California legislature sent a budget to the governor, or did they?  Are homeowners "locked" into their homes by low interest rates?  A California landlord was fined nearly $400,000 for violating rent cap laws in San Jose. The Federal Reserve paused rate hikes this week.  Will mortgage rates go down?  If we are a constitutional Republic what is a dictatorship?  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk.  Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.