President Joe Biden, 80, is officially running for reelection, and if successful, he will be 86 at the end of his second term. Polls show an overwhelming number of Americans think he’s too old for the job and shouldn’t run again; calls are also intensifying for 89-year-old Dianne Feinstein to step down from the U.S. Senate, amid ongoing concerns regarding her cognitive health and exacerbated by a prolonged bout with shingles that has found her unable to perform many of her duties, most notably help confirm federal judges in her role on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Some say it’s time for a mandatory retirement age from Congress, others are
calling for presidential candidates to take a mental competency test. But we each
age differently, and one person’s 80 is another’s 60. How old is too old? Is there
such a thing?

In today's edition of The State of California, KCBS political reporter and host Doug Sovern spoke with Dr. Laura Mosqueda, a renowned professor of family medicine and geriatrics at USC's Keck School of Medicine and a widely respected authority on elder abuse and care of the elderly, for her thoughts on the issue.

President Joe Biden, 80, is officially running for reelection, and if successful, he will be 86 at the end of his second term. Polls show an overwhelming number of Americans think he’s too old for the job and shouldn’t run again; calls are also intensifying for 89-year-old Dianne Feinstein to step down from the U.S. Senate, amid ongoing concerns regarding her cognitive health and exacerbated by a prolonged bout with shingles that has found her unable to perform many of her duties, most notably help confirm federal judges in her role on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Some say it’s time for a mandatory retirement age from Congress, others are calling for presidential candidates to take a mental competency test. But we each age differently, and one person’s 80 is another’s 60. How old is too old? Is there such a thing?
In today's edition of The State of California, KCBS political reporter and host Doug Sovern spoke with Dr. Laura Mosqueda, a renowned professor of family medicine and geriatrics at USC's Keck School of Medicine and a widely respected authority on elder abuse and care of the elderly, for her thoughts on the issue.

A daily deep dive into an issue of public policy or politics that's driving the conversation in California. Each day, we interview a guest who's a newsmaker, public official, or expert.

A daily deep dive into an issue of public policy or politics that's driving the conversation in California. Each day, we interview a guest who's a newsmaker, public official, or expert.

The State of California

A daily deep dive into an issue of public policy or politics that's driving 
the conversation in California. Each day, we interview a guest who's a 
newsmaker, public official, or expert.

How old is too old to serve in elected office? Geriatrics expert weighs in

The Supreme Court is divided in the midst of deciding whether the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act of 1986 should have primacy over Idaho's near-total abortion ban.

For more on this, KCBS Radio's Doug Sovern spoke to Shannon Hovis, Director of Reproductive Freedom For All California.

The Supreme Court is divided in the midst of deciding whether the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act of 1986 should have primacy over Idaho's near-total abortion ban.
For more on this, KCBS Radio's Doug Sovern spoke to Shannon Hovis, Director of Reproductive Freedom For All California.

Supreme Court weighs legality of Idaho abortion ban

You’ve seen it at the airport: a CLEAR lane, separate from the general security line and the TSA PreCheck line, where flyers pay an annual fee to a private company to speed through based on their biometric data. They get escorted ahead of even the regular PreCheck customers to get through security that much more quickly.

A Southern California lawmaker is fed up with CLEAR customers cutting to the head of the line and has introduced legislation that could see California become the first state to restrict those lanes.

KCBS Radio news anchors Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke to Senator Josh Newman for more.

You’ve seen it at the airport: a CLEAR lane, separate from the general security line and the TSA PreCheck line, where flyers pay an annual fee to a private company to speed through based on their biometric data. They get escorted ahead of even the regular PreCheck customers to get through security that much more quickly.
A Southern California lawmaker is fed up with CLEAR customers cutting to the head of the line and has introduced legislation that could see California become the first state to restrict those lanes.
KCBS Radio news anchors Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke to Senator Josh Newman for more.

Proposed bill could slow down California's CLEAR airport express lanes

Governor Newsom continues to stay on the offensive when it comes
to abortion, trying to ensure access while also capitalizing on a potent campaign
issue.

The governor has launched another ad campaign, this time in the
state of Alabama, and tomorrow will unveil legislation aimed at Arizona.

The governor has been unrelenting both in his criticism of red state
governors and abortion bans, and his expansion of access to abortion in
California. This latest TV commercial is aimed at Alabama, where Republican
lawmakers are trying to make it a crime to help a minor go to another state for an
abortion.

It’s a pretty hard-hitting spot, with an Alabama highway patrol officer
pulling over a car just before crossing the state line, making the teenager inside
step out to take a pregnancy test and handcuffing the woman behind the wheel.


Meanwhile, tomorrow, Newsom will hold a news conference in Sacramento to
announce a bill that would let abortion providers from Arizona come to California
to perform abortions, granting them expedited licensing, to accommodate the
flood of women California anticipates if and when Arizona’s 1864 ban is allowed
to go into effect, as that state’s Supreme Court has ruled it should.

For more on this, KCBS Radio's Doug Sovern spoke with anchors Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising.

Governor Newsom continues to stay on the offensive when it comes to abortion, trying to ensure access while also capitalizing on a potent campaign issue.
The governor has launched another ad campaign, this time in the state of Alabama, and tomorrow will unveil legislation aimed at Arizona.
The governor has been unrelenting both in his criticism of red state governors and abortion bans, and his expansion of access to abortion in California. This latest TV commercial is aimed at Alabama, where Republican lawmakers are trying to make it a crime to help a minor go to another state for an abortion.
It’s a pretty hard-hitting spot, with an Alabama highway patrol officer pulling over a car just before crossing the state line, making the teenager inside step out to take a pregnancy test and handcuffing the woman behind the wheel.
 Meanwhile, tomorrow, Newsom will hold a news conference in Sacramento to announce a bill that would let abortion providers from Arizona come to California to perform abortions, granting them expedited licensing, to accommodate the flood of women California anticipates if and when Arizona’s 1864 ban is allowed to go into effect, as that state’s Supreme Court has ruled it should.
For more on this, KCBS Radio's Doug Sovern spoke with anchors Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising.

How old is too old to serve in elected office? Geriatrics expert weighs in

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