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Joan Morgan on 20 Years of Lauryn Hill; Plus: Diana Becton District Attorney of Contra Costa County in studio

7:08 – California climate assessment with Bruce Riordin. Bruce Riordin is the Program Director of the Climate Readiness Institute at UC Berkeley. We discuss sea level rise, water supplies, wildfires, and what can be done about the environment.

7:20 – Climate fund allocation bill SB172 – We speak with Emi Wang (@eminwang), Environmental Equity Manager with the Green Lining Institute.

7:34 – Joan Morgan (@milfinainteasy)is an awarding-winning Journalist and author. We sit down to discuss her latest book She Begat This: 20 Years of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.

8:08 – Fire-impacted communities organize for action on climate – We speak with Davin Cardenas, Co-Director of the North County Organizing Project, Nayra Pacheco (@Nayrapac), 805 Undocufund Coordinator of MICOP (Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project), and Lucas Zucker, Director, Policy & Communications, Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) about what the demands are of fire victims protesting outside of Gov. Jerry Browns San Francisco climate summit.

8:34 – Reform at the DA’s Office – We speak with Diana Becton (@becton4da2018)District Attorney of Contra Costa County. She the first African-American and the first woman to hold that office.

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