California Streaming is the Golden State's home for common-sense political commentary. We cut through the noise and break down the articles and stories shaping California—from Sacramento's latest policy moves to local battles over taxes, housing, crime, and education. If you're a common-sense Californian tired of one-sided coverage, or just someone who wants to hear the other side of the debate, pull up a chair. We bring the analysis, the pushback, and the perspective you won't find in mainstream California media. New episodes regularly.
080: The Ballots Nobody Audits, the Diapers Nobody Bid On, and $44 Billion in Propositions
California threw out 148,241 mail ballots in the June primary — and the batch that erased Spencer Pratt's 40,000-vote lead in the L.A. mayor's race is exempt from the state's only mandatory audit. Then: fourteen November propositions asking voters for $44.65 billion in new borrowing, and Diapergate — Newsom called the $6.2 million Baby2Baby contract competitive, while the state's own database labels it NON-COMPETITIVELY BID. Plus the Six-Shooter: 500% school board raises, another week of L.A. water mains, and a digital ID the state won't ask for at the ballot box.
5 Jul 2026
079: Newsom Under Investigation, an FBI Raid on Skid Row, and a $20 Million Muzzle
California's government keeps appointing itself the referee—of the truth, your ballot, and your speech. This week: Gavin Newsom's $5.5 million in "behested" donations, a second ethics fine, and the federal probe he'd rather you saw as persecution. The $40 million the state is spending to count votes faster—while the FBI works Skid Row over paid ballots. And AG Rob Bonta's $20 million bid to silence two pro-life nonprofits with zero victims. Plus the 18 new laws that just hit July 1, and the Six-Shooter.
2 Jun 2026
078: $556 Billion in the Dark, Broke in a Boom, and the Gas They Banned
Three stories, one pattern: more of your money, less accountability. CalPERS — a $556 billion pension — plays politics, finishes near last in the nation, and won't let retirees see the books. The state budget posts a record revenue boom and still can't balance without raiding $20B in reserves and raising taxes. And gas hits $6 while California keeps banning a cheaper fuel 49 other states allow. Plus the 6-Shooter: one voter and two ballots, Newsom's 100% tax, and a veteran killed over a yard sign.
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