CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: We’re joined today by Asm. Josh Lowenthal (D – Long Beach) who spoke with us about his bills, AB 1709 and AB 2 - both signed by the governor last week – to regulate Social Media use by children and to hold tech companies financially liable when they cause harm. We also chat about a bill that did not make it out of the legislature - Senate Bill 1013, an effort to regulate the use of Flock cameras. Continue reading the full article: Capitol Weekly Original article: https://capitolweekly.net/asm-josh-lowenthal-on-regulating-social-media-use-for-children/
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CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: A poll from Median Strategies roiled the Los Angeles mayoral race earlier this month, showing Mayor Karen Bass with an 11 point lead over challenger Nithya Raman. The results were cited by several media outlets, and were touted by the Bass campaign before the poll was exposed as fake. Political data expert Paul Mitchell joined us to talk about how junk polls, paid influencers and strategic gaming of prediction markets can distort perceptions about a campaign. Continue reading the full article: Capitol Weekly Original article: https://capitolweekly.net/gaming-the-system-podcast/
CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: State employees returning to Downtown Sacramento following Gov. Newsom's Return-To-Office order are finding a vastly different universe from the vibrant metro area of 2019, the last time Sacramento food writer Becky Grunewald was on the Podcast. Many longtime lunch and coffee favorites have closed, moved, or offer only limited hours. Sacramento food writer Becky Grunewald joined us to talk about some current lunch options for the Downtown crowd, and other highlights of the local food scene. Continue reading the full article: Capitol Weekly Original article: https://capitolweekly.net/downtown-sacramentos-back-to-work-lunch-options/


