The KABC News Blitz
By: 790 KABC | Cumulus Media Los Angeles
Language: en-US
Categories: Government, News
The city council will only give you 60 seconds, but you get 60 minutes on the KABC News Blitz. Randy Wang takes your calls on hyper-local news that you actually care about.
Episodes
Dublin, Amsterdam and Madrid in 9 Days
Jan 10, 2026I could have spent 4 hours talking about the greatest vacation of my life, but here are some of the more important details. We walked 80 miles in 9 days through Ireland, The Netherlands and Spain, Had local foods, tried local drinks, talked to the locals and loved every second of it. I can't wait to go back!
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Duration: 00:37:16More fallout from LAFD and State parks on the Palisades Fire
Jan 09, 2026Based on everything that we know now, if you were on the jury for the Lochman fire arsonist, could you convict him of the Palisades fire?
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Duration: 00:38:02Spencer Pratt announces he's running for mayor
Jan 08, 2026Spencer Pratt made the announcement at a 1 year anniversary rally of the Palisades fire called the "They Let Us Burn" Rally
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Duration: 00:37:03San Diego continues jack up parking fees
Jan 07, 2026Randy is joined by Phil Mauriello from the California Underground Podcast to talk about San Diego's latest plan to nickel and dime their citizens
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Duration: 00:19:00The lastest propaganda from California's high speed rail authority
Jan 06, 2026Imagine it now, A San Franciscan wakes up - takes the train for 3 hours to get a french dip in Downtown Los Angeles. What a Dream!
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Duration: 00:38:21Should marijuana and alcohol be treated the same?
Dec 19, 2025After pot gets re classified by the feds should we be treating booze and weed the same?
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Duration: 00:37:32Edison CEO admits they likely caused the Eaton Fire
Dec 18, 2025And is instacart pricing your groceries like the airlines price tickets?
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Duration: 00:37:00Raul Claros is running for Los Angeles city council
Dec 17, 2025If he defeats Eunisses Hernandez he promises to live in MacArthur Park until it is cleaned up
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Duration: 00:37:10Could all inclusive dining replace tipping?
Dec 16, 2025One restauranteur in San Francisco wants to do away with tipping, what do you think?
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Duration: 00:37:04Randy's top 5 cooking FAILS
Dec 13, 2025Everyone's gonna have the occasional cooking disaster - here are the worst one's I've ever made
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Duration: 00:37:26Animal services teams up with LAPD to patrol Skid Row
Dec 12, 2025Plus Eunisses Hernandez tries to take a victory lap on her "work" at Macarthur park
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Duration: 00:38:11Gavin Newsom's housing excuses
Dec 11, 2025Gavin Newsom gets grilled by Ezra Klein about why it's so expensive to build in California
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Duration: 00:36:32Koreatown Landlords taking away parking spaces to build ADUs
Dec 10, 2025Who do you blame for this mess? the Landlord? The tenants? or the City of Los Angeles?
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Duration: 00:40:14Is Los Angeles ignoring 311 requests?
Dec 09, 2025Call in with your 311 experiences
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Duration: 00:37:28Amsterdam Advice
Dec 06, 2025The second leg of Randy's European vacation is to Amsterdam
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Duration: 00:38:26Hugo Soto Martinez and Eunisses Hernandez VS LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell
Dec 05, 2025Its a debate over how police are allowed to disperse riots, like the ones in June where WAYMOs got torched
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Duration: 00:37:50Should big food have to pay for making you fat?
Dec 04, 2025The San Francisco city attorney is suing manufacturers of "ultra processed foods" for making addictive foods that made us all fat and sick. Do you think this lawsuit has any merit?
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Duration: 00:38:06A campaign has begun to recall Imelda Padilla
Dec 03, 2025Randy talks to Miran Kalaydjian from the Lake Balboa neighborhood council on his effort to recall LA City Councilmember Imelda PadillaÂ
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Duration: 00:38:00Carlsbad considering age limit for E-bikes
Dec 02, 2025Should there be an age limit or some kind of regulation for kids and e-bikes?
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Duration: 00:38:18Roasted, Smoked or Fried
Nov 22, 2025How do you like your Thanksgiving Turkey?
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Duration: 00:37:50Apartment buildings being demolished for "Affordable Housing" with no parking
Nov 21, 2025Do you think this makes any sense?
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Duration: 00:37:28Has Diversion in Los Angeles gone too far?
Nov 20, 2025Are diversion programs really appropriate for attempted murder?
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Duration: 00:36:30LA wants to turn a Metro parking lot next to a school into an RV dumping ground
Nov 19, 2025Linda Gravani from the Lake Balboa neighborhood council weighs in on the proposal from LA City council member Imelda Padilla
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Duration: 00:37:38National take a hike day
Nov 18, 2025Just because it's pouring doesn't mean we can't look forward to some beautiful hiking in southern California when it all clears up!
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Duration: 00:35:38The cure for a rainy day is a warm bowl of soup
Nov 15, 2025When its cold and rainy outside, what is your go to soup?
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Duration: 00:37:53Is a 50 year mortgage a good idea?
Nov 14, 2025Its getting harder and harder for young people to enter the housing market, is this a solution?
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Duration: 00:36:53Tony Rodriguez is running for LA City Council
Nov 13, 2025Continuing our series of interviewing candidates in 2026 for city, county and state elected office
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Duration: 00:38:56Honoring our service members on Veteran's day
Nov 12, 2025Your opportunity to shout out the heroes in your life who served this country
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Duration: 00:39:33West Hollywood wants to pass out free fentanyl testing strips
Nov 11, 2025Do you think this is a good idea?
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Duration: 00:37:52Getting motivated to be more outgoing
Nov 08, 2025Trying to maximize credit card benefits can really motivate you to go out and enjoy life more
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Duration: 00:37:30Kristina Irwin is running for State Senate
Nov 07, 2025Shes running to replace Ben Allen who's running for Insurance Commissioner
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Duration: 00:37:16More Problems at LA County Probation
Nov 06, 2025But is anyone at the top being held accountable?
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Duration: 00:38:01Election Night in California
Nov 05, 2025Did you vote today? Was it busy?
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Duration: 00:37:33Election day is tomorrow
Nov 04, 2025How are you voting on Prop 50?
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Duration: 00:38:48Making pasta sauce live on the air
Nov 01, 2025Here's a first - simmering a pasta sauce while hosting a radio show!
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Duration: 00:38:27Is there really nothing that we can do about spam calls?
Oct 31, 2025Whether its on the phone or a text, how many times are you getting harassed everyday by spammers and scammers?
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Duration: 00:37:15Spike in Coyote sightings in West Hollywood
Oct 30, 2025Are you seeing more coyotes in your neighborhood?
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Duration: 00:37:40One California county makes it even more expensive to build homes
Oct 29, 2025And the Government shutdown rolls on
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Duration: 00:37:46Supervisor Janet Nguyen
Oct 28, 2025Despite their best efforts California could not stop 2 oil refineries from closing down in the next 6 months, which will inevitably lead to higher gas prices
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Duration: 00:38:14Woman fights Burbank over downed tree and loses
Oct 25, 2025You can try to fight city hall but apparently in Burbank they fight back
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Duration: 00:37:57Tonia Arey is running for LA County Supervisor
Oct 24, 2025Lets see whats different between her and Lindsey Horvath
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Duration: 00:37:25Rob Bonta goes after plastic bags
Oct 23, 2025If he's such an environmentalist why isn't he doing anything about Illegal Dumping?
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Duration: 00:37:40Prop 36 has increased LA County's jail population by over 8 percent
Oct 22, 2025Do you think we should still go forward with the Board of Supervisor's plan to close Men's central jail?
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Duration: 00:37:49Do NOT fly home to LAX on a Sunday Evening
Oct 21, 2025Every heard of the special American Eagle terminal you have to take a bus to?
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Duration: 00:38:06Karen Bass still says homlessness is down
Oct 17, 2025Despite a new study from the RAND Corporation showing her numbers were wildly off and calls for service have only gone up
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Duration: 00:38:05Is California really in a housing crisis?
Oct 16, 2025Sue Pascoe from Circling the News pokes some holes in the trope you hear from CA politicians over and over again
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Duration: 00:38:55LA County Supervisors declare state of emergency over ICE Raids
Oct 15, 2025Is this a backdoor to yet another eviction moratorium?
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Duration: 00:38:22Austin Beutner is running for LA Mayor
Oct 14, 2025And he posted a 4 minute video that's all bio and zero policy
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Duration: 00:38:44The City of LA Wants to jack up your parking and trash fees
Oct 11, 2025And the County of LA wants to jack up marriage license fees
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Duration: 00:39:22The Palisades After Action Report Says
Oct 10, 2025There weren't any changes that would have saved more homes or lives?
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Duration: 00:38:19Suspect arrested in the Palisades Fire
Oct 09, 2025And it is quite a strange story about a fire that was started back on January 1st!
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Duration: 00:37:45Happy National Taco Day!
Oct 08, 2025Lets celebrate by sharing your favorite places to get a taco!
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Duration: 00:37:58Is California going to start cracking down on copper theft?
Oct 07, 2025If you consider increasing fines from $3000, to $5000 sure
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Duration: 00:40:52Flying Internationally for the Holidays
Oct 04, 2025Is it a great idea? a terrible one? Where have you gone for the holidays?
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Duration: 00:39:02California may ban non stick cookware
Oct 02, 2025And who wants to pay $4000 for a 1 bedroom apartment that has a bowling alley?
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Duration: 00:36:56No more EV stickers in the Carpool lane
Oct 01, 2025Meanwhile Florida is getting rid of HOV Lanes all together, should California follow suit?
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Duration: 00:39:01Starbucks closing dozens of location in Southern California
Sep 30, 2025How much are you spending every day on coffee?
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Duration: 00:37:48Los Angeles wants to spend billions on remodeling the Convention Center
Sep 26, 2025Do you think big conventions avoid the LACC because it's too small? or because it's in a bad neighborhood?
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Duration: 00:39:28The million dollar toilet in Runyon Canyon
Sep 25, 2025Locals think more public bathrooms in Runyon Canyon will attract more homeless, drug use and fires
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Duration: 00:37:52Karen Bass magically balances the budget
Sep 24, 2025How did the city avoid 1,600 layoffs without changing any of the underlying issues facing the city? Something's not adding up here...
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Duration: 00:37:11Have you ever been screwed over by your GPS app?
Sep 23, 2025Apple maps told Randy to take the 405 on a day where it was closed for construction
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Duration: 00:38:27It's National Cheeseburger Day!
Sep 19, 2025Share with us your favorite cheeseburgers from Southern California and all around the world!
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Duration: 00:38:03Nithya Raman won't do anything about crime filled homeless encampment in Studio City
Sep 18, 2025Why are we paying her over $220,000 a year?
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Duration: 00:38:11Expanding Conservatorships in California but not really
Sep 17, 2025SB43 was supposed to make it easier to force the tens of thousands of mentally Ill and drug addicted to get treatment, turns out it will help maybe 75 people once its fully implemented in Los Angeles County
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Duration: 00:37:57The 6th Street Bridge is full of broken lights and grafitti
Sep 16, 2025This is why Los Angeles can't have nice things
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Duration: 00:38:25Try to disconnect this weekend
Sep 15, 2025Its been a tough week - try not to dwell on the news all weekend - focus on your own mental health if you can
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Duration: 00:21:06Rob Bonta's "Housing Justice"
Sep 12, 2025California's AG used taxpayer money to produce a mini documentary showing how they force cities to build subsidized homeless housing
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Duration: 00:35:11Your reaction to the Assanation of Charlie Kirk
Sep 11, 2025Randy takes your calls
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Duration: 00:35:50LA County wasn't reporting street takeovers as crimes
Sep 10, 2025According to today's LA County Board of Supervisors meeting, LA County Sheriffs admit they were classifying street takeovers the same way they did speeding. Also The task force thinks safe and sane legal street takeovers at Pomona fairplex might solve the problem!
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Duration: 00:36:13The percent of people drinking alcohol hits a 90 year low
Sep 09, 2025Have you cut down on drinking this year?
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Duration: 00:39:30Are you still going to the movies as much as you used to?
Sep 06, 2025If you're not, why? Is it the cost, commericals, quality?
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Duration: 00:37:28So Cal Edison being sued by the US DOJ for the Eaton Fire
Sep 05, 2025Do you think a $40 Million lawsuit will change SCE's behavior?
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Duration: 00:35:43Why can't California cities deal with homeless RVs?
Sep 04, 2025Just failures of government at every turn
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Duration: 00:35:59LA City Councilwoman Nithya Raman says your neighborhood has to change
Sep 04, 2025If we are going to solve the housing crisis. What say you?
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Duration: 00:36:14The Federal Government wants to end funding for Housing First and Harm Reduction
Sep 03, 2025We listen to the LA County Board of Supervisors react to losing millions of dollars in funding for their failed policies, plus a ray of hope when it comes to Expanding mental health facitlites
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Duration: 00:38:09Karen Bass and The City of Los Angeles do not care about homeless fires
Aug 30, 2025Thats what was evident during last nights Encino Neighborhood council public safety meeting
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Duration: 00:36:45Katie Porter wants to re think rent control
Aug 29, 2025As activists want to cap the rent at 3 percent, Katie Porter thinks rent control hasn't worked to keep prices down in California
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Duration: 00:36:31Los Angeles Finally Declares Valley Plaza A Public Nuisance
Aug 28, 2025Do we need to be tougher on the commercial developers that abandon buildings that rot and lead to blight?
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Duration: 00:36:18California is the only state that bans Alcohol sales at self checkout
Aug 27, 2025Do you have a problem with grocery stores selling alcohol at self checkout?
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Duration: 00:36:36Will Scott Wiener's SB79 solve the housing crisis?
Aug 26, 2025Do you think mandating 6 story buildings anywhere near a bus stop will make the cost of living cheaper in California?
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Duration: 00:37:04The Gondola debate surfaces once again
Aug 23, 2025It's been 10 years of debating a Dodger stadium gondola
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Duration: 00:35:44Gavin Newsom goes forward with his special election
Aug 22, 2025How will you be voting?
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Duration: 00:36:38Fired LA Fire Chief files legal claim against Karen Bass
Aug 21, 2025Kristin Crowley alleges Karen bass waged a campaign of misinformation, defamation and retaliation to scapegoat her for the failures that led to the Palisades fire. Do you think she has a case?
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Duration: 00:36:03California looking to ban ultra processed foods from schools
Aug 20, 2025Should we be banning sodas, chips, candy and fast food from California schools?
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Duration: 00:36:14Karen Bass underwhelms in another interview
Aug 19, 2025She might sound great on national shows and podcasts who don't know whats really going on in LA, but when Karen Bass sits with Conan Nolan of NBC4, it doesn't go well
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Duration: 00:36:19Randy's 40th Birthday week in Santa Fe
Aug 16, 2025Randy describes the incredible food, drinks and scenery of Santa Fe, New Mexico that made up his 40th birthday week
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Duration: 00:36:22Street Vendors suing Fontana for discrimination
Aug 15, 2025Is it discrimination to require permits, insurance and health inspections?
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Duration: 00:36:04LA Metro has 5 ideas for the Sepulveda Pass
Aug 14, 2025How would you improve traffic on the 405 freeway?
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Duration: 00:35:58Nathan Hochman wants to get tough on Street Takeovers
Aug 13, 2025The LA County District Attorney wants to crack down on the spectators, drivers and organizers, but what about the social media platforms that profit from this illegal activity?
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Duration: 00:36:13The city of Los Angeles wants you to "Just Say Hello"
Aug 12, 2025This Gem comes from Capri Maddox the Executive Director and General Manager of The City of LA's Civil Rights, Human Rights And Equity Department - by the way she makes almost 300K a year for stuff like this
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Duration: 00:36:04The best steak you've ever had
Aug 02, 2025Where is the best steak you've ever had? What's your favorite way to cook up a steak?
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Duration: 00:37:092 and a half years later Karen Bass clears what she calls a very dangerous homeless encampment
Aug 01, 2025We're really acting with urgency here aren't we
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Duration: 00:35:56Kamala Harris is out, is Rick Caruso in?
Jul 31, 2025Willie Brown threw shade at Kamala in one breath and practically endorsed Caruso in the next
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Duration: 00:37:44Senator Alex Padilla proposes a 7 year amnesty
Jul 30, 2025What do you think should happen to the estimated 1 million people in Los Angeles county illegally?
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Duration: 00:36:04Los Angeles tunnel gets tagged hours after being repainted
Jul 29, 2025Why are we wasting money on paint? Is it time to throw in the towel and give the city away to the taggers?
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Duration: 00:36:44Karen Bass has some odd theories about the homeless and meth
Jul 26, 2025Maybe Karen should try staying up all night on meth since she likes to defend its use?
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Duration: 00:36:31Its National Tequila Day!
Jul 25, 2025Randy talks his love for fancy sipping tequilas as he searches for places to do tequila tastings in Southern California
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Duration: 00:36:04Rob Bonta wants to put LA County Juvenile Facilities into Recievership
Jul 24, 2025Bonta really wants to make the mess at Los Padrinos his problem? go for it bud
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Duration: 00:35:312 More Burglaries in Encino the same night as public safety town hall
Jul 23, 2025And why didn't Karen Bass or Nithya Raman attend?
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Duration: 00:33:44In N Out Burger president announces she's moving her family to Tennessee
Jul 22, 2025Lynsi Snyder said on a podcast its not easy to raise a family here and not easy to do business here
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Duration: 00:36:14