| We’re bringing in two top journalists who cover California politics at KQED to give us a recap of the latest June election. If anyone can help decipher the results of this election and answer any other question you have, it’s our panelists. Marisa Lagos and Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez from the KQED Politics Team are coming to Manny’s to discuss!
Please note that this is a HYBRID (virtual and in-person) membership-qualifying event at Manny’s. To join us virtually, please RSVP below.
Marisa Lagos is a correspondent for KQED’s California Politics and Government Desk and co-hosts a weekly show and podcast, Political Breakdown. At KQED, Lagos conducts reporting, analysis and investigations into state, local and national politics for radio, TV and online. Every week, she and cohost Scott Shafer sit down with political insiders on Political Breakdown, where they offer a peek into lives and personalities of those driving politics in California and beyond. Previously, she worked for nine years at the San Francisco Chronicle covering San Francisco City Hall and state politics; and at the San Francisco Examiner and Los Angeles Time,. She has won awards for her work investigating the 2017 wildfires and her ongoing coverage of criminal justice issues in California. She lives in San Francisco with her two sons and husband.
Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez is a reporter and digital producer for KQED covering politics. Joe most recently wrote for the San Francisco Examiner as a political columnist covering The City. He was raised in San Francisco and has spent his reporting career in his beloved, foggy, city by the bay. Joe was 12-years-old when he conducted his first interview in journalism, grilling former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown for the Marina Middle School newspaper, The Penguin Press, and he continues to report on the San Francisco Bay Area to this day. |
