080: The Ballots Nobody Audits, the Diapers Nobody Bid On, and $44 Billion in Propositions
California threw out 148,241 mail ballots in the June primary — and the batch that erased Spencer Pratt's 40,000-vote lead in the L.A. mayor's race is exempt from the state's only mandatory audit. The...
27 Juli 2h 21min
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 Juli 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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Apr 1h 35min
075: Governor Chaos, School Fraud, and the ID Fight
California's governor's race has ten candidates, zero leaders, and Republicans are somehow sitting at the top of the polls. Then, millions of dollars meant for LA's kids got looted right out of the sc...
14 Mars 1h 43min
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 Feb 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 Jan 1h 22min
