What’s Really Happening Inside Iran Right Now | Siyamak Khorrami
The conflict in Iran reads very differently up close than it does from a distance. For most people watching from the outside, the story is incomplete.“California Insider” host Siyamak Khorrami grew up...
30 Apr 35min
California Ballot Measures: What Voters Can and Can’t Hold Them To | Matt Klink
California’s ballot is filling up with new tax measures this year, and many voters won’t know what they’re agreeing to until after they’ve voted.Some of these measures are framed as temporary or targe...
29 Apr 36min
Behind the Alleged Ballot Petition Fraud in California
Paid signature gatherers are operating inside homeless encampments in San Francisco to collect ballot petition signatures for California’s November 2026 propositions. Video evidence captured on the st...
28 Apr 32min
LAPD Commander on What Keeps LA’s Homelessness Problem Going | Blake Chow
A large share of police calls in Los Angeles can be traced back to homelessness, at a time when departments are already short on officers. Behind each call is a mix of mental health crises, addiction,...
27 Apr 38min
California’s Land, Water, and Fire: What’s Really Driving the Decisions
California’s water, land, and fire systems are, in many cases, driven by federal court orders from litigation decided decades ago, before current conditions existed. That distance between today’s chal...
26 Apr 39min
California’s Oil Problem Is Bigger Than California
California’s push to phase out fossil fuels has accelerated the closure of the refineries that still supply fuel to its military bases, airports, and 40 million drivers. If the plan is to move away fr...
24 Apr 38min
California’s Crime Numbers Are Down–Here’s What They Don’t Show
Crime in California is at some of its lowest levels in decades. So what explains what people are still seeing on the street every day? In this episode, Siyamak sits down with Magnus Lofstrom, senior f...
22 Apr 41min
Global Oil Crisis Finds California Short on Supply Options
California’s gasoline supply was already under pressure before the Strait of Hormuz developments complicated things even more. With refinery closures accelerating and import sources drying up simultan...
18 Apr 24min
