What does it all mean? Top takeaways from the primaries, what they mean for November, and what California's results may tell us about the 2028 landscape for female candidates, Democrats and democracy

We are thrilled to invite you to our June luncheon with first-time speaker Melanie Mason, Politico's California Bureau Chief and co-author of the CA Playbook, a daily newsletter about CA politics and politicians and all that's going on behind the scenes.

Melanie will help us understand what happened in the June primary here and in other primaries nationwide. How are the top races likely to impact the general election? How did women voters and candidates shape the results? Will results in California impact the national landscape? What issues are motivating voters to turn out: Reproductive rights? Economic anxiety? Love/distaste for one party or the other?

This is a rare opportunity to hear directly from a leading expert on California politics about some of the issues that keep us up at night and make us keep showing up.

Melanie joined Politico in 2023 and has been Bureau Chief since February of this year. She is a go-to source for news about the gubernatorial race and redistricting wars, as well as scoops on California's top political personalities.

This is an event you will not want to miss!