Email Us: <a href="mailto:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com" target="_blank">dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com</a> <a href="mailto:will@calpolicycenter.org" target="_blank">will@calpolicycenter.org</a>Follow Us: <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidBahnsen" target="_blank">@DavidBahnsen</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WillSwaim" target="_blank">@WillSwaim</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRadioFreeCA" target="_blank">@TheRadioFreeCA</a>Show Note:<ul><li>Dr. Tony Lima:<a href="https://gonzoecon.com/2020/05/the-myth-of-donor-states/" target="_blank"> The Myth of Donor States</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/senate-vote-end-california-ev-mandate-1ef4fb9b" target="_blank">Senate Votes to End California’s EV Mandate</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/austins-reign-as-a-tech-hub-might-be-coming-to-an-end-02836bc3" target="_blank">Austin’s Reign as a Tech Hub Might Be Coming to an End</a></li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-05-20/villaraigosa-harris-becerra-biden" target="_blank">Villaraigosa blasts Harris and Becerra for not speaking out about Biden’s decline</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/25/kamala-harris-takes-swipe-at-musk-and-warns-world-to-remember-the-1930s-at-gold-coast-real-estate-conference" target="_blank">Kamala Harris takes swipe at Musk and warns world to ‘remember the 1930s’ at Gold Coast real estate conference</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/05/the-next-tax-reform-glitch-is-coming-to-main-street-businesses/" target="_blank">The Next Tax Reform Glitch Is Coming to Main Street Businesses</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm/2025/05/20/barbara-lee-mayor-00361112" target="_blank">Barbara Lee Speaks for Oakland</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sacbee.com/news/equity-lab/article307075006.html#campaignName=sacramento_morning_newsletter&linkType=nmeintro" target="_blank">Placer County revives homebuyer program eases path to ownership</a></li><li><a href="https://abc7.com/post/former-la-deputy-mayor-plead-guilty-reporting-fake-bomb-threat-city-hall/16532205/" target="_blank">Former LA deputy mayor to plead guilty to reporting fake bomb threat at City Hall</a></li><li><a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/la-hotels-threaten-withdrawal-over-wage-increase/" target="_blank">L.A. hotels threaten to withdraw from Olympics deal over minimum wage hike</a></li></ul>

Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show Note:Dr. Tony Lima: The Myth of Donor StatesSenate Votes to End California’s EV MandateAustin’s Reign as a Tech Hub Might Be Coming to an EndVillaraigosa blasts Harris and Becerra for not speaking out about Biden’s declineKamala Harris takes swipe at Musk and warns world to ‘remember the 1930s’ at Gold Coast real estate conferenceThe Next Tax Reform Glitch Is Coming to Main Street BusinessesBarbara Lee Speaks for OaklandPlacer County revives homebuyer program eases path to ownershipFormer LA deputy mayor to plead guilty to reporting fake bomb threat at City HallL.A. hotels threaten to withdraw from Olympics deal over minimum wage hike

Email Us: <a href="mailto:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com</a> <a href="mailto:will@calpolicycenter.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">will@calpolicycenter.org</a>Follow Us: <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidBahnsen" rel="noopener noreferrer">@DavidBahnsen</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WillSwaim" rel="noopener noreferrer">@WillSwaim</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRadioFreeCA" rel="noopener noreferrer">@TheRadioFreeCA</a>Show Note:<ul><li>Dr. Tony Lima:<a href="https://gonzoecon.com/2020/05/the-myth-of-donor-states/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> The Myth of Donor States</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/senate-vote-end-california-ev-mandate-1ef4fb9b" rel="noopener noreferrer">Senate Votes to End California’s EV Mandate</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/austins-reign-as-a-tech-hub-might-be-coming-to-an-end-02836bc3" rel="noopener noreferrer">Austin’s Reign as a Tech Hub Might Be Coming to an End</a></li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-05-20/villaraigosa-harris-becerra-biden" rel="noopener noreferrer">Villaraigosa blasts Harris and Becerra for not speaking out about Biden’s decline</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/25/kamala-harris-takes-swipe-at-musk-and-warns-world-to-remember-the-1930s-at-gold-coast-real-estate-conference" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kamala Harris takes swipe at Musk and warns world to ‘remember the 1930s’ at Gold Coast real estate conference</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/05/the-next-tax-reform-glitch-is-coming-to-main-street-businesses/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Next Tax Reform Glitch Is Coming to Main Street Businesses</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm/2025/05/20/barbara-lee-mayor-00361112" rel="noopener noreferrer">Barbara Lee Speaks for Oakland</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sacbee.com/news/equity-lab/article307075006.html#campaignName=sacramento_morning_newsletter&amp;linkType=nmeintro" rel="noopener noreferrer">Placer County revives homebuyer program eases path to ownership</a></li><li><a href="https://abc7.com/post/former-la-deputy-mayor-plead-guilty-reporting-fake-bomb-threat-city-hall/16532205/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Former LA deputy mayor to plead guilty to reporting fake bomb threat at City Hall</a></li><li><a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/la-hotels-threaten-withdrawal-over-wage-increase/" rel="noopener noreferrer">L.A. hotels threaten to withdraw from Olympics deal over minimum wage hike</a></li></ul>

Episode 392: Remember Picacho Pass!

A show about the perilous state of the Golden State—and what that means for you, wherever you live. California is the hothouse lab of the Left, the nation-state creating the statist policies, art, and lifestyles of the future – and generating the political dollars to make them a reality in a community near you. Hosts Will Swaim (California Policy Center) and David Bahnsen (The Bahnsen Group, Fox Business News commentator, conservative activist) beam this weekly show internationally, from mostly undisclosed pirate-radio platforms west of the Sierra Nevada.   [Intro music graciously provided by Los Angeles-based Metalachi, the metal/mariachi soundtrack of the near-future. Find them at Metalachi.com.]

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A show about the perilous state of the Golden State—and what that means for you, wherever you live. California is the hothouse lab of the Left, the nation-state creating the statist policies, art, and lifestyles of the future – and generating the political dollars to make them a reality in a community near you. Hosts Will Swaim (California Policy Center) and David Bahnsen (The Bahnsen Group, Fox Business News commentator, conservative activist) beam this weekly show internationally, from mostly undisclosed pirate-radio platforms west of the Sierra Nevada. [Intro music graciously provided by Los Angeles-based Metalachi, the metal/mariachi soundtrack of the near-future. Find them at Metalachi.com.]

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