Inside Golden State Politics

We critique the recent California governor's debate and examine the efforts of the candidates for mayor of Los Angeles to win support in the Jewish community. And we  wonder why there isn't more coverage of the casualties in the Iran war.

We explore  the political, economic and cultural speed bumps  dominating the explosion of artificial intelligence.  We also check in on the race for mayor of Los Angeles.

Out guest analyst, Jon Regardie, a respected political observer, thinks the mayoral race will get hot when the advertising takes off.  We discuss how the three of us can't and  won't predict  a winner.

We push the pause button to check out where we are as we approach the mid-term elections.  And we worry  about what appears to be election chaos and Trump's use of the United States Postal Service to determine who gets to vote.

Can Trump limit mail voting in this year's elections?   If he succeeds, many Americans could be disenfranchised.  We also check in on the race for mayor of Los Angeles.  

We dig deeper into what was gained—and not gained—from the recent debate between incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and her opponent, Councilmember Nithya Raman. 

We continue our analysis of what the primaries are telling us about the Democrats intraparty fighting.  We look at Trump's continued drop in the polls and his shaky record in primary endorsements.  

We examine the fallout from the Michigan Democratic Senate and  Congressional primaries.  We check on the status of the  Los Angeles mayor's race.

Nationally-known housing policy expert David Garcia walks us through recent national, state and local attempts at housing reform. 

We look at President Trump's defense of ICE traffic stops.  We examine the impact of age, illness and death on the midterm elections.   We discuss the seemingly invisible campaigns for California governor and Los Angeles mayor.