advocacy for the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals. Finally, we tell you who had the Worst Week in California Politics, and for the first time ever, the #WWCA 'winner' is not human!
:54 What's on Capitol Weekly
2:50 Twenty years at Capitol Weekly!
4:28 A California version of Roll Call
5:44 "I was happily working as a construction worker"
8:20 "Shane [Goldmacher] was the first person to identify Paul Mitchell as someone we should keep an eye on"
10:18 Tom Hoeber
14:00 Frank Torres
14:44 Following the budget
16:35 The difference between UNAC/UHCP and California Nurses Association
18:56 Nurse staffing
21:32 AB1400
22:25 Impact of Immigration policy
22:33 Addressing healthcare worker shortfall
26:10 Origin story
28:19 The Karen Bass campaign
30:31 Al Checchi reference
31:06 #WWCA
37:00 Adam Gottlieb shout out
Want to support the Capitol Weekly Podcast? Make your tax deductible donation here: capitolweekly.net/donations/
Capitol Weekly Podcast theme is "Pickin' My Way" by Eddie Lang
"#WorstWeekCA" Beat provided by freebeats.io