Big drama this week… Chris just found out EVs are losing solo driver access to the carpool lane 😱 The main reason he bought his Tesla—and now it’s gone?! He’s got some things to say!

Welcome to the third week of August! ☀️ Who’s loving this heat—has summer finally arrived after the kids already went back to school?

This week’s highlights:

• Costco Corner: muffin recipe change backlash—do your kids still love them? 🧁
• McDonald’s cutting prices & Target losing its CEO—is Target doomed?
• Disney Magic Key dilemma: renew or move on to Harry Potter & Mario World? 🎢
• Disneyland already rocking Halloween decorations—in AUGUST 👻
• The EV bombshell: goodbye carpool lane privileges. How will this change Chris’s driving? 🚘
• Orange Theory update & the school car wash fiasco 🙃
• First week back to school: Santino & Nola love their teachers 💯
• Kids trying sushi, Chuck E. Cheese glow-up 🍣🎉 (Nola even brought her own socks!)
• Tesla truck fire traffic jam—how the Silva's dodged hours of chaos
• Helicopter parenting, Pure Space baby shower venues, and Chris’s new show obsession 🦋
• CA’s latest money grab—have you heard of “escheat”?

On the real estate front:

🏡 Buyers are getting deals with closing cost credits & rate buydowns

📉 SCV inventory drops 4%—largest decline of the summer

📊 51 homes sold & 47 went into escrow—is fall slowdown here early?

And coming up: dentist visits, HOA meetings (why you NEED to show up), Oxnard updates, KPOP Demon Hunters sing-along 🎤, and Chris’s fantasy football draft. 🏈

👉 Buckle up—this episode is packed with family fun, market insights, and Chris’s Tesla rant. Don’t forget to download the full episode!