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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    A Look Ahead to June, Beyond the Top of the Ticket

    The big story in California this week is the June 7 primary election. While the focus has been at the top of the ticket, there are other races and other candidates on the ballot. Kamala Harris remains, by far, the frontrunner in the race to fill Barbara Boxer’s U.S. Senate seat.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 31, 2016 • 1 min read

    The big story in California this week is the June 7 primary election. While the focus has been at the top of the ticket, there are other races and other candidates on the ballot. Kamala Harris remains, by far, the frontrunner in the race to fill Barbara Boxer’s U.S. Senate seat. Also retiring is Lois Capps, who will vacate her seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Capps may not be the most familiar name to Angelenos, but these LA politicians who are either being termed out or are running for new offices probably are: Janice Hahn, Don Knabe, Mike Antonovich, and Mark Ridley-Thomas. What other races should be on voters’ radars?

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    A Look Ahead to California's Primary
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    2. 12:20Gov. Brown Is 'Impressed' with Sanders, But Endorses Clinton
    3. 20:50Can 'Grit' Be Cultivated?
    4. 36:14The Relevance of the 'Roots' Remake
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    A Look Ahead to California's Primary
    1. 0:00A Look Ahead to June, Beyond the Top of the TicketYou’re reading this
    2. 12:20Gov. Brown Is 'Impressed' with Sanders, But Endorses Clinton
    3. 20:50Can 'Grit' Be Cultivated?
    4. 36:14The Relevance of the 'Roots' Remake
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