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
California School District Gave Diplomas to Students in China: State Audit
A state audit found that a Southern California school district issued California high school diplomas to students in China who never set foot in the state and never attended a single class. The scheme...
17 Apr 30min
California Fuel Supply At Risk | Here's Why
California produces only 25% of the crude oil it consumes and has no pipelines bringing refined fuel into the state. When global fuel supply tightens, where does a state that depends on imports turn? ...
27 Mars 37min
LA's Infrastructure Race: The $30 Billion Push for 2028 | Artin Sodaify
LA hosted the Olympics in 1984 with 23 events. In 2028, it's committing to more than double that, and the city carrying that weight today is a fundamentally different place. In this episode, Artin Sod...
21 Mars 31min
Hollywood Has a Gap—What's Pulling Film Work Out of the State?
California's post-production workforce, the people who edit, score, and mix every film and show you've ever seen, has been losing work to other states and countries for years. How does an industry thi...
21 Mars 34min
