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Graham Knaus: California State Association of Counties
Episode 437
Monday, 24 November, 2025

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Few know the impacts of federal and state actions better than local governments, who are often tasked with implementing those policies. Our guest today is Graham Knaus, CEO of the California State Association of Counties (CSAC), which advocates on behalf of all 58 of California’s counties. He joins us today to discuss CSAC’s upcoming gubernatorial forum and the looming challenges counties face from both H.R. 1, a.k.a. President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” and the state’s ongoing budget shortfall. 1:09 Capitol Weekly Podcast schedule1:23 Graham Knaus2:00 Impacts of H.R. 1 on health care5:45 Impacts of H.R. 1 on CalFresh7:01 Positive impacts of H.R. 1?9:12 “The challenge is a political one.”11:02 How much could be undone?13:48 Challenges of Prop. 3614:43 Homelessness crisis18:45 CARE Court20:30 Acting as one cohesive voice 23:30 Upcoming gubernatorial candidate forum 26:50 Looking ahead to 202628:30 “Counties are stewards of services…”29:42 WWCAWant to support the Capitol Weekly Podcast? Make your tax deductible donationhere: capitolweekly.net/donations/Capitol Weekly Podcast theme is "Pickin' My Way" by Eddie Lang "#WorstWeekCA" Beat provided by freebeats.io Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.