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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Presidential hopeful Julian Castro on housing and immigration

    Julian Castro, former HUD secretary and former San Antonio Mayor, says his housing plan calls for a much greater investment to end homelessness by 2028.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 10, 2019 • 50m Listen

    Julian Castro, former HUD secretary and former San Antonio Mayor, says his housing plan calls for a much greater investment to end homelessness by 2028. He also wants to decriminalize illegal border crossings, and establish an orderly way to allow more immigrants into the U.S.

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    4 stories
    1. 0:00

      Presidential hopeful Julian Castro wants to solve homelessness by 2028

      Julian Castro, former Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary and former San Antonio mayor, is one of the only candidates with a detailed plan to address homelessness. He's also promising big changes to the immigration system.

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      15 min
    2. 15:30

      California Congresswoman Katie Hill's first 6 months in office

      Press Play producer Michell Eloy went to Washington in January to follow two of California’s newly elected lawmakers during their first week on the job: Katie Hill from Santa Clarita and Katie Porter from Irvine.

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      11 min
    3. 26:41

      Will Hollywood writers give up their agents for good?

      As of July 1, three major agencies (WME, UTA and CAA) are suing the Writers Guild. They say the Guild is violating antitrust laws by organizing an unlawful group boycott.

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      16 min
    4. 42:47

      Kawhi Leonard's surprise decision to join Clippers

      Kawhi Leonard’s last minute decision to join the Clippers instead of the Lakers surprised many fans.  In baseball, New York Mets rookie Pete Alonso won this week’s home run derby. But a record-breaking showdown between the Dodgers' Joc…

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      8 min
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Amy Ta

      Digital News & Culture Editor

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    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:0015 min

      Presidential hopeful Julian Castro wants to solve homelessness by 2028

    2. 15:3011 min

      California Congresswoman Katie Hill's first 6 months in office

    3. 26:4116 min

      Will Hollywood writers give up their agents for good?

    4. 42:478 min

      Kawhi Leonard's surprise decision to join Clippers

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