SacTown Talks
#72 - What a Week
Episode Summary
Hosts Gibran Maciel and Scott Lay break down the top political headlines in California politics and policy. Interested in becoming a sponsor or coming on the show? Send either of us a message: scottlay@gmail.com, gibran@sactowntalks.com
Episode Notes
Hosts Gibran Maciel and Scott Lay break down the top political headlines in California politics and policy. Interested in becoming a sponsor or coming on the show? Send either of us a message: scottlay@gmail.com, gibran@sactowntalks.com
Topics
- Intro - Don't buy a boat
- beJUULed! Mystery solved?
- The casual culture of lying #CALeg & the silliness of the campaign financing system
- Adam Gray takies at least $25k from Juul and then writes legislation that is massively beneficial to them
- Most House Dems now support impeachment
- Democrats have a stranglehold on campaign cash in CA
- The financial incentives to switch parties: Brian Maienschein has $900k cash on hand
- The republican party has been safe harbor for racist sentiment for decades now (Gibran rant)
- Safeway wouldn't put an ape on cake for Gibran
- SB 27 (McGuire and Wiener): Presidential/gubernatorial tax returns.
- Jim Costa gets a challenge from the left.
- Eric Swalwell’s biggest challenger suspends race
- Bill Brough gets another GOP challenger