In this episode of, It's ONME Local - Central Valley, podcast show host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews last Thursday's Big City Mayors' media briefing, a coalition of California's largest 13 cities' mayors; The Big City Mayors met with State Leadership, and at their urging, both the Assembly and Senate have included $4 billion a year in funding for housing and homelessness over multiple years in their budget priorities, released earlier this week. She features videos excerpts of three San Joaquin Valley mayors: Bakersfield, CA, Mayor Karen Goh; Stockton, CA, Mayor Kevin Lincoln; and Fresno, CA, Mayor Jerry Dyer.

Then Dudley Najieb reviews COVID-19 vaccine media briefing with California surgeon general, Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris; she also reviews the African-Americans and a few words from Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris.

About the The Big City Mayors Coalition
Members of the The Big City Mayors include mayors from Los Angeles, San Diego, San José, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Long Beach, Oakland, Bakersfield, Anaheim, Riverside, Santa Ana, and Stockton.