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From three-time Tony-winning composer Jason Robert Brown comes the story of Leo and Lucille Frank,

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From KQED.

From KQED, public radio in San Francisco, this is Forum.

I'm Scott Schaefer, and today for Michael Krasny.

After weeks of speculation and lobbying, Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed someone to fill out the U.S. Senate term

of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Secretary of State Alex Padilla will be the first

Latino representing California in the U.S. Senate. He'll join us to talk about the significance of his

appointment and what he hopes to accomplish in a Senate divided right down the middle. Then Oracle,

HP, and Tesla founder Elon Musk all leaving California for Texas. Some say it's caused for alarm,

an indication that the Golden State' high taxes and regulations are pushing

companies to look elsewhere. All that next on Forum, right after this news.

Welcome to Forum. I'm Scott Schaefer, in today for Michael Krasny. Later in the hour,

we're going to discuss California's business

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