079: Newsom Under Investigation, an FBI Raid on Skid Row, and a $20 Million Muzzle
California's government keeps appointing itself the referee—of the truth, your ballot, and your speech. This week: Gavin Newsom's $5.5 million in "behested" donations, a second ethics fine, and the fe...
5 Heinä 2h 8min
078: $556 Billion in the Dark, Broke in a Boom, and the Gas They Banned
Three stories, one pattern: more of your money, less accountability. CalPERS — a $556 billion pension — plays politics, finishes near last in the nation, and won't let retirees see the books. The stat...
2 Kesä 1h 55min
077: A Broken 911 System, A Muzzled Press and a Bought Bestseller
California is scrapping its new $455 million 911 system because it doesn't work. Sixteen years, three governors, and the 1970s analog system is still answering your call. Then, Sacramento Democrats ar...
3 Touko 1h 42min
076: Ballot Seizures, Elder Exploitation, and the $126 Billion Ghost Train
Sheriff Bianco seizes 650,000 ballots in Riverside County, sparking a legal war with the Attorney General over a disputed vote count. Then: a Ventura County conservator funneled $2.7 million from her ...
13 Huhti 1h 35min
074: Hidden Rails, Hospice Heists, and Highway Robbery
A proposed law would let high-speed rail officials bury embarrassing records. Billions in hospice fraud went unchecked while seniors lost real care. And now the same legislators want to charge you per...
7 Helmi 1h 22min
073: Rigged Maps, Empty Coffers & Disarmed Citizens
A federal court greenlights Newsom's gerrymandered congressional maps, the budget deficit refuses to shrink, and California finds new ways to infringe on gun rights.
24 Tammi 1h 22min
072: Sacramento's Failing Audit Report Card and Fleeing Billionaires
California's State Auditor just named 8 agencies "high-risk" for waste, fraud, and mismanagement. EDD blew millions on unused cell phones. CARB paid a ghost employee for 15 months. The Department of T...
2 Tammi 1h 18min
