Will California Lose Its Entrepreneurial Spirit as More Businesses Invest in Other States? | Marshall Toplansky
“Who is leaving? That’s probably the most worrying aspect of all of this. The people who are leaving are the most productive, what I call the seed corn of California—people who are going into family f...
14 Mar 202446min
From US ‘Murder Capital’ to Zero Homicides: A California City’s Remarkable Rebirth | Paul Bains
“I remember that year; there was just so much shooting going on. Kids would sleep in bathtubs to avoid stray bullets.”Siyamak sits down with Pastor Paul Baines from East Palo Alto. He will share how h...
8 Mar 202427min
Is California Still Leading the Nation? | Larry Elder
“In the last three years, we’ve had a net outflow of 1 million people. I don’t want to leave; I want to help turn the state around because I think sooner or later the voters are going to wake up, and ...
7 Mar 202438min
How Los Angeles Mansion Tax Impacts Affordable Housing | Chris Tourtellotte
“You’re going to see housing supply dropped. Investors are no longer looking at the city of LA because it’s too risky. Why would you sell a property, if you would have to give all your profit to the c...
7 Mar 202441min
Famous Chef Explains Why It Is Hard to Operate A Restaurant in California | Andrew Gruel
“Opening a restaurant seems simple, right? You never anticipated that you would expect ... Every single restaurant owner I talked to, is in a PAGA lawsuit. None of them are less than six figures.”Cali...
18 Feb 202451min
Why California’s Budget Deficit Is Snowballing: Legislative Analyst | Gabriel Petek
Siyamak sits down with Gabriel Petek, California’s legislative analyst. He shares with us why California is facing such a huge budget deficit and how it may last a few more years. He also shares what ...
18 Feb 202439min
California DA Explains Which Policies Lead To Increased Crime | Morgan Gire
"As an elected District Attorney, I have people from my county being released from prison early and I don't know why."Siyamak sits down with Morgan Gire, District Attorney of Placer County, who has ov...
16 Feb 202435min
California Lawmakers Spending $1.2 Billion on Office Renovation | Bill George
Siyamak sits down with Bill George, historian and filmmaker, who has been studying and documenting the history and culture of California. He'll discuss the changes he has observed in California’s stat...
15 Feb 202441min
