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The Top Stories of 2013: Bay Area and California

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We discuss the major local and state news from 2013, including the BART strikes, the opening of the new Bay Bridge span amid questions about faulty steel rods and Governor Brown’s deal to reduce prison overcrowding. What was your top Bay Area or state story of the year?

Guests:

Corey Cook, associate professor of politics and director of the Leo McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good at the University of San Francisco

Dan Brekke, News Fix blogger and editor at KQED

Scott Detrow, Sacramento bureau chief for KQED

Lisa Vorderbrueggen, political reporter and columnist for the Contra Costa Times

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