California Groundbreakers

Election 2018 is in full swing -- and now is the time to start figuring out how you're going to vote! Our Fall 2018 "Policy and a Pints" will focus on California's General Election ballot. We're holding discussions with panelists who, whether they are "for, " against" or "neutral," will give us the straight talk on local/statewide propositions and races, and what it means if you vote yay or nay on each. * * * * * Of the 11 propositions on the ballot this year, four of them are focused on housing. In this podcast, about letting the state use revenue from the "millionaire's tax" on $2 billion in revenue bonds to house homeless people in need of mental health services. PANELISTS * Mary Ann Bernard, retired attorney and plaintiff in the lawsuit that led to Prop. 2 being on the ballot * Maggie Merritt, executive director of the Steinberg Institute PODCAST PLAY-BY-PLAY * 0 to 4:25 min - Intro to California Groundbreakers * 4:25 min - Panelists introduce themselves, and tell us what their favorite house is in