Today we’re talking about net neutrality in California Senator Scott Wiener and Senator Kevin de Leon, the authors of Senate bills 822 and 460, respectively. This story is still developing.

Why did SB 822 fail to pass a committee with the original language in an 8 to 0 vote? And what does this say about the future of net neutrality, corporate influence, and California Democrats’ ability to save net neutrality.

Thank You: Senator Scott Wiener, Senator Kevin de Leon, and their staffs, Assembly Member Miguel Santiago and his staff. Special thank you to my fellow elected delegates in assembly district 53 for being the best team of citizen journalists and researchers and for generally being people who care enough to add work on top of their full-time jobs. And to all of you Schmolitics listeners! You know it's true. Everything I do. I do it for you.

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Dan Gordon Explains Net Neutrality

https://www.facebook.com/itsdangordon/videos/10155408983709139/

Ars Technica: California net neutrality bill gutted as lawmakers cave to AT&T lobbyists

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/06/california-net-neutrality-bill-gutted-as-lawmakers-cave-to-att-lobbyists/

SF Chronicle: The fight over net neutrality in California: ‘threats,’ memes and data caps

https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Threats-memes-and-data-caps-The-fight-13018805.php

NBC Bay Area: California Lawmaker Faces Harsh Attacks Over Net Neutrality

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/California-Lawmaker-Faces-Harsh-Attacks-Over-Net-Neutrality-486285471.html

Engadget: Six more tech companies join fight to save net neutrality

https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/05/kickstarter-etsy-foursquare-net-neutrality/

The Hill: 83 percent of voters support keeping FCC's net neutrality rules

http://thehill.com/policy/technology/364528-poll-83-percent-of-voters-support-keeping-fccs-net-neutrality-rules

CALmatters: Politicians at play in Pebble Beach

https://calmatters.org/articles/newsletters/politicians-at-play-in-pebble-beach-san-diego/