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California Oct 19

NewsConference: California's Proposition 20—Tough on Crime at What Cost?

Proposition 20 is on the November ballot. If passed, it would once again change the criminal justice system. It would reclassify some crimes now considered “non-serious “ and gives prose...

Decision 2020 Oct 19

NewsConference: California's Proposition 16—Brings Back to Affirmative Action
NewsConference Oct 19

NewsConference: Mail-In Ballots Not Without Its Problems

NewsConference Oct 6

Herb Wesson and Holly Mitchell Debate: Part 3 — Homeless Issues

NBC4’s Conan Nolan moderates a third segment between the two candidates vying for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors District 2: City Councilman Herb Wesson and State Senator Holly Mitchell. Here...
NewsConference Oct 6

Herb Wesson and Holly Mitchell Debate: Part 2 — Measure C & Measure J

The debate between candidates for Los Angels County Board of Supervisors District 2 continues. NBC4’s Conan Nolan moderates the debate between State Senator Holly Mitchell and LA City Councilman Herb...
NewsConference Oct 6

Herb Wesson and Holly Mitchell Debate: Part 1 — LA County Sheriff's Department

It is a political race to fill one of the most influential seats in the nation, of a county larger than eight states — District 2 of the Los Angeles County of the Board of Supervisors. NBC4’s Co...
amy coney barrett Sep 27

NewsConference: Fast-Tracking the High Court Pick

The appointment to the high court has political drawbacks for both parties. Are Republicans afraid that this fast-tracking of a high court pick will help stimulate Democratic turnout? NBC4’s Conan No...

Donald Trump Sep 27

NewsConference: A Debate and a SCOTUS Nomination. It's Going to Be a Big Week In Washington

There’s a big week ahead — not the least of which is the first presidential debate on Tuesday. NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with Chuck Todd of NBC’s Meet the Press. What will he be looking for? Plus, how will the Democrats handle Judge Amy Coney Barrett confirmation?
Economy Sep 20

NewsConference: Economic Recovery Underway

The Congressional Budget office says it could take a decade before the U.S. economy returns to where it was prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. But this week, one Los Angeles-based economic forecast painted a much different picture — that a full recovery will take place next year. NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with Christopher Thornberg, the founding ...
Supreme Court Sep 20

NewsConference: Rough Road to Selecting the Next Justice

The passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday has reset the table in the 2020 Presidential campaign — or has it? Conan Nolan talks with Jessica Levinson, who teaches election law at Loyola Law School, and Dan Schnur, who teaches politics and government at USC and UC Berkeley.
NewsConference Sep 15

NewsConference: Assembly Speaker: What to do on Fire Prone Areas

If you live in California, there is no doubt you saw the impact of the wildfires…the bad air, red skies, the burnt smell. What to do about hundreds of thousands of homes that are built and re-built in fire prone areas? And are we doing enough to manage our forests? California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount) talks...
NewsConference Sep 15

NewsConference: California Proposition 22

Proposition 22 is one of the twelve propositions Californians will vote on this November. Prop 22 would, if passed, exempt rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft and delivery companies such as Doordash from being required to hire their drivers and no longer use them as independent contractors. It is the result of AB5...
news conference Sep 15

NewsConference: Homicides up, Police Pullback?

NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks award winning investigative journalist Alec MacGillis of PROPUBLICA on his piece “How to stop a police pullback”. They talk about how his investigation revealed that when police are forced to reform there seems to be a pullback. What exactly does that mean? When does it happen? How can it be prevented?
Decision 2020 Sep 13

NewsConference Extra: Money Problems for Trump/Pence Campaign

NBC4’s Conan Nolan and Chuck Todd of Meet the Press discuss some hot topics: Football, why would President Trump talk with Bob Woodward and why is the Trump/Pence having money problems?
NewsConference Sep 6

NewsConference Extra: Carla Marinucci

Revisiting an unusual end to the California legislative session. Video broadcast Sunday Sept. 6, 2020 on NBC4.
Decision 2020 Aug 30

NewsConference: Full Steam Ahead to the November Election

Now that the Democratic and Republican presidential conventions are over, what should we expect? NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with NBC’S Chuck Todd of Meet the Press.
Decision 2020 Aug 30

NewsConference: A Quick Look into the Final Months of the Presidential Race

NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with Political Professor Dan Schnur of USC Annenberg School of Communications and UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies. Schnur is a former GOP political consultant. They examine the Republican convention and President Trump’s speech on Thursday night on the last night of the convention. What should the Dems be wor...
Decision 2020 Aug 23

NewsConference: It's Time for the RNC Convention

The Democrats have had their convention, now it’s the Republicans’ turn. NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with Shawn Steel, a Republican National Committeeman and former Chair of the California GOP.
Mail-in Voting Aug 17

NewsConference Extra: Mail-In Ballots to Impact Election?

NBC4 Conan Nolan talks with Chuck Todd of Meet the Press about the post office, mail-in ballots and the November election.
NewsConference Aug 17

NewsConference Extra: Democrats Up Front

The next two weeks, Democrats and Republicans hold court. This week it’s the Democrats. NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with Communications Consultant and Superdelegate Kerman Maddox of Dakota Communications and former LA Times editor for politics Christina Bellantoni now the director of USC’s Annenberg Media Center. They also discuss Kamala Harris and ...

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