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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.

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    • Feb 28, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
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    Placer County DA files charges that keep David Allen Funston in Jail

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2026 38:06


    As Republican lawmakers call for Gavin Newsom to fire his parole board. Plus Randy's interview with LA Mayor Candidate Assad AlnajarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Why does Rob Bonta want to kill California Cardhouses?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 36:34


    It's almost like he's being paid to make these unilateral decisions nobody except special interests asked for. Plus Randy talks all the madness going on in California with April Silverman aka CaliMAGABarbieSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Karen Bass gets sued by the LAFD Chief she fired

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 37:03


    And What is the real story with the FBI Raid with LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho? Randy talks about these issues and more with Daniel Guss from the Guss ReportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    California wants to parole a triple life sentenced serial child molester

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 37:28


    And how we really solve California's insurance crisis with candidate for insurance comissioner Merritt FarrenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Palisades After Action Report Was Altered to Protect Karen Bass' Reputation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 38:01


    Every revelation from the LAFD after action report is making the mayor, the city and the LAFD look even worse! Plus Randy talks about SEIU members leaving their union in Oakland with Seneca ScottSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Lawsuit against Los Angeles and California over the Palisades fire can move forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2026 38:31


    A Judge has denied the city and state efforts to throw out the case, so now its time to move to discovery and depositions! Plus Randy speaks with the Vice Chair of the Los Angeles County Young Republicans Ariana AssenmacherSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bernie Sanders comes to the Wiltern Theater to promote the billionare tax

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 37:03


    And the COO of a harm reduction non profit in san diego took money meant for narcan and used it for breast implants. Randy also talks to congressional candidate Melissa Toomim Get the California Report Today at http://randywangradio.substack.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Is LAUSD heading for another strike?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 37:31


    The district announces layoffs and the unions are gearing up for a fight, but what exactly are you supposed to do when you have declining enrollment?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Runyon Canyon getting a 1 Million Dollar Bathroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2026 43:35


    And theres yet another porter ranch gas leak at aliso canyonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Valley Glen neighbors buy their own FLOCK Cameras and LA isn't happy about it

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 40:26


    Plus Dylan Kendall is running for LA City Council against Hugo Soto Martinez, clap that up!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Jennifer Newsom goes to war with the press for asking questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 38:59


    The first partner didn't care for off topic questions for her husband at a press conference, and her outburst isn't going over well in the California press corps Randy talks about this as well as Nithya Raman entering the LA Mayor's Race with Elizabeth BarcohanaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    LA County Votes to put another tax hike on the ballot

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2026 38:37 Transcription Available


    If passed the base sales tax rate in the county would be 10.25% and cities like Palmdale and Lancaster would have the highest sales taxes in the entire country. Randy speaks about this and more with candidate for Supervisor, Tonia AreySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Nithya Raman is running for Los Angeles Mayor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026 40:17 Transcription Available


    And could school choice come to California? Randy talks to Kevin McNamee about a new ballot initiativeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Fallout continues over Karen Bass' handling of the after action report

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2026 36:58 Transcription Available


    Karen Bass is going to war with the LA Times over their report on her doctoring the Palisades fire after action reportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Gavin Newsom takes a victory lap with high speed rail

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2026 36:54 Transcription Available


    Theres no train or track, but he's still celebrating somethingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    LAUSD faces another potential strike

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2026 37:49 Transcription Available


    Will UTLA get their raises or will they be going back out on the picket lines?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Karen Bass gives a shoutout to the guy making her look bad

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2026 38:30 Transcription Available


    Sure give love to the clean la with me guy, but isn't his whole existence an indictment of the failures of the city of Los Angeles?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Is Lindsay Horvath Running for LA Mayor?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2026 39:13 Transcription Available


    The LA county Supervisor certainly has been taking a lot of shots at Karen Bass LatelySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Elon Musk turning Fremont Tesla factory into a robot factory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 38:12 Transcription Available


    And the rapid response network makes a mistake and causes a ruckus for a TSA agent eating dinner in LynwoodSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Social Media companies taken to court over teen addiction claims

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2026 35:59 Transcription Available


    Plus why is the NTSB concerned about the airspace around Burbank Airport?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    LA wants you to let them tax Illegal Pot Shops

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 38:56 Transcription Available


    No I'm not high, but the LA City Council is... They need you to vote on a ballot measure that would allow them to send a tax bill to illegally operating pot stores in LA because they can't shut them downSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Cal Trans puts up graffiti resistant ivy that gets tagged by graffiti

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 38:46 Transcription Available


    Is it a waste of money to keep trying to clean up graffiti in Los Angeles?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Is Oakland the best food city in America?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2026 37:55 Transcription Available


    For the 2nd year in a row readers of Conde Nast traveler have voted Oakland as the number one food city in the USA. What is your favorite food city? I bet you can guess Randy'sSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Brawl Breaks out between parents at youth football game

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 35:43 Transcription Available


    Sue Pascoe of Circling the news talks about how hard it is to be a ref in youth sports todaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Are LAHSA's failures really due to a lack of money?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 37:37 Transcription Available


    Do you think more money will really solve LA's homeless problem?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Gus Mattammal is running for State Superintendent of Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 38:03 Transcription Available


    Randy speaks with a candidate looking to reform the state's education systemSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Would you vote for higher sales taxes to fund the LAFD?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 36:49


    The union representing LAFD is collecting signatures for a ballot measure for a 50 cent sales tax to fund their department. Would you vote for a sales tax increase to properly fund the LAFD?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Newsom and Trump both want to ban corporations from buying single family homes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 35:50


    Should private equity firms and corporations be able to buy single family homes? Would banning them have any effect on the unaffordable real estate market?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Nathan Hochman wants to get tougher on California prostitution laws

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 39:01


    Should we get tougher on the solicitors of prostitution? Or should we go full Amsterdam and legalize and regulate this oldest of industriesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Dublin, Amsterdam and Madrid in 9 Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2026 37:16


    I 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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    More fallout from LAFD and State parks on the Palisades Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 38:02


    Based 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?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Spencer Pratt announces he's running for mayor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 37:03


    Spencer Pratt made the announcement at a 1 year anniversary rally of the Palisades fire called the "They Let Us Burn" RallySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    San Diego continues jack up parking fees

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2026 19:00


    Randy is joined by Phil Mauriello from the California Underground Podcast to talk about San Diego's latest plan to nickel and dime their citizens Check out the California Underground Podcast Here https://californiaunderground.live/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The lastest propaganda from California's high speed rail authority

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026 38:21


    Imagine 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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Should marijuana and alcohol be treated the same?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 37:32


    After pot gets re classified by the feds should we be treating booze and weed the same?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Edison CEO admits they likely caused the Eaton Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 37:00


    And is instacart pricing your groceries like the airlines price tickets?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Raul Claros is running for Los Angeles city council

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 37:10


    If he defeats Eunisses Hernandez he promises to live in MacArthur Park until it is cleaned upSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Could all inclusive dining replace tipping?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 37:04


    One restauranteur in San Francisco wants to do away with tipping, what do you think?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Randy's top 5 cooking FAILS

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2025 37:26


    Everyone's gonna have the occasional cooking disaster - here are the worst one's I've ever madeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Animal services teams up with LAPD to patrol Skid Row

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 38:11


    Plus Eunisses Hernandez tries to take a victory lap on her "work" at Macarthur parkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Gavin Newsom's housing excuses

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2025 36:32


    Gavin Newsom gets grilled by Ezra Klein about why it's so expensive to build in CaliforniaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Koreatown Landlords taking away parking spaces to build ADUs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2025 40:14


    Who do you blame for this mess? the Landlord? The tenants? or the City of Los Angeles?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Is Los Angeles ignoring 311 requests?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 37:28


    Call in with your 311 experiencesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Amsterdam Advice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2025 38:26


    The second leg of Randy's European vacation is to AmsterdamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Hugo Soto Martinez and Eunisses Hernandez VS LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 37:50


    Its a debate over how police are allowed to disperse riots, like the ones in June where WAYMOs got torchedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Should big food have to pay for making you fat?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 38:06


    The 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?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    A campaign has begun to recall Imelda Padilla

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 38:00


    Randy talks to Miran Kalaydjian from the Lake Balboa neighborhood council on his effort to recall LA City Councilmember Imelda Padilla See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Carlsbad considering age limit for E-bikes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2025 38:18


    Should there be an age limit or some kind of regulation for kids and e-bikes?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Roasted, Smoked or Fried

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2025 37:50


    How do you like your Thanksgiving Turkey?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Apartment buildings being demolished for "Affordable Housing" with no parking

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 37:28


    Do you think this makes any sense?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Has Diversion in Los Angeles gone too far?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2025 36:30


    Are diversion programs really appropriate for attempted murder?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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