Key facts
- POLITICO is hosting a live event in Sacramento.
- Key figures from California politics and policy will participate.
- Discussions will cover mergers, climate policy, AI, and the state budget.
- Participants include AG Rob Bonta, CARB Chair Lauren Sanchez, and OpenAI VP Ann O’Leary.
POLITICO is hosting a live event in Sacramento, bringing together key figures from California's political and policy landscape. The event features discussions on a range of critical issues, including corporate mergers, climate governance, artificial intelligence, and the state budget.
Makan Delrahim, Paramount’s chief legal officer, will participate in a discussion regarding the ongoing fight over the Paramount-Skydance merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, a high-profile legal battle led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta. Bonta himself will also speak with POLITICO’s Hollywood influence reporter, Daniel Miller.
Three influential figures in California’s climate policy — Lauren Sanchez (CARB Chair), John Reynolds (CPUC President), and David Hochschild (CEC Chair) — will engage in a discussion moderated by POLITICO’s Debra Kahn. This conversation comes at a crucial time as these Newsom appointees are tasked with advancing the governor’s climate and energy agendas.
Further discussions will delve into artificial intelligence, with OpenAI VP Ann O’Leary and State Sen. Steve Padilla set to speak on the topic. The event will also feature an interview with Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton.
Dave Regan, President of SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, who is leading the campaign for a billionaire’s tax proposal, will give a rare public interview. Following this, health budget subcommittee chairs Assemblymember Dawn Addis and State Sen. Caroline Menjivar will discuss future health budgeting. The day’s events will conclude with an interview of gubernatorial favorite Xavier Becerra by Melanie Mason.