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Announcing "Catalysts in California Times"
Susan Kirsch, founder of Catalysts, and Guy Meyer, 5-year host of Marin Cable-TV’s eclectic California Times, announce a six-part series of 30-minute interviews focusing on housing legislation called “Catalysts in California Times.”
“Thousands of Californians are in the dark about Sacramento’s ambitious housing legislation that strips away local control,” says Kirsch. “Catalysts in California Times gives a voice to people who care about affordability, local control, and key questions like, “where’s the water for growth going to come from.”
Meyer interviews Kirsch in the first episode. “We’re excite about this partnership,” says Meyer. “I’ve got the public television spot and Susan has a network of elected officials and community leaders eager to talk about housing bills that impinge on a community’s right to decide about growth, environmental protections, and housing density.”
Upcoming guests include Mike Griffiths, Torrance City Council member and founder of California Cities for Local Control. Griffiths and his all-volunteer team aim to get hundreds of cities and city council members to sign a Resolution objecting to the state’s top- down, one-size-fits-all mandates.
Palo Alto City Council member Lydia Kou and Peggy Haung, mayor of Yorba Linda in southern California, describe how their communities are unique, but their communities share the commonality of harmful impact from poorly conceived state legislation.
Another episode features attorney Hydee Feldstein, candidate for Los Angeles City Attorney, and John Heath, president of the United Homeowners’ Association, based in Los Angles. Rick Johnson, forty-year veteran of the San Francisco Water District, explores water sources for inflated RHNA (Regional Housing Need Allocation) numbers and says, “The water emergency is for real,” but the housing emergency is abstract.
A new interview will be posted on the News Tab on the CatalystsCA.org website the beginning of each week. The show will also air on Channel 26, Marin’s cable television station, on Mondays at 6:00 pm and Tuesdays at 10:30 am.