Inside Golden State Politics

With friend of the show, political analyst Bill Schneider, we discuss the fallout from the presidential election.

With friend of the show, political analyst Bill Schneider, we discuss the state of the presidential race as election day nears.

We wonder if this is the first "podcast election."  We discuss the declining influence of traditional media and the growing power of  podcasts, and social media in the U.S.   electoral process.

In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, Harris and Trump go after each other with total abandon. We discuss the strategies each are using to get out the vote and wonder if the current debate about Trump's mental acuity will impact the election.

President Joe Biden calls Donald Trump "unAmerican" for Trump's attacks on the federal hurricane response.  L.A. gets a new police chief.   The race for California's U.S. Senate seat turns nasty.   Kamela Harris launches a multi-media blitz.  We discuss all of it. 

Sherry and Bill discuss the vice presidential debate.     We also examine whether the Middle East conflict will be a dominant force in the presidential campaign.  And we wonder whether we need these debates at all.

Marqueece Harris-Dawson, newly elected president of the Los Angeles City Council, joins us to discuss the challenges facing him and Los Angeles in the months ahead.  

We examine a hot proposal on The LA County ballot.  And then we explaIn new  twists and turns in this weird presidential campaign

Sherry and Bill offer their perspectives on the highly debated presidential debate and speculate on whether it will impact the path to the November election.

Sherry and Bill take a  look at California's role In the coming election and the state's importance in the battle for control of Congress

 Bill and Sherry survey the lay of the land as the final lap of the 2024 presidential election begins.

With our colleague, political analyst Bill Schneider, we take a look at last week's historic events.

Bill and Sherry Join the chorus of horrified viewers of the recent presidential debate.  Oy vey!

With  our guest Dave Bryan, we explore just what voters are getting from the presidential debates.

Political Analyst Bill Schneider takes us on a tour of a possible post-election America.   We also take a look at the polls in the wake of Trump's conviction.

When he returned to America From France  Jefferson asked? What 'Have I Missed?  Plenty.   Today we discuss some of the events smothered by media coverage of Donald Trump. 

We examine the potential impact of the upcoming presidential debates. We question the reliability of early polling.  And we take a critical  look at efforts to reform  the Los Angeles city ethics law.

We  share our perspectives on the current campus turmoil  and compare it to the tumultuous year of 1968.

We look at the fight  in California for seats that could determine control of Congress. We also examine the significant increase in representation of African American women in the state legislature.

We examine the results of Super Tuesday and the  impact of voters' choices  on the November election.

We explore the Supreme Court's decision to hear former President Trump's appeal for presidential immunity.  Was this a victory for Trump and his efforts  to delay his criminal case?  Was this a defeat for special prosecutor Jack Smith, trying to clear the docket before the election? We also discuss the state of the presidential race and the role of Gov. Gavin Newsom after the Michigan pr...

We take a look at the ongoing search for a new Los Angeles police chief. And we attempt to  untangle the California U.S.  Senate primary race.

Political analyst and friend of the show Bill Schneider observes that isolationism has been part of American politics from George Washington to Donald Trump.  We discuss the latest  twist, the advanced age of the two leading candidates for president.  

Sacramento columnist George Skelton leads us down the road to the shrinking coverage of California politics and policy.  The old pro has some provocative thoughts on the subject.   

We examine how the Democrats are playing offense on abortion and defense on immigration.  For Republicans, the situation is reversed.