California Underground Podcast: Discussing California Politics Through a Lens of Sanity
California is a mess right now and people are looking for a solution or a way out. Join us weekly as we dive deep into the issues plaguing our beautiful state. We feature interviews and round table discussions with political candidates and Californians making a difference. Let's meet in the middle and find common sense solutions.
Ep. 283: Abolish the Department of Education
Ep. 282: Trump Wins Big and Other Election Results
Ep. 281: 2024 Election Predictions
Ep. 280: Democrats Get Desperate (And Cringey)
Ep. 279: Proposition Roundup (6, 4, 35)
Ep. 278: Jeff Gonzalez Candidate for State Assembly
Ep. 277: Political Corruption Rampant in California
Ep. 276: Newsom Wages War on Memes
Ep. 275: 2024 Proposition Roundup (3, 33, 5)
Ep. 274: What Insane Laws Did California Pass This Year?
Ep. 273: California to Give Illegal Immigrants $0 Down, Home Loans
Ep 272: California Propositions 2024 (Props 36, 32, 2)
Ep. 271: Dr. Alex Balekian, Candidate for Congress
Ep. 270: Sheriff Bianco Debates Tony Thurmond
Ep. 269: Candidate with Andrew Hayes - Candidate for State Assembly
Ep. 268: Kamala Harris: A Kalifornia Kalamity
Ep. 267: Newsom Eliminates Parental Rights
Ep. 266: Trump Assassination Attempt
Ep. 265: New Laws That Just Took Effect in California
Ep. 264: Convo with Mayor Bill Wells
Ep. 263: California Supreme Court Blocks Tax Ballot Measure
Ep. 262" Convo with Sheriff Bianco
Ep. 261: Convo with Will O'Neil
Ep. 260: Special Districts, Plastic Bags, and Recall Flop
Ep. 259: Trump Convicted
Ep. 258: Breaking Down Newsom's Proposed Budget
Ep. 257: Live at the 2024 CAGOP Convention
Ep. 256: Where the Heck Did $24 Billion Go?!
Ep. 255 - Chaos Erupts at UCLA
Ep. 254: Supreme Court Takes Up Homelessness
Ep. 253 - How Much Do We Pay Public Officials in California?
Ep. 252 - Tackling Rising Crime Rates in California
Ep. 251 - Fast Food Reacts to Minimum Wage Hike
Ep. 250 - Do We Need Another Recall?
Ep. 249 - Election Results (Thus Far)
Episode 248 - Convo with Jim Desmond
Episode 247 - Unimpressive Senate Candidates
Episode 246 - Is Prop 1 a Trojan Horse?
Episode 245 - Convo with Denise Aguilar
Episode 244 - Carl DeMaio and His Latest Grift
Episode 243 - Why Is California Broke?
Episde 242 - Convo with Michael Oxford, Candidate for State Senate
Episode 241 - New California Laws in 2024
Episode 240 - Convo with the Christian Caucus of the Libertarian Party
Episode 239 - Convo with Sonja Shaw President of Chino Valley Unified
Episode 238 - The Dangers of CBDC with Guest Joe Vezzani
Episode 237 - Newsom v. DeSantis Debate Livestream
Episode 236 - Convo with Assemblyman Bill Essayli
Episode 235 - Convo with Michael Rectenwald Libertarian Candidate for President
Episode 234 - San Diego County Goes After Pregnancy Crisis Centers & Democrat DUIs
Episode 233 - Mr. Newsom Goes to China
Episode 232 - California Assault Weapons Ban Ruled Unconstitutional (w/ Attorney John Dillon)
Episode 231 - Convo with Amy Reichert Candidate for SD Supervisor
Episode 230 - Convention Wrap Up, New Senator, McCarthy Out, and Omar Navarro in Jail
Episode 229 - Convo with School Board Member Leandra Blades
Episode 228 - Fact Checking Newsom's Meet the Press Interview
Episode 227 - Legislative Roundup of California Bills (w/ Special Guest Nicole Pearson, Esq.)
Episode 226 - California Democrats Block Harsher Penalties for Fentanyl Dealers
Episode 225 - Are 2020 Style Lockdowns Coming Back?
Episode 224 - Republicans Debate and Trump Sits Down with Tucker
Episode 223 - Convo with Assemblywoman Diane Dixon
Episode 222 - Convo with Joe Patterson
Episode 221 - Convo with Assemblyman James Gallagher
Episode 220 - Sacramento's War on Local School Boards (w/ guest Jonathan Zachreson)
Episode 219 - Convo with Assemblyman Josh Hoover
Episode 218 - Supreme Court Roundup
Episode 217 - What's in the 2023 California Budget?
Episode 216 - President Newsom Waiting in the Wings?
Episode 215 - Convo with State Senator Brian Dahle and Assemblywoman Megan Dahle
Episode 214 - Newsom's Ridiculous Gun Grabbing Amendment (w/ Guest Osvaldo Maysonet)
Episode 213 - Parents Push Back on Pride Agenda
Episode 212 - Our Take On Pride Month
Episode 211 - Standing Up to the California Teacher's Association (w/ Special Guest Rebecca Friedrichs)
Episode 210 - Is a San Francisco Revival Possible? (w/ Special Guest Richie Greenberg)
Episode 209 - CEQA: "The Law That Swallowed California"
Episode 208 - Fact Checking Newsom's Freedom Tour
Episode 207 - Should We Let San Francisco Fail? (w/ Special Guest Co-Host Zack Gianino)
Episode 206 - Carl DeMaio: Conservative Warrior or Conservative Grifter?
Episode 205 - Reparations in California with Guest Chad O. Jackson
Episode 204 - Women in Politics with Tara Campbell Mayor Pro Tem of Yorba Linda and Tamika Hamilton
Episode 203 - Convo with Lance Christensen about the State of Education in California
Episode 202 - Convo with Assemblyman Vince Fong
Episode 201 - Three Years After COVID (with Guests Natalie Beisner and Zack Gianino
Episode 200 - Convo with the Tatums (Conservative Media and Social Media)
Episode 199 - Convo with Jessica Tapia (CA Teacher Who Was Fired for Refusing to Comply with Gender Ideology in School)
Episode 198 - Newsom, Inc.
Episode 197 - Who is Scott Wiener? And Why You Should Know
Episode 196 - How to Get Involved in Local Politics (w/ guest Cynthia Kaui)
Episode 195 - Who Is Nathan Fletcher? And Why You Should Know (with guest Zack Gianino)
Episode 194 - SANDAG Discussion Part 2 (Because One Wasn't Enough) w/ Special Guest Supervisor Jim Desmond
Episode 193 - Strict Gun Laws in California Don't Stop Mass Shootings (w/ Guest Osvaldo Maysonet)
Episode 192 - SANDAG: Corruption, Scandals, and Power Hungry Politicians
Episode 191 - Fact Checking Newsom's Inauguration Speech
Episode 190 - What Laws Are Going Into Effect in California in 2023?
Episode 189 - Year End Roundup of Top California Political Stories of 2022
Episode 188 - Why the California "Windfall Tax" on Gas Companies Makes No Sense
Episode 187 - Looking Ahead to California Propositions for 2024 (Already)
Episode 186 - Conservative Clowns and the Distractions They Bring
Episode 185 - How Bad Is the CAGOP?
Episode 184 - Quit Whining and Get to Work
Episode 183 - Midterm Reactions and Thoughts (w/ Ray Perez)
Episode 182 - Discussing State Senator Brian Jones' Proposal on Homelessness
Episode 181 - Proposition Breakdown: Prop 1 and Prop 30
Episode 180 - Should You Be Blindly Loyal to the Republican Party?
Episode 179 - Convo with Brian Dahle, Republican Candidate for Governor of California
Episode 178 - Noodles vs. The Oil Companies
Episode 177 - Prop Breakdown: Props 26 and 27
Episode 176 - Examining California's Spending (with Adam Andrzejewski CEO of Open the Books)
Episode 175 - Scandals Abound in LA County and Noodles "Unequivocally" Running for President
Episode 174 - Legislative Roundup and CTA Spies on Parents
Episode 173 - Can Newsom Keep the Lights On and the Benefits of Nuclear Energy
Episode 172 - Fact Checking Newsom's Tik Toks
Episode 171 - The Broken Promise of the UC System and Student Loan Forgiveness (Coffee and California Politics)
Episode 170 - Why Newsom Vetoed the Bill for Safe Drug Use Sites, Court Wins for Businesses Affected by Lockdowns (Coffee and California Politics)
Episode 169 - Why Is It So Hard to Get Water and Electricity in California? (Coffee and California Politics)
Episode 168 - The Power of Propaganda (with Layla from @propagandafluent)
Episode 167 - Lines Have Been Drawn (Coffee and California Politics)
Episode 166 - Pandemic Pandemonium (with Natalie Beisner)
Episode 165 - Pelosi Goes to Taiwan, "Safe" Drug Use Sites, and Possible End of the CA Handgun Roster (Coffee and California Politics)
Episode 164 - Convo with Attorney Dan Fulkerson
Episode 161 - Bring on Far Right Latino Summer (with Anthony Cabassa and Karina Manuela)
Episode 163 - Warnings from Sri Lanka and Holland on the Failures of Green Policies
Episode 162 - Convo with Assembly Candidate Josh Hoover
Episode 160 - Newsom Enters the Insulin Market and Believes Government Can Solve Anything
Episode 159 - Legislative Roundup with Jonathan Zachreson of Reopen California Schools
Episode 158 - Rebutting Newsom's Claim That California is More "Free" Than Florida (Coffee and California Politics)
Episode 157 - The Inner Workings of Local Politics (w/ Mayor Richard Bailey)
Episode 156 - SCOTUS Rulings Breakdown (Coffee and California Politics)
Episode 155 - Convo with Tamika Hamilton - Candidate for CA6 Congressional District
Episode 154 - Why Gas Is So Expensive in California (And It's Not Price Gouging) Coffee & California Politics
Episode 153 - Convo with Angela McArdle Chair of the Libertarian National Party
Episode 152 - Reviewing the Results of the Primaries and SF Has Had Enough (Coffee & California Politics)
Episode 151 - Preview of the California Primaries (Coffee and California Politics)
Episode 150 - Convo with Reinette Senum
Episode 148 - How to Research Candidates and Spot Red Flags with Corinne Tatum and Camille Williams
Episode 149 - Exercising Your Second Amendment Rights in California with Osvaldo Maysonet
Episode 147 - Are We As Different as We Seem & Gun Laws In California Post Texas Shooting {Coffee and California Politics)
Episode 145 - Gov. Newsom Comes Unhinged at Presser About Overturning Roe
Episode 146 - When and How to Use Voter Guides (Coffee and California Politics)
Episode 144 - Overturning Roe and California's Reaction To It (Coffee and California Politics)
Episode 143 - What Happened at the CAGOP Convention? (with guest Cynthia Kaui and Ray Perez)
Episode 142 - The Buyout of Twitter and the Impending Backlash (Coffee and California Politics)
Episode 141 - Convo with Natasha Serrano Candidate for the 56th Assembly District
Episode 139 - New Study Shows California Lockdowns Did Not Help (Coffee and California Politics)
Episode 138 - Convo with Kelly Carden - Libertarian Candidate for Kern County Board of Supervisors
Episode 137 - A Tale of Two Platforms: Musk's Twitter and Trump's Truth Social (Coffee and California Politics)
Episode 136 - What Crazy Bills are Still in Sacramento?
Episode 135 - How Much More Out of Touch Can California Lawmakers Get? (Coffee and California Politics)
Episode 134 - Review of the Los Angeles Mayoral Debate at USC
Episode 133 - Why Is Newsom So Obsessed with Florida? (Coffee and California Politics)
Episode 132 - Coffee and California Politics 3.16.22
Episode 131 - Red Pill Roundtable
Episode 130 - Coffee and California Politics 3.9.22
Episode 129 - Convo with Marco Contreras - Candidate for Chula Vista City Council
Episode 128 - Coffee and California Politics 3.2.2022
Episode 127 - Coffee and California Politics 2.23.22
Episode 126 - Convo with Ray Perez - Vice Chair of Yolo County GOP & Host of "On My Mind" Podcast
Episode 125 - Coffee and California Politics 2.16.22
Episode 124 - The Great (Narrative) Rest
Episode 123 - Coffee and California Politics 2.9.22
Episode 122 - Convo with Mark Meuser - Candidate for US Senate in California
Episode 121 - Coffee and California Politics 2.2.22
Episode 120 - Convo with Cole Brocato - Candidate for CA 38th Assembly District
Episode 119 - Coffee and California Politics 1.26.22
Episode 118 - Full Breakdown of Single Payer Proposal in California
Episode 117 - Coffee and California Politics 1.19.22
Episode 116 - Interview with June Cutter, Candidate for the 76th Assembly District
Episode 115 - Coffee and California Politics 1.12.22
Episode 114 - Political Predictions for 2022
Episode 113 - Coffee and California Politics 1.5.22
Episode 112 - Coffee and California Politics 12.15.21
Episode 111 - A Former Bay Area Prosecutor's Take on the Recent Crime Wave in California
Episode 110 - Fact Checking Newsom's Appearance on The View
Episode 109 - Coffee and California Politics 12.8.21
Episode 108- OMG Schmariant, LA Safe Pass, Noodles' $200k Vacay to Cabo
Episode 107 - Coffee and California Politics 12.1.21
Episode 106 - Coffee and California Politics 11.24.21
Episode 105 - What Is Behind the Crime Wave in California?
Episode 104 - Reasons Behind the Mass Exodus from California
Episode 103 - Coffee and California Politics 11.3.21
Episode 102: Coffee and California Politics 10.27.21
Episode 101 - Coffee and California Politics 10.13.21
Episode 100 - Coffee and California Politics 10.6.21
Episode 99 - Where Do We Go After the Recall?
Episode 98 - Coffee and California Politics 9.29.21
Episode 97 - Coffee and California Politics 9.8.21
Episode 96 - Convo with Angela McArdle Chair of LA Libertarian Party
Episode 95 - Coffee and California Politics 9.1.2021
Episode 92 - Coffee and California Politics 8.25.21
Episode 91 - Convo with Kevin Faulconer
Episode 90 - Convo with California Employment Attorney Ryan Carlson
Episode 89 - Coffee and California Politics 8.18.2021
Episode 87 - Follow Up Interview with Kevin Kiley
Episode 88 - Coffee and California Politics 8.11.21
Episode 86 - Coffee and California Politics 8.4.21
Episode 85 - Convo with Adam Andrzejewski of Open the Books
Episode 84 - Will Lockdowns Break California Democrats?
Episode 83 - Coffee and California Politics 7.29.21
Episode 82 - Convo with Jenny Rae La Roux Republican Candidate for Governor
Episode 79 - Coffee and California Politics 7.14.21
Episode 81 - Interview with Assemblyman Kevin Kiley
Episode 80 - Convo with Sharon McKeeman of Let Them Breathe Organization
Episode 78 - Coffee and California Politics - Kevin Kiley Enters the Race
Episode 77 - Conversation with Tamika Hamilton - Republican Candidate for CA 3rd Congressional District
Episode 76 - Coffee and California Politics 6.30.21
Episode 74 - China and Its Impact on California
Episode 73 - Coffee and California Politics - Kim vs. Candace
Episode 72 - Conversation with Aly and Amy of ReOpen San Diego
Episode 71 - Gubernatorial Update with Brian Burley
Episode 70 - Interview with Todd Madison of the California School Choice Foundation
Episode 69 - Interview with Anthony Trimino, Republican Gubernatorial Candidate for California
Episode 68: Addicts for Power, Employers and Workers Stand Off, Newsom Vulnerable Based on Polling, MeetKevin Platform Analysis
Episode 67: The Jenner Dilemma, SD Schools Using COVID Cash to Cover Budget Shortfalls, Appellate Court Gives Newsom Scary Precedence
Episode 66: We The People Does Not Mean the Government, CA Govt Works With Big Tech to Censor Info, Newsom's Pay to Play, Q&A
Episode 65 - Interview with Dr. Melanie Burkholder Candidate for 76th Assembly District Seat
Episode 64: Welcome All New Listeners, Dems Attempt to Pack SCOTUS, MW Drama, Dr. Chau Fake License and Paid Big by Big Pharma
Episode 63 - Biden's Gun Control EO, Grenell's New "Fix California", June 15th Reopen (Maybe?), Inmates Pretending to Be Trans to Switch Prisons
Episode 62 - The Left's Sanctimony, MLB Moves All Star Game from GA, Fallout on Food Banks, Mexico Protecting Our Border Than Biden Is
Episode 61: Major Williams - "Fraud or for For Real?" (with Special Guest @CaliforniaPatriot)
Episode 60: Biden Gives Us "Permission" to Celebrate the 4th, Newsom's Empty Stadium Speech, Vindication for DeSantis, SF Bailed Out, AB5 Goes to Washington
Episode 59 - Over/Under on California Fully Reopening, HR1 Is Democrats Codifying the 2020 Election, Newsom's Shady No Bid Contracts
Episode 58 - CA Republicans Need to Go on Offense, Biden Bombs, Newsom Frazzled, School Board Member Says In Person Schooling is Akin to Slavery, Bananas Idea to Prevent Wildfires
Episode 57 - School Choice So Hot Right Now, Newsom Tries to Polish His Image, Being "Symbolically Progressive"
Episode 56 - The Left Can't Close the Lid on the COVID Pandora's Box, A New Contender for Governor, Recall Passes 1.5 Million, the Lesson of Sonny Bono
Episode 55 - 2021: The Year of the Elitists vs. the Populists, Kevin Faulconer Formally Announces Run for Governor, How Conservative Populism Can Win in California
Episode 54 - Biden Will Cure COVID in First 100 Days, State Senator Scott Weiner Moves to Legalize Hard Drugs, Appellate Court Overturns Restaurant Order
Episode 53 - Conservatism Will Soon Be Illegal, Opponents of Recall Smear Organizers and Supporters, More Tax Hikes on the Way
Episode 52 - Stop Waiting for a Savior, January 6th, EDD Scandal Grows Bigger, CAGOP New Strategy Working?
Episode 51 - What Did We Learn in 2020? SD Judge Reopens Restaurants, Powell Finds Fraud in CA Elections, Noodles and His Lobbyist BFF
Episode 50 - California Is In a Street Fight (And We Need Fighters), UBI Bill Introduced in California, Chuck Devore on How We Turn Back California
Episode 49 - Lockdown Part Deux, Electric Boogaloo, King Newsom Really Rules Like an Aristocrat
Episode 48 - Gorsuch Opinion Sends Shock Waves, Major Williams, Totally Inept CA Government Sends Prisoners UE Benefits
Episode 47 - LaundryGate, Newsom Dines with Oil Lobbyist While Pretending to Be Green, A New Challenger Rises for Governor for 2022
Episode 46 - Reasons to Sleep Better if Biden Does Actually Win, Justice Alito and his comments on COVID lockdowns, Newsom Fails to Pay Taxes Again
Episode 45 - Fall of the American Empire? Trump's Path to Victory, California Ballot Election Results, The Future of California is Libertarian
Episode 44 - Pre Election Episode, Why the Early Numbers Look Great for Pres. Trump, CAGOP Cratering, Prop Round Up
Episode 43 - Debate Wrap Up, The Ripple Effect of Disneyland Being Closed, Diving Into Prop 25
Episode 42 - Pence Dominates In Debate, Left Tries to Distract, No on Prop 16
Episode 41 - Debate Analysis, Gov Newsom Moves COVID Goalposts Again, Prop 19 Hikes Property Taxes
Episode 40 - The Radical Left as Spoiled Children, 1.5 Million People Waiting on Unemployment, Fracking & Electric Cars Ban
Episode 39 - Sparks of Revolution, Joe's Take on Chicken Poop, CA SOS GIves $35 Million to Pro Biden Firm, CAGOP Dropping the Ball on Recall
Episode 38 - Remembering 9/11, LA Health Official Admits to Opening Schools After Election, 10 Bills Newsom Should Veto
Episode 37 - Blowout Heard Round the World, Update on SB 731, SB145 and the Hollywood Connection, CAGOP Drops the Ball on Recall
Episode 36 - King Newsom Issues Color Coded Confusion on Reopening, DNC vs RNC, CA Wealth Tax = Death of California?
Episode 35 - Updates on Newsom Tax Avoidance, POTUS Going Dark, Prop 15 Will Be the Biggest Property Tax Hike in California History
Episode 34 - Don't Let Democrats Off the Hook for Lockdowns, End of State of Emergency, Newsom Violating Tax Law (and how you can help call him out)
Episode 33 - Republicans Need to Learn the Long Game, COVID Exposing the Rot of California Government
Episode 32 - Second Wave of Protests (But Not BLM This Time), Explanation of Where Newsom Gets His Power, Recall Newsom 2020
Episode 31 - Who Made Health Officials King and Queen of California, CA Assembly Chips Away at Second Amendment, Newsom's Paper Tiger Mask Mandate
Episode 30 - Peak Hypocrisy Post COVID, Mask Lawsuit Update, Reparation Bill Passes in California
Episode 29 - Interview Regarding Mask Lawsuit in San Diego
Episode 28 - The Executive Order on Social Media and What It Could Mean and Whether It Will Have Any Effect
Episode 27 - Playtime Is Over, Alan Dershowitz Gets the Police Power All Wrong
Episode 26 - Mask Fear Result of Safe Space Culture, Garcia Win Sign of Things to Come?, Legal Arguments Against Lockdown
Episode 25 - Why San Diego Order Is Unconstitutional, Gavin Pushing Auntie Pelosi's Mail In Voting, California Post Corona
Episode 24 - 1984 in Our Country, Double Standards, OC Beach Closure, Gavin Refuses to Manage State Budget Conservatively
Highlight from Episode 23
Episode 23 - Stats Don't Lie (But People Do), Freedom 48 Hours in California, Election Integrity, Politics or Bankruptcy?
Highlight of Episode 22
Episode 22 - Inalienable Rights Being Trampled On, Reopening America (And California), California Withholding COVID Information?
Episode 21 - The Constitution Is Dead, Left Using Corona To Push Progressive Agenda
Episode 20 - CA Scrapped Mobile Hospitals In 2011, Governor Newsom Sees Opportunity for Progressive Agenda, the CA Paradox with COVID-19
Episode 19 - Enjoying Your Free Trial Of Socialism? Don't Be Afraid to Question the Statistics and Speak Up
Episode 18 - Quarantined in California, Lorena Gonzalez Doesn't Back Down on AB5, Voting Rights Case Trashed by Obama Judge
Episode 17 - Biden's a Jerk, Coronavirus Taking Over the World, CA Tax Revolt on the Horizon?
Episode 16 - Impeachment Circus Comes to Town, California Entering a Literal Dark Age, People Fleeing California At Alarming Rate
Episode 15 - Leftists Can't Even Cheer a Win for America, Russia Collusion Now Criminal Investigation, More Taxes Headed Our Way, Newsom Loses Control of the State
Episode 14 - Warren Tap Dances Around Tax Hikes, Climate Change Unpopular, Bait and Switch with Gas Tax, and Death of the Uber Driver
Episode 13 - Impeachment Mania, AOC's "Just Society", Gruesome Newsom Recall, More Anti Gun Laws in CA
Episode 11 - The California Democratic Primary and What It Tells Us About the State of the Party
Episode 10 - CA Strapped For Cash When Papa Trump Says "No More", Fatal Blow to Single Payer Healthcare, and a Conservative Ninth Circuit
Episode 9 - Leftists Unhappy With Ending to Story, The Comeback Kid, The Great "Mystery" of High Gas Prices in CA
Episode 8: 9/11 Was Not "Just Something" - Pres Trump Calls Leftists' Bluff on Sanctuary Cities - CA Hits "Taxuration"
Episode 7 - Being a Leftist Means Never Saying You're Sorry, Smollett Walks, and Newsom Asks El Salvador for More Migrants
Episode 6 - It's Mueller Time! Gavin Newsom Continues His Transformation Into Mad Dictator
Episode 5 - Never Bow to the Mob, Cartels = Terrorists?, and the Hypocrisy Over Newsom's Death Penalty EO
Episode 4 - Welcome to the Church of Climate Change, Stacks of Bills, CA Sets Dangerous Immigration Policies
Episode 3 - CAGOP Caves to the Establishment, Cash Me Outside Socialism, and the Fall of Jussie Smollet
Episode 2 - High Speed Rail Bust, Homelessness in CA, and the Green Pipe Dream
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