Скачать или смотреть Assemblywoman Heather Hadwick on Rural Voices, Wildfire, Housing & the North State

In this candid and wide-ranging conversation, Assemblywoman Heather Hadwick shares what it’s really like representing one of California’s largest and most rural districts.

From wildfire recovery and forest management to housing affordability, rural healthcare, wolves, and the growing urban–rural divide, Heather offers an inside look at how decisions made in Sacramento affect real families and communities across the North State.

She also opens up about balancing public service with family life, navigating party divisions at the Capitol, and why relationships — not headlines — are what actually get bills passed.

If you care about rural representation, California policy, or understanding how government really works behind the scenes, this conversation is a must-watch.

Topics We Talk About:
🌲 What it really means to represent rural California
🏛️ How the urban–rural divide shows up inside the Capitol
🔥 Wildfire, forest management, and why policy feels different when you live it
🚗 Covering 11 counties — and the realities of serving a massive district
🤝 Why relationships matter more than headlines in getting things done
🐺 Wolves, ranching, and making rural challenges real for urban lawmakers
🏠 Housing affordability, modular homes, and what could actually work in the North State
👩‍👦 Balancing public service, family, and life on the road
🧭 Choosing progress over political theater
🌱 Why loving where you live is the foundation of real leadership

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to All Redding
0:24 Meeting Assemblywoman Heather Hadwick
0:56 From First Public Speech to Public Service
1:21 The First Year in Office and Family Life
2:14 Leadership Lessons from Previous Careers
2:55 Navigating Partisan Division in Sacramento
4:30 Representing Rural California in a Large District
5:38 Travel Demands of District 1 Representation
5:56 Staffing and Office Coverage Challenges
6:56 Bringing Colleagues to the North State
7:23 Forestry Tours and Wildfire Education
8:18 Seeing Northern California Through New Eyes
9:21 Building Relationships Beyond the Capitol
10:03 How Hands-On Experience Changes Policy
12:14 Learning from Other Districts and Industries
12:56 National Perspective: Lessons from New York
15:45 Relationship-Building in Effective Governance
18:33 Wildlife, Fire Insurance, and Rural Advocacy
22:03 Redding’s Role as a Regional Hub

About the Host — Leah Roadrunner
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Loan officer, 20+ years in Redding, Catalyst Mentoring volunteer, Leadership Redding Steering Committee; passionate about serving neighbors and elevating community voices.

About the Guest — Heather Hadwick
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Assemblywoman Heather Hadwick represents California’s 1st Assembly District and brings a deep, firsthand understanding of rural life to the Capitol. Raised in Dorris and now running her family farm in Modoc County with her husband, two sons and bonus daughter, Shayla, Heather has worked as an elementary and high school teacher, a small business owner, and served as Modoc County’s Deputy OES Director—coordinating wildfire evacuations, disaster response, and public information during major North State emergencies.

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