National Review's Radio Free California Podcast

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.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow NotesJohnny 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.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow NotesNewsom 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 SEIUThe 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.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow 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 Diego (ep 420)San 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.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow 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.

In their annual Year in Review, David and Will consider Gavin Newsom, Donald Trump, TikTok, Sean Penn, Nathan Hochman, the Turtle Island Liberation Front, Karen Bass, Julie Hamill, the Oakland A’s, Nancy Pelosi, the Los Angeles Times, Kamala Harris, Ivanpah Solar, the SEIU, Prop 50, Leonardo DiCaprio, the Beach Boys, Julie Su, One Battle After Another, fire, AB 218, Larry Ellison, homeless people, Lyle Menendez, Bill Essayli, Zizians, ExxonMobil, Patrick Soon-Shiong, Wiener Watch, Brian Wilson, Zohran Mamdani, Lorena Gonzalez, Mayor Amy Bublak, and more. Music by Metalachi.Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Wildfire of the Vanities: California’s Political Model Has FailedTrump’s First 100 Days Have Shattered California’s Left-Wing IllusionsLawmakers urge $1-billion annual investments to save high-speed railSan Diego migrant shelter hailed as national model will shut down, with 100-plus layoffsGavin Newsom warms to Big Oil in climate reversal$2B California solar plant to shut down after a decade – for the most frustrating reason (Ivanpah)California’s War on Oil Finally Prompts a ResponseThe Public-Sector Union Behind L.A.’s Immigration AgitationGavin Newsom holds mirror to Maga by trolling TrumpCalifornia Approves New House Maps in a Major Win for Democrats and NewsomLarry Ellison Retakes No.3 Richest Spot From Jeff Bezos As Oracle Shares Rise On TikTok DealHarris' score-settling, elbow-throwing, bridge-burning memoirAlready thinking about the 2028 election? You’re not aloneLyle Menendez denied parole, will remain in prison along with younger brother ErikZohran Mamdani picks failed progressive Biden nominee Julie Su as top ‘economic justice’ aideCalifornia businesses bear brunt of growing unemployment benefit debtThe Pol Who Wants to Replace Pelosi Makes Her Look NormaBrian Wilson, Pop Auteur and Leader of the Beach Boys, Dies at 82L.A. Times owner says he intends to take newspaper public in coming yearD.A. to investigate claims of fraud in L.A. County’s $4-billion sex abuse settlementGavin Newsom’s Shameless Dodge on the Homeless CrisisFor L.A.’s mayor, a Palisades recovery marked by missteps, reversals and delays Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In March, Gavin Newsom told the late Charlie Kirk that male athletes competing against females is “deeply unfair.” This week, on Ezra Klein's podcast, he told a very different story. Will and David discuss the great movies and misguided politics of the late Rob Reiner, and the role of Greg Bahnsen in David’s life. The FBI arrests four members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front who hoped to bomb multiple Los Angeles targets on New Year's Eve. Music by Metalachi.Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:The moment my life changed forever, December 12, 2025Rob Reiner was more than a Hollywood liberal. He was a sophisticated political operator.What did California’s novel approach to funding early-childhood programs achieve?Cigarette Taxes and Cigarette Smuggling by State, 2023Newsom taps former CDC leaders critical of Trump-era health policies for new initiativeStates Plan to Continue Regulating AI, Despite Trump’s OrderWells Fargo cuts 100+ Sacramento-area jobs as CEO says AI prompts ‘efficiency’Has Gavin Newsom really signed the most pro-trans bills of any governor?California orders Tahoe-Truckee schools to join CIF sports over gender lawsFBI Arrests Four Alleged Members of Pro-Palestinian Terror Cell, Foiling New Year’s Eve AttackWhat is Turtle Island? FBI foils Pro-Palestinian group terror attack planned for NYE in California 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 spent much of last week in New York City, criticizing Wall Street, Democrats, SEIU, and Trump at a New York Times books conference -- and then went begging for handouts in D.C. with predictable results. Back home in California, things got less normal. Music by Metalachi.Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:America 250: Presidential Message on the Anniversary of the Monroe DoctrineNewsom Warns That Trump Is ‘Trying to Wreck This Country’Newsom takes it to Wall StreetGavin Newsom fires back after Halle Berry accuses him of ‘devaluing’ womenHalle Berry’s Respin HealthNewsom accuses Trump of wildfire aid snubThe Los Angeles Times Misses the Forest Fire Scandal for the TreesTo protect underage farmworkers, California expands oversight of field conditionsSFUSD escapes worst fiscal rating, but looming cuts and a strike threat cloud recoverySource: S.F. General staff raised fears about troubled patient in weeks before fatal stabbingDPH Security Services Staffing Plan ProposalSan Francisco sues nation's top food manufacturers over ultraprocessed foodsWith state pushing back, Oakland delays vote on controversial homeless encampment policyStudents push for LBCC to ditch the Viking mascot, become the Dolphins 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 did almost nothing this week. But if you listen carefully, you can hear the state budget crashing and his erstwhile allies beginning to rebel. Bonus! Two hundred and seven years ago this month, a French-born pirate attacked California and broke the back of the Spanish empire. Music by Metalachi.Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Gov. Newsom orders Capitol flags to fly at half-staff after Stockton birthday party shootingGavin Newsom Trolls Donald Trump’s MRI Scan With His Own Medical MemoNewsom 2028: Hollywood Donors Start Lining Up Behind Expected White House Bid; “He’s A Fighter, That’s What We Need!”Newsom’s 911 debacle is California’s latest failed tech adoptionGov. Gavin Newsom reacts to ex-aide’s arrest — ‘real surprise and shock’Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His FriendsAmerica’s AI future lies in the hands of California’s governorWhat does CA’s dreary budget mean for state worker negotiations in 2026?Should billionaires pay more? California unions want voters to decideCalifornia Loses a Taxpayer Per Minute Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

California Policy Center policy genius Edward Ring discusses California’s coming energy crisis -- and why he sees signs of hope. Music by Metalachi.Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:The Belem-to-Bakersfield pipelineNew drilling and more spilling? New oil and gas drilling threatens Central Coast Gas lines coming to CaliforniaOil extraction reduces methane seepageSilicon Valley’s growing anti-woke, pro-abundance rebellionEdward Ring’s “Abundance California” website Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Gavin Newsom runs into Brazilian protestors in the Amazon, while back home his former chief of staff faces federal charges that she stole millions. The U.S. DOJ sues California over Prop 50; Harmeet Dhillon promises to investigate Berkeley’s anti-Turning Point USA protest; and why unions love environmentalists. Music by Metalachi.Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Big Ten's $2.4 billion private capital plan paused after Michigan, USC oppositionKeeping an AI bubble from hurting you‘Buy the Dip’ Investors Save Stocks From a Brutal WeekTrump Backs Moratorium on State AI Regulation, Placing Him at Odds with GOP GovernorsGavin Newsom’s bad news dayNewsom's Former Chief, Described as 'Mob Boss' by Fellow Dem, Failed to Report $1.7 Million in IncomeThe Belem-to-Bakersfield pipelineTrump administration sues California to invalidate Prop 50 maps ahead of 2026 midtermsDOJ investigation into Berkeley’s Turning Point protest sends warning to other colleges'Nobody wants to be here': New Central Calif. mega development gets pushbackSprinkler shock: Owners of S.F. high-rise condos stunned by $300K mandateSacramento Jesuit High alumni protest school’s ‘final’ decision to include girls Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Following his big Prop 50 win last week, Governor Gavin Newsom hit the road, denouncing the Democrats’ deal to end the federal shutdown, accepting the thanks of worshipful Democrats in Houston, and appearing as the highest-ranking American representative at the U.N.’s climate talks in Brazil. In other news, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr and OpenAI’s Sam Altman say they feel bad about making so much money, Santa Barbara County officials stand bravely athwart common sense and yell stop, and a federal judge orders AG Rob Bonta to explain himself on the state’s policies regarding gender fluidity in California schools. On this day in history, we remember the Rickenbackers of California -- the World War I flying ace and his guitar-making cousin. Music by Metalachi.Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Newsom, Eyeing 2028, Tries to Mess With Texas: ‘Don’t Poke the Bear’Newsom blasts shutdown deal‘China gets it. America is toast,’ Newsom warns, blasting US climate driftNewsom in Brazil Blasts Trump, Praises ChinaSable’s no good, very bad weekOpenAI's Sam Altman defends Bay Area billionaire when grilled over wealth gapOpenAI is asking for the federal government to help power a massive expansion of its data center networkJudge Orders California Education Officials to Explain Why They Shouldn’t Be SanctionedSacramento: Charter school renewal denied by Sacramento school district. What comes next? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jon Fleischman steps into this emergency episode to break down Governor Gavin Newsom's gangsta moves in pushing Proposition 50 over the finish line. In other news, we consider Representative Nancy Pelosi’s just-announced retirement, and the rise (again) of antisemitism. Music by Metalachi.Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Jon Fleischman’s “So Does it Matter?” podcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

More than $100 billion over budget and five years late, Governor Newsom’s high-speed rail project has settled on a new strategy: shortcuts -- including one through the middle of Shafter, Calif. In other news: The secret life of NYC’s David Bahnsen, Newsom tells ABC’s Jonathan Karl he’s a border hawk, we remember the 1947 flight of Howard Hughes’s Spruce Goose, and what Ronald Reagan said about tariffs that Ronald Reagan Presidential Library officials can’t remember. Music by Metalachi.Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:New York’s Golden Handcuffs: Why the City Has a Special Hold on the RichTrump Is Mad at Canada, but Not for Misquoting ReaganNewsom says US faces '5-alarm fire' and warns 'we won't have a country'The feds want to know more about the people on food stamps. How Newsom respondedNewsom Gives Trump’s Vanity Ballroom Brutal New NicknameWhat is Gov. Gavin Newsom's role in the California Capitol Annex project?Exxon sues California over new laws requiring corporate climate disclosuresCalifornia’s War on Oil Finally Prompts a ResponseCA state retirement fund lost 71% of $468M put in clean energy, won’t say howWhy an entire Calif. town is standing up against the high-speed railIdaho official investigating Millbrae police chief over property tax breakPrincipal resigns after investigator finds Grindr app used to pursue sex with student Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

State Senator Scott Wiener is angling for Nancy Pelosi’s congressional seat but a New York Times magazine investigation links Wiener’s 2022 “Safer Streets for All Act” to a boom in the sex-trafficking of children in California. In other news: Newsom matches Trump in the theatrical use of National Guardsmen, the Los Angeles school teacher who called for armed resistance to immigration enforcement, the “Wealth Tax” makes a California comeback, and how I Love Lucy changed television and the world. Bonus: Lance Christensen discusses some 800 bills now turned into law, as Gavin Newsom force-feeds Californians already choking on regulation. Music by Metalachi.Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Can Anyone Rescue the Trafficked Girls of L.A.’s Figueroa Street?Newsom Says Trump Is ‘Rigging the Election’ With Federal Poll MonitorsInside the Tech CEO Campaign to Stop Trump From Sending Troops to San FranciscoNational Guard troops, deployed by Newsom, arrive at LA Regional Food Bank amid government shutdownThe Origins of the American Military Coup of 2012 The Origins of the American Military Coup of 2012Los Angeles teacher says ICE agents are 'not the only ones with guns' following shooting of federal agentShould billionaires pay more? California unions want voters to decideThe Force awakens in San Jose Cash payments to unhoused people likely won't end homelessness, but recipients spent wisely, California study saysPhillips 66, Kinder plan first-ever California-bound fuel pipelineBill-O-Rama with Lance Christensen:SB 414 (Ashby) – Regulating charter schools to death (cf AB 84, Muratsuchi) – VETOEDSB 848 (Perez) – Stop passing the trash teachers bill from the Senate Ed Chair – SIGNEDAB 1454 (Rivas) – Holding school districts accountable for literacy scores now that AB 1454 (Rivas) passedAB 1370 (Patterson) – NDA prohibitions for the legislature (Zavala interview) – SIGNEDSB 237 (Grayson) – Allowing more oil drilling in CA – SIGNEDAB 1207 (Irwin) – Continuing cap and tax program – SIGNED Is cap and tax slowly dying to accommodate need for massive increase in electrical production to provide for more AI, datacenter capacity? (CalMatter's piece)AB 628: A Costly New Mandate For California Landlords – SIGNED AB 1264 that eliminated ultra processed foods for kids, but is still gung-ho on sterilizing and mutilating them (Gov press release) – SIGNED Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

He is among the nation’s very worst governors, but Gavin Newsom is among America’s most skillful politicians — and has the inside track on the race for the White House. In other news, bombs bursting in air (at the Marine Corps' anniversary celebration starring JD Vance), the California Faculty Association is ready to fight fascists (but first wants to know if you're a Jew), Nancy Pelosi is still alive (and maybe not a fan of State Senator Scott Wiener), and the Pioneer League's Ballers bring a baseball championship back to Oakland. Music by Metalachi.Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Ballers bring home Oakland’s first baseball title since 1989How military’s ‘safe’ plan to fire munitions over Interstate 5 went off the rails with CHP cruiser hitNational Guard deployed to help food banks amid federal shutdown, Newsom saysHow Did California Spend Billions on Homelessness Only for It to Get Worse? Two New Criminal Cases Offer a ClueGavin Newsom, Pharma BaronPelosi succession intrigue in San FranciscoScott Wiener is done waiting on Nancy Pelosi. He’s running in 2026, sources sayFederal Judge Certifies Class Action for All Parents and Teachers Opposing Gender Secrecy RulesSchool spending surged. Academic achievement? Not so muchNewsom signs bill to prevent sex abuse in schoolsFaculty union targets Jewish political moneyState Supreme Court declines to hear West Covina’s appeal in ex-fire chief’s wrongful termination case Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

David and Will consider gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter’s trouble with humans and the prospect of co-parenting your kids with Governor Gavin Newsom. Music by Metalachi.Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:How Berkeley Became the First City to Ditch Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples DaySonoma State president on leave for ‘insubordination’ after supporting anti-Israel boycott, divestmentA California Campus Brings Anti-Israel Activism to Its Jewish Studies ProgramViolence erupts at UCLA as protests over Israel's war in Gaza escalate across the U.S.Confrontation erupts at dinner for law students at UC Berkeley dean’s home‘Get out of my f--king shot’: Katie Porter tears into staffer in newly released videoKatie Porter targeted ‘softer spoken’ underlings for abuse, was ‘downright mean’, ex-staffer warns votersNewsom’s Forced-Density Fix Won’t Solve California’s Housing CrisisNewsom signs controversial bill letting relatives care for kids if parents are deportedMarking World Mental Health Day, Governor Newsom signs AB 727 to make mental health resources more accessible to LGBTQ youthCalifornia Assembly Looks to Hand Children to Traffickers and Gender ActivistsGovernor Newsom signs bill expanding fuel options to cut gas pricesOil prices prediction: Brent, U.S. crude crash to lowest since May. Experts predict what to expect‘Slap in the face’: Marc Benioff’s Trump turn stuns San FranciscoBenioff appears to back off calls to send National Guard to SF, but sparks response from MuskArts Uproars: Open, Shut, Fired, Down for the Count, and Nowhere to Be Found Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

California Democrats can now safely begin the work of tearing down Kamala Harris’s memory, beginning with her controversial bill to punish the parents of their truant kids. Music by Metalachi.Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Uber driver accused of intentionally starting fire that destroyed Pacific PalisadesGavin Newsom ends Kamala Harris' California anti-truancy lawKamala Harris was not a ‘progressive prosecutor’Kamala Harris talks Prop 50, Too Short and 2024 election at S.F. book tour stopD.L. Hughley Once Spread Misinformation About Kamala Harris—Then Publicly Made AmendsKristi Noem Says ICE Will 'Be All Over' Bad Bunny SB LX Halftime Show‘Tonight the rule of law said ‘hell no’’CA Gov. Gavin Newsom: ‘We have the ability to do martial law…if necessary’California voters were mailed inaccurate guides ahead of November special electionMajority of Calif. voters back Prop 50 in new poll‘I don’t want this all on camera,’ gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter says in testy interviewUber and Lyft drivers can unionize under new law signed by Newsom. How does it work?California sues city over surveillance data, warns it can be shared with federal agenciesCalifornia police are illegally sharing license plate data with ICE and Border PatrolCalifornia privacy agency fines Tractor Supply $1.35 millionWhere Is St. Junípero Serra? Mystery Over Missing Freeway LandmarkCalifornia's largest high school district adopts policy to oppose trans athletes in girls' sportsHere’s how little Anaheim’s share of Angels ticket revenue was worth this year Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Facing a 40-year decline in reading scores, California lawmakers have concluded that it’s time to ask -- politely -- that the state’s K–12 teachers to return to phonics. Bonus: Marc Joffe talks about the deep meaning of Gavin Newsom’s repeated failure to produce accurate state financials. Music by Metalachi.Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Will on NPR’s Left, Right & CenterTrump administration being asked to greenlight oil production off Santa Barbara coastGov. Gavin Newsom signs AI regulations, bucking Big TechCalifornia Enacts 17 AI Bills in 2024Capital Record: AI and the challenges for all free marketeersCalifornia Learns From Mississippi on PhonicsCalifornia Is Poised to Pass a ‘Science of Reading’ Law After a Long, Tense DebateBlack students need choice, not illegal gestures like Assembly Bill 7Los Angeles greenlights controversial $2.6B convention centerAnother California county is losing its only hospital after feds refuse to step inVons and Albertsons close self-checkout as Long Beach mandates more staffing, new rulesAmid staffing shortage, Long Beach police will no longer send officers to minor traffic collisionsReel Inn restaurant among businesses that were told they can't rebuild after Palisades FireHayward announces hiring freeze, creates ‘budget war room’ after city drains $31 million in reservesHarris’s Memoir Is Another Example of the Democrats’ ProblemThe Mayan in downtown LA announces it's closing after nearly a centuryMarc Joffe on BART:Marc’s bioCalifornia’s streak of late financial statements continues BART Audit Flags Overtime Costs, Weak Controls as Agency Spends $96 MillionBART senior police officer overtimeSHIFT-Bay Area Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Gavin Newsom appeared with Stephen Colbert to celebrate Jimmy Kimmel’s return to ABC programming, even as the governor works to silence California’s conservative voters in a redistricting initiative that (polling shows) is headed toward a slim victory on November 4 -- and despite Princeton University’s conclusion that the new electoral map earns Newsom an “F.” In other news, Will talks about the surprising origins of ABC’s 1950s deal to fund the construction of Disneyland in exchange for content, including Mickey Mouse Club and Wonderful World of Disney. Music by Metalachi.Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Jimmy Kimmel, Somber but Defiant, Defends Free Speech in Return to ABCMan arrested in Sacramento ABC TV station shooting was flagged on X for "violent speech" days earlierCalifornia 2025 Poll: Majority support Proposition 50 in November special electionPrinceton U: Newsom’s Gerrymander receives “F” grade Kamala Harris Is Out of TimeICE won't comply with California’s new mask ban“Presto, Someone Walks Away with Your Child”: Critics Slam AB 495’s Threat to Parental RightsShe wanted to give deported parents a choice. Then California’s Christian right attacked Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Gavin Newsom said all the right things about Charlie Kirk, but returned immediately to form with his claims that Donald Trump has unleashed his “private police force” in a campaign of “racial terror” “targeting California.” Music by Metalachi.Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Charlie Kirk - RIPCharlie Kirk’s Legacy: The Contest of Ideas‘This is Code Red’: Newsom rallies Dems in searing rebuke of TrumpLA Mayor Karen Bass blocks half-staff tribute for Charlie Kirk, some fire stations push backUCLA race and equity official sounded off after Charlie Kirk’s slaying. Now he’s on leaveHamas mouthpiece praises Hannah Einbinder’s ‘Free Palestine’ Emmys message — but censors her bare shoulders in videoSchwarzenegger Urges Voters to Reject California Redistricting MeasureWhy the ‘Governator’ could derail Prop 50Harris Says ‘Recklessness’ Drove Dems to Go Along with Biden’s Reelection Bid Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.