A California Father in Office Fights to Protect Children From Online Dangers | Josh Lowenthal
California, long a hub for Big Tech, is now at the center of a growing push to protect kids online. In this episode, Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal joins California Insider to explain why he's calling ...
27 Mar 202534min
California’s Empty Buildings Could Be a Warning for the Rest of the Country | David Marino
California’s commercial real estate market is cracking—quietly but deeply. Office towers are half-empty, warehouses are overbuilt, and lab space demand has vanished. In this episode, real estate exper...
26 Mar 202543min
Family Owned Business in San Francisco Are Struggling To Stay Open | Hrag Kalebjian
In San Francisco, small business owners are increasingly left to face crime on their own. Hrag Kalebjian runs Henry’s House of Coffee, a third-generation shop in the Sunset District. Despite filing a ...
22 Mar 202540min
California Farmer Finds a Smarter Way to Grow Rice | Christopher Lopes | Bruce Lopes
Farming in California isn’t easy with rising costs, drought, and market pressures. But one farming family is rethinking rice farming with a centuries-old Japanese technique that uses ducks instead of ...
21 Mar 20251h 6min
Los Angeles Spent Billions on Homelessness. Where Did It Go? | Paul Webster
Los Angeles has poured billions into homelessness programs, but a new audit reveals deep financial mismanagement and a lack of oversight. Are these funds truly reaching those in need, or is bureaucrac...
19 Mar 202539min
Los Angeles about to Lose a Large Number of Restaurants | GianCarlo Pagani | Roozbeh Farahanipour
Los Angeles restaurants were already facing rising costs and declining reservations—then the fires hit. Industry leaders say the impact feels like a second pandemic, with small businesses, event venue...
16 Mar 202530min
How Trump’s Air Quality Policies Will Impact California | Susan Shelley
California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) has set the state’s emissions standards, often going beyond federal requirements. But with Trump back in office, could California lose its ability to set indepe...
12 Mar 202541min
Why Clearing Highway Encampments in California Takes So Long | Senator Catherine Blakespear
California’s homelessness crisis persists, with encampments growing and solutions slow to materialize. State Senator Catherine Blakespear explains why efforts haven’t curbed the problem, the challenge...
8 Mar 202541min
