California Sen. Alex PadillaIn a one-on-one with Democrat Alex Padilla, Californiaâs newly-appointed U.S. Senator, we talk with him about COVID-19 relief funding, vaccine rollout, immigration and the upcoming Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.Â
Guest:
Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California
This Week in California PoliticsOur political experts break down the top stories of the week â from San Francisco suing its own school board, to a challenger officially filing papers to battle Gov. Gavin Newsom for the governorâs seat.
Guests:
Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle columnist Scott Shafer, KQED politics and government desk senior editor
Something Beautiful: Bay Area ZoosThe Oakland Zoo reopened this week and the San Francisco Zoo is open, too. They set the scene for this weekâs look at Something Beautiful.
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