Happen. The election has exposed deep divisions on race, class and economic opportunity. And joining me with a look at what is next is pbs news hour correspondent lisa desjardins. Good to have you with us. Im glad to be back. What policy moves are we likely to see in the next year or so now that republicans are in control of the house and senate in congress. Donald trump said what he wants to start working on includes his wall with mexico. Hopefully we will see a plan from him on exactly how his payment mechanism would work, but another is obamacare. He has said president elect trump said he wants to repeal and replace obamacare. It is something house and senate wants. The question is how would they do it. We expect those two to be initial. The third thing i think is something we have to watch right away, which is who would president elect trump appoint to the Supreme Court to Justice Scalias vacant spot. Certainly theres been much speculation about that. He has talked about cutting taxes, shrinking government programs. How will donald trump translate this popular up rising into actually governing . Right, think he has got to bring around him people who have experience here in washington. We know one thing, his Transition Team, both campaigns had Transition Teams in place, but trumps Transition Team actually has been working longer and has a bigger staff than Hillary Clintons did. So they have been looking actually at literal resumes for months for the 4,000 political jobs that he has to fill. Theyve had a good start to that, but well see in the next few months exactly what direction he goes in, does he pick more experienced people or does he go with people from, say, the business world. So political versus business experience, well be watching. Lisa, i also want to ask you about the Democratic Party. Were having the discussion about the Democratic Party that republicans had. They lost a lot of working class white voters. Now theres a struggle for the soul and direction of the party. How do they make themselves relevant again . I think they have to look at a few things. One is how they work with unions and how relevant are unions today. Unions are kind of in the fight for their lives right now. But even as unions are closely alied for the most part with the Democratic Party, most Union Workers are concerned about trade. Thats something that democrats were not out in front of. That is something that donald trump was clearly going on the attack about all year, and it seems to have swayed a lot of the union and nonunion working class voters. Trade is a big issue the democrats have to figure out how they get their message across and what that message is, frankly. Quickly, do you think the Democratic Party will move a little further to the left to try to get more younger minority voters, especially those inspired by Bernie Sanders . I think the survivors of 2016 would like to see the Democratic Party move more to the left. I dont know, im not exactly sure if thats going to happen. I think we have to watch closely. All right, lisa desjardins. I know its been a busy week for you. We appreciate your time. Thank you for being with us. Youre welcome. Turning now to state politics, california voted on 17 ballot measures and sent clear messages about priorities this week. They voted to legalize pot and tighten gun control, but kept the Death Penalty in place. Voters approved more resources for schools and hospitals, and dealt a resounding blow to tobacco companies. Here now to discuss local and state elections as well as the impact of a Trump Presidency on california politics are university of San FranciscoProfessor James taylor. Kqed Senior Editor of california politics and government scott schafer. And republican political strategist sean walsh. Welcome to you all. Sean, how did the trump factor play out in california . Before the election there were predictions he might hurt republicans down ballot in the Central Valley in california. Did it all come into play . I dont think trump was that much of a factor in california except for the fact people thought there would be a veto proof majority in senate and house. Reps maintained one seat, so jerry brown cant ride rough shot over the legislators. Students have been taking through the streets in the may area as other protests are happening nationally as well. Are we beginning to see the beginning of a possible National Movement . I think it is too soon to say. Obviously many of the protesters were latino and maybe objecting and voicing concerns about immigration policy, deportation and that kind of thing. I would be curious to know, given the turnout of millennial voters was fairly low, you know, i would love to know how active they were in the run up to the election. I think it is too soon if it is going to be a National Movement. If it continues to play out, and well see what kind of President Trump is. We dont know the answer to that either. I agree with scott. I look at social movements as part of my research, and it is really interesting as we look at this reaction. I think you have to sort of attach it to the alreadyexisting movement, so semimovements or micro movements if you want to call them, going back all the way to occupy, more recently here in california the oscar grant movement, the black lives movement, all local california movements. I think you could see, of course, california is getting the National Attention right now in the reaction to trump, is oakland and San Francisco, almost predictably, but we see young people still committed. And looking down the line, how is trumps what effect is trumps victory likely to have in californias Gubernatorial Race two years from now . Former Los Angeles MayorJust Announced he is running. Right. I think at this point, you know, a few days after the election democrats are disspirited, theyre depressed, theyre wandering around wondering who will lead them out of the wilderness. My guess is, of course we dont know what the mood will be like in two years, but my guess is democrats will be looking for someone who is kark mattic, someone who is motivational, someone seen as a fighter, not too close to business. And among the people in the race now, and that would include john chunk, the treasurer if he goes to Lieutenant Governor all democrats. All democrats. I would have to give the edge to neusome, the gun control measure was his measure, and took a high profile lead with marijuana. He is well positioned. But politics are funny things, you cant predict where they will be in two or three years. Where does tom stier stand in this. He is one of the big losers in my view. It is the second election cycle where he spent literally tens of millions of dollars to try to impact the elections in california as well as naksally, and look it like again this year he failed miserably. He told kqed this week he was reconsidering running for governor. He had been looking like he was going to run, now he is having second thoughts. I think, scott, an important thing to note and why trump won is a lot of the industrial policy issues and jobs and economy issues were very, very impactful. His message of Climate Change and environment at all costs i think is going a little away from the current of where a lot of working class democrats and Labor Household members, not labor leadership members are. I think he would have real trouble if he ran for governor with labor democrats. Interesting. I think one other impact, too, if Hillary Clinton had won, a number of democrats in california might have gone with her to the white house. Dianne feinsteins name was mentioned as a top possible cabinet member. That would have opened up another scramble. Thats not going to happen now. So there are fewer places to move to if youre a democrat. James, talk about some of the statewide propositions. You know, pot, tax, gun control, loser parole rules. What passed, what didnt . What does it tell us where california is at now . When you look at the Death Penalty, you look at marijuana, at soda, cigarettes, condoms, we are all over the place. Seems like we mostly took a liberal position on most of the positions, but the Death Penalty obviously counterbalances any of the sort of liberal policy orientation you see in the electorate. The Death Penalty spoke loud and clear and echoed the trump moment or cultural phenomenon. I think, again, one word we havent talked about is culture. I think what trump tapped into on the National Level was a cultural dimension. Clearly here in california the Death Penalty resonates with trumps general aura, but i imagine trump like you say is probably neutral on the Death Penalty as he is with so many other serious issues. There was the other, prop 66, which would have expedited executions. That is ahead a little bit. Im skeptical it is going to pass. The Death Penalty is a funny thing. California has been split down the middle. A lot of folks even if theyre not wild about the Death Penalty, they want to reserve it for the worst of the worse, the scott petersons, the hillside stranglers, those high profile crimes, cop killers. They want to have the option, even if it never gets put into place zblan interesting skis many you may find with an interesting growing democrat majority. I talk to the former District Attorney down in riverside county, which is one of the top counties that sends people to the death chamber, and he believes there are a number of latinos strong on justice and criminal order issue. He thinks the tough on law and order is a message that with resonate with latinos on an ongoing basis. As an exception, the number of latinos supporting legalization of marijuana is way up since last time it was on the ballot. Thats a community in transition as well. I agree theres a strong law and order element there. Speaking of marijuana, california passed it, massachusetts and nevada passed it. They join four other states in addition to washington, d. C. Where it is legal. Is this part of a National Movement that may be spreading as well despite trumps victory . It seems to be, and it is not exclusively a democratic issue. There are libraertarians and republicans. I think if you have somebody who is a Family Member who had cancer, you sort of have become comfortable with the idea of me disnal marijuana, it is not far to get to legalizing it. Theres a sense in the country and certainly in california that the war on drugs failed and locking people up for pot possession was not a great thing to do. But a federal ban is still in place. How is it going to work out under a Trump Presidency and republicans with control of the house and senate as well . Thats a fascinating points, because these states have been ignoring federal law for a long time and the congress opted not to do anything about it, nor since we had democrats in the white house for the past eight years opted not to do anything about it. That said, if Rudy Giuliani is the attorney general for the United States of america, it is very interesting to see how he will respond or react to this issue. I dont know if thats a fight donald trump wants to take on, and, quite candidly, if he does maybe somebody comes up with a video of him in his youth, youthful indiscretions, who knows. But theres a chance the federal government could put the hammer down hard. This is a way this could benefit those who are pro legalization in that the ideology supports the notion of local controls, state rights. In order to be consistent they would have to defer to the local california leaders. Want to take a moment to talk about local races as well. Pamela harris won the u. S. Senate seat. In the state senate race between scott weiner, in the primary with a Bernie Sanders bump, weiner won. What happened . Well, i think because, you know, in june that was a hot topic, you know, with Bernie Sanders versus Hillary Clinton. That went away in november, and, you know, he endorsed her, she was one of four i think local candidates he endorsed in the whole country, but, you know, the bern kind of subsided a little bit. You would think with a larger turnout in november that she might have done better as the more liberal of the two candidates but, you know, it just didnt play out that way. It affected the whole city now because the city council, the supervisors are clearly in a more centrist division. One more thing about Camela Harris, if you look at the bench nationwide there are not a lot of up and coming democrats. I think Camela Harris more so than she would will be seen as a rising star in the way programs barack obama, cory booker, Elizabeth Warren were when they got there. I think whoever becomes governor in california in 2019 could, depending on who it is, could have an elevated role in the leadership of the National Democrat ek party because of the derth of people in the pipeline. Lets to the race in Silicon Valley before we run out of time because weve been following it all along, both democrat kind of beat handa after handa spent 16 years in his post. What will kahna do that was different from what mike handa did . All he has to do is pretty much get up in the morning to be honest with you. Handa has one of the say what you really think, sean. Poorest records of any legislative member in congress. It is unbelievable. I think he has one bill that actually ever passed. To me it is a minor miracle the man survived in office that long. Plus, the controversy with his staff and issues, and it is stunning to me it was a bit of a blowout. It wasnt close. Were going to have to leave it there, gentlemen. Always too much to discuss and too little time. Sean walsh, james taylor and scott schafer, thank you so much. Thank you. Politics is a frequent theme in the arts world. Current bay area arts events showcase stories of resistance and struggles to a circus in oakland who hip hop and dance. Chloe beltman is joining me to offer about the latest art offerings. Hi, good to see you. Nice to be here. The election is still much in peoples minds. Oakland politics is playing a role in the unlikely place, the circus. Tell us about that. Thats right. It is not often circus and politics join forces. A show that runs through december 18th call inversion, circus disobedience and it is about civil disobedience and sticking it to the man. Theres a bunch of characters involved in this show, tricksters, hippies, and they all go through personal revolutions and then a bigger revolution. Theres a combination of ak ro bats and clowning. Writer and performing has a new dance piece out. Sounds like politics are a big part of that piece of work too. Indeed. This is a show called pillow talk, that word in spanish means ball but refers to the game of soccer which is a global phenomenon. It had a positive impact on society and some negative impacts, too. Mark bermutti himself grew up as a haitian immigrant. He grew up playing the sport. He is obsessed with it and he created this show thats at the intersection of hip hop, spoken word, dance. It digs into some of the issues to do with the role of soccer players and global economies and politics. I think we have a clip. Lets check out a clip. And beyond the show, joseph works with bay area yeegt in soccer and hes quite a local treasure, recognized by the United States artists, rock feller fellowship in the annual list of greatest living artists. Thats right. Hes a tremendous artist and a tremendous activist. As part of the show he is doing a big outreach with youth soccer clinics and kind of helping young people connect the dots between the game and politics on a global scale. All right. That is through sunday, november 20th, right . Thats right. Through the 20th at the center for the arts. Lets move to the south bay. Mocla is space in san joses main hub for latino arts and culture and theyre presenting a series of concerts by an extraordinary Puerto Rican Born latin neo soul singer. Thats right. She is performing a series of concerts, as you say, this weekend at macla. She has this great voice. It is warm and it is sultry, and she covers such themes as her puerto rican heritage and peace and healing. We actually have her submit part of her submission for nprs tiny desk competition. Should we take a listen . Yes. Smile very sultry. Shes also quite a talented painter. Thats right. She is a muralist. In her hometown of chicago she created this wonderful miracle called weave in culture. She is deeply political. Works in collaboration with another artist pam kirk. It is a splendid image of line of women of different ethnicities. We are seeing her at work. And she works with the Chicago Public school system, so very involved in her community. Thats right. All right. It is veterans day. Th