• Episode 386: Joy Division
    Apr 16 2025

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    Show Notes:

    • Merle Haggard
    • Why did it take Bernie Sanders and AOC to rally California liberals?
    • ‘Not acceptable.' Not a single home building permit finalized in Altadena following Eaton Fire
    • Homeowners sue California FAIR Plan, claim it’s not paying for home cleanups after wildfires
    • Measure ULA is reducing apartment development in the city of L.A, report says
    • CA Dems pass on funding Prop. 36 as Newsom celebrates rights of crime victims
    • For California’s largest public union, telework poses challenge — and opportunity
    • The Prop 22 fight rides again
    • California Is Preparing to Take Trump to Court to Stop His Tariffs
    • Oakland mayor’s race too close to call as Barbara Lee predicts ‘a long week’
    • Trump’s volatile trade policy creates new problems for California state budget
    • Judge allows Menendez brothers' resentencing effort to move forward
    • Menendez brothers' aunt hospitalized after DA shares graphic photos in court: 'We are devastated'
    • Rosie O'Donnell says convicted killer Lyle Menendez is first 'straight man' she can 'love' and 'trust'
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 385: Second to Naan
    Apr 10 2025

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    Show Notes

    • David on Mike Rowe’s “The Way I Heard It”
    • ‘Truly A Moron’: Elon Musk Puts Key Trump Official On Blast After He Goes After Tesla
    • Navarro left a trail of political wreckage in California
    • Newsom is trying to loophole California out of Trump's tariff war
    • UC Berkeley prof says California has lost 20,000 fast-food jobs since Newsom’s Fast Foot Act
    • Proposed California bill would bar fining, arresting homeless people for camping
    • Feds to look into potential fraud and corruption in Southern California homeless funds
    • In unprecedented payout, L.A. County will settle sex abuse claims for $4 billion
    • RealPage sues Berkeley over its ban on algorithmic rent pricing software
    • Steph Curry’s plan to build a headquarters in S.F.’s Dogpatch area is dead
    • NBA’s Steph Curry joins neighbors in opposing affordable-housing plan for ritzy Atherton
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    1 hr
  • Episode 384: Trump in the Driver’s Seat
    Apr 2 2025

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    Show Notes:

    • The complicated legacy of César Chávez
    • Trump targets California ban on ‘forced outing’ of students’ gender identity to parents
    • Trump ally and rising California GOP star Essayli named top federal prosecutor in L.A.
    • California farmers fear tariff trade war losses in billions, uneven bailouts
    • Gavin Newsom calls Democratic brand ‘toxic’ on Bill Maher show
    • Will this bill be the end of California’s housing vs environment wars?
    • Resistance roars back at the border
    • SB 573 would raise corporate taxes based on executive compensation
    • The Luigi Mangioni [sic] Access to Healthcare Act
    • Policies, not greed, driving California’s sky-high gas prices, study finds

    Julie Hamill

    • California Justice Center
    • What is FERPA?
    • California Laws Force Public School Districts to Violate FERPA and Title IX; Mandatory Withholding of Federal Funds
    • Trump targets California ban on ‘forced outing’ of students’ gender identity to parents
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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • Episode 383: California Governor Donald Trump!
    Mar 26 2025

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    Show Notes

    • David: An anniversary to forget and remember
    • Here’s how Gavin Newsom’s podcast arrangement works. The details raise questions
    • Newsom betrays a promise by failing to fund high school ethnic studies classes | Opinion
    • University of California drops “diversity statements”
    • With L.A.’s mayor facing a recall threat, her supporters go after billionaires
    • Weaponized turds: San Francisco’s strange and terrible victory over the EPA
    • Will: OUSD teachers present an affair to remember
    • A homegrown Arizona company was about to break ground on a billion-dollar development – then a California union stepped in

    Oakland with Tim Gardner:

    • Oakland Report
    • Oakland's MACRO missed all of its pilot project goals—so the city expanded it
    • Is Oakland fundamentally ‘broken’? The mayor’s race hinges on the answer

    Major League Baseball Opening Day with Rick Reiff:

    • Rick Reiff’s website
    • MLB removes references to ‘diversity’ from website’s careers page
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    1 hr and 57 mins
  • Episode 382: California Democrats Discover the Supply Side
    Mar 20 2025

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    Show Notes

    • Can Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson Save the Left From Itself?
    • An Abundance of Ambiguity
    • L.A. city budget shortfall grows to nearly $1 billion, with layoffs ‘nearly inevitable’
    • California’s soaring pension debt rears its head
    • Teacher of the year among hundreds getting cut from Santa Ana USD
    • Steve Bannon blames Gavin Newsom for creating Elon Musk
    • Gov. Newsom sends 'bat phones' to CEOs of major California businesses
    • California needs $3.4B loan to cover health care costs as state provides insurance to undocumented residents
    • California’s war on farmers made eggs even scarcer
    • Rent set by algorithm? Berkeley bans landlords from using pricing software
    • California’s prep sports governors suddenly find themselves isolated in their battle over trans athletes
    • S.F. Pride seeks alternative funding for LGBTQ celebration after major sponsors drop out

    City Journal’s Christina Buttons

    • The Tragedy of Yarden Silveira
    • Transgender Brain Studies are Fatally Flawed
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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • Episode 381: Gavin Newsom’s Trans Transition
    Mar 13 2025

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    Show Notes:

    • Gavin Newsom shocks LGBTQ allies with criticism of transgender athletes
    • Scoop: LGBTQ+ rights power picks fight with Trump
    • ‘Universal’ locker rooms at UC Davis
    • Newsom stymies implementation of landmark California plastic law, orders more talks
    • Kamala Harris roasted for trying to tie love of Doritos to Big Tech innovation during AI conference
    • Why Kamala Harris for governor would bring joy to Republicans
    • Tim Walz has some sharp critiques of the Dem 2024 campaign
    • Former Rep. Katie Porter announces bid for California governor
    • Why would anyone think Chad Bianco is a decent candidate for governor?
    • Why is Mayor Karen Bass deleting her text messages?
    • Sacramento butcher shop closes after 10 years of quality meats. ‘It’s a sad day’

    JULIE HAMILL

    • Julie Hamill
    • Newsom's 'unfair' remark on girls' sports belies record as governor: 'Absolute bulls---'
    • California hit with Title IX compliant for ‘gender identity’ student sleeping quarters
    • Defense of Freedom Institute, California Justice Center file federal Civil Rights complaint against California Department of Education and multiple school districts for Title IX violations
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Episode 380: Tautologies Masquerading as Sentences
    Mar 6 2025

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    Show Notes:

    • Copperopolis incorporated, March 3, 1861
    • “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”
    • Lateefah Simon rips Trump — and mod Dems
    • California's Moneyed Elite Selects 'Abolish the Police' Operative to Serve in Congress
    • Who’s afraid of Medicaid reform?
    • Return to office: Newsom orders California state workers back four days a week
    • Can’t make rent because of the fires? L.A. County considers a six-month lifeline
    • Return to office: Newsom orders California state workers back four days a week
    • Rivas purges five GOPers from Assembly committee posts in ‘Friday Night Massacre’
    • After landslide victory, will Sacramento fund Prop. 36 enforcement? First signs say no.
    • California fast-food workers could see another pay increase
    • POINT REYES: Niman Ranch challenges Point Reyes Seashore settlement in lawsuit over ranching
    • Yolo County program gave cash payments to families. Here’s what worked — and what didn’t

    Medi-Cal reform with Marc Joffe:

    • Marc Joffe
    • Containing Medicaid costs at the state level
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Episode 379: What’s the Matter with California?
    Feb 26 2025

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    Show Notes:

    • The Victor Davis Hanson Show
    • Feb 24 1942 The Battle of Los Angeles
    • Gavin Newsom is launching his own podcast — and inviting MAGA favorites
    • While ‘Trump-Proofing’ California, Gov. Gavin Newsom asks Congress for $40 billion in fire relief funds
    • Column: Bass fires the L.A. fire chief, but her own smoldering political crisis is far from over
    • Trump attempting ‘end-run’ around California car pollution standards, expert says
    • Will Gavin Newsom support Republican bill that bars funding for violent undocumented immigrants?
    • San Diego migrant shelter hailed as national model will shut down, with 100-plus layoffs
    • California bill restricts self-defense, ends crime-stopping protection, mandates ‘retreat’
    • The SEIU’s power grab puts patients at risk
    • Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Shouted Down During Stanford's 'Democracy and Disagreement' Class
    • Fremont’s homeless encampment ban divides the community

    Mirabelli v Olson:

    • Mirabelli, et al. v. Olson, et al.
    • Julie Hamill
    • Paul M. Jonna
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    1 hr and 33 mins
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