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‘Call Me a San Franciscan’: Angela Alioto on Political Lessons from Her Dad and Her Run for Mayor May 18, 2018

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The State Assembly wraps up its sexual harassment investigation of Cristina Garcia, and California Republicans gather at the White House to denounce the state's 'sanctuary' law (0:45) Then, Scott and Marisa are joined by San Francisco mayoral candidate Angela Alioto, who talks about growing up as the daughter of the mayor (8:20), her mother's brief disappearance in 1974 (12:05), what Joe Alioto taught her about politics (13:56), her proposal to change San Francisco's 'sanctuary' law (17:15), and how she's changed politically over her career (23:08).

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The Sacrifice Question and a Look Inside The Press Office with Gil Duran May 11, 2018

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The six leading candidates for Governor square off in a high-profile debate, and (try to) talk about sacrifices in their lives. Political Breakdown hosts Scott Shafer and Marisa Lagos recap the debate with KQED's Guy Marzorati, and talk about where past GOP donors are spending their money in the race. Then, Democratic political operative Gil Duran talks about growing up in Kentucky (10:30) meeting Jerry Brown while working as a janitor (14:34), Mayor Jerry vs. Governor Jerry (15:43), and the most disciplined politician he's worked for (19:13).

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Jane Kim on Learning from Losses, Clean Streets, and Wu-Tang Love Apr 13, 2018

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A shakeup of leadership in the House of Representatives sets California up for increased influence in 2019 (00:25), and a California mayor has his sights on Iowa (3:23). Then, San Francisco supervisor and mayoral hopeful Jane Kim joins Political Breakdown hosts Scott Shafer and Marisa Lagos to talk about Wu-Tang as her campaign anthem (6:55), coming up in Chinatown politics as a Korean-American (11:50), learning from losses (19:10) and why she's focusing on clean streets in her mayoral campaign (24:49)

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Attorney John Burris on How to Turn Police Shootings into Long-Term Reforms Mar 30, 2018

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The shooting of Stephon Clark sparks protests in Sacramento and renews the conversation around statewide policing reforms. KQED's Katie Orr gives an update from Sacramento after Thursday's funeral. (00:37) Oakland civil rights attorney John Burris joins to talk about how the city of Sacramento has handled the response to the shooting (9:00), what he looks for before taking on a case (11:25), how video changed police misconduct cases (16:00), and why certain cases gain national attention (25:07).

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Sessions in Sacramento and Consumer Politics with Shannon Coulter Mar 09, 2018

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions visits the Capitol on the heels of the Trump administration's immigration lawsuit against California (00:20). Devin Katayama, host of The Bay, joins to discuss the continued fallout from Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf's decision to warn of an immigration raid (1:00). Shannon Coulter, founder of #GrabYourWallet, tells Scott Shafer and Marisa Lagos about her movement of consumer boycotts (10:10), and the time Tyra Banks called to get her name off of the boycott list (15:00).

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Willie Brown on Power at the Capitol, the Mayoral Election, and His Newspaper Column Feb 23, 2018

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Former California Assembly Speaker and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown talks with Scott Shafer and Marisa Lagos about the levers of power in Sacramento (5:40), growing up in Texas (12:15), his weekly newspaper column (23:25), and the Mayor's race (26:00).

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