Interview with Former State Senator, Bill Monning

About this episode

The episode features an interview with former State Senator Bill Monning discussing California politics and current events.

Bill Monning represented the Central Coast first as a State Assemblymember and then as State Senator. Bill authored a wide range of legislation. We discussed the governor’s race and how a blue state like California may end up electing a Republican if some candidates don’t drop out of the race. We also discussed the UFW and Dolores Huerta, the proposed General Strike and other current events and issues.

People in this episode

Guest: Bill Monning

Topics covered

• politics
• legislation
• California elections
• labor rights
• current events

Keywords

• Bill Monning
• California
• governor’s race
• UFW
• Dolores Huerta
• General Strike
• legislation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UFW

Places: California

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