Tag: california insider

‘It’s Like a Zombie Apocalypse Walking Into Parts of San Francisco’ | Jacqui Berlinn

How does a young teenager in California go from playing in the marching band in high school to becoming a fentanyl addict living on the streets of San Francisco? And what are the policies in California that are not helping addicts, but actually making their situations worse? My guest is Jacqui Berlinn, whose son Cory…


Top Issues That California Needs to Fix | Edwards Ring

My returning guest is Edwards Ring, a writer with the California Policy Center, whose nine-part series “Fixing California” offers some innovative solutions to our biggest problems. He gives us his fixes on these problems: the one-party state, transportation, the housing shortage, homelessness, crime, wildfires, and jobs. California Insider is an Epoch Times show available on…


Larry Elder’s Latest Response to the Venice Beach Attack; Update on His California Governor Recall Campaign

My guest Larry Elder got attacked while visiting Venice Beach. He is a national radio host and author, and also the host of The Larry Elder show on EpochTV. Elder is the leading candidate challenging Gov. Gavin Newsom in the recall election. He discusses the attack and the top issues in California that he will…


Truth About Bridging the Great Divide in California Politics | James Lacy

Fires, crime, homelessness, drought, COVID-19, the recall election, housing, education, jobs, energy—the list of California’s problems goes on and on. And California appears to have a lot of political division also. My guest is Jim Lacy, author of the best-seller “Taxifornia” and LA radio talk show host, who says recent polls show voters may not…


California Governor Candidate Series: In-Depth With Kevin Kiley

In this special series, we interview the front-runners in the recall election of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Despite multiple requests, Newsom has not agreed to appear on the show. In this episode of the series, we sit down with candidate for governor Kevin Kiley. He’s a state assemblyman and has a lot to say about the…


How Alcoholism Almost Took Her Life, but Treatment Brought Her Back From the Edge: Interview with Yolanda Terrazas

In California, some estimate that as many as 2.3 million people struggle with alcoholism—7 percent of the state’s population. Meet Yolanda. For decades, she was a “functioning alcoholic”—with a job, a daughter, and a place to live—but because of her addiction to alcohol, she lost it all. In this powerful interview, you will hear Yolanda’s…


California Governor Candidate Series: In-Depth With Jenny Rae Le Roux

In this special series, we interview the front-runners in the recall election of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Despite multiple requests, Newsom has not agreed to appear on the show. In this episode of the series, we sit down with candidate for governor Jenny Rae Le Roux, who has an MBA from Columbia School of Business and…


Desalination Plant Still Under Construction After 20 Years of Court Battles | Scott Maloni

In response to the extreme drought conditions in California, the Metropolitan Water District—one of the largest in the state—in recent days called a Water Supply Alert, asking people to voluntarily reduce the amount of water they are using. For the first time in California’s state history, a water shortage was declared on the Colorado River,…


California Candidate for Governor, Larry Elder

Nationally syndicated radio host, EpochTV host, and newspaper columnist Larry Elder is running for governor in the upcoming September recall elections. Many people are saying it is a race between Governor Gavin Newsom and Elder. California Insider is a non-partisan show and not endorsing any candidate. Our objective is to inform you of the issues so that you can…


Americans Are Not as Far Apart Politically as Expected | Jordan Blashek

In the last few years, the political divide between the two parties, Republican and Democrat, seems much more pronounced. In the latest edition of California Insider, you’ll meet one half of a Republican-Democrat duo that traveled across the country looking for common ground between the two parties. Did they find it? The answer may surprise…