National Review's Radio Free California Podcast

We discuss the bizarre manifesto of Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, Calif. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Hightower agrees to buy $9.5bn practice The Bahnsen GroupA May Day Push to ‘Shut It Down’ Takes Shape Across the CountryRead Here: The full manifesto by accused shooter at White House Correspondents' DinnerThe pile-on that wasn’tAnti-Billionaire ‘OUR REVOLUTION’ Endorses Billionaire Steyer for GovCalifornia Voter ID Measure Qualifies For November Ballot‘A betrayal:’ California to share data on immigrant drivers nationallyGovernor Newsom launches first new conservancy in 15 years to accelerate progress at the Salton SeaPlagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea | KQED Truly CA Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Just six weeks from the California gubernatorial primary, Democrats are still auditioning for a lead — and risk watching Republicans steal the show. Can someone please introduce candidate Tom Steyer to the U.S. Constitution? State Senator Scott Wiener’s attempt to muzzle ICE melts in the Ninth Circuit. A fake bear wreaks fake terror on luxury vehicles in Lake Arrowhead. Bonus! A brief history of California’s Modoc War. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Trump ally Roger Stone hired to lobby for Bay Area tribe seeking control of Presidio‘San Francisco treasure’: City, state leaders blast Trump for firing Presidio Trust board3 sentenced for insurance fraud after using bear costume to stage fake attacks on luxury carsTakeaways from the first California governor’s debate since Eric Swalwell’s exit‘Becerra Bounce.' How Xavier Becerra surged from behind to be a frontrunner in governor's race‘Dark Horse’ Gets Sudden Jolt in Packed California RaceSteyer proposes ending ICE, jailing police9th Circuit blocks California limits on anonymous immigration agentsG.B. V. Environmental Protection Agency (9th Cir. 2026)How Newsom Boosted His Book Sales With $1.5 Million From His PACCA hasn’t signed off on a promised deal to help bail out LA if the Olympic Games lose money Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

United Teachers of Los Angeles activists are celebrating the massive salary hike they won on Tuesday, but Lance Christensen says all Californians will pay the price. That same day, attorneys for Rocklin Unified School District asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision of a little-known California administrative court that California Justice Center attorney Emily Rae says violates the federal rights of parents of schoolchildren. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Emily Rae: Follow @EmilyRaeCJC Rocklin Unified Takes Parental Notification Fight to U.S. Supreme Court Lance Christensen: Follow @lancelands The price of LAUSD union peace will be $1.2 billion a year. Next up is paying for itStrike or not, Los Angeles Unified is on an unsustainable trajectory Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As his career prospects evaporate, disgraced former Representative Eric Swalwell now begs exemption from the “believe women” standard he applied to his conservative political opponents. An Easter Egg hunt in Long Beach leads to a human skull, Mayor Karen Bass celebrates the return of Baywatch but says nothing about the return of typhus to L.A., Kamala Korner is back, and the Wiener Watch never left! David offers an explainer on a clash of the tech titans in Musk vs. Altman. Bonus: Kenneth Schrupp discusses Manhattan Institute’s investigation into allegations of fraud in the state’s $30 billion annual In-Home Supportive Services Program. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Eric Swalwell Reaps What He SowsAn Easter Egg Hunt in a California Park Leads to a Human SkullMayor Bass welcomes Baywatch and major productions back to Los AngelesTyphus from fleas hits record level in L.A.: Where the hot spots are and how to protect yourselfWorld Cup: 2 Months Out, FIFA and Host Cities Sideline Rights‘Thinking About It’: Kamala Harris Teases 2028 Presidential RunNewsom administration won't say how much Kamala Harris' CHP security detail is costing California taxpayersSenator Wiener Announces Bill To Protect Survivors Of Conversion TherapyLawmaker backing transgender treatments for kids squirms as man says puberty blockers destroyed himMeta builds AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with staffElon Musk Lawsuit Claims OpenAI Used a Fake Charity to Build an $800 Billion EmpireCalifornia tries to criminalize journalism — to protect fraudCalifornia unveils hospice fraud arrests, pushing back on ‘kingdom of fraud’ claim by Trump official Kenneth Shrupp, Manhattan Institute Gavin Newsom’s $30 Billion Fraud Magnet Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Angling for a White House run, Governor Gavin Newsom talks up his plan to bring white men back to the Democratic Party while his wife warns women that Republicans are working to push women “back into the straitjacket of femininity that is only in service of men.” In other news: Newsom will spend $19 million to persuade Americans that California is awesome and Trump endorses gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton. In the history department, Will and David discuss the 1972 state Supreme Court decision that ended the death-penalty convictions of 107 California killers including Sirhan Sirhan, Charles Manson, and one Robert Page Anderson. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: People v. AndersonUCLA crushes the Other USC to win NCAA women’s basketball national championshipICE Busts Slain Iranian Military Leader’s Niece & Her Daughter Who Called US ‘Great Satan’ In L.A.San Diego warship to recover Artemis II astronauts when they splash down in ocean FridayTrump endorses Steve Hilton in California governor's raceBillionaire candidate for California governor catching heat for past business interests, wealthSexual Harassment Allegations Could Rock Swalwell’s Campaign For GovernorMajor global PR firm Edelman wins $19 million state contract to promote California in a better lightFor Democrats, the Era of the Girl Dad and Male Ally Is OverGovernor Newsom convenes leaders to confront crisis facing boys and menCNN black sheep Scott Jennings gives withering take on Jennifer Newsom: ‘She’s a real problem’Jennifer Siebel Newsom Has Bleak Warning For MAGA Women After Recent FiringsGavin Newsom’s wife pushed weird gender films into California classrooms — while paying herself a fortuneThe great corruption of behested payments in CaliforniaAir district fines Fairfield Budweiser brewery $2.3M over alleged emissions violationsMajor cheese producer closes Fresno-area facility, cuts jobs as it opens Texas siteYamaha moves US headquarters out of California after nearly 50 yearsPublic Storage is the latest company to leave California for TexasPublic Storage to Acquire National Storage Affiliates in $5.6 Billion Stock DealThe Chinese Billionaires Having Dozens of U.S.-Born Babies Via SurrogateCCSF union president violated policies in antisemitic rant, investigation findsLong Beach City College votes to name its Labor Center in honor of Dolores Huerta Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Governor Gavin Newsom signed an emergency bill to rename the Cesar Chavez holiday “Farmworkers Day.” Will and David suggest we commemorate instead the East Los Angeles teacher who was the subject of the 1988 movie Stand and Deliver -- and was then driven from teaching by his own union. Representative Eric Swalwell earned a key campaign endorsement from the California Teachers Association -- a kind of Surgeon General’s Warning for voters in the state’s June primary. In other news: Tech’s very bad week in court, and it’s time for San Francisco to defund its corrupt “Defund the Police” campaign. Bonus tracks! Red State reporter Jen Van Laar on LAUSD’s all-in-the-family negotiations with the state’s largest teacher’s union, and former Los Angeles Times religion reporter Bill Lobdell on the Catholic Church sex-abuse scandal, televangelists, Cesar Chavez, and California’s public schools. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes Newsom signs law renaming Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers DayA Calculated Move : Jaime Escalante Prepares to Leave to Teach in SacramentoUTLA’s responseThe USC professor at the center of the debate debacleA big weekend for Eric SwalwellF.B.I. Said to Dig Up Old Investigative Files on Democratic LawmakerSwalwell campaign in the hot seat after accepting almost $15K from CCP-tied law firm: 'Stop playing footsie'Social media trials usher in Big Tech's latest moment of reckoningTop S.F. official who led Dream Keeper equity program charged with felonies: ‘abuse of power’Holed up: L.A. tries closing off manhole where people live, nearly sealing someone insideLA’s Declining Homelessness Numbers: Real or Illusory?California introduces financial literacy course starting with class of 2030-31'New Era': Landmark Policy to Expand Tribal Stewardship for At Least 7.5 Million Acres in California Jen Van Laar Literal bedfellows among teacher union activists and the district negotiating their pay package Bill Lobdell “Losing My Religion: How I Lost My Faith Reporting on Religion in America and Found Unexpected Peace”Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror podcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The union behind the 2026 Billionaire Tax Act says it will generate $110 billion for public health programs, but Hoover Institution researchers calculate that it will actually cost California $25 billion. In the “Why Now Department,” Will and David consider multiple hypotheses about the timing of claims that United Farm Workers founder Cesar Chavez raped young women half a century ago. The legal case against Meta and YouTube asks us to believe that social media companies bear absolute responsibility for addictive use of social media. Will tells the true story of Ah Louis, a California Gold Rush-era immigrant who became the unofficial mayor of San Luis Obispo’s Chinatown. Bonus! Lance Christensen provides a first look at the year’s legislative Race to Absurdity. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Read the Statement From Dolores Huerta on Cesar Chavez’s AbuseFrom streets to murals, the erasure of Cesar Chavez is fast underway in CaliforniaThe complicated legacy of César Chávez‘I will miss them’: Khanna mocks tech billionaires threatening to leave California for wealth taxKathy Hochul’s Seller’s RemorseThe Fiscal Losses from California's Billionaire Tax ActGavin Newsom’s $114 Million Butterfly BridgeJury deliberations continue in landmark social media addiction trial against Meta, GoogleSocial media use is tied to well-being, according to the new World Happiness Report Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The once-powerful, still-iconic founder of the United Farm Workers is now getting the old Me-Too makeover with his own union reporting allegations that he was the radical left’s Jeffrey Epstein. Also: Newsom’s hypocrisy on surging gasoline prices, Oscar-winner Jessie Buckley’s defense of family, population-alarmist Paul Ehrlich is dead, L.A. County’s fraud problem, the Silicon Valley's deeply flawed initiative to block the wealth tax, and more! Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Cesar Chavez allegations jolt California’s labor movementJessie Buckley’s Beautiful Homage to MothersThe End Is Still NearThe sleeper initiative that could upend more than the wealth taxWe visited “ground zero” for hospice fraud: Los Angeles, CaliforniaProgressive lawmakers Bernie Sanders, Ro Khanna unveil $4.4T wealth tax targeting billionairesSEIU California Endorses Eric Swalwell for GovernorYou get an endorsement! You get an endorsement!Sable’s president in shining armorGovernor Newsom blasts Trump for raising gasoline prices on Americans with no plan and no accountability Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

California Governor Gavin Newsom says taxpayers will spend $19 million on advertising designed to burnish his record in advance of his White House run. Will and guest Will O’Neill consider recent news stories that won’t make the final cut -- skyrocketing oil prices, gender transitioning in the state’s schools, the stabbing victim who died after his ambulance was stolen, and the governor’s own flirtation with antisemitism. Bonus! Remembering Edward Dickinson Baker, the first Californian to die in the American Civil War. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Army Reserve soldier from Sacramento among six killed in Kuwait drone strikeNewsom planning $19-million push to polish California’s national imageIn a Political Campaign, City Officials Can Spend Your Money Against You. They Call it 'Education'He was stabbed while charging his car. He died after his ambulance was stolenNewsom likens Israel to ‘apartheid state,’ questions future military supportNewsom Digs in After SCOTUS Rebuke, Claims Teachers ‘Forced to Be Gender Cops’Amid angry backlash, serial child molester is rearrested the same day he was set to be paroledHere’s how Newsom’s spending binge outstripped revenues, creating California’s chronic deficitMarathon, Chevron, PBF Warn Governor Newsom of Widespread Refinery Shutdowns, Fuel shortages, Economic CollapseCalifornia’s economy faces threats with new energy policy changesNevada governor fires warning shot at Gavin Newsom over oil crisis: ‘Real-world consequences’Fearing GOP upset, top California Democrat urges lagging candidates for governor to drop out of raceCalifornia Unions May Decide Which Republican Advances In The Governor’s Race — And Which One Doesn’tPoll: Hilton’s rise could spare Dems from disaster in California gov’s raceRepublican Rep. Kevin Kiley files to run as independentA budget plot twist in Oakland: From ‘fiscal emergency’ to $17 million in the black Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Following a smashing victory in a San Diego federal court, attorney Paul Jonna describes the U.S. Supreme Court’s dramatic intervention to end California’s determination to hide student gender-transition plans from parents. Bonus! California attorney Michael McClellan lays out the conservative case for skepticism about artificial intelligence. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Paul Jonna on Mirabelli and SCOTUS Paul Jonna, Limandri & JonnaThomas More SocietyCourt sides with parents in dispute over California policies on transgender students Michael McClellan on AI Governor DeSantis Hosts Roundtable on AI Policy at New College of Florida2028: The Consequences of Abundant IntelligenceGemini Said They Could Only Be Together if He Killed Himself. Soon, He Was Dead. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Iran war exposes California’s fragile oil supply, how the media transformed the death of nine skiers near Donner Pass into a case of “climate change,” and Attorney General Rob Bonta’s very bad week. Bonus! Attorney Andrew Quinio describes Pacific Legal’s lawsuit to block San Francisco reparations payments, and CPC senior fellow Mark Moses considers whether government exists to serve citizens -- or whether citizens exist to serve government. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: In Gov. Newsom’s California, It Makes Sense to Get Gasoline from the BahamasWhen US Gasoline Has to Leave the Country to Move Within ItAvalanche experts fear conditions that led to deadly Tahoe slide could become ‘new normal’Apple quietly removes environmental metrics from executive payCalifornia bill would make fossil fuel companies help pay for rising insurance costsThe Tangled Web of the Boulder v. Suncor Cert Grant: Pass me some aspirin. Attorney General Rob Bonta might want some, too.Judge Axes Exxon’s Defamation Suit Against EnvironmentalistsThe hypothetical nuclear attack that escalated the Pentagon’s showdown with AnthropicMerrill Kelly rejected Padres’ lucrative contract offer due to California’s ridiculous tax laws‘Like an Uber Share’ but public: South Bay city to bring low-cost, rideshare-style public transit service Bonus track! PLF attorney Andrew Quinio on San Francisco’s reparations program Andrew Quinio bioSan Francisco taxpayers challenge race-based reparations fund in courtSan Francisco mayor quietly signs reparations fund that could lead to $5M payments per personThe Cost Of San Francisco’s Reparations Proposal: Nearly $600,000 Per Household Public finance expert Mark Moses on the proper role of government Mark Moses bioThe Municipal Financial Crisis – A Framework for Understanding and Fixing Government Budgeting (Palgrave Macmillan, January 2022) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In our bonus interview, CPC attorney Emily Rae unpacks the new U.S. Department of Education report showing how state officials use lawsuits, funding, and threats to force school officials to violate federal law regarding parent notification. In other news: Alex Padilla has missed another chance to thank federal officers who didn’t shoot him last June. Representative Lateefah Simon (D., Calif.) hates the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo but won’t leave California. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass threatens to punish property owners who welcome ICE agents. Republican gubernatorial candidates surge, Dems end their panicky convention with no clear endorsement. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: After State of the Union, Democrats say Trump did ‘what he does best: lie’The Padilla Incident and the Greater PerilH.Res.1056 - Calling for the annulment of the Monroe Doctrine and the development of a "New Good Neighbor" policyMexican army kills ‘El Mencho,’ Mexico’s most-wanted drug kingpinLA Mayor Karen Bass announces plans to ban ICE from city propertiesCoalition rallies to defend Cypress Park day labor center amid disputed Home Depot eviction threatNewsom to Middle Class Whites: I'm Average TooNewsom Pardon Allows Illegal Immigrant to Remain in U.S. Despite Attempted Murder Conviction‘I’m very worried’: California Dems confront possibility of an all-GOP governor raceL.A. County pushes to change law that opened floodgates for billions in sex abuse payoutsLAUSD borrowing $250 million to settle sex abuse claims — on top of earlier half billionDespite climate effects, beaches grew 500 acres Emily Rae, California Justice Center, on U.S. Department of Ed report: Emily Rae bioU.S. Department of Education letter to California Emily’s amicus brief in Littlejohn Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In his tour of the Munich Security Conference, Governor Gavin Newsom held himself up as a global leader on policies most European nations abandoned decades ago. David and Will also discuss: the impact of the U.S. EPA’s announcement that it will no longer follow the Obama-era “endangerment finding” on carbon emissions, San Francisco skier Eileen Gu’s decision to represent China in the Olympics, State Senator Scott Wiener’s failure to keep up with climate science, and how Newsom’s Prop. 50 may silence at least one of the brightest conservative voices in the U.S. House of Representatives. Bonus: Lance Christensen breaks down Newsom's attempted takeover of the state Department of Education. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: The Bahnsen Group Opens News Silicon Valley OfficeTexas Dems are stuck on identity politics with Senate race at stakeCPC hiring: Director of development We Need to Tax the Rich. Are Unions Going About it the Right Way in California?Nobody wants to step on the gas (tax)Sam Darnold’s insane California tax bill stunningly exceeds Super Bowl winningsCalifornia Jock Tax Calculator Boomer Esiason suggests barring California from Hosting Super BowlVP Vance to lead California anti-fraud task force: reportMunich Security Conference: Governor Newsom reinforces climate partnerships as Donald Trump abandons long-standing American alliesLee Zeldin’s EPA Liberates American IndustryDonald Trump declares the Republican Party the pro-pollution partyNew bill aims to allow California AG to sue oil companies for disaster costsSoCal Edison files lawsuit over Eaton Fire, alleging LA County, other utilities are also to blameJudge clears way for mega lawsuit blaming LA and California for deadly Palisades FireEileen Gu’s Terrible ChoiceKiley says he’s weighing challenge to McClintock. He’s already launched an opening salvo.Lance Christensen: A Strangely Good Few Weeks in Education State Superintendent Tony Thurmond on the power struggle over public schools | California Politics 360Number of the Week: Teacher strike votes are risingTeachers Unions Get DesperateTeachers email parents demanding they don’t homeschool kids – as San Francisco strike grinds into a third dayUS Secretary of Ed Linda McMahon: Teachers shouldn't have to bankroll unionsUnderstanding SFUSD’s $1.4B budget: How teachers and the district come up with different numbersLAUSD will vote on layoffs amid budget challenges, declining enrollment UTLA planning documents appear to advocate for use of school resources as ‘form of resistance’ against ICEGen Z are arriving to college unable to even read a sentence—professors warn it could lead to a generation of anxious and lonely graduatesUC San Diego Finds One In Eight Freshmen Lack High-School Math SkillsThe tide goes out on youth gender medicine Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has emerged with new false claims about the success of his high-speed rail project -- and a creepy legislative proposal to classify as secret any rail-project document that might “harm the interests of the state.” Bonuses! Freshman State Assemblyman David Tangipa tears into the Newsom budget, and Red State editor and investigative reporter Jennifer Van Laar reveals the next chapter in Fresno’s secret Chinese bio lab. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes California job market ranks among the weakest of the weak nationwideLabor leaders blast Gavin Newsom over AI, demand more regulationJonathan Turley: Grandstanding Newsom will stop at nothing to ride the rails to glory in 2028State leaders propose to keep some California high-speed rail information secretA top Democrat wants to know if California laws are working. Lawmakers get to pick which onesThrow everything at the wall, see what sticksGun-wielding LA protester aims at feds then vanishes under pepper-ball fireFederal workers face daily harassment by ruthless agitators in DTLA: ‘War zone every day’Coalition rallies to defend Cypress Park day labor center amid disputed Home Depot eviction threatNew twist in mayor’s race makes election a referendum on L.A.’s futurePension costs make tax- and fee-hike frenzy at City Hall the new normOvertime costs were skyrocketing. San Diego police say they have reined it in.An ex-Fresno Arts Council employee is under investigation in $1.5 million embezzlement case, city sources sayA Bay Area downtown faces a reckoning as tides riseHow bad was California’s ‘Great Flood’ of 1862? It was a torrent of horrorsAssemblyman David Tangipa on the state budget Official websiteJen Van Laar on the worst Airbnb in America Illegal Chinese Biolab Used As Airbnb, Made Several Deathly Ill; Defendant Owns Multiple Homes in NV, CAFeds Seize 1000 Samples From Illegal CCP Biolab in Las Vegas Owned by Defendant in Reedley Case Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In his forthcoming autobiography, Gavin Newsom beats his critics to the punch with a deep dive into his troubled personality. Bonus track: attorney general candidate Michael Gates. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Shawn Bell, “Exploring California’s Historic Landmarks”Will on NPR’s “Left, Right & Center”Who Funds the Groups Harassing ICE Agents in Minnesota? The Left's Premier Foundations and Dark Money Networks Have Given Millions, Records Show.The Public-Sector Union Behind L.A.’s Immigration AgitationWhere do Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton stand on public sector unions?50 people arrested hours after hundreds gathered for another anti-ICE protest in DTLAReid Hoffman: Silicon Valley can’t be neutral any longerNative American tribe that owns land under Billie Eilish’s LA mansion has message for virtue-signaling singerEllen DeGeneres shops for new mansion same day she calls for ICE buying boycottHundreds of Sacramento high school students walk out of class to protest ICESB-955 Pupil attendance: excused absences: civic or political events.LAUSD teachers union members authorize strike, ratcheting up pressure on contract talksSan Diego teachers plan first strike in 30 years over issues with staffing and services for special educationSan Francisco school workers are the latest California educators to authorize a strikeTwin Rivers Unified teachers vote for a strike. Here’s when it could happenNeighbors say a machete-wielding man is terrorizing their local park. S.F. has no idea what to do about itGavin Newsom Is Setting His Own RulesGavin Newsom opens the oppo book in his new memoirCalifornia Republicans oppose mileage-based fee proposalReason Foundation’s 2025 report on US state road conditionsEpstein files reveal emails between Ghislaine Maxwell, L.A. Olympics boss Casey Wasserman. He expresses regret Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In Minneapolis, Trump walked into a trap designed by California union activists and perfected in their bloody showdown with the Los Angeles Police Department in 1990: Provoke law enforcement into violent behavior, broadcast the images, and win political concessions. In other news: Trump uses his bully pulpit to beat up Newsom on gasoline prices and wildfire relief. The Atlantic concludes Newsom’s record of failed governance won’t work with a national audience. Bonus tracks! Lance Christensen reviews Newsom’s record of failure on K–12 education, and Edward Ring says the U.S. Drought Monitor’s California reports have been wrong for 25 years. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: When police beat janitors -- but janitors won justiceThey'll always have Davos: When Donald Hung Out With GavinGavin Newsom’s Record Is a ProblemTrump signs executive order for feds to take over LA’s ‘nightmare’ wildfire rebuild in huge boost for victimsTrump vows to drive down California’s sky-high gas prices to $2.50, blames Dems for tacking on enormous taxesGavin Newsom’s Big Ambulance ScamNewsom plans no new journalism funding despite $175-million funding deal with GoogleThe California Post heralds a new era for The Golden State — we will fearlessly tell you the stories that really matterKamala Harris’s Presidential Campaign Was Run by a Bunch of LunaticsJosh Shapiro Writes That Harris Team Asked if He Had Ever Been an Israeli AgentScott Wiener changes course, calls war in Gaza ‘genocide’ as House race kicks offCalifornia husband sues McDonald’s after ‘vagrant’ kills his wife in drive-thruL.A. homeless services fraud suspect spent millions on luxury lifestyle, authorities chargeRick Caruso, a Los Angeles Billionaire, Will Not Run for Office This YearCalifornia Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta opts against running for governor. AgainDon’t Be Fooled: San Jose’s Matt Mahan is No ModerateTom Steyer gets a sparkLance Christensen and Sheridan Karras on Newsom’s education failures Newsom’s Education Legacy: Rising Costs, Declining PerformanceInsolvency by summer still threatens Sacramento school district, budget chief saysSacramento: Charter school renewal denied by Sacramento school district. What comes next?Entrance exams to end for Sac City elementary schools after mandate from stateEdward Ring and Marc Joffe on the U.S. Drought Monitor Statistical review of the United States Drought MonitorCalifornia is free of all drought, dryness for first time in 25 years. Inside the remarkable turnaroundGavin Newsom on the Drought Monitor’s report Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Governor Newsom traveled to Davos for a verbal death-match with President Trump before an audience of shocked political leaders, business execs, and economists. Back in California, Team Newsom attempts to spin a disastrous homelessness report. Will and David take a moment to celebrate R&B great Johnny Otis, born Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes in Vallejo, Calif., in 1921. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes Johnny Otis, “Willie and the Hand Jive”The Grateful Dead, “Willie and the Hand Jive”Newsom tells world leaders their response to Trump is ‘pathetic’World leaders in Davos must stand up to Trump. This is their chanceNewsom accuses White House of blocking speech as US officials sling mud in DavosIs Gavin Newsom really turning the corner on homelessness?Why the Tech World Thinks the American Dream Is DyingTrade spat deepns uncertainty for U.S. tech business Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In his annual State of the State address, Governor Gavin Newsom blamed “private equity firms in Manhattan” for the state’s housing crisis, and then credited the rise in tech stocks with saving the state budget. In other news: Julie Su is now New York City’s problem, State Senator Scott Wiener wants San Francisco to confiscate Pacific Gas & Electric because the city has done so well with the open-air drug trade, and California AG Rob Bonta is on a losing streak in federal court. Bonus! Finance analyst Marc Joffe joins to discuss the political role of Service Employees International Union beyond its 2026 wealth tax. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes Newsom overcomes unease, dyslexia to deliver a sterling State of the State addressGavin Newsom calls for California to limit home buying by large investorsNew California Rent Laws Going Into Effect in 2026AI windfall helps California narrow projected $3-billion budget deficitNewsom Vows to Stop Proposed Billionaire Tax in CaliforniaGarry Tan on XMamdani Picks Rafael Espinal to Lead New York’s Film OfficeCalifornia Should Stop Forcing Drivers to Subsidize DeforestationHow would San Francisco take over PG&E assets?California Drops Lawsuit Over $4 Billion Federal Cut to High-Speed Rail ProjectHalted: Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement of California’s Newly Enacted Labor LawNinth Circuit strikes down California urban open-carry banMarc Joffe on SEIU The Union that May Have Broken CaliforniaWhat to Do with California’s Billionaire Tax Proceeds Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

California is in chaos: wildfires, unemployment fraud, a train to nowhere, high energy costs, lousy public education, and a California exodus that includes billionaires and working people piling their personal effects into U-Haul trailers bound for Texas. David and Will discuss why none of that will likely matter in 2028. Bonus! Will travels back nearly 500 years to the rise and fall of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo -- the first European to set foot in California and to be buried there. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: One year after the LA fires, survivors' big question: Where's the accountability?Northern California, Bay Area leaders react to strikes on Venezuela, Maduro's captureSEIU’s coy X post (facto)The Legislative Analyst’s Office analysis of the billionaire wealth taxDavid Sacks opens Austin office as threat of California ‘billionaire tax’ loomsSolana Co-Founder Calls California’s Proposed 5% Billionaire Tax Measure ‘Dumb’ – Warns Of Capital FlightBillionaires make strategic moves out of California ahead of proposed wealth taxU-Haul: Florida ranks 2nd for net gain of one-way customers; California last for sixth year in a rowCalifornia State Auditor’s reportWhy Gavin Newsom would crush JD Vance in 2028 The Atlantic: The Front-Runner Even more Cal State campuses will automatically admit eligible students under a new state lawA Math Horror Show at UC San DiegoSan Francisco mayor quietly signs reparations fund that could lead to $5M payments per personNew California law requires ingredient change for this grocery staple Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

California Justice Center attorney Emily Rae explains Judge Roger Benitez’s blistering rebuke of California policies that encourage school officials, including teachers, to lie to parents about students’ changing gender identity. Benitez on Monday said state AG Rob Bonta's defense of those policies has constitutional law “upside down.” The judge also ordered state officials to notify parents and guardians of their constitutional right to be informed -- and of teachers to inform them -- “when the student expresses gender incongruence.” Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Judge’s Permanent Injunction in Mirabelli v OlsonJudge’s legal opinion in Mirabelli Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.