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California Burning – Panel Discussion

Mar 28, 2022

California once again experienced one of the largest wildfires in state history in 2021, in the shadow of a severe drought that is increasing fire danger. In this panel discussion from PRI’s annual Ideas in Action Conference in Sacramento, policy experts discuss what can be done to reduce wildfires and reform the...

California Migrating – Panel Discussion

Mar 21, 2022

This podcast is a recorded panel discussion from PRI’s annual Ideas in Action conference in February. Californians and California businesses have been moving out of the state in droves. This panel discusses the causes of outmigration and what we can do to stem the tide. The speakers include Wayne Winegarden and Kerry...

Anne Marie Schubert – California’s Rising Crime

Mar 15, 2022

This podcast features the keynote remarks of Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert at PRI’s annual “Ideas in Action” policy conference in Sacramento. Ms. Schubert is known for her successful prosecutions in cases such as the Golden State Killer and the state’s unemployment fraud during...

The Problems with CEQA - with Chris Carr

Mar 7, 2022

The California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, is a 50-year-old law responsible for holding up many projects in the state due to its labyrinthian process and its vulnerability to lawsuits.

Across the state, housing developments, schools, hospitals, even bike paths and wildfire mitigation efforts have been stymied by...

PRI Panel of Former Speechwriters – Pres. Biden’s State of the Union Address

Mar 3, 2022

This special edition podcast features PRI’s panel of former speechwriters offering their perspectives on Pres. Biden’s first State of the Union Address. On the panel: Lance Izumi, a former speechwriter to Gov. George Deukmejian and former Attorney General Edwin Meese, and now PRI’s senior director of the Center...