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The podcast bringing you the most important stories out of California from TheCenterSquare.com. Join us as we dive into the top headlines and provide insightful commentary and analysis.

Episode Date
Lawmakers call for expanding California FAIR insurance plan
Jan 31, 2026
Legislators start working on California budget amid deficit
Jan 23, 2026
Legislative Analyst’s Office calls Newsom’s budget 'alarming'
Jan 17, 2026
CA hires DEI chief to 'integrate DEI' into retirement investments – has no finance experience
Jan 11, 2026
Medi-Cal to stop accepting illegal immigrants as of Jan. 1
Dec 31, 2025
California State Auditor's Office finds more than $5M in waste
Dec 23, 2025
Closing arguments made in congressional redistricting suit
Dec 21, 2025
San Diego city overtime increased 65% from 2019-2024 despite $89M deficit
Dec 20, 2025
CA spending $278M on 'Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants' this year
Dec 14, 2025
Public university with $2B price tag proposed amid deficit
Dec 13, 2025
CalPERS defends $144M, taxpayer-backed Bitcoin bet as stock craters 44%
Dec 07, 2025
West Coast Health Alliance issues update on vaccine safety
Dec 06, 2025
CVS, state settle lawsuit over alleged false Medicaid claims
Nov 21, 2025
UC Berkeley officials cooperating in federal investigation of Turning Point USA protest
Nov 14, 2025
Judeo-Christian groups file lawsuit in California court
Nov 13, 2025
Lawmaker asks feds to investigate CA pension fund clean energy losses after The Center Square story
Nov 08, 2025
Bonta talks Newsom’s potential White House run, congressional redistricting election
Oct 31, 2025
CA state retirement fund lost 71% of $468M put in clean energy, won’t say how
Oct 30, 2025
Fusion nuclear energy one step closer under California law
Oct 25, 2025
California attorney general files lawsuit over plastic bags
Oct 24, 2025
Investigation: California brush clearance stalling 9 months after January fires
Oct 17, 2025
Palisades Fire report praises firefighters, cites challenges
Oct 10, 2025
LA skyscrapers for homeless could cost federal taxpayers over $1 billion
Oct 03, 2025
CA could face 3.7% payroll tax hike due to new audit findings
Sep 26, 2025
CA legislature passes bill creating governor-overseen news subsidies
Sep 19, 2025
LA elementary school materials push gender transitions despite Trump order
Sep 16, 2025
Florida, Wisconsin senators investigate CA's Palisades Fire
Sep 13, 2025
Sheriff's office responds to California's lawsuit over jails
Sep 12, 2025
Newsom Deploys State Police To Help Local Law Enforcement
Sep 05, 2025
Second-Highest Unemployment Rate Still in California
Aug 29, 2025
GOP Legislators Propose Creating New State From CA Counties
Aug 28, 2025
Trump Defunds California Sex Ed Program Over ‘Gender Ideology'
Aug 22, 2025
Mayor Karen Bass’s Charity Skips Working Americans, Data Suggests
Aug 21, 2025
Trump Condemns Possible Low-Income Housing Pacific Palisades Rebuild
Aug 15, 2025
California Agency’s Budget Grew 68X Over the Past Decade
Aug 09, 2025
CA Bill Could Finance Low-Income Housing in Palisades, Altadena
Aug 08, 2025
Fiscal Fallout: California Interest on Fraudulent COVID Benefits Rapidly Growing
Aug 01, 2025
Backlash Puts Bill Creating LA Fire Rebuilding Agency on Hold
Jul 25, 2025
CA Bill Would Fine Stores for Theft of Their Shopping Carts
Jul 24, 2025
CA Bill to Let la Buy Fire-Destroyed Lots for Low-Income Housing
Jul 18, 2025
CA Running 67% on ‘Clean’ Energy; Prices Double Us Average
Jul 17, 2025
Newsom Unveils $101M to Build Palisades Low-Income Housing
Jul 11, 2025
LA Park Raided by Mounted Feds Long a Criminal Hotbed
Jul 11, 2025
Judge Orders Overseer for La’s ‘Failed’ Homeless Programs
Jul 03, 2025
DOJ Sues Los Angeles Over Sanctuary City Policies
Jul 03, 2025
La Politician Allegedly Urged Gangs to Help Stand Up to Feds
Jun 27, 2025
CA Lost 80K Jobs in 2024, ‘No Job Creation’ in Fourth Quarter
Jun 26, 2025
La’s $20M Protest Response Illustrates Officer Shortage Cost
Jun 20, 2025
CA Passes $325B Budget, Poll Finds Most Want Less Taxes, Government
Jun 19, 2025
Newsom Blames Trump for Riots as LA Mayor Orders Curfew
Jun 12, 2025
CA Legislators Reject Bill Closing Loophole on Violent Offenders
Jun 06, 2025
CA Report: Medi-Cal Costs per Illegal Immigrant Rising 10-15% per Year
Jun 05, 2025
SF Schools Postpone Plans for Easier Grades After Backlash
May 30, 2025
DOJ Begins Title IX Investigation Into CA Over ‘Trans’ Boys Dominating Girls’ Sports
May 29, 2025
Newsom Trims Ca’s Paid ‘Service’ Corps Proposal After Suing Trump for Americorps Cuts
May 23, 2025
Senate to Vote to Overturn California Gas Car Ban, Overriding Parliamentarian
May 23, 2025
16 States, DC Sue Trump Over 2021 EV Charger Funds; Most Haven’t Built Chargers
May 16, 2025
Newsom Seeks $7.5b Film Credit From Trump to ‘Make America Film Again'
May 09, 2025
CA Gas Could Hit $8.44 per Gallon in 2026 Due to Refinery Closures, Regulations
May 08, 2025
Coalition Urges Congress to Reverse EPA Approval of CA Gas Car Ban
May 01, 2025
CA Governor’s Parole Board Slammed for Releasing Man Who Beat Toddler to Death
Apr 26, 2025
CA Drug Spending Doubled Due to Weight Loss Drugs, Illegal Immigrants
Apr 25, 2025
California Losing Another Refinery, Impacting AZ and NV; Fuel Shortages Possible
Apr 17, 2025
DOJ Investigating Socal Homeless Spending for Fraud, Hints at Arrests
Apr 11, 2025
CA Lawmakers Seek Audit of $9.5b Illegal Immigrant Health Care
Apr 10, 2025
CA Lost 173K Private Jobs, Added 181K Government, Largely Part-Time Jobs
Apr 03, 2025
LA Seeks $1.9B Bailout Amid $1B Deficit, $38M in Lost Revenue From Fires
Mar 27, 2025
LA Razes Family Treehouse as Fire Victims Stall in Permit Limbo
Mar 21, 2025
CA Losing One of Its Few Gas Refineries by October, Impacting CA, AZ, NV
Mar 20, 2025
San Jose Mayor Proposes Criminalizing Homeless Refusal of Shelter, Aims to Order Treatment
Mar 14, 2025
California Dad’s Bill Doubled After Ambulance Learned He Was Insured
Mar 13, 2025
CA spent $37B on homeless, lacks results data; $13B possibly spent on outsiders
Mar 07, 2025
Newsom orders state return to office, noting custodial staff already in everyday
Mar 06, 2025
California bill restricts self-defense, ends crime-stopping protection, mandates ‘retreat’
Feb 28, 2025
Newsom’s $40 billion fire aid request masks weak CA finances, primes NGO windfall
Feb 28, 2025
Waiver allowing California gas car ban by 2035 poised for reversal
Feb 21, 2025
California sued over ban on political or religious meetings at work
Feb 20, 2025
Border czar says FBI members seem to have leaked immigration operations to media
Feb 14, 2025
Newsom signs 'Trump-proofing' lawsuit funding bills after meeting Trump, Congress for aid
Feb 13, 2025
Newsom flies to D.C. seeking wildfire relief after CA passes his 'Trump-proofing' bills
Feb 07, 2025
Newsom order amends rental price-gouging rules, worrying renters and owners
Feb 06, 2025
CA Drops Charges Against Pro-life Activists for Release of Undercover Videos
Feb 01, 2025
Los Angeles Law: Pacific Palisades Rebuilding Must Include Low-Income Housing
Jan 31, 2025
Newsom’s Office Clarifies Anti-price-Gouging Rules After Ag’s Divergent Warning
Jan 25, 2025
California City Adopts ‘Non-sanctuary’ Status, Defying Sanctuary State Laws
Jan 24, 2025
Entry-Level California Home Costs up 88% From 2020, Fires to Spike Prices Further
Jan 18, 2025
‘Derelict in Duty:’ Speaker Johnson Supports Conditions for California Bailout
Jan 17, 2025
Huntington Beach Sues to Overturn California’s Sanctuary State Laws for Illegal Immigrants
Jan 11, 2025
Three Major Wildfires Rage in Southern California
Jan 10, 2025
California Quietly Ended Single Family Zoning, Allowing Four Homes per Lot
Jan 04, 2025
Storm Collapses Santa Cruz Wharf After Activists Resist Upgrades for Nearly a Decade
Jan 03, 2025
EPA Approves Waiver for California and 12 States to Ban New Gas Cars by 2035
Dec 21, 2024
Newsom Claims Job Growth, Feds Say State Lost 156,300 Jobs in First Half of 2024
Dec 20, 2024
San Francisco Supermarket Closing Due to ‘Safety’ and ‘Theft’ as City Explores ‘Free’ Stores
Dec 14, 2024
Los Angeles Audit Finds Quarter of Shelter Beds Empty Each Night: $218M Loss
Dec 13, 2024
Challenging Trump, California to Pay for Migrant Deportation Defense
Dec 06, 2024
Report: California Payroll Taxes Need 2117% Hike to Cover Insolvent Unemployment
Dec 05, 2024
Newsom Wants CA Consumers to Pay to Replace $7,500 Federal EV Credit, Tesla Excluded
Nov 27, 2024
FEMA Has Spent at Least $159 Million on Migrant Services in California Since 2023
Nov 23, 2024
California Says ‘No Capacity’ for New Spending, Annual Deficits Rising to $30B
Nov 22, 2024
Tech Group Files Lawsuit Against California Social Media Age Verification Law
Nov 16, 2024
Newsom Storms DC Seeking Federal Emissions Waivers Before Trump Takes Office
Nov 15, 2024
$162B California Fuel Cost Hike Pushed by EV Makers, Paid for by Poorer Drivers
Nov 09, 2024
Californians Crack Down on Theft, Drug Crime, Replace Los Angeles District Attorney
Nov 08, 2024
Newsom’s Proposes $420M New Subsidy for Hollywood Amid California Budget Cuts
Nov 02, 2024
California Regulator to Quietly Make Flying, Shipping, Driving More Expensive
Nov 01, 2024
Fearing 'Weaponization' Against Puberty Blockers, California Doc Sits on Study
Oct 26, 2024
Buttigieg Says Bullet Trains Coming Soon; California Offers Two Visions for Rail
Oct 25, 2024
Judge Allows Lawsuit Against San Francisco for Creating Drug, Crime ‘Containment Zone’
Oct 19, 2024
California Spent $1.7M Housing, Treating Each Violent Sex Predator Released
Oct 18, 2024
Republicans, Chevron, Governors of AZ and NV Ring Alarm on Newsom Gas Proposal
Oct 12, 2024
CA School Taught 5th Graders Gender Identity, Had Them Teach it to Kindergartners
Oct 11, 2024
Sacramento Pilot-Project Welfare Program Bars Whites, Asians, Hispanics
Oct 05, 2024
Caifornia’s Newsom Reverses Course to Allow Nation’s First Cannabis Cafes
Oct 04, 2024
California Adopts Plastic Bag Ban, Files Lawsuit Claiming Recycling a ‘PR Stunt'
Sep 28, 2024
Adjusted Federal Jobs Data Contradicts Newsom’s Claims About Fast Food Jobs
Sep 27, 2024
As California Homeless Count Rises to 186K, Newsom Faces Call for Accountability
Sep 21, 2024
Chipotle Pilots New Line of Robots in California After $20 per Hour Wage
Sep 20, 2024
California Considering Undocumented Immigrant Access to Cellphone Subsidies
Sep 14, 2024
California Not Paying Released Inmates $200 Could Cost Taxpayers $5 Billion
Sep 13, 2024
Musk Legal Victory to Pause California Misinformation, Hate Speech Reporting Law
Sep 07, 2024
Los Angeles Judge Rebukes County for Delaying Homelessness Audit
Sep 06, 2024
Shake Shack Shuttering Six California Locations After $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage
Aug 31, 2024
California Legislature Allows Undocumented to Get Free $150K Home Down Payments
Aug 30, 2024
California Government Deal Would Spend $240 Million on Journalism
Aug 23, 2024
The Feds Say 2/3rds of California Roads Disappeared Since 2019. How Could That Be?
Aug 17, 2024
Newsom Blames Oil Companies for Gas Prices, but His Own Energy Czar Disagrees
Aug 16, 2024
California Sends Military Prosecutors to Alameda County as Violent Crime Doubles
Aug 10, 2024
California Advances Library Book Bans Ban for Targeting LGBTQ, Sexual Content
Aug 09, 2024
Los Angeles Rejects Newsom’s Order to Clear Homeless Encampments
Aug 03, 2024
California Governor Orders Streamlining Housing Development Using Federal Funds
Aug 02, 2024
California EV Sales Down Compared to Prior Year, Leaving EV Mandate in Question
Jul 27, 2024
National Study Finds Giving Americans $1,000 per Month Makes Them Work Less
Jul 26, 2024
Newsom Vetoes Bipartisan Bill Requiring State to Evaluate Homelessness Spending
Jul 20, 2024
Musk Announces SpaceX and X Leaving California Over K-12 Gender Law
Jul 19, 2024
California Agency Reports Theft Is Underreported and Increases Inflation
Jul 13, 2024
San Francisco to Fight Crime by Ordering Tenderloin Businesses to Close Earlier
Jul 12, 2024
Independent Report: As Newsom Brags, All California Job Growth Is in Government
Jul 06, 2024
Democrats Turn on Newsom, Forcing Withdrawal of His Ballot Proposition
Jul 05, 2024
California Legislature Bans Schools Notifying Parents of Gender Change Requests
Jun 29, 2024
California Governor Newsom Touts Crime Drop, Local Data Less Rosy
Jun 28, 2024
San Francisco Faces $3 Billion Deficit Over Next 4 Years, but Still Gives Raises
Jun 21, 2024
San Francisco Opens City’s First $5 Million Taxpayer-Funded Free Food ‘Market'
Jun 15, 2024
Los Angeles DA George Gascon Sits on 15,000 Unfiled Cases as Robberies Skyrocket
Jun 14, 2024
Newsom-Expedited Reservoir Project Passes Major Legal Hurdle Under New Authority
Jun 08, 2024
Is Gavin Newsom Right That California Is #1 in Fortune 500 Companies? It Depends
Jun 07, 2024
Newsom’s Latest Budget Proposal Falls $7 Billion Short, LAO Says
Jun 01, 2024
Congress Investigates California’s $128 Billion High-Speed Rail Project
May 31, 2024
California ‘Racial Justice Act’ Uses Racial Disparities to Cut Prison Sentences
May 25, 2024
About Those ‘all Electric’ ‘Zero Emissions’ Fire Trucks. They Have Diesel Engines
May 24, 2024
Newsom Budget Promises ‘No New Taxes’ but $15.2b in Cuts Against $80B Deficit
May 18, 2024
Newsom Touts California as ‘National Model’ on Homelessness
May 17, 2024
California State Commission Unveils Major CEQA Update Proposal to Expand Housing
May 11, 2024
Fact Check: Gavin Newsom Claims Record Tourism, but Actually It Is Down 14%
May 10, 2024
Police Dismantle UCLA Protestor Encampment Amid Mass Arrests
May 04, 2024
Newsom Proclaims ‘Clean Energy Victory’ as CA Energy Costliest in Mainland U.S.
May 03, 2024
Amid $476M Deficit, Los Angeles Cuts Homeless-In-Hotels Program, Boosts Police
Apr 27, 2024
California Border Fentanyl Seizures Double as Texas Strengthens Border
Apr 26, 2024
California Assembly Votes to Allow Arrestees to Go Straight to Social Services
Apr 20, 2024
California Court Considers Solar Subsidies as Excess Solar Drives Panel Shutoffs
Apr 19, 2024
Small Businesses Say They Have to Pay California $20 an Hour Fast-Food Wage, Too
Apr 13, 2024
California Spends Big, but Can’t Tell if Programs Work as Homelessness Skyrockets
Apr 12, 2024
California Housing Permitting Collapses 45% From 2022 to 2023
Apr 06, 2024
Newsom Unveils New Water Plan, Water Allocations Still Only 30% of Normal
Apr 05, 2024
California Attorney General Defends Naming of Transgender-Focused Ballot Measure
Mar 30, 2024
California Bill Targets ‘Hate Littering’ as Speech Advocates Raise Concerns
Mar 29, 2024
California Secures Automaker Agreements to Guarantee State Emissions Standards
Mar 23, 2024
California Narrowly Passes $12.7 Billion Bond on Homeless Housing, Treatment
Mar 22, 2024
California Dems Propose $2.1 Billion Budget Cut to Address $73 Billion Deficit
Mar 16, 2024
Federal Court Strikes Down California Law Limiting Gun Buys to One per Month
Mar 15, 2024
California Proposes Zero Down, No Payment Home ‘Loans’ for Illegal Immigrants
Mar 09, 2024
California Lawmakers Push Minimum Wage Exemptions as Pay-To-Play Accusations Fly
Mar 08, 2024
Newsom Grants Minimum Wage Exception to Donor, Second-Largest Panera Owner
Mar 02, 2024
California Seized Enough Fentanyl Last Year to Kill Entire World ‘Nearly Twice Over'
Mar 01, 2024
California Budget Deficit Grows to $73 Billion Due to Declining Tax Revenue
Feb 24, 2024
California Proposes Landlords Must Accept Pets, Experts Warn Rents Will Rise
Feb 23, 2024
California to Spend $1.9 Billion More on Public EV Chargers as EV Sales Collapse
Feb 17, 2024
California Proposes Annual Tax and Registration on Each Gun in the State
Feb 16, 2024
Ratings Agency: California Budget Gimmicks May ‘Weaken Fiscal Resilience'
Feb 10, 2024
California Proposal for Universal Healthcare Bans Private Care, Doubles Spending
Feb 09, 2024
New California Bill Threatens Anonymity, Free Speech Online for All, Experts Say
Feb 03, 2024
Crime Drives Oakland’s Top Employer to Tell Workers to Stay in Offices for Lunch
Feb 02, 2024
In-N-Out Announces First Restaurant Closure Ever, Citing Oakland Crime
Jan 27, 2024
City Challenge to Newsom’s Homeless-Hotel Plan Risks Project Homekey Statewide
Jan 26, 2024
California Leads 21 State Coalition Demanding Federal Ban of Menthol Cigarettes
Jan 23, 2024
California Community College Launches Program Only for ‘Students of Color'
Jan 22, 2024
Over 1,400 California Public K-12 Schools Lost More Than 20% of Their Students
Jan 13, 2024
California Proposes Mere $8.5 Billion Spending Cut Against $68 Billion Deficit
Jan 12, 2024
California University Staffers Could Set Record as Dem’s Tax-Funded Cash Cow
Jan 06, 2024
California Lawmaker Proposes Ending Funding for Illegal Immigrant Healthcare
Jan 05, 2024
Los Angeles Looking To Allow DACA Police Officers to Be Armed 24/7
Dec 28, 2023
Federal Judge Halts California’s Ban on Permitted Concealed Carry in Public
Dec 23, 2023
California Republicans Urge Spending Cuts as State Faces $68 Billion Deficit
Dec 22, 2023
California Lawmakers Urge Study of Lower Prosecution Thresholds for Retail Theft
Dec 16, 2023
California Laws Let ‘Professional Tenants’ Avoid Rent, Punt Costs to Owners
Dec 15, 2023
Government Watchdog Estimates $26 Billion Revenue Shortfall as California Enters Recession
Dec 12, 2023
Pro-Palestine Protest Drives California Governor to Move Tree Lighting Online
Dec 10, 2023
Newsom Claims Homelessness Progress, Republicans Say He’s Playing ‘Hot Potato'
Dec 02, 2023
Census: California Has Lower Inbound Domestic Immigration Rate Than North Dakota
Dec 01, 2023
San Francisco Hiring New Prosecutors to Continue ‘Retail Theft Blitz'
Nov 22, 2023
California DEIA Mandate Faces Injunction in Federal Judge’s Pretrial Report
Nov 21, 2023
Only 15% Of Californians Can Afford to Buy a Home, Continuing Decline
Nov 18, 2023
LA Freeway to Be Shut Down for Fire Repairs for 3-5 Weeks, Governor Blames Arson
Nov 17, 2023
California Governor Orders Reservoir Start Construction After Nine Year Delay
Nov 10, 2023
California Pilots Universal Basic Income as Report Finds CA Ranks #1 in Poverty
Nov 09, 2023
Los Angeles District Attorney Declined to Press Charges for On-Video Rape Attempt
Nov 04, 2023
California Homeschooling up 78% As Parents Seek Better Education Alternatives
Nov 03, 2023
‘Soft on Crime’ Sacramento Sparks Prostitution Boom in Los Angeles
Oct 28, 2023
Biden Asks for Emergency Funds to Treat Mexican Sewage Spilling Into California
Oct 27, 2023
Most California Students Not Meeting Basic Math, Science, Literacy Standards
Oct 21, 2023
California Violent Crime Skyrockets as Arrests Plummet
Oct 20, 2023
California Expands Conservatorship to Get More Homeless in Mandated Treatment
Oct 14, 2023
California Ends ‘Willful Defiance’ Suspensions in Tk-12, Experts Warn of Disaster
Oct 13, 2023
California Home Construction So Low It Will Take 34 Years to Meet Current Demand
Oct 07, 2023
San Francisco Homeless ‘Pirates’ Reportedly Living on Boats, Stealing More Vessels
Oct 06, 2023
California Ban on Standard-Capacity Gun Magazines Overturned
Sep 29, 2023