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A Special 45-Minute “Politics on Tap” for the Long Weekend. Cassandra Pye, Senior VP APCO Worldwide, Treasurer Bill Lockyer and Controller John Chiang runc ricles aroudn the the chief correspondent of California’s Capitol.    Read more »
A June Capitol Weekly “Politics on Tap” with the Incomparable Beth Miller, Communications Maven; Andrew Acosta, Political Consultant, and Rusty Areias, former Lawmaker Turned Public Affairs Strategist    Read more »
California Has a State Veterinarian. (Who knew?) She is Dr. Annette Whiteford, DVM, Director of Animal Health and Food Safety Services at the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Not Surprisingly, She Discusses Food Safety.    Read more »
A Brief Overview of the Deficiencies of Monarchies as a System of Governance    Read more »
Jerry Brown on CNN’s State of the Union, August 7
(The Democratic governor’s body language is worth note.)    Read more »
Hal Holbrook Bringing More of a Member of the Masthead of California’s Capitol to Life    Read more »
In Light of Washington’s Debate Over Debt: The Advice of Polonius to His Son Laertes from the Musical Version of Hamlet as Performed by the Castaways of “Gilligan’s Island.”    Read more »
More of Hal Holbrook Bringing California’s Capitol Masthead Member Mark Twain to Life    Read more »
Another “Politics on Tap” Conversation with Kim Belshe, Sen. Mimi Walters and Steve Smith    Read more »
From the Truth-Way-Stranger-Than-Fiction File: Man Survives Sixth Time Being Hit By Lightening    Read more »
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