National Review's Radio Free California Podcast

Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela, who changed MLB by sparking Fernandomania, dies at 63My cancellation only proves my point about California’s illiberalismQuetzalcoatl statue, San JoseLos Angeles Times won’t endorse for presidentHarris rejects religious exemptions for abortionPhillips 66 is closing Wilmington-area refineries after more than a century, marking the end of an eraElon Musk’s SpaceX sues California agency for political biasNewsom on SpaceX rejection: ‘I’m with Elon’Consultants and lobbyists are helping California cities raise your streaming prices

Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Man arrested outside rally a ‘committed Trump supporter,’ Clark County GOP chair saysThe human costs of Kamala Harris’ war on truancyCalifornia deploys Urban Search and Rescue Task Force teams ahead of Hurricane MiltonGov. Newsom signs fuel storage bill to prevent gas price spikesAs Newsom urges refinery controls, California regulators consider hike in gas pricesCalifornia officials reject more SpaceX rocket launches, with some citing Musk’s X postsSan Jose State volleyball team with transgender player says no more future matches have been forfeitedMark Zuckerberg is done with politicsDon’t feel sorry for the Menendez BrothersCalifornia student test scores fall short but education officials ignore root causesCalifornia Teachers Pushed Anti-Israel Views In Classrooms After Oct. 7, Docs ShowAndrew Davenport on CPC’s Municipal Fiscal Health DashboardFind the dashboard here

Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes:Hey, Kamala: David has a name – it’s cohost of Radio Free California!Kamala Harris’s campaign manager is Julie Chávez Rodríguez, a Central Valley-born and raised granddaughter of Cesar ChavezMagic Johnson campaigns with Harris in MichiganInside Stanford’s fight to keep a precious diary about China’s troubled pastJudge temporarily blocks new California election deepfake law, citing First AmendmentBill to end legacy and donor-preferred admissions to California colleges signed  into law by Gov. NewsomGov. Newsom says baseball saved him. But the legend of his career doesn’t always match the reality

Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes:Chattel slavery: formal apology.New California law bans Native American mascots at K-12 schoolsCalifornia is first state to banish Froot Loops from school cafeteriasGov. Newsom Signs Legislation Protecting Workers From Forced Political and Religious MessagingIs your closet full of old clothes? A new California law will require the fashion industry to take them back for freeBill To End Legacy & Donor-Preferred Admissions To CA Colleges Signed Into Law By Gov. NewsomBill separating new California warehouses from neighborhoods signed into lawGavin Newsom signs bill to expand IVF coverage in California, an election-year swipe at GOPResurrected bill forces insurers to fund IVF treatments for same-sex couples and singlesBan on local voter IDGavin Newsom’s homeless accountability vetoSenator Wiener Responds To Governor Newsom Vetoing Landmark AI BillCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill requiring speeding alerts in new carsGov. Newsom vetoes bill to help farmworkers who are working in extreme heat. Here’s whyGov. Newsom vetoes bill to make undocumented immigrants eligible for home loans

Email Usdbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show NotesA’s fans chant 'Sell the Team,' take home Coliseum dirt and seats during final gamesBefore the Oakland Coliseum there was Wrigley Field LA, opening Sept 29, 1925Remarks by Vice President Harris in a Moderated Conversation with Oprah Winfrey at a Unite for America 2024 EventCalifornia firefighters will soon have a 66-hour work week. Why Cal Fire will make the changeFaculty accuse UC campuses of labor violations over pro-Palestinian protest crackdownsCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signs plastic grocery bag ban Newsom vetoes bill to study reparations for families displaced at Chavez RavineNewsom vetoes 2nd bill to help undocumented immigrants, this one about hiring UC, CSU studentsThis California law could break your kid’s social media addictionElementary students in Elk Grove Unified need parental permission to participate in extracurricularsBreed has dodged scandals before. This one might actually stickThe Dream Keeper projectSteven Greenhut on the history of Chavez RavineAbuse Of Power: How The Government Misuses Eminent DomainChavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story

Will and Cal Policy government affairs director Lance Christensen discuss the ten propositions on California's November ballot. Music by Metalachi.

Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:California Legislature quietly spends millions on Italian stonework for Capitol Annex ProjectTrump’s threat to withhold firefighting aid to California is blasted by firefighters unionBehind the scenes of Trump’s Rancho Palos Verdes meeting with the city’s mayorMy Kid Has a Firm Reason Not to Vote for Kamala Harris. I’m Not Sure How to Respond.How Kamala Harris Fought to Keep Nonviolent Prisoners Locked UpKamala Harris Was Not a ‘Progressive Prosecutor’The Blue State Family Exodus: Families are migrating to red and purple statesThis California beach city just barred people from smoking in their own apartments, condosSanta Ana benches a teacher for too much transparencyHarry Angell on Substack

Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Lights out in La La LandBahnsen on X: “Kamala Harris completely derailed him by pushing his ego buttons.”Julie Su brought Calif. corruption to the White House — and Harris will keep her thereCalifornia state senator’s former staffer sues lawmaker for alleged sexual harassmentOnce again, California beats every other state when it comes to povertyExclusive: California’s homeless population grew again this year, especially in these countiesColumn: They say Democrats are to blame for all California’s problems. But GOP is MIAOakland paid $450M in 2023 for pension costs and above-inflation wage increases

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Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Harris and Walz’s exclusive joint interview with CNNA town’s name recalls the massacre of Indigenous people. Will changing it bring healing?‘White supremacy, patriarchy and colonialism’: Behind S.F.’s $3 million plan to cull its monumentsOpinion: We’re living under a flawed Constitution. Let’s start fresh and rewrite itIs this curtains for Gavin Newsom? CA Senate Pro Tem refuses to convene special session called by guvGet well soon, Ricky Pearsall, to play for 49ers and not be a political footballFeds raid homes of OC Supervisor Andrew Do, Judge Cheri Pham and their daughterJohn Hood on Freedom ConservatismFreedom Conservatives will keep America greatAmerica needs freedom conservativesFreeCon: Year OneRoots of American freedom run deep

Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:“The Plot Thickens: The Araner” podcast with Ben ManckiewiczDNC Day 1: The Union Makes Us Strong!Gavin Newsom navigates new role behind Kamala HarrisA Newsom gaffe-festCalifornia Dems want to help undocumented immigrants buy homes – during presidential raceDeal reached in feud between California news outlets and Google: $250 million to support journalism but no new lawCalifornia says it lost $2 billion in state income taxes from earners leaving

Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow NotesWilliam Saroyan, “The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse”Steven Greenhut: Harris distorts democracy to aid unionsWhen your opponent calls you ‘communist,’ maybe don’t propose price controls?Kamala Harris rolls out a policy proposal: Increase the corporate tax rate to 28 percentHiltzik: Harris is right about housing assistance and price gouging. Here’s what you should knowCalifornia regulators propose government takeover of oil refineries to stave off energy crisis CA oil well regulator steps down one week after groups complain to governor about conflict of interest in decisions about orphan wells and midnight permits, says consumer watchdogCourt Issues Preliminary Injunction Against UCLA, Stemming from Risk of Repetition of Exclusion of Jewish or Pro-Israel Students from Parts of CampusGov. Newsom signs ‘locked door loophole’ bill to combat car break-insBonus track with Marc JoffeJumbo “Affordable Housing” Bond dropped from San Francisco Bay Area ballot

Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Bahnsen rings the bell at NYSE!How Denis Kearney nearly killed the Democratic Party in CaliforniaCalifornia lawmaker blasts newly GOP Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil as a ‘fake Republican’SpaceX moving Dragon recovery to California watersCalifornia’s businesses stop hiringLA County officials respond to Newsom's warning about not clearing homeless encampmentsBreed orders S.F. homeless people be offered bus tickets out of town before shelter or housingHoping to cut San Francisco rents, supervisors approve software-pricing banWhat the death of local news actually means‘Insufficient evidence’: DA drops cases of 27 pro-Palestine protesters arrested at Cal Poly HumboldtCal Poly Humboldt University Senate: Sense of the Senate Resolution on dropping the charges against student and faculty protestersCalifornia fast-food workers want another minimum wage increase

Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Everything was going Kamala Harris’ way. Then came the market sell-off.What Chevron's move to Houston means for the energy capitalTony Thurmond seeks to build millions of affordable housing units for teachersLAUSD ordered to hand over records in long-running funding dispute with archdiocese10 years later, California may finally allow undocumented immigrants cell service subsidiesEditorial: California’s plastic bag ban accidentally created another waste problem. Let’s fix it now

Email Usdbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show NotesGavin Newsom sends thanks to Texas as wildfires rageWho’s on Gavin Newsom’s friends and foes lists?Harris embraces teachers’ unions. Republicans sense an opening.UCLA ordered by judge to craft plan in support of Jewish studentsCalifornia Democrats, labor leaders vow to fight for Uber driver benefits after Supreme Court lossNewsom orders California officials to remove homeless encampmentsWood Partners no longer pursuing West Coast opportunities Loper v California Jeremy TalcottCalifornia Coastal Commission responds to report it worsens housing crisis: ‘Disgraceful’California Coastal Commission unlawfully blocks home construction

Email Usdbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show NotesAn Ode to Bob Newhart (Rob Long on the inimitable legacy of a comedy icon)San Diego must be more aggressive on sidewalk repair, grand jury saysSan Diego City Council OKs sales tax ballot measure for November ElectionInformation for Moms for Liberty members to include their children's schools in the injunctionOpinion: Bay Area bond is an unnecessarily costly way to add affordable housing20 Billion ReasonsWhy this small affordable housing project in S.F. is costing $1 million per unit

Email Usdbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show NotesKamala Harris was not a ‘progressive prosecutor’From David Sacks to Elon Musk, Silicon Valley’s Trump backers cheer JD Vance as VP pickFormer L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announces another run for California governorGov. Newsom vetoes homelessness spending accountability billCalifornia fails to track its homelessness spending or results, a new audit saysA new generation of defense innovators emerges in El SegundoCalifornia teachers were right to severely punish girl, 7, for writing these words under Black Lives Matter drawing she gave to friend, judge rulesCalifornia Policy Center attorney Julie Hamill takes on the BLM curriculum in California schools‘TAP to exit’ program curbing crime on Metro B line ‘Hell no’: Saks Fifth Avenue shoppers in SF trash new appointment-only model Haters showed a ‘porn’ video at a SLO County meeting. That’s not free speech | OpinionBonus TracksRick Reiff marks the anniversary of the birth and death of baseball great “Chief” John MeyersLynn Gibson invites RFC listeners to “Burke to Buckley” in Silicon Valley

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Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow NotesThat week in San FranciscoNewsom signs bill banning schools from notifying parents about student gender identityParents Outraged by School District’s Plan to Conceal Students’ Gender IdentityGavin Newsom Launches Podcast With NFL Legend Marshawn LynchIf Joe Biden stepped aside, how would Kamala Harris’ record affect her candidacy?Oakland Crime Drop Touted by Newsom, Local Dems Based on Faulty DataNewsom: Crime is down in Oakland: State partnership recovers 880+ stolen vehiclesLong Beach woman charged with shoplifting 30 times in the last 8 monthsSacramento City Attorney’s Office warned Target it could face fines for retail theft callsBonus! Lance Christensen & Julie Hamill Julie lives rent free in Newsom's communication director's headFake budgeting by the California legislature and Gov. NewsomResponding to a problematic education bond measureLots of moving parts on gender ideology nationwideWinning Title IX litigation across the country

Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow NotesDemocrats Eager to Prop Up Kamala Harris as Biden TeetersUnburdened by what has been: The case for Kamala HarrisCNN: Calling Kamala Harris a ‘DEI hire’ is what bigotry looks likeWill the Grants Pass ruling on homelessness spur smaller cities to shoo people into L.A.?State Sen. John Moorlach’s history of homelessness in CaliforniaTIMELINE: FBI political corruption investigation involving Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, Duong familyRob Bonta’s on-again, off-again ties to the DuongsSam Bankman-Fried’s Campaign Spending Spree Was a Family AffairThe latest sign that California is a fiscal basket case‘Read My Lips: I Lied’Three Los Angeles County Men, Including Third Striker, Charged with Special Circumstances Murder of 69-Year-old New Zealand Woman During Fashion Island Robbery