California Nation

Early voting is underway in California. Michael Bloomberg recently spoke to The Bee about his pathway to the Democratic presidential nomination and ties to the Golden State. For more information on how to vote, how delegates are assigned and how Bloomberg is competing, please check out the following selected readings:

• Ballots are in the mail. 5 million Californians still have to do one more thing to vote
• Here’s how California will award its delegates in the 2020 primary election
• Five things Californians need to know about Michael Bloomberg

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In his first California interview since declaring his 2020 bid for president, former Vice President Joe Biden sits down for a taping of The Sacramento Bee's "California Nation" podcast.

This week on the show, Biden discusses his approach to winning the Golden State, as well as his plans to address wildfires, health care and rising housing costs.

He also discusses the lack of racial diversity at the next Democratic debate and the possibility of California Sen. Kamala Harris serving under his administration.

Make sure to subscribe to The Bee to help support the show. Key reads from today's episodes:

• See where Democratic presidential candidates are campaigning in California
• Joe Biden on housing: ‘No one should pay more than 30 percent of their income’
• Q&A with Joe Biden: Why he thinks he’s the best candidate for California voters
• Joe Biden says he’d consider Kamala Harris ‘for anything’ she wants, including VP
• How the death of Joe Biden’s son informed his views on health care

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This week on California Nation, we sit down with New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker to talk about his pathway to the Democratic nomination, given his recent struggles to get onto the debate stage.

He also discusses his ideas for making housing more affordable, improving the environment and confronting gun violence. Finally, he reflects on his personal ties to California, as well as his friendship with fellow 2020 candidate Andrew Yang.

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In the final episode of 2019, host Bryan Anderson shares the highlights from his trip to the Dec. 19 Democratic debate in Los Angeles.

Top moments include Amy Klobuchar weighing in on California wildfires, Gavin Newsom evaluating the state of the race and Tom Perez discussing whether predominantly white states like Iowa and New Hampshire have an outsized role in the nominating process.

Following the debate, Klobuchar joins Tom Steyer and Andrew Yang in the Spin Room. Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School, also weighs in with expert analysis.

This week's Buzz of the Week highlights Joe Biden shrugging off questions about housing, homelessness and how he'd appeal to California's most liberal voters.

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Stories featured in today's show include:

• ‘Billionaires in wine caves’: Warren, Buttigieg tangle over influence of money
• Californians care about climate change. Democrats vow to act on fires, floods at LA debate
• Most Californians want someone who can beat Trump. Is Joe Biden the most likely to do it?
• Stockton’s mayor doesn’t like Andrew Yang’s universal basic income plan. Here’s why

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In his second year as California governor, Gavin Newsom finds himself dealing with an unprecedented crisis: the coronavirus pandemic.

Despite early success in bending the curve, coronavirus infections, and COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths, are now surging in California.

What happened? What did Newsom get right, what did Newsom get wrong and what should he do moving forward? This week on California Nation I talk to three people who have advised previous governors through crises. My guests are:

▪ Elizabeth Ashford, former advisor to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gov. Jerry Brown

​▪ Steven Maviglio, former press secretary to Gov. Gray Davis

▪ Joe Rodota, former cabinet secretary to Gov. Pete Wilson

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