Who REALLY Controls California?

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2:08I'm trying to be. I do do a lingo for Spanish every day so I can say Fiendesemana, which means weekend. Okay. I'm going to teach you a little Spanish right now. You ready for this? Uh-huh. You know what Bacera means in English? What's that? Witness protection program. Oh, wow. I'm going to have to write that down. It might need to use that in Spain. Because he's a candidate for governor, but you wouldn't know it because he's not doing any of the things that normal candidates do. Like travel around the state, holding rallies, sitting down for interviews, participating in multiple debates and candidate forums. He is nowhere to be seen. He has a scheduling conflict for the entire month of October. You think he goes to the dentist or do you think there's a scheduling conflict there to do? Johnny, guys, to talk about this and much, much more is the CEO of state of gold ink and the host of the state of gold podcast.

3:10You can follow him on exit, real John Slavitt, John Slavitt. Welcome. Thank you, gentlemen. It's a pleasure. Thank you for being here. So Javier Biserra, as I mentioned before, not doing the things that we typically see candidates do, he's phone it it in and is relying on democratic registration to push him over the goal line. And he fully intends to be the next governor of California without having to work for it, your thoughts. Where do I start, John? I think that former president Biden had a upscale retrofit of his basement. I think it includes provisions, snacks. I think it's got a 70 inch TV. I think all of the medical equipment for Mr. Biserra is down there. I think he's living down there. And it's really, it's a metaphor. It's funny, but it's just a metaphor for calling it in.

4:15I think it's an affront to voters and to citizens who deserve to see him out there making the case, who deserve to see him debating Steve Hilton. And it's arrogant, it's wrong. And it's a shame because California needs a debate, a real debate. It seems like it's also setting him up for failure, should he be elected to be governor. You see this happen in sports frequently. When you have a team that's very good, that qualifies for the playoffs. They get the slot that they want in the playoffs and they take their foot off the gas pedal. And they play the reserves and the star sit on the bench and they get fat and happy. And then they go into the playoffs and they get smoked by some underdog. And it just seems like, yeah, it may be good enough for him to win the election. But when he becomes governor and he's not used to sitting down for interviews, he's not

5:19used to having the full day, full schedule each and every day, there's going to be some rust and it's going to hit hard. Yeah, well, I think you're right. I mean, I look at Steve Hilton. Steve is working his butt off. He's out there every day. He's with people. He's doing his town halls. He's all over social media. And he's putting out specific policy proposals, John, things that California voters and citizens desperately need, like $70 to register your car, like bringing down the cost of fuel, especially for those truckers and people with diesel, but it's hurting everyone. Like no income tax under $150,000. Steve has been working on policy for years. He's got proposals. He's ready to shake it up. My fear with Basera when he cruises in is that it's more of the same. It's establishment politics and citizens lose.

6:24When I saw him participate in that debate, I came away from it with two thoughts. One is that Basera has no charisma. And the second is that he has no ideas. Because to the extent that he talked about any subjects that were California in nature, he blamed everything on Donald Trump. It's Donald Trump's fault that the bullet train is unfinished. It's Donald Trump's fault that California has a lot of people living on the streets. It's Donald Trump's fault that gasoline is higher than it is in Arizona and Nevada. And he goes, OK, well, if you're blaming everything under the sun on Donald Trump, you're not really telling me anything. And I would imagine that I'm not the only one who saw that. If I'm an interest group in Sacramento, if I'm someone who's in the legislature, I really don't have much of an idea as to what he's going to want to do if he's elected governor. And I don't think that he's going to be the one calling the shots.

7:26If Habib Basera is elected, I think we're going to have some new version of Dana Williamson in his office. And the unions are going to be in the cat bird seat. They're going to be the ones who are going to be deciding what legislation goes through, what legislation is killed, what are his priorities, and he's going to be the figurehead of the coalition. I think you spot on John just on the first subject of debate. Larry Elder put out a great cartoon, which I reposted on X, which had Steve on the left of the cartoon talking about $3 gas and talking about $70 registered your car. And then it showed Basera basically screaming at the top of his lungs, Trump. I don't know how many times he said Trump. And but to the second part of your point, California needs a major shakeup. And I think what Steve Hilton's been trying to do is to give California voters the disaffected Democrats the independence permission to try something different.

8:30You do not have to be a fan of Donald Trump. We know that most of California are not. But we need something desperately that's different in California. I think Javier Basera is definitely bought and paid for. You use the term, you know, the public sector unions in California raise about a billion and do's a year. They donate $300 million into politics every year. And 96% of that goes to Democrats in Sacramento. Those are stunning statistics. Basera will be their servant. What we really need is a check in balance. We need a governor who will shake things up and use the power of the governorship, the power of the veto, the power of the bully pulpit to negotiate better deals and better policies for the people of California. I'm going to ask you a question that I've asked many people before and I haven't been able to figure out the correct answer.

9:30Maybe you know, California is a deep blue state. We haven't elected a Republican statewide since Arnold Schwarzenegger won re-election and Steve Poisoner was elected as insurance commissioner and that happened back in 2006, a very long time ago. Yet, there are other blue states in the country who regularly elect Republicans to state white office. The most popular governor in the country right now is the governor of Vermont, who is a Republican. That is a state that sends a socialist to the United States Senate every six years in Bernie Sanders. The state of Massachusetts now has a Democratic governor, but they had Republican governors for years and years and years. Charlie Baker and I know that. Yeah, Mitt Romney at one point. And Mitt Romney. They do it. The state of Maryland had Larry Hogan. That is a deeply blue state and yet they elected a Republican statewide. Why is it that those states can do it and we haven't been able to?

10:34Well, that's the multi-billion dollar question, John. Off the cuff, I think that it's a structural issue. And I think that, listen, go back to 1968, Ronald Reagan, when he was running for election for governor, promised peace officers, local peace officers that he'd support their unionization. Or did Reagan think it would then expand to all of these public sector employees who work for the state? Jerry Brown doubled down on it. Jerry Brown said, how could I not do for my supporters what Reagan did before me and he doubled and tripled down? And we built up a structure in California where unless you sign up to a particular ideology, you don't have the support of a huge, huge voting blocks in California that are very

11:34influential, very well-funded, and have a huge megaphone that they use. So I think part of it's structural. Part of it's probably cultural. I think that in states like Massachusetts and others, I don't know the data to back this up, but culturally, I think that there is more collaboration across the aisle. And I think that those states, John, have Republican parties that are perceived with policies that are more moderate in the perception among the citizens in those states versus the way the Republican party has positioned itself in California in certain ways, particularly on social issues. I mean, for instance, the Cal State GOP platform is against gay marriage as an example. The overwhelming majority of Californians are fine with that and have moved past that kind of issue.

12:35So I think part of it's structural, part of it's cultural. Let's talk about the Democratic coalition here in California because I see storm clouds on the horizon for them. Political parties are not ideological in nature. They exist to get people elected, and that's it. And their ideology changes over time. They're not inherently one way or another. They evolve. Political parties always evolve or they die. They go the way of the wigs. The Democratic party, as it exists today in California, exists to do two things, primarily. One is to blame everything on Donald Trump. Donald Trump is the central villain in every story. And the second thing is to deliver for the unions. They exist to make sure the unions get what they want, whether it's health and pension, whether it is new contracts, whether it's work rules, whatever. Democrats deliver for unions. And typically, that makes their coalition very happy.

13:37But you look at their change in coalition right now, where those old time of union people are now doing the same thing that Republicans are doing in California, which is leaving the state. They're leaving for Arizona. They're leaving for Nevada when they retire or when they decide that they've had enough. They usually don't blame it on the politics, but they leave for one reason or another. And they're being replaced by the purple haired creatures. People who have lots of graduate degrees, people who are downwardly mobile, people who are entitled. They feel that they deserve a middle class lifestyle that reflects their upbringing and their parents. And to them, the central villain in every story are the boomers. The boomers are the ones who prevent them from owning the home. The boomers are the ones who prevent them from having high paying jobs because they won't retire. The boomers are the villain in their story. And when the Democratic Party delivers for the unions, when they deliver for the firefighters,

14:40when they deliver for the cops, when they deliver for the prison guards, they're delivering for a population of people that their voters now hate. That doesn't do anything for the purple-haired crowd. The purple-haired crowd doesn't want to hear about the Democrats giving more generous benefits to the prison guards. And I think that that's what's driving a lot of the popularity with the DSA in so many of these elections. It's happening in the big city, uh, mayorships. And it hasn't trickled down to other places yet, at least in California. It has some congressional races and other parts of the country. But it seems like this train is going off the rails for them and their relationship with their coalition. Now, it's a very interesting point, John. I think a few things. There's definitely a fragmentation in the Democratic Party and there's a sorting out that's happening. Uh, it's obvious if you read the news just for one day that the energy and the momentum

15:43is with the far left of the Democratic Party with the DSA. Um, we'll have to see if that spreads beyond some very, very blue cities and blue districts when it comes to house races. But that's really where the energy is. And I think number two, the moderate Democrats who have held that center in the Democratic Party are less and less in favor and can't really rope in this far left swing. We've got a cow tout to it. Um, you know, I had Victor Davis hands on on my show recently and he's obviously a very insightful observer of what's going on with the DSA. If you graduated with a degree that cost you a lot of money and you have expectations to earn a high salary, maybe like your parents who are boomers and what you've studied isn't lining up with the market. That creates a huge, uh, insecurity. And I think that's, that's active. But what I would say, John, kind of zooming out as a final point, the solution to these

16:48things, whether it's in blue cities, red cities, what have you in the country is not more government. It's not more bloated government. It's not higher spending in California, 350 billion right now, largest budget ever in California, New Sims last pork barrel budget. It's reducing regulation. It's increasing housing supply. It's reducing the cost of energy. It's increasing opportunity for regular people who are willing to work and roll their sleeves up, you know, for, for the American dream. Government is good at only a couple things, but not most things. The private sector, community organizations, faith-based organizations, fill the gap. What you read on the LA mayor's race, who do you think is going to win? Karen Bass or her socialist opponent, Nithya Roman? Well, I guess if you look at the polls and momentum, it's, it's Miss, uh, Roman.

17:48But polls are quirky and, you know, we're wrong a lot of the time. I, I think that Karen Bass needs to do something different and shake this thing up to actually change the momentum. That's what it looks like to me. I guess we're going to have to see where the Spencer Pratt vote goes. I think a lot of those people are holding their noses and voting for bass and an equal number are tearing their ballot up. They're just too, too frustrated. If I was Karen Bass, I would go to Spencer Pratt and I would say, here's the deal. I'm going to let you pick the accounting firm. And whatever accounting firm that you pick can be the firm that audits all of the spending on the NGOs, on the homeless services groups, on the fire aid groups, on the groups that are meant to be after school programs to keep kids out of gangs, all those groups, you pick the accounting firm.

18:49We'll make sure those dollars are being spent correctly. And if they're not, we'll know about it and we'll do something about it. If she were to do that, A, I think it would certainly help the city by leaps and bounds, but B, it offers something tangible to him so he can go to his supporters and he can say, she was not a good mayor. She's not my favorite politician in California, but we have something and she hasn't done that. That would be a masterstroke. I mean, I think that Spencer Pratt has so much energy, so many ideas, so many supporters. You know, if he could, if there could be an olive branch there, even invite him into some kind of role. And this is what, this is what great leaders do. You know, it's the, it's the classic Lincoln team of rivals is to, is to build a coalition of people who don't agree with you on everything. We're super talented who can actually impact positive things for citizens. I think that would be a masterstroke.

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22:55And Randy tomorrow we're going to be in Long Beach. I'm so excited. I can imagine it right now. Glad stones and Long Beach. John Sengmeister shoving food in front of my face for the entire three hour show including those poke not shows and the halibut that is parmesan crusted. Oh, the food is so good at Gladstone's. The drinks are great too, but I'll be abstaining because I'm a professional broadcaster, but you should have the my tie. It's fantastic. We're there to talk with our friends at the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association. Susan Shelley will be there as we talk about Proposition 43, the local taxpayer protection act, the save prop 13 act. Here's all you need to know. Yes, on 43 makes it harder to raise your taxes. We need everybody in the audience, whether you show up at the event or you just watch us on the stream or listen to us on the radio tomorrow to do your part and get at least one or two people in your life to know about Prop 43 and know why it's important that yes,

23:57on 43 means it's harder to raise your taxes because if they keep raising our taxes at the rate they are, none of us are going to be able to afford to live here. And we're all moving into my in-laws house in Santa Fe. And on election day, we're going to be doing two shows. We have got such a busy month coming up. We've got the event tomorrow at Gladstone's in Long Beach. On the 30th, we're going to Johnny Follies in Union Square in San Francisco. And then on Tuesday, November 3rd, we are doing a live stream of the election. That's right, the polls close at 8 will be on K-ABC, K-S-F-O and K-M-J from 7 to 9 p.m. And on the YouTube stream from 7 till at least 10 p.m. with our first video broadcast live election specials. So make sure you vote and then find out the results as we all count them together in California at johnnydontlike.com. Tuesday, November 3rd at 7 p.m. Here with an update on the race to replace Eric Swalwell in the house of representatives,

25:03Mr. Randy Wang. This is like the fourth election we've had this year in this race because first these two dueled in the special election when Swalwell got kicked out for being Swalwell and then there was a runoff. And now they're in the general election and now there's a runoff. And apparently this race is getting real ugly for more on the race to replace Eric Swalwell. Here is a report from KTVU Fox two. Well the midterm elections are now less than a month away. Tonight a debate was held in Dublin between two candidates fighting to fill a congressional seat in the East Bay. Ayesha Wahab is the incumbent having won a special election back in August of her Bartford director Melissa Hernandez. Wahab is filling the remainder of former congressman Eric Swalwell's seat. And this pair is facing off again to determine who will represent district 14 for a full two year term. KTVU's Tory gains live in Dublin tonight after attending that debate and Tory, we understand

26:06it got a little tense between these two candidates. Yeah, Claudian, this is the only head to head debate we're going to see between these two candidates and it did get a little intense up there on that stage. But next month we're going to see these candidates face off on the ballot for the fourth time this year. And there's a lot of elections. Oh my. US representative Ayesha Wahab took the moment. Imagine you have to go to some of your donors four different times in an election cycle for four different elections that has to cost a fortune. Yes, votes in that August special election, but Bart director Melissa Hernandez was not far behind. That's a flat out lie. I was in California's district 14 races heating up as we inch toward November, US congressman headed at the holiday in Dublin. Wait, Eric Swalwell didn't rape anyone there, did he? I don't think so. Do we still have to say allegedly? Allegedly. Woman Ayesha Wahab has held the seat since winning the special election in August, but

27:09Bart director Melissa Hernandez hopes to take it come election day. I'm an independent. I just want money out of politics. Everybody who's willing to fight for our district and make sure that we have everything that we need is somebody that we need to have in Congress. As voters wait that meant nothing. No. I mean, when people think about what they want from someone they're voting for Congress, they know that for the most part they're sending somebody to fly to DC four days a week that's not really going to do anything. No, that woman gave us nothing but empty words. For choices candidates were on stage with no notes and an option for two minute rebuttals. From data centers to high housing costs, both candidates touched on topics pertinent to Bay Area residents. With regards to data centers, I know that it's really important for some communities they say that they want them. It should also be at the local jurisdiction if they want them or not when we're... I think someone got some data center money.

28:11I think that's the wrong move and the reason for that. I think someone else got some data center money. Okay, so the breakdown here is that this woman, Aisha Wahab, is extremely left wing. She's either DSA or DSA friendly. The other woman is more of a traditional Democrat. It is because you can't stop technology. But the debate hit peak intensity during closing statements. I'm an honest person with regards to not being having communications with the Taliban like my... What? She just accused Wahab of being a terrorist. I'm here for it. Thank you. You're closing statement. It's two minutes. Okay. We asked her to clarify. My folks should do some research. She said that there should be diplomatic conversations with the Taliban. That was also brought to my attention. The way that she says, Tali-Ban, makes me think of the banana boat song.

29:15So I wanted to make sure that folks knew that. In an August interview with Democracy Now, Wahab stated that the U.S. should engage in diplomatic relations with the Taliban for the sake of human rights. Wahab is the first Afghan-American woman elected to Congress. She says her Nandis' comments are not backed by policy. It's disappointing and this district is disgusted in saying this type of hate. I think they were disgusted at something else recently. That maybe even happened at that hotel. We are incredibly diverse. This district is incredibly diverse. We come from all over the world. Wait, how is it racist to bring up the fact that she says we should have an open dialogue with the Taliban? That is something that she said. Of life. And I want to prioritize human beings regardless of ethnic origin. Terrorists are people too, John. I've heard it all. I've seen a lot of debates. This is definitely one of the most heated ones that I have seen with my own eyes in person.

30:15Now, those ballots are already heading out to voters in the Tri-Valley area. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd. So we will see who comes out on top. Guys, the hard. I wouldn't use comes out on top in a story that's related to Eric Swalwell's district. Just saying. Choose different words. Thought raised for sure. All right. Thank you, Tori. There is a little scandal going on with Alicia Wahab regarding campaign funds and not using them properly. Let's see what this is about as we switch from Channel 2 to Channel 4. In the East Bay today, concerned citizens are speaking out asking for an investigation into congressional candidate, Aisha Wahab. That's a terrible chance. We are here for one reason. And that is to preserve election integrity.

31:16On Wednesday, a small but vocal group of Bay Area residents gathered outside the Dublin Civic Center to express. And when they say small but vocal, they mean five guys. Well, there's five guys and three turbines concerns about congressional candidate Aisha Wahab. According to the office of Valimita, wait, does Aisha Wahab refer to herself as doctor Aisha Wahab? Is she one? What do you think she's a doctor of? Usually when people demand that you call them doctor, they have an EDD. Now I don't want to prejudge anybody. Let's just ask the Gemini here is a doctor of what? Maybe she's an actual doctor. Could be. There's no in the Congress. You want to know what she's a doctor of? Oh God, what? Social work. Washington and Gotham and Owee's before eating and after toileting. It's like Gemini knows me. She is not a medical doctor.

32:19But wonder she wants to have dialogue with the Taliban. Typically doctors don't even ask you to refer to them as doctors, but fake doctors. People with doctorates of social welfare. I have a hard time understanding. They make you refer to them as doctor. Thank you. And sometimes I don't think Aisha did this, but we know Babs, when COVID started, Johnny when she would do those press conferences, what would she wear that would make everyone think that she was a doctor? A white lab coat. I have tech issues. And whenever you call someone a doctor who has a PhD in a totally useless subject, it's like it gives them some sort of euphoric feeling. Just try it once and you'll see their nipples can cut glass. Johnny Supervisor Nate Miley recently filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging that questionable expenditures were funneled through the Alameda County Democratic

33:22Central Committee. Miley's office says the supervisor filed the complaint on his own accord as a private citizen and separately from his official duties as a county supervisor. Boy, there's a lot of people in the area that don't like her. You can tell. Even citizens TJ Singh and Robert Batnitch sharing their concerns. If I did this, I would be investigated. If you did this, you would be investigated. I candid it. It candided for Congress should not get a free pass. If some you said it, that's a serious mustache she has going on there too. Great eyebrows too. But he liked this who's dishonest in the beginning of election. How would they act in government as our leaders and guardians of our taxpayer money? If she's willing to do this to get elected, what else is she willing to do to stay elected? What did she use the campaigns for funds for? Escapism and Sacramento?

34:25Maybe paying off student debt? Singh also signed a letter asking the Alameda County District Attorney's Office to investigate. I sign it because I believe one simple thing. No one is above the law. Cron for reached out to Wilhoff's office for comment but did not hear back in time for this report. Cron for also reached out to the DA's office for comment but did not receive a response in time for this report. It does warm my heart to know that the Alameda County DA is Ursula Jones Dixon and not Pamy Price. She called me a crime boss. Which by the way, Johnny, guess who abandoned her podcast? Why would she do that? Because no one was watching it. I stopped watching it. I think I was the only one. I've been bipped several times. We're putting in Dublin, Lindsey Ford, Cron for news. So there you go, everything you need to know about the race to replace Eric Swahwell between Bart Lady and Taliban lover.

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37:32of mine so I can brag that we're bigger than the biggest radio show in Los Angeles. Here with an update on a neighbor, you definitely don't want Mr. Randy Wang. You may call Oakland the city of dumpy, but I got news for you. The real city of dumpy is Los Angeles. You know, this has really been an issue for the city of dumpy arcs. Excuse me because the Fairfax trash house, which was cleared years ago, it's back and it's in full force. Here's Fox 11. Well tonight, the notorious Fairfax trash house continues to turn head. The former raised in questions about the sanitation surrounding the property again. This is wild to look at. It looks like the dump, the city dump. Nope. This is just the front and backyard of a house and a very expensive neighborhood. Fox 11's Rachel Avogarm reports the community seems divided on this nuisance property.

38:34Fire hazard. If anything, everything over with a friend that lives right near there, I wonder if he's listening. He can go take a picture of this for us. It's up in there. It's like everybody's kind of a part of it. The rats and stuff is I actually don't want to imagine what's in the trash. Those were residents in the Fairfax district describing the infamous property in 2024, commonly known as the trash house. Okay, why not just put it in the trash cans and have it picked up? It's all in bags. That same year, the city stepped in citing safety and sanitation concerns. Yeah, this is more than just over from me. The city crews cleaning up shortly after Ellie, Mayor Karen Bez met with Ellie area residents. Just spoke to several of them and I assured them that we are going to mobilize any and every city agency and this will be dealt with today. And it's back. She really is the can do mayor, isn't she? Yep. Years later, the trash continues to be a nuisance to some.

39:36I've seen like the trash pile kind of raised and then come down and come back up again. It's like the tides. This man says the property doesn't bother him and at the home owner minds his own business. He's just really sweet old older guy. He's a hoarder. He could be sweet, but he's obviously lost his marbles. What do you think the inside of that house must look like? Stacks and stacks and stacks and stacks of newspapers. Doesn't need any furniture. You just sit on the newspapers that we see walking around with the new loads of water bottles. I don't know if it's fair. There's a lot of other problems and other messes all around LA. Then this guy's little. This is the problem with Los Angeles. We're so laid back that there's a literal pile of garbage in your neighborhood and you're saying, it's not a big deal. This guy's making excuses for him. Yep.

40:36This person has the same power of voting as I do. Cassita, full of water bottles. Last year we spoke with a representative for the homeowner who says the owner in his 70s is not a hoarder, but a recycler. No. That's a hoarder. Okay. If you're in your 70s, that's not that old. The way he described him, I thought you might be dealing with a 90 year old or something. In your 70s, you shouldn't be living like that. Who earns his living from the materials? He has a relationship with four different recycle places. It has to be done right. But some are any good story about recycling lately. You want to talk about the crooked smelters that are buying the stolen copper wire. This guy is piling up trash in his neighborhood to take it to a recycler recycling. It's been really a beautiful disaster. As an its wonder, why does city hasn't done more to it?

41:37And China won't even take our recycled garbage anymore. Dress the large pile-ups, which is still an issue after all these years. Give me your coat. Yes, right here, sir. Our cameras capture the man who appeared to be the homeowner entering the front gate. Hey, there's one Nala, clean L.A. with me. Once again, trying to do some cleanup work. Well, this house might be one bridge too far for him. Juan Nala with clean L.A. with me offered to clean up his property for free. I help people cleaning on the neighborhood house or whatever they need. The man to climb the offer and did not want to answer any of our questions. Horritor. We used to shame this. Now we celebrated on TLC. This is a severe OCD thing. Yep. Where'd the feed go? Well, tonight we've received the new statement from the office of Mayor Karen Bass. The Mayor urges the L.A. County Department of Mental Health to push for the courts' appointment of a conservator who would serve as a responsible party to ensure the property never deteriorates

42:41into this condition again. If appropriate legal action is not expedient, we will pursue all actions necessary to ensure this doesn't happen again. She cleared it and it did happen again. And then they cleared it and it did happen again. It almost sounds like yet another empty promise from Mayor Bass. Wait, did I read that correctly where she's kicking this over to Barbara Ferrer? Yes. Barbara Ferrer is going to go over there with a conservatorship. Wash your hands often and always before eating and after toileting. What great advice. What could go wrong with that? But at the end of the day. Alright, that's going to do it for us today. I'm giving a speech in Whittier tonight and then we'll be in Long Beach tomorrow, Randy. See you at Gladstone's in Long Beach at noon. Get there early. It's going to fill up fast. We'll be there from noon to three.