Two experienced California political experts argue about politics from Los Angeles to Sacramento to Washington with Bill Boyarsky and Sherry Bebitch Jeffe. Bill Boyarsky is former city editor of the Los Angeles Times and was also a columnist, bureau chief and political reporter for the newspaper. Previously, he reported on politics for the Associated Press in Sacramento.He is the author of two biographies of Ronald Reagan, a biography of Jesse M.Unruh; Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times, and, with co-author Nancy Boyarsky, Backroom Politics.Bill is a columnist for the websites Truthdig and Fox&Hounds and a contributor to UCLA Luskin's public policy magazine Blueprint. He is the winner of three Pulitzer Prizes for team reporting Sherry Bebitch Jeffe recently retired as professor of the practice of public policy communication at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California.Sherry has been political analyst for KCAL-TV, NBC4 Los Angeles NBC's "Today" show and the BBC where she was an analyst on American politics for programs in London, Scotland and Wales. In 2006, she was a nominee for the Los Angeles Area Emmy Award for NBC4’s news feature, “Decision 2005: A Voter’s Guide,” NBC4. She has also appeared on MSNBC and Al Jazeera English and on radio shows in the United States and internationally. Sherry is a columnist for the California political web site Fox&Hounds. Sherry has a Ph.D in government from Claremont Graduate University and a master's in political science from Rutgers, where she was a fellow at the Eagleton Institute of Politics.
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.
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 primary.
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.
We dissect the political farce known as the Iowa Republican caucuses. And we wonder whether ex-Dodger Steve Garvey can play in the political major leagues.
We analyze the early version of the California budget and the cuts it may require. And we look at the internal churning at the Los Angeles Times.
We discuss the impact of immigration, abortion and the Trump trials on this year's elections. And we wonder whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be a wild card in November.
We examine the impact of the Israel-Palestine conflict on American politics . We discuss the intricacies of the Colorado Supreme Court decision to remove Trump from that state's primary ballot. We look at Vice President Kamala Harris' campaigning for abortion rights.
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