Inside Golden State Politics

We explore the dynamics of Musk's departure from the Trump camp.  We look at Trump's escalating war on immigrants.  And unimpressed with the current crop of Democratic candidates for California governor or president, we throw out the name of George Clooney for president. Just joking. Sort of.

We search for answers as to why President Trump  continues to attack Harvard and other major universities.   We examine the political, cultural and economic impacts of Trump's attacks.

We look at the political impact of government budget decisions.  And we puzzle over Trump's feckless ambush of South Africa's president.

We look at the ethics of Air Palace One. We talk about the $12 billion California state budget shortfall.  We examine the possible political  futures of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and former Vic President Kamala Harris.

We argue about age limits for politicians. We examine whether academia should bend to Trump's will.

We talk about President Trump's first 100  days, his failures and successes. We wonder whether he is steering the economy straight into a recession.

We track Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' chase for the  big bucks needed to close an $800 million budget gap. And we examine President Trump's war on academic freedom.

We talk with Jon Regardie, prominent Los Angeles journalist, about major  concerns facing the City and the County of Los Angeles—homelessness, politics, and budgets.

We look at how President  Trump is singling out California for retribution.  We examine the increasingly rough roads that California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass find themselves on.

We discuss who is to blame for spilling  U.S. military plans around the world, including  to the target,  the Houthis.   Comments? Questions? Suggestions? Let us know: Bill can be reached at bwboyarsky@roadrunner.com. Sherry at sbjcgs@aol.com

We ask Berkeley Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky whether the United States is being hit by a constitutional crisis under President Trump and what it might mean for the country's future.

We  view with fear  Trump's economic policies. And we offer Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass some unsolicited advice.

Scholar and political analyst Bill Schneider join us in picking apart the latest moves by President Trump on the national level and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass locally to deal with their  recent  problems.

We examine Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' post fires bumpy road.   Wait! California as New Denmark?  

Jim Newton, former editor of the Los Angeles Times editorial pages, joins us for an examination of the role of the media in the Trump 2.0 era.  And we speculate on the possible impact of the recent wildfires on Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' political future.

Sherry and Bill continue to excoriate the state of affairs in Los Angeles and Washington D.C.

Gov. Gavin Newsom travels to the White House seeking disaster aid. President  Donald Trump takes  time out from dismantling the government to listen to him. 

We examine Trump's early power grabs.  We ask how California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles  Mayor Karen Bass  fared during an explosive week. And we ponder whether California should secede and start a new country.

We look at how Trump has unleashed his ragtag militia on the country.  We examine  his proposals to eliminate birthright citizenship and to increase deportations.  And we worry about the future of our nation. 

We take a look at the political implications of the Los Angeles wildfires. And we say farewell to a good friend.

Trump squeezes big media and maybe even little guys like us.   Sherry and Bill attack  Trump's cabinet nominations.

Are Democratic elected officials going soft on Trump?  It looks that way, particularly on immigration.  And are some of the media joining the Hallelujah chorus?

We examine President-elect Trump's controversial cabinet choices and the blowback  from President Biden's pardon of his son Hunter.

With journalist Jon Regardie, we discuss issues of importance to L.A.'s future, including: Mayor Bass, President-elect Trump and L.A.'s 2028 Olympics, the enlargement of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, and former local official Mark Ridley-Thomas's continued legal troubles.

We discuss what tripped up the Democrats in the last election and what might trip up the Republicans in the future.