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9.03.2013

Politics on Tap — “All Politics Are Local”

Assemblymember Nancy Skinner , a Berkeley Democrat;  Jan Emerson-Shea, vice president of external affairs of the California Hospital Association, West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon    Read more »

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7.29.2013

Politics on Tap — Of Malta, Medi-Cal and Millennials

A Look at California’s Future and Present Challenges With Katie Orr, Capital Public Radio reporter; John Malson, Research Manager at the California Department of Finance; and Jim Gomez, CEO & President of the California Association of Health Facilities    Read more »

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7.23.2013

“Politics on Tap” Explores California’s Energy and Economic Future

GOP Assemblyman Jeff Gorell of Camarillo, Elizabeth Ashford — formerly Gov. Jerry Brown’s Communications Director now Chief of Staff to Attorney General Kamala Harris — and John White, Executive Director of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies, Riff on Environmentally Sound Economics    Read more »

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7.09.2013

Politics on Tap Looks At Education and the Economy

With Education Consultant  John Mockler; California Forward’s President & CEO Jim Mayer and  GOP Assemblymember Marie Waldron How Can It Not Be a Conversation for the Ages?    Read more »

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6.17.2013

Politics on Tap Gets Green

A  Lively Chat Between Dan Jacobson of Environment California, Linda Adams, Former California EPA Secretary and now Partner with Clean Tech Advocates & Loren Kaye, Head of the California Foundation for Commerce and Education

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4.30.2013

What Makes the Golden State So Golden

Politics on Tap Explores California’s Heritage with Nancy Lenoil,  California’s Chief Archivist, and Dori Moorehead, Executive Director of the California Museum    Read more »

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3.18.2013

Still Shown in Classrooms 35 Years After Its Creation

“Powers of Ten” examines the size of the inner and outer universe. This amazing film was created by Charles and Ray Eames, two of the most influential designers of the last half of the 2oth Century. They are being inducted March 20, 2013 into the California Museum Hall of Fame. The couple, married for 37 years, created iconic chairs and furniture, toys, multi-media presentations and museum exhibits, like the famous “Mathematica: A World of Numbers … And Beyond,” on display at the California Museum of Science and Industry for decades.      Read more »

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3.12.2013

Whither Higher Education

California State University Trustees Bill Hauck and Steve Glazer Talk Higher Education with Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, a Concord Democrat and Chair of the Lower House’s Budget Subcommittee on Education Financing     Read more »

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2.26.2013

Politics on Tap — Two Freshman Lawmakers

Democratic Assemblymen Marc Levine of San Rafael and Adam Gray of Merced sit down with Laurel Rosenhall of The Sacramento Bee and discuss their similarities and differences and what’s to like about Sacramento    Read more »

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2.11.2013

“Politics on Tap:” Treasures of California

A “Politics on Tap” That Could Have Lasted Many Hours Longer If It Catalogued All The Amazing Things To See in California. Assemblyman Ken Cooley of Rancho Cordova, H.D. Palmer of the Department of Finance and Caroline Beteta, head of the California Travel & Tourism Commission    Read more »

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