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This week, prior to announcing his $268B California budget proposal, Governor Gavin Newsom made stops across the Golden state, touting various aspects of his spending plan, from expanding access to education and health care, to combating homelessness and issuing tax rebates to some 78% of the Californians. On Tuesday, while promoting a $1.5B proposal aimed at clean-up and beautification, Newsom sp...

This week, Elex sits with California gubernatorial candidate John Cox. After his interview with Cox, an all-star panel of Carla Marinucci, Areva Martin and Joel Pollak join the Issue Is.

This week, Elex speaks with Senator Alex Padilla to hear about the Senator's first 100 days in office. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo discusses GDP growth and being a part of the Biden Cabinet. Michael Knowles also stops by to talk government spending and the California recall election.

Former California Governor Jerry Brown weighed in on Caitlyn Jenner putting her name in the recall election hat, climate change and President Biden.

This week, Elex sits down with Rep. Barbara Lee to discuss reparations, the War in Afghanistan and citizenship for essential workers. LZ Granderson also stops by to chat sports fans returning to the stands.

This week, Dee Dee Myers discusses California's plans to safely reopen businesses June 15. Gloria Allred and Elisha Krauss debate the recall, vaccine passports and more.

This week, Elex caught up with Dr. Anthony Fauci to discuss vaccine passports and the future of masking. Politico's Carla Marinucci and LA Times' John Myers also stopped by to discuss the effort to recall Gov. Newsom and VP Kamala Harris' return to Oakland.

This week, Elex speaks with Assemblymember Rob Bonta as the Newsom AG pick discusses fight against Asian hate. LA Times sports columnist Bill Plaschke chats California's reopening of ballparks.

In this week's The Issue Is, Randy Economy discusses the push to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, Wolfgang Puck on changes to the restaurant industry and Matthew Friend does his impressions of Dr. Fauci, Former President Donald Trump and Governor Newsom.

Dee Dee Myers, Senior Advisor to Gov. Newsom, discusses reopening California and the Meiselas Brothers talk about the Meidas Touch and the changing face of media.

FOX 11 Anchor Elex Michaelson speaks with California HHS Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly, Congresswoman Karen Bass and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia.

This week, Elex is joined by the Gavin Newsom, as well as a panel of political reporters, Emily Hoeven of Cal Matters, Alexei Koseff of the San Francisco Chronicle, and John Myers of the LA Times.

Speakers of the California Assembly Anthony Rendon and California Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins discuss the state's push to reopen schools. Congressman Ted Lieu shares his experience as a House Impeachment manager.

Sen. Alex Padilla weighs in on the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump. Elex also speaks with Politico's Carla Mrinucci and KCBS Radio's Doug Sovern to discuss Gov. Newsom and the fight to reopen schools. ————— The Issue Is: with Elex Michaelson is California's only statewide political show. For showtimes and more information, go to TheIssueIsShow.com . 

FOX 11's Elex Michaelson chats with Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia on the city's successful vaccine distribution, Hero Pay and Gov. Newsom. Elex also brings in FOX News' Gianno Caldwell and The Young Turks' Ana Kasparian to debate Congressional COVID-19 relief, former President Trump and possible recall of Gov. Newsom.

Elex Michaelson sat (virtually) with attorney Lisa Bloom and radio host John Kobylt to discuss vaccine rollout and Governor Gavin Newsom.

This week, the peaceful transfer of power so many feared would not take place, did. At noon on Wednesday, Joe Biden took the oath of office, becoming the 46th President of the United States. It was an inauguration unlike any in modern history, most notably because of the absence of outgoing President Donald Trump, as well as the presence of some 25,000 National Guard troops, deployed to Washington...

FOX 11's Elex Michaelson speaks with former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer on the push to recall Gov. Newsom. Rep. Eric Swalwell speaks on the ongoing threat that led to both the impeachment of President Trump and last week's deadly U.S. Capitol riot.

As pro-Trump supporters overtook the U.S. Capitol, California Congresswoman Norma Torres was trapped inside the House Chamber. Journalist Anna Palmer discusses what's next for President Trump.

This summer, amid racial justice protests following the death of George Floyd , Emmanuel Acho launched "Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man", a YouTube series that would go on to spawn a best-selling book of the same name. In the process, Acho, a former NFL linebacker, who co-hosts Speak For Yourself on FOX Sports 1 , brought together Americans of various backgrounds, opening the floodgat...

Following the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, one of the biggest questions in California politics became who Governor Gavin Newsom would select to fill the Senate seat soon-to-be vacated by Vice President-Elect Harris. This week, Newsom put the question to rest, selecting California’s Secretary of State Alex Padilla. On the heels of his selection, Padilla joined Elex Michaelson on The Iss...

After going head-to-head on The Issue Is this past October, Brian Tyler Cohen and Tomi Lahren are back for Round 2. On the left, Cohen is the progressive host behind the No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen podcast. With more than a million subscribers on YouTube, Cohen’s videos have also been viewed some 600,000,000 times. On the right, Lahren is the conservative host of First Thoughts and Final Thought...

This week, coronavirus cases continued to surge, congressional relief remained hanging in the balance, court challenges to the Presidential election were halted, and members of Congress were revealed to have been targeted by foreign intelligence. With insight on those stories, and others, Elex Michaelson is joined on The Issue Is by three members of California’s House delegation for the upcoming 1...

This week, Dr. Mark Morocco and Dr. Peter Szilagyi weighs in on vaccines, ICU capacity and the reality inside California hospital. Elex also speaks with Rep. Karen Bass on the Congresswoman possibly replacing Sen. Kamala Harris. Chef Andrew Gruel on his viral response to California's new dining restrictions.

This Thanksgiving week, The Issue Is takes a step back from the nation’s fraught political climate, to instead focus on lighter issues of gratitude, family, service and ice cream.