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What is the origin of mariachi music? How deeply is mariachi music rooted in Mexican culture? And How does mariachi music impact high school graduation rates among Latinos in the US? Today we sit down with world-renowned musician, composer, and educator, Jose Hernandez. He is a fifth-generation mariachi and the founder of Mariachi Sol De Mexico, and Reyna De Los Angeles, the first all-female mariachi. He is also an Ambassador of Mariachi music in school systems in 37 states across the US. Welcome to California Insider. #Mariachi #Mexico #mariachisoldemexicodejosehernandez *** To make sure you never miss a California Insider video, click here to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoyd... － © All Rights Reserved.

Don Wagner, Orange County supervisor and former mayor of Irvine, discusses how California politicians and state laws interfere with building affordable housing and contribute to shortages. === Send real news and traditional values to your loved ones every week with The Epoch Times gift subscription plans👉 https://subscribe.theepochtimes.com/p... Subscribe for more California Insider videos + 🔔 : http://ept.ms/2KeCqRd Follow California Insider on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CA_Insider Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CAInsider Sign the Petition to Investigate, Condemn, and Reject the Chinese Communist Party👉 https://rejectccp.com

My guest today is Williamson Evers, an expert on education policy. Dr. Evers headed the Trump-Pence transition's agency review for the U.S. Department of Education. He is now a senior fellow and director of the center on educational excellence at the Independent Institute. His articles have appeared in publications such as Education Week, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and the Christian Science Monitor, and he is a past member of the editorial board of Education Next. Today we talk about the state of public education in California.

California is looking to reduce CO2 emissions and increase affordable housing, and as a result there are plans to create a mass public transportation system and more condensed housing. Will these plans work? Today I sit down with my guest Erik Peterson, city councilman and former mayor of Huntington Beach, to discuss these plans.

My guest today is Sally Pipes. We discuss how a government-run single-payer healthcare system could change the healthcare services available to Californians, as well as changing the entire healthcare industry.

California has experienced the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in its history in the last few years. Today we sit down with Adam Summers. Adam is a research fellow at the Independent Institute. He previously worked as an editorial writer and columnist at the Orange County Register and its ten sister newspapers in the Southern California News Group, and he’s a senior policy analyst at the Reason Foundation. Based on Adam’s research, policy makers in California are currently taking a more reactive approach to wildfires. He discusses how the state can become more proactive regarding fire prevention.

Crime is on the rise in California. My next guest is Steve Cooley. He has served as District Attorney for Los Angeles County and published two books on the challenges of law enforcement. He will tell you everything you need to know about the recent changes in California law that has led to an increase in crime. === Send real news and traditional values to your loved ones every week with The Epoch Times gift subscription plans👉 https://subscribe.theepochtimes.com/p... Subscribe for more California Insider videos + 🔔 : http://ept.ms/2KeCqRd Follow California Insider on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CA_Insider Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CAInsider Sign the Petition to Investigate, Condemn, and Reject the Chinese Communist Party👉 https://rejectccp.com

Only about half of the students in California’s public school systems can read English at their grade level, and only 40 percent can do math at their grade level. My guest Rebecca Friedrichs, who has over 20 years of experience in the school system, shares how special interests have a much bigger impact in our school system than we think. For the most part, she says, these special interests are not aligned with the education of our kids.

Even though we have some of the highest taxes in the nation in California, we still have some other tax codes like Prop 13 that keep property taxes low and predictable. My guest today, Joel Fox is a California tax expert, and he will discuss with us what Prop 13 stands for. He will also tell you all you need to know about the future of taxes in California. === Send real news and traditional values to your loved ones every week with The Epoch Times gift subscription plans👉 https://subscribe.theepochtimes.com/p... Subscribe for more California Insider videos + 🔔 : http://ept.ms/2KeCqRd Follow California Insider on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CA_Insider Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CAInsider Sign the Petition to Investigate, Condemn, and Reject the Chinese Communist Party👉 https://rejectccp.com