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Lenny Mendonca on the Coronavirus' Economic Impact — and His Career From Dairy Farms to the Newsom Administration

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Lenny Mendonca, with Political Breakdown hosts Marisa Lagos and Scott Shafer.  (Guy Marzorati/KQED)

Scott Shafer and Marisa Lagos are joined by Lenny Mendonca, chief economic and business advisor to Gov. Gavin Newsom, to discuss the latest on how the coronavirus could impact the state’s economy. They also talk with Mendonca about his childhood on a dairy farm in Turlock, his business consulting career and the Newsom administration’s vision for high-speed rail, the Central Valley economy and the future of work.

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