Email Us: <a href="mailto:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com" target="_blank">dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com</a> <a href="mailto:will@calpolicycenter.org" target="_blank">will@calpolicycenter.org</a>Follow Us: <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidBahnsen" target="_blank">@DavidBahnsen</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WillSwaim" target="_blank">@WillSwaim</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRadioFreeCA" target="_blank">@TheRadioFreeCA</a>Show Notes<ul><li><a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/ezra-klein-and-derek-thompson" target="_blank">Can Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson Save the Left From Itself?</a></li><li><a href="https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/03/17/an-abundance-of-ambiguity/" target="_blank">An Abundance of Ambiguity</a></li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-19/los-angeles-city-budget-shortfall-gets-much-worse" target="_blank">L.A. city budget shortfall grows to nearly $1 billion, with layoffs ‘nearly inevitable’</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ocregister.com/2025/03/18/californias-soaring-pension-debt-rears-its-head/" target="_blank">California’s soaring pension debt rears its head</a></li><li><a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/santa-ana-usd-teacher-cuts" target="_blank">Teacher of the year among hundreds getting cut from Santa Ana USD</a></li><li><a href="https://thespectator.com/topic/steve-bannon-blames-gavin-newsom-creating-elon-musk/" target="_blank">Steve Bannon blames Gavin Newsom for creating Elon Musk</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kcra.com/article/gov-newsom-bat-phones-ceos-california-businesses/64213359" target="_blank">Gov. Newsom sends 'bat phones' to CEOs of major California businesses</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kcra.com/article/california-undocumented-resident-healthcare-fund/64168502" target="_blank">California needs $3.4B loan to cover health care costs as state provides insurance to undocumented residents</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/03/californias-war-on-farmers-made-eggs-even-scarcer/" target="_blank">California’s war on farmers made eggs even scarcer</a></li><li><a href="https://www.berkeleyside.org/2025/03/12/berkeley-bans-rent-pricing-software-realpage" target="_blank">Rent set by algorithm? Berkeley bans landlords from using pricing software</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ocregister.com/2025/03/19/californias-prep-sports-governors-suddenly-find-themselves-isolated-in-their-battle-over-trans-athletes/" target="_blank">California’s prep sports governors suddenly find themselves isolated in their battle over trans athletes</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sf-pride-lgbtq-celebration-20224711.php" target="_blank">S.F. Pride seeks alternative funding for LGBTQ celebration after major sponsors drop out</a></li></ul>City Journal’s Christina Buttons <ul><li><a href="https://www.city-journal.org/article/city-journal-daily-newsletter-mar-13-2025" target="_blank">The Tragedy of Yarden Silveira</a></li><li><a href="https://www.city-journal.org/article/transgender-brain-sex-studies-flawed" target="_blank">Transgender Brain Studies are Fatally Flawed</a></li></ul>

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Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s new book “Abundance” targets California in a campaign to rebrand Democrats as the party that can build things -- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass never got the memo. Bonus: City Journal’s Christina Buttons talks about the short life and brutal death of the boy who thought he was a girl. Music by Metalachi.

National Review's Radio Free California Podcast

Episode 382: California Democrats Discover the Supply Side

Episode 382: California Democrats Discover the Supply Side

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