Today on AirTalk, we recap the latest major headlines in California's political news and discuss what these stories mean for the weeks ahead. 


CA to receive $42 billion from American Rescue Plan


CDC warns of fourth coronavirus wave, what this means for Newsom's reopening efforts


Potential Democratic challengers gauge whether or not to dip foot in gubernatorial race


Latest poll on Gov. Newsom’s approval rating


National GOP puts money behind recall effort


Rob Bonta appointed as the state’s new Attorney General


GOP’s misinformation leads to flipped California House seats


State lawmakers push to expand hate crime legislations

GUESTS:

Nicole Nixon, reporter covering politics and government for CapRadio; she tweets @_Nixo

Raphael J. Sonenshein, executive director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State Los Angeles; author of “Politics in Black and White: Race and Power in Los Angeles” (Princeton University Press, 1994); he tweets @SonensheinPBI

Today on AirTalk, we recap the latest major headlines in California's political news and discuss what these stories mean for the weeks ahead.&nbsp;
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CA to receive&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/politics/newsletter/2021-03-29/budget-windfall-newsom-recall-essential-politics">$42 billion</a>&nbsp;from American Rescue Plan
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CDC warns of fourth coronavirus wave, what this means for Newsom's&nbsp;<a href="https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2021/03/fourth-coronavirus-wave-coming-for-ca/">reopening&nbsp;</a>efforts
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Potential Democratic challengers&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/us/politics/gavin-newsom-recall.html">gauge&nbsp;</a>whether or not to dip foot in gubernatorial race
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Latest&nbsp;<a href="https://www.probolskyresearch.com/2021/03/23/newsom-recall-poll/">poll&nbsp;</a>on Gov. Newsom&rsquo;s approval rating
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National&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2021/03/18/national-republicans-start-cash-dash-for-california-recall-1368713">GOP&nbsp;</a>puts money behind recall effort
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Rob Bonta appointed as the state&rsquo;s new&nbsp;<a href="https://www.capradio.org/articles/2021/03/24/gov-newsom-to-appoint-rob-bonta-californias-first-filipino-lawmaker-as-next-attorney-general/">Attorney General</a>
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GOP&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://calmatters.org/politics/2021/03/gop-dossiers-partisan-news-flipped-california-congressional-seats/">misinformation&nbsp;</a>leads to flipped California House seats
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State lawmakers push to expand&nbsp;<a href="https://calmatters.org/politics/2021/03/california-hate-crimes-laws-asian-american-attacks/">hate crime</a>&nbsp;legislations
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GUESTS:
<a href="https://www.capradio.org/about/bios/nicole-nixon/">Nicole Nixon</a>, reporter covering politics and government for CapRadio; she tweets&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/_nixo?lang=en">@_Nixo</a>
<a href="https://calstatela.patbrowninstitute.org/who-we-are/executive-director/">Raphael J. Sonenshein</a>, executive director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State Los Angeles; author of &ldquo;Politics in Black and White: Race and Power in Los Angeles&rdquo; (Princeton University Press, 1994); he tweets&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/sonensheinpbi?lang=en">@SonensheinPBI</a>

Join Larry Mantle weekdays for lively and in-depth discussions of Los Angeles and Southern California news, politics, science, entertainment, the arts and more. More AirTalk at www.kpcc.org.

Join Larry Mantle weekdays for lively and in-depth discussions of Los Angeles and Southern California news, politics, science, entertainment, the arts and more. More AirTalk at www.kpcc.org.

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