Gavin! 2024 CA US Senate battle! Trump vs. Biden..& Kamala! Join me, @LGerston, Melissa Caen Explains, & host John Zipperer to talk the hottest issues in CA politics at Commonwealth Club Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California Political Roundtable Wed Aug 2 - online or in person. Info: commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-08…

It's hard to keep straight, so here's a cheat sheet: It's THREE indictments, FOUR counts. Clear? We'll talk about that & more politics news with @lgerston Melissa Caen Explains & Carla ‘Bluechecked’ Marinucci tomorrow night in SF. Come join us! (Social hour before) Tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-08…

Hear from the Senate candidate herself, when @BarbaraLeeForCA talks with Melissa Caen Explains August 14 in-person Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California in San Francisco. Tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-08…

Watch our recent Week to Week political roundtable with insight from Carla ‘Bluechecked’ Marinucci @lgerston & Melissa Caen Explains Indictments, senator wannabes, mayor wannabes, and a call to "fix your own product" youtu.be/HG7tPnWqDy0

No shortage of topics to talk about with Carla ‘Bluechecked’ Marinucci and @lgerston at Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California, but the real shocker was someone did not know who Judi Dench was...M from James Bond? Really?!?!

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Monday as I interview Rep. Barbara Lee (Archived) at Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-08…

It's game day, hope to see everyone at Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California tonight, either live or remotely. Any questions you would like me to ask Rep. Barbara Lee (Archived) tonight?

Today Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California: • 5:30 PM PDT / Legislating Hate: The Legislative Assault on Transgender and LGBTQ+ Americans (in-person) • 6 PM PDT / Rep. Barbara Lee (Archived): Road to the Senate 2024 (in-person & online) Tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Thanks Stefan Hofmeyer, I saw you out of the corner of my eye checking CNN for indictment updates! 🤣

As politicians take to Iowa once again...here is a poem older than America. From the Williamsburg Virginia Gazette, August 4, 1768. (Note: blackguard=scoundrel)

GOP debate! Mugshots! City dramas! And much more in the political zeitgeist. Join panelists Melissa Caen Explains Josh Koehn & Tim Anaya for a timely political roundtable, WED, AUG 30, 6 PM PDT (social hour 5–6 PM). Get tickets now: production.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-08…

Have you gotten your tickets yet to see PRI Vice President Tim Anaya on the next Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California Week to Week Political Roundtable? Secure your spot for the in-person event in San Francisco or register to watch online, Weds 8/30 at 6 PM Pacific. commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-08…

My Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California interview with Rep. Barbara Lee (Archived) is up! youtube.com/watch?v=jXfn8k…

Can SF's downtown be saved? Is there a homeless industrial complex? Who won the GOP debate? Watch Pacific Research Institute's Tim Anaya, The San Francisco Standard's Josh Koehn & "Get Out the Bet" host Melissa Caen Explains discuss politics in our most recent political roundtable youtu.be/I3h3w2kQvGQ?si…

Spectacle of the Speaker Squeaker got you down? It could be worse. Under British rule, in several colonies, the Royal Governor could veto the choice of Speaker. For example, in 1766, MA Governor Bernard vetoed the elected Speaker of the (state) House James Otis. So, when

Wait, is it that time again?!?! Why yes, yes it is...come join us Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California next week! commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-10…

Join us tonight, and I should point out that there is no truth to the rumor I will be dressed as Margaret Thatcher for Halloween...maybe...

1:15 - If Kamala Harris becomes President, who becomes VP? (And why this scenario is a possible.) 11:13 - Could there be a Harris/Newsom or Newsom/Harris ticket? (And how this is related to WHY we have a VP in the first place.) 24:55 - Could Barack Obama runs as VP, and scoot