California Sen. Alex Padilla
In a one-on-one with Democrat Alex Padilla, California’s 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.
Guest:
- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California
This Week in California Politics
Our political experts break down the top stories of the week — from San Francisco suing its own school board, to a challenger officially filing papers to battle Gov. Gavin Newsom for the governor’s seat.
Guests:
- Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle columnist
- Scott Shafer, KQED politics and government desk senior editor
Something Beautiful: Bay Area Zoos
The Oakland Zoo reopened this week and the San Francisco Zoo is open, too. They set the scene for this week’s look at Something Beautiful.