Yes, you read that right. The city of San Francisco, home to the Speaker of the House and the Governor of California and the Vice President of the United States is doing a pilot program where it pays known criminals not to shoot people.

What happened to personal responsibility? Either the population of SF is so bad, or the politicians are so oxygen deprived from the forest fires that they have decided the best way to stop crime is to pay people who commit crime not to do it. Apparently, the thought of arresting people who shoot other people never entered their mind.

If the city already knows the 10 biggest troublemakers, why are they not in jail or under surveillance?

Is this how far we have fallen, where we have to pay bad people to do the right thing, to be good citizens?

In this episode, we look at Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe’s comments that parents shouldn’t have a say in what schools teach their children. If Terry’s comments are accurate, why do we get asked to join the PTA, help raise money, or volunteer if we, as parents, don’t matter? Now we know who comes first – the union, then the teachers, then everybody else.

We also look at the insane amount of money the city of Los Angeles is spending on homeless apartments: $575,000 per unit.

And in San Francisco there is a new government pilot program that pays 10 individuals not to harm or shoot anyone because they have a reputation for repeated violence.

Whatever happened to personal responsibility? Why does SF only reward people who act badly? Why does LA spend over half a million dollars a unit per homeless person?

"Don't Let California Become Texas" was the message that Governor Gavin Newsom and other state Democrats used to defeat the recall campaign. It galvanized dispassionate Democrats, rang true with Independents, and even cut into recall support among Republicans, especially women.

For Republicans, the Texas law is like kicking a hornet's nest with national implications. What worked in California will be replayed in Virginia on November 2, 2021, in a dead even Governor's race.

Meanwhile, back here in the Golden State, the only thing golden is Gavin. The rest of California still faces the same problems we have had for years - homelessness, wildfires, crime, droughts, and poverty are still with us and have gotten worse in some areas.

Will the political success of Newsom evolve into policy changes that make our state better? And with less than a year until the June 2022 primary elections, another thing to consider is redistricting, and where political lines will be set for the next ten years.

How long do candidates have to lick their wounds from this bad defeat or celebrate their victory?

In this episode, Hector and Mike discuss the closing days of the California recall election, and some of the underlying issues, which have many moms and other Californians frustrated and angry at Gov. Newsom.

The recall election has become a national thing. Latest poll numbers show that 58 percent of Californians now oppose the recall - a massive swing from just two weeks ago. Gov Newsom is bringing out the big guns in Democratic politics: Obama, Biden, and Kamala come to his rescue.

Recorded on 8/30/2021. 

As the Biden administration keeps on fumbling with the withdraw in Afghanistan, Vice President Kamala Harris cancels her trip to California to help Governor Gavin Newsom with his NO on the Recall Campaign. 

As the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan falls to the Taliban, Biden says the buck stops with him but then blames others. With a chaotic evacuation, the criticism mounts. 

The summer of Cuomo and Newsom - two pillars of the Democratic Party could be gone in September.

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As mentioned in our podcast, Pearl is a rescue. There is a lot of great work being done by the people at the Golden Retriever Club of Greater Los Angeles Rescue. grcglarescue.org 

In this episode of the Hector and Mike experience we look at the $10 million that Gov. Gavin Newsom is spending on campaign ads. Will that be enough or will he need a lot more than $10 million?

We also discuss Simone Biles and the pressure faced by other young athletes. Let’s stop with the criticisms, because it is easy to do from the cheap seats.

In this episode we discuss the 80 year old grandmother and former U.S. Senator, Barbara Boxer getting assaulted and robbed of her cell phone. What type of justice will this criminal justice warrior demand? Now that a lenient liberal of the left has become a victim of crime, will liberals in California and their rich do-gooder supporters understand that thanks to them,  in California...Crime Does Pay.

Is the Honeymoon over for Joe and Kamala? Polls numbers crater as COVID spikes, cost of living increases, and Americans wonder if the President is up to the job.

In this episode we look at Los Angeles County mandating masks indoors and out as billionaires get ready to take their millionaire friends for a trip around Earth.

What are the environmental and social implications of space travel? Will California mandate that all space travel be solar powered?

We also look at Biden’s infrastructure plan and will the proposed tax hike doom Democrats in 2022? Will this be the end of Nancy Pelosi?