A politician who steps aside, and some legislators who step into the arena on an issue everyone's talking about.
This week's analysis of California politics examines the decision by Antonio Villaraigosa to skip the race for the U.S. Senate; an effort launched at the state Capitol to boost the state's equal pay law; and a big step for the brewing battle over banning plastic bags in the Golden State.
As always, your podcasters are John Myers and Marisa Lagos of KQED and Anthony York of the Grizzly Bear Project.