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Debbie Mesloh on Bail Reform, Working with Kamala Harris and Women in Politics

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Debbie Mesloh with Political Breakdown hosts Katie Orr and Marisa Lagos.  (Jeremy Siegel/KQED)

It’s crunch time: The legislative session in Sacramento ends later this month, and lawmakers are deciding the fate of many bills. Marisa and Katie look at what’s been squashed and what’s staying alive (0:45). Then, longtime democratic strategist Debbie Mesloh joins to discuss bail reform (6:30), growing up in Kansas (7:36), working with Senator Kamala Harris (10:24) and the wave of women running for office this year (18:32).

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