Christine Pelosi Discusses the Book She Wrote About Her Famous Mom

Mom knows best . . . especially when she’s the Speaker of the House. So Christine Pelosi decided to write a book about her mom, Nancy, the homemaker and mother of five who became a Congresswoman from San Francisco and is now the most powerful woman in U.S. politics.

2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, so we've started a new Q&A series called “The Women in Charge,” focusing on California women who are doing groundbreaking things in policy and politics, both here in the Golden State and around the nation.

We kicked things off by having a conversation with Christine Pelosi, a political mover and shaker herself (she’s currently Chair of the California Democratic Party Women’s Caucus), an attorney, an author and the second-oldest of Nancy Pelosi’s five children. Her latest book is The Nancy Pelosi Way: Advice on Success, leadership and Politics from America’s Most Powerful Woman.

Whether you are a Dem, a Rep, something else or on the fence, you’ll learn some good management skills and leadership savviness from Nancy Pelosi on how to manage your career and move up the ladder.

Listen to the podcast of Christine discussing her mom, and what we can learn from the Speaker to get things done and move up the ladder.

Meatless Meats, Plant-Based Ice Cream and the Rise of the New "Alt Proteins"

Nom nom nom... our 1st event of 2020 was an especially tasty one because Burger Patch in Sacramento brought their meatless burgers and dairy-less shakes, and we ended things with scoops of plant-based chocolate ice cream served up by Eclipse Foods, a Bay Area-based startup that wants to be “the Impossivle Foods of dairy.” And it all tasted delicious.

Equally satisfying was this “ Food for Thought” discussion about Alt Proteins — clean meats, nut milks, plant-based ice cream that tastes just as good as the real thing — and how California is leading the charge in creating them and marketing them to the rest of the world.

Will they change the world? Are they truly a healthier choice for us? Are they a better alternative for the environment? Listen to the podcast discussion. And next time, join us for a live event — we’re always serving up something good for the crowd.

Hear How These Two People Are Shaping Sacramento's Skyline

We were so impressed with the things these two people said at our "Groundbreakers Q&A,” and how they represent the "old" and the "new" of Sacramento architecture, design and urban planning.

Kris Barkley, design director of Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture (sitting on the right in this photo), is taking great care of his firm's 70-year-old history and reputation, leading projects like renovating the Modernist gem of SMUD's Headquarters Building (originally designed and built by Dreyfuss and Blackford back in 1959), and building the new Powerhouse Science Center on the Sacramento River.

Nikky Mohanna is definitely one to watch as she builds innovative new residences in Sacramento, like the just-opened 19J Midtown and the about-to-break-ground 10K. She has forward-thinking ideas about urban planning and the uses of buildings for live/work/play, and she's bringing a "let's think outside the box" mindset to her discussions with Sacramento's city planners, construction firms and architects.

These two were so much fun to interview. And you can listen for yourself in our podcast of this great conversation.