PodcastCAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Richard Polanco served 16 years in the legislature, eight years in each house. Polanco was a shrewd and energetic organizer who grew Latino political power just as anti-immigrant sentiment swept the state, culminating in the passage of Proposition 187 in 1994. Polanco is the subject of a new video Oral History produced by Open California and available at CapitolWeekly.Net. Journalist and author Dan Morain covered Polanco’s career for the Los Angeles Times and conducted the interview for the oral history. He joined Capitol Weekly’s Rich Ehisen and Tim Foster to talk about Polanco’s career and legacy, and offered up his thoughts on who had The Worst Week in CA Politics.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 23, 2023 22:37 UTC