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Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes Thieves snatch Rep. Adam Schiff’s luggage in S.F. He gives dinner speech without a suitNew charges for protester charged with threatening Bakersfield council members, staffUTLA May Day CelebrationNewsom celebrates storage milestone but confirms blackouts are not over yetIn killing this bill, California Democrats proved they’re lap dogs for Gov. Newsom Planned Parenthood Northern California workers unionize with SEIU Local 1021Wonderful Nurseries workers hit UFW with charges detailing fraudulent union campaign, illegal discriminationPrima Wawona collapse shines harsh light on private-equity ownerHow a migrant farmworker built generational wealth, penny by pennyPacific Legal Foundation’s Jack Brown on reparations New lawsuit filed in San Diego over race-based housing programCalifornia occupational licensing bill picks winners and losers based on their race

Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: David L. Bahnsen Truist Shareholder Meeting Presentation VideoThe complicated legacy of César ChávezDozens of pro-Palestine protesters arrested at USC following demonstrationsCal Poly Humboldt closed through the weekend as protests continueSecret Service agent assigned to Kamala Harris hospitalized after exhibiting "distressing behavior," officials sayBiden administration finalizes controversial minimum staffing mandate at nursing homesSupreme Court divided on homelessness case that will affect California encampment policyReversing California’s declineThe California progressives trying to cancel affordable housingSanta Monica approves $1 million per unit homeless housing project WATCH: The California progressives trying to cancel affordable housingNew bill aims to help Arizonans get abortion care in CaliforniaCalif. carmaker Fisker, once worth $2.9 billion, warns of looming bankruptcyTesla lays off more than 3,300 California workers, mostly in Bay AreaClovis schools now more LGBTQ+ tolerant, union says. Here are the latest changesThis California school district passed a ‘forced outing’ policy. Now it’s backing down

Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Foundations of Freedom: The Importance of America's Constitutional Pillars Register for Newport Beach (April 30) or San Jose (May 1) Show Notes: Google fires employees over anti-Israel office sit-Ins‘Please leave!’ A Jewish UC Berkeley dean confronts pro-Palestinian activist at his homeProvost announces valedictorian won’t speak at graduation in MayA student sent a swastika to a Jewish lawmaker’s daughter. The response led to his new billGood riddance, O. J. SimpsonBecerra weighs exit from Biden administration for California gubernatorial bidCalifornia is giving up to $150,000 to help first-time homebuyersCalifornia’s ‘anti-literacy’ teachers’ union opposes science of reading bill, critics sayEd Ring’s Department of Water & Power: High Speed RailOffshore windCO2 sequestrationThe Delta Tunnel

Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Foundations of Freedom: The Importance of America's Constitutional Pillars: Register for Newport Beach (April 30) or San Jose (May 1) Take the National Review Podcasts Survey: National Review strives to bring you the best content across all platforms, including podcasts like this one, and that means always working to improve. To do that, we need your feedback. Please take a moment to complete the podcast survey at nationalreview.com/survey. Show Notes: 19 Pomona College protesters arrested after storming, occupying president’s officeGavin Newsom says baseball saved him. But the legend of his career doesn’t always match the realityICYMI: California Poised to Become World’s 4th Biggest EconomyIndia could soon replace California as the world’s fifth largest economy, report saysNewsom wonders how Fox News will spin March jobs reportUnemployment Rates for StatesGavin Newsom pays $16 an hourCalifornia progressives forced to play defense as state faces huge budget deficitsSB 1446: Grocery establishment and retail drug establishment employees: self-service checkout and technologies affecting essential job functions.AB 2751: Employer communications during nonworking hours.AB 2319: Asm. Lori D. Wilson (D-Suisun) California regulator takes income-based electric bills off the tableEdward Duplex

Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA National Review Institute in California: "Foundations of Freedom: The Importance of America's Constitutional Pillars" Register for Newport Beach (April 30) or San Jose (May 1)Show Notes Dr. Greg Bahnsen and workStalled Labor pick Julie Su lets herself off the hook for California’s missing billionsCalifornia Sen. Laphonza Butler boasts ‘win’ for crime victims fund despite less money for the stateCalifornia lawmaker wants to end exclusive control over ticket salesSacramento to become a sanctuary city for transgender peopleBerkeley settles lawsuit to repeal gas ban, in final blow to dozens of California measuresEx-Caltrain employee, contractor charged with building secret homes at train stationsChris Bray on Community Choice Aggregation California Democrats are Building a Giant Political Slush FundLooking Under the Hood: What Is Community Choice Aggregation Meant to Do?

Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Before Jackie, Paige dueled Feller in league ahead of its timeGovernor Newsom’s open letter to California’s Muslim, Palestinian American, and Arab American communitiesYerba Buena Center to reopen exhibition following pro-Palestine protests Christian group is ‘luring’ students with free pizza at lunch, Clovis parents sayAttorney General Bonta files lawsuit against Apple: Smartphone monopolization has stifled innovation, resulted In higher prices for consumersCalPERS strongly opposes ballot measure that could kill pension fundingGov. Newsom’s silly arguments against the Taxpayer Protection Act don’t stickCalifornia’s unemployment rate rises to the highest level in the U.S.State could derail BNSF’s $1.5 billion Barstow International Gateway, potential benefitsNeil Young ends Spotify boycott . . . because money

Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: March 19: St. Joseph’s Day and the miracle of the return of the swallows to CapistranoWill’s conversation with Mike “Dirty Jobs” Rowe'Find the Votes': Newsom scrounging for Democrat mail-in ballots to pass signature tax increaseCalifornia’s latest audited financials reveal a serious problemCalifornia’s deficit: Bring your alibisKatie Porter regrets calling primary election rigged. ‘I wish I had chosen a different word’Inside California’s progressive “Dark Money” machine: How Democrats move union donations The harmful consequences of COVID-era school closures will be with us for years to comeLawmakers want to help California be happyChino Valley revamps parental notification policy; LGBTQ+ allies fear legal escalation

Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: California’s primary turnout not a record low, but vote count still slowCalifornia’s electorate doesn’t reflect the state’s diversity. It’s time to fix thatWe still don’t know the outcome of Proposition 1. Why is the vote so close?Opinion: Steve Garvey’s strange win is a loss for California election reform. Here’s the solutionBill Essayli campaign pageThe Republican Party doesn't exist (but it still cashes the checks)Early winners and losers from low-turnout Los Angeles electionsSan Francisco public safety measures backed by Mayor Breed win big on Election DayJohn Fund called the most important school board race in California

Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Supreme Court turns down challenge to N.Y. rent control with implications for CaliforniaKlamath Dam Removal: ‘It’s an Environmental Disaster’California’s war on plastic bag use seems to have backfired. Lawmakers are trying againCalifornia says gas prices could spike 50 cents a gallon next year thanks to this climate programCarbon-Related Jobs In Kern County Not A Sure ThingFormer top oil regulator alleges he was fired for refusing to enforce suspended lawNewsom: Soaring number of fracking permits led to state’s top oil regulator’s firingCalifornia’s impossible war on oil and gas

Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: What was and was not true when Donald Trump blasted California, Gavin Newsom at CPACSelf-Proclaimed ‘Dissident’ Trump Rails on Newsom, Calls Migrants’ Languages a ‘Horrible Thing’Newsom defends Biden, says "he's doing everything he needs to do"Newsom unveils multistate ad campaign to fight abortion travel restrictions in red statesAre Gavin Newsom backers raising money for a possible Democratic presidential bid?Gavin Newsom faces another recall threat in CaliforniaDem Senate hopeful says Laken Riley killing alone shouldn't 'shape' immigration policyHeritage Foundation on illegal immigration and crimeWhat you need to know about California’s Proposition 1John Fund: School Battles Pit Parents against Teachers’-Union BossesTeachers union halts support for LAUSD candidate, who has more online posts to explainCritics attack Breed’s billionaire-backed police ballot measure as dangerous to publicHow San Francisco staged a surprising comebackSilicon Valley job boom ends for now as employment growth slows down: reportTemecula school district can continue to ban critical race theory for now, judge rules

Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Contemplating the unthinkable: Harris 2024California’s budget deficit is worse than anticipated — and much worse than Newsom projectedRep. Tom McClintock explains the case against the case against Alejandro MayorkasPorter defends ad highlighting little-known GOP rival in Senate raceSan Francisco appoints first noncitizen to serve on Elections CommissionJudge declines to block Huntington Beach voter ID referendum from ballotCalifornia lawmakers weigh bill to ban cities from requiring voter ID for local electionsA new bill would allow California universities and community colleges to hire undocumented studentsJulie Hamill talks with National Right to Work’s Mark Mix Ontario trucking employee who revealed union boss salaries hits Teamsters Union with federal charge after job threats

Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: No, Pete Wilson wasn’t right, and other takeaways from Carl DeMaio’s absurd adBonta pushes for parent consent on social media but not in schoolsKamala Harris Calls Special Counsel’s Biden Report ‘Politically Motivated’Kamala Harris says she is ready to serve as Biden faces age scrutinyCalifornia Senate candidates spar over Dem's proposal for $50 minimum wage: 'Do the math'Rushed climate-reporting laws backfiring on CaliforniaScott Wiener’s response to US Chamber lawsuitDemocrats trying to get the Taxpayer Protection Act off of the ballot through political intimidation, bullying Uber to counter California’s labor muscle with $30M political spendAs California closes prisons, the cost of locking someone up hits new record at $132,860A record amount went to lobbying California’s government. Who were the biggest spenders?Mandatory kindergarten proposalCalifornia doesn’t own AI policyJay Donde of San Francisco’s Briones Society: Revenge of the Normies: Effort to revive San Francisco GOP leads to leadership clashThe San Francisco Briones SocietyJay Donde, “More police, fewer prisons, less crime”

Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Rapper Snoop Dogg has ‘Nothing but love and respect’ for TrumpVice President Kamala Harris returns to Northern California to a divided Democratic PartyDeSantis offers to send Florida National Guard to CaliforniaBurritos and Big Macs to cost more in California as pay risesWhat you need to know about California’s Proposition 1California lawmakers unveil sweeping legislative proposals aimed at slavery reparationsCalifornia lawmakers backpedal on new electricity rates rule based on customer incomeReality check: Half of California’s energy comes from crude oilTarget clerk blames Gov. Newsom for retail theft. She didn’t realize he was standing in her checkout lineGovernor Newsom calls for legislation cracking down on property crimeCalifornia's divided view of Prop 47Newsom’s claim: California tougher than Texas on crime

Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: US laughs off reports of Putin eyeing Alaska as Russia's 'former real estate': 'Not getting it back'2024 Super Bowl: 10 reasons why 49ers are headed to Las Vegas after rallying past Lions in NFC ChampionshipPelosi faces criticism for suggesting some pro-Palestinian protesters are connected to RussiaOn Twitter: "Go back to China"Video shows 2-year-old wandering the street after Oakland carjacking suspect abandons himSwalwell tweetsSan Francisco toy store that inspired Toy Story franchise set to close due to rising crime, disorder Los Angeles Times commentary: If you want to leave, fine. But don’t insult California on the way out‘Gov. Pete Wilson was right’: California state Assembly candidate DeMaio revives controversial immigration adCalifornia bill would require new cars come equipped with speed-limiting device Why are cars designed to go way over the speed limit?Can California state employee unions protect civil servants from crackdowns on telework?California Employment Development Department calls workers back to office with few exceptionsCalifornia suffers largest job-growth drop in USLance Christensen on Protect Kids billFreelancers file first lawsuit challenging Biden independent contractor ruleCalifornians worry about deficit, state’s direction. How it affects Gavin Newsom’s popularity

Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta to be honored by Los Angeles CountyCharities linked to UFW are clearedGrapes of union wrathRFC’s interview with Dan GerawanThe dubious legacy of César ChávezNewsom hitting South Carolina, Nevada to stump for BidenL.A. Times Guild calls for one-day walkoutL.A. Times’ billionaire owner (and is family) ignite a tug-of-war over paper’s futureCSU and faculty reach surprise tentative agreement, ending massive strike after one dayIn-N-Out Burger in Oakland to close doors for good over of out-of-control crime, company saysMy school district just welcomed an after-school Satan clubRepublican Steve Garvey won’t win California’s Senate race, so why is he running?Stanford's Tara VanDerveer breaks Duke legend Mike Krzyzewski's NCAA wins recordSan Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship on SundayWhat type of worker are you? Government has new test for who should be on payroll In Beverly Hills, no kitchen remodels or pool grottoes as judge orders building moratorium over lack of affordable housingJACOB HUEBERT Attorney General Bonta issues legal alert warning school districts against forced outing policies About Jacob HuebertAbout Liberty Justice Center

Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Full-Time: Work and the meaning of lifeGavin Newsom reveals plan to fix California spending deficit. What’s in his $291 billion budgetLegislature’s analyst gives mixed review of Newsom budgetDavid Crane: The Kounalakis tax increasePoll: California could be Trump’s ace in nomination fight; he’s way ahead‘This person should not be president’: Kamala Harris takes hits in book on BidenHow the new Biden administration gig-worker rule could impact CaliforniaNew laws for renters, landlords: One-month security deposits only, limited credit checks and moreCapital Record: NIMBYs and Big Brother (David Bahnsen with Steven Dubb)California has real problems. Why is Sen. Josh Newman meddling with the OC Board of Education?Exclusive: San Francisco school district directs teachers to resources that condemn ‘Israeli terrorism’ as worse than HamasSupreme Court to rule on clearing homeless encampments in California and the West

Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Gov. Leland Stanford’s inaugural address, January 10, 1862 ‘Veep-for-Palestine’ Kamala Harris is undermining Biden's presidencyCalifornia’s fast-food casualtiesWorld's first AI-powered restaurant soon opening doors in PasadenaCalifornia retailers are now required to have gender-neutral toy aislesAnother California gift to TexasResponse continues to Lithium-ion battery fire on cargo ship off AlaskaBill could ban youth football in California if approvedRuben’s Bakery survived pandemic and riot only to be ransacked during a street takeoverResidents protest Irvine Company plan to build 1,180 houses in wildlife corridorCalifornia Democrat pushes wealth tax as $68 billion deficit looms. Why it’s getting attentionCalifornia is broke. We cannot afford universal healthcare for illegal immigrants.Devin Mathis blog: #Noob legislators using Medi-Cal expansion to fearmongerCarl Demaio’s Reform California

Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Rick Reiff’s website538: Biden polling is under 40%Red state Democrats have some advice for Gavin NewsomGavin goes global: Newsom takes a risk on ChinaWill Gavin Newsom wind up as one of California’s unpopular ex-governors?Mathews: Come home, Kamala Harris, and run for governorCalifornia loses population for an unprecedented third year. It could cost state real cloutNewsom's administration orders state spending freeze as it braces for big budget problemWhat’s behind California’s skyrocketing spending and $68 billion deficit?California cops and firefighters are taking their pensions to Idaho’s ‘Little Orange County’ The California Reparations Commission Fails State HistoryAsm. Reggie Jones-Sawyer: Statement on the Assembly Public Safety Committee's decision to move SB 14 to reconsideration statusCalifornia has spent billions to fight homelessness. The problem has gotten worseMayor Karen Bass's $67 Million Homeless Program Has Only Housed 255 So FarNewsom responded quickly, and very publicly, to L.A. freeway fire but still faces scrutinySchool district can’t punish teachers who refuse to lie to parents about their children, court rulesWill Swaim: A very California coupDo you want fries with that shakedownPizza Hut to lay off 1200 delivery driversThe legal war against Activision Blizzard shows that in California the process is the punishmentMaps show California’s remarkable drought recovery. Here’s what comes nextNewsom accelerates plans for California’s largest reservoir in nearly 50 years

Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Shirley Jackson, “The Lottery”Mayor-elect vows 10-year strategyShohei Ohtani turned down Giants’ $700M offer. Buster Posey reflects on team’s ‘free-agent slump’California drops sexual harassment suit in $54 million settlement with ActivisionNewsom's administration orders state spending freeze as it braces for big budget problemExodus slams California’s revenuesEnvironmentalists investing in Big Oil? Inside the surprising stock portfolios of California lawmakersRep. Porter, Sen. Gillibrand introduce bill to ban government officials from owning stocksCapital Record: “NIMBYs and Big Brother”David Bahnsen’s forthcoming “Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life"Will Swaim, "California’s troubled community college system just got worse"

Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: ‘This is a place for everyone.’ Hundreds gather to raise Palestinian flag in downtown FresnoUpdate: 3 Oakland cafe workers out of a job after confrontation over anti-Semitic graffitiRosenthal: Shohei Ohtani’s $700M deal shows that baseball is far from brokenTax breakdown on Ohtani’s take-home payKevin McCarthy: I’m leaving the House but not the fightMcCarthy resignation sets off mad scrambleKevin McCarthy endorses Donald Trump; says he would serve in Trump cabinet if he's the 'best person' for the jobCBS’ Robert Costa astounded by Kevin McCarthy’s new Donald Trump claimNewsom morphs from bullet train skeptic to booster, but his criticisms remain validBiden administration pledges $6 billion for California high-speed electric rail routesCPC: High-speed rail won’t reduce climate changeCPC: California’s global-warming high-speed train‘For me but not for thee’: Kamala Harris’s gas stove fits a pattern