Episide 3 of The California Table — "California's Prison Walls:  Inside and Out" — features two former inmates who provide insights on prison culture, rehabilitation, and community re-entry and now are working to restore lives of inmates.   Thank you for listening to Betty's conversation with Ted Gray and Jason Bryant, whose work on establishing rehabilitation programs while incarcerated has been recognized by correctional staff, community members, and advocates of criminal justice reform.   This podcast is paid for by Betty Yee for Treasurer 2026, FPPC ID #1417532.

California State Controller Betty Yee opens up the second episode of The California Table with a reflection on her travels and experiences to California's heartland — the Central Valley.  Betty paints a picture for listeners of the Central Valley's agricultural bounty juxtaposed against the stark living conditions of its communities of color. The second episode of The California Table focuses on the rising youth activism in the Central Valley where unemployment, poverty educational achievement and health lagging behind the rest of California. Joining Betty are three young activists: Crisantema Gallardo of Atwater, 99 Rootz Director with Power California; Eugene Vang of Merced, 99 Rootz Youth Leader with Power California; and Yosseline Perez of Atwater, a 16-year-old high school student and 99 Rootz Youth Leader with Power California. 99 Rootz with Power California's unapologetic organizing program is led by youth for youth and their families in the Central Valley to lift up their communities,” including organizing for the upcoming November 2020 election. The podcast is paid for by Betty Yee for Treasurer 2026, FPPC ID #1417532.

California State Controller Betty Yee launches her new podcast, The California Table — a new monthly series featuring community voices often missing at institutional policy or funding decision-making tables.Yee's debut podcast episode “On the High-Road: Righting the Restaurant Industry" features a must-hear discussion with Saru Jayaraman, President of One Fair Wage, Co-Founder of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United), and Director of the Food Labor Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley. Jayaraman, an outspoken leader in exposing the vulnerability of restaurant workers — pre- and post-COVID-19 — joins Betty to discuss the history of tipped-wage work and reimagining the restaurant industry as it emerges from the economic devastation of the pandemic.The California Table airs the first Monday of each month and features Californians making a difference by tackling difficult issues with individual and collective action. Paid for by Betty Yee for Treasurer 2026 (FPPC ID #1417532).