Jan 12, 2023
In this week’s episode, host and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Sonoma County, CA, Supervisor James Gore. They spoke in the midst of California’s historic wave of dangerous storms, reacting to the devastation across the state and addressing keys to disaster preparedness and climate resiliency -- issues that have been central to Gore's work. Gore, who serves in leadership at the National Association of Counties, also addresses the affordable housing shortage in California and what makes county government unique in the American political system. Tune in for all of this and more, including why Supervisor James Gore believes you can’t have local control without local solutions and what led him to public service.