In this edition of State of Affairs: 

• Gov. Jerry Brown is set to give his State of the State address on Thursday morning. We look ahead to what could be on his to do list this year. We will bring you a special broadcast of the State of the State from Capitol Public Radio live at 10 a.m.
• The California U.S. Senate Race is suddenly a thing — but why?
• There are some developments with 2016 ballot measures, including Prop. 30.
• Groups like Black Lives Matter are becoming more savvy in their tactics, but are they effective in reaching their end goals?

Joining Take Two to discuss: 

• Politico's California Playbook reporter Carla Marinucci
• Capitol Public Radio's Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler