It's a jam packed episode! Richie and Erica review the Hot 5 items in the news this week: Iranians across the Bay Area and California celebrate the elimination of Ayatollah Khomenei; SF leaders plan a tax to pay for Muni deficit; Supreme Court rules parents have a right to know about their own children's transitioning; Mayor demands 500 city workers fired; Tech gangs up to oppose  Billionaire Tax, and more. Send your questions to [email protected]

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Richie and Erica discus the views of the current 3 top contenders for CA D-11 House of Representatives (San Francisco) race this year, and the surprise entry of Marie Hurabiell yesterday. A comparison between Scott Wiener, Connie Chan, Saikat Chakrabarti and Marie Hurabiell is given. 

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Erica explains how the owner of Manny's, a San Francisco cafe and venue well-known for hosting prominent politicians and informative discourse, asked her not to report on an event she RSVP'd to (and paid the ticket price to attend). He then mad her promise. 

Does Manny Yekutiel owe us an explanation and apology? You decide.

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Richie and Erica were at the Oracle Racing Red Bull Ford Motorsport-sponsored Formula 1 Showrun and Exhibition along the city's Marina Boulevard, to showcase the capabilities of the drivers and the machines. Was it worth going to the event? Here they discuss the positives and negatives, and the crush of the crowd.

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Richie and Erica review the events of the LX Super Bowl in San Francisco, and how things are quickly back to normal. Also, upcoming conventions and events in the city.

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Richie is joined by Erica live at Moscone Center and Yerba Buena for a preview of the upcoming events in San Francisco for Super Bowl week.

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Richie and Erica decry the "Compelled Speech" efforts rearing their ugly head once again, locally and across the nation. Tech companies, government officials, Hollywood celebrities and civic leaders use guilt and pressure tactics,  demand listeners join their viewpoint and condemn those they consider a target. 

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Richie and Erica are joined by special guest Matt Boschetto, who ran for San Francisco District 7 Supervisor (city council) and also co-led the effort to prevent permanent closure of the West Side's Upper Great Highway, a 2024 ballot measure known as Prop K. He discusses the background leading to that measure, the implications and the current lawsuit to overturn. 

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Welcome to 2026! Richie and Erica are back, discussing the Congressional candidate forum held Wednesday, January 8th, 2026. Scott Wiener, Connie Chan and Saikat Chakrabarti took the stage and unloaded their far-left Progressive ideology for all other hear.  They're running to succeed Nancy Pelosi. 

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In the final episode of 2025, Richie and Erica lament the approval by the city’s mayor of the Board of Supervisors’ legislation creating a Reparations fund.  Daniel Lurie, novice mayor, has outraged a significant portion of San Franciscans by sneaking in his last-minute signature on the ordinance just before Christmas and failed to mention it via social media or press release.

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