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It's been two years since I did this video. Here is the remastered version.The original post is here:https://youtu.be/fzz21Xz5NsgLeaving California: The Untold Story” is a feature-length documentary that portrays California's growing challenges, causing an unprecedented mass exodus. Siyamak Khorrami, television host of California Insider and editor of The Epoch Times Southern California, takes viewers on an intimate journey of love, loss, tragedy, and hope as California residents face the prospect of leaving their beloved state. About 700,000 people moved out of the state within the last two years.Check out the Leaving California Documentary at https://leavingcamovie.com/Across The Socials @TheAndresSegovia & Twitter/X @_AndresSegoviahttps://TheAndresSegovia.comAll Affiliate Links: https://theandressegovia.start.page
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58 - How Full is Your Trashcan? - Meagan McCarthy It's a strange question to ask... but you'll understand once you take a listen to my conversation with Meagan McCarthy. In this episode, Meagan shares her harrowing experience as a deputy sheriff involved in a critical incident that changed her life. She discusses the physical and mental health challenges she faced following the incident, including PTSD and the stigma surrounding mental health in law enforcement. Meagan emphasizes the importance of seeking help and advocating for mental health awareness among first responders. She highlights the need for supportive work environments to improve officer retention and well-being, and shares her journey of recovery and advocacy for change in the culture of law enforcement. Meagan also shares her journey of overcoming PTSD and the importance of community support for first responders. She emphasizes the power of vulnerability and storytelling in healing, the need for better mental health training in law enforcement, and the significance of leadership in fostering a supportive environment. Meagan encourages officers to seek help and highlights the importance of connections outside of their profession. TAKEAWAYS After a suicide attempt, she committed to trauma therapy and EMDR. The culture in law enforcement often discourages emotional vulnerability. Meagan advocates for mental health awareness among first responders. Supportive work environments are crucial for officer retention and well-being. Meagan emphasizes the importance of addressing mental health early in a first responder's career. EMDR therapy can be a crucial first step in healing. Finding a supportive community can transform your experience. Being vocal about struggles can inspire others to seek help. Public speaking about personal experiences can aid in healing. Leadership should connect with their teams on a human level. Mental health training should be prioritized in the academy. Recognizing signs of distress in colleagues is essential. Support can come from outside your agency. It's important to maintain connections outside of law enforcement. Help is available, and reaching out is vital. ABOUT MEAGAN Meagan McCarthy was a Deputy Sheriff for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department for six years, serving in various capacities such as CPS liaison, school resource officer, recruiter, and explorer coordinator. Meagan was involved in an on-duty shooting, which was caught on video and highly publicized. The suspect attempted to execute Meagan after brutally beating her. Four years later, the trial began and due to failed law enforcement legislation, the suspect was acquitted and subsequently freed from custody. Meagan was medically retired for PTSD and has now dedicated herself to advocating for first responder mental health and victims of crime. She serves as a co-chair on the Crime Survivors board, providing insight to victim resources and advocating for the first responder community. She now works to advocate for the mental health, first responder and victim communities, speaking at various conferences, political events, and news interviews. Meagan is a Fox News contributor, and has been featured on NBC, Inside Edition, Yahoo, CBS, ABC, Fox News.com, The Daily Mail, California Insider, and over 20 podcasts. Meagan has spoken at various conferences and events including Turning Point USA, LAAPOA, LAWPOA, NAWLEE, The Bleeding Blue, and the California Police Standards and Training courses. Meagan is an Executive Board member for CoverNow Foundation, and is working to change the mental health system for first responders. Meagan has her associates degree in Criminal Justice, and is working to complete her bachelor's degree in Integrative Psychology in 2024, where she will continue on to her Master's Degree program in Psychology with an emphasis in Critical Incidents to further help the first responder community with mental health challenges. She was awarded the prestigious Above and Beyond award from Crime Survivors for her work in advocacy. CONNECT WITH MEAGAN https://www.meaganmccarthy.com +++++ FIRST RESPONDER WELLNESS PODCAST Web site: https://ptsd911movie.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ptsd911movie/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ptsd911movie/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClQ8jxjxYqHgFQixBK4Bl0Q Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-responder-wellness-podcast/id1535675703 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2wW72dLZOKkO1QYUPzL2ih Purchase the PTSD911 film for your public safety agency or organization: https://ptsd911movie.com/toolkit/ The First Responder Wellness Podcast is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC Copyright ©2024 ConjoStudios, LLC All rights reserved.
Siyamak sits down with Melissa Melendez, a former California state senator. She provides insights on how California's legislature works, why lobbyists are so impactful in shaping our legislative system, and why it matters to us Californians. “People don't understand, just the outsized influence that a lot of these special interest groups have. I have been in committee hearings where I have watched labor union leaders standing at the back of the committee hearing room, nodding ‘yes' or 'no' to the members of that committee when it came time to vote on certain bills. That is no joke. It's like the mafia sometimes,” she says. --------------------
Siyamak sits down with Juan Alanis, an assemblymember from Modesto County and former law enforcement officer. He discusses the issue of rising retail theft in California and his insights from serving on the Assembly Committee on retail theft. He also talks about the impacts on businesses, law enforcement, and local communities. “We're talking about millions of dollars. These chains, these stores, these small businesses—they all stand together against retail theft. But we also need to remember that they're competitors to each other. So, they're not always going to share all the information that they have,” said Mr. Alanis. “A lot of people look at it like this: ‘Hey, shoplifting has gone down. Look at it from the previous years.' Well, when you don't make it a crime anymore, it's hard to report it.” -------------------- This episode is sponsored by:
Siyamak sits down with Joe Vinatieri, Mayor of Whittier, California and a tax expert. He'll talk about why people are leaving California and the impact of high taxes on the state. “McDonald's started here, Carl's Jr. started here, Taco Bell started here, In-N-Out started here. There was just a great entrepreneurial spirit,“ said Mr. Vinatieri. ”When you're pushing people and they're leaving California, they're taking jobs with them, they're taking income with them, and those are tax dollars.” --------------------
Siyamak sits down with Tony Hall, a former supervisor from San Francisco. He will talk about why San Francisco has an annual budget of $15 billion—while still struggling to provide basic services—and what has made the city's budget so expensive. “A third of downtown is empty. Businesses are closing, the revenue has gone down, but the budget keeps going up. It's now almost $15 billion,” Mr. Hall said. “I'll tell you how it happens. It is from the usage of nonprofits. Nonprofits that are indiscriminate and answerable to nobody. That's the real question that people should be concerned about.” -------------------- This episode is sponsored by:
Siyamak sits down with Vince Ricci, an entrepreneur in Los Angeles who fell victim to multiple home invasions and robberies over the past few years. He discusses his most recent home invasion incident, which went viral on the internet, and how residents in Los Angeles are taking safety into their own hands because of rising crime. "I grew up, born and raised, in the Bronx. I'm not unaware to what disturbing situations look like. This is much more disturbing than anything I've seen. I think that LA is taking an attempt to ignore the problem." --------------------
Siyamak Khorrami sits down with Jim Desmond, San Diego County Supervisor. He'll talk about how the recent surge of migrants in San Diego is causing a big problem for the county and how he's worried that homelessness could get worse as a result. “We're not as bad off as San Francisco or LA but if we keep going down this path, we're going to have the same problems and same consequences,” Mr. Desmond said. “We've had over 45,000 people being dropped off the last couple of months. It's an unmanageable system. There's no end in sight.” -------------------- This episode is sponsored by:
Siyamak sits down with Alex Villanueva, former sheriff of Los Angeles County. He'll give us a deeper look into how corruption works in Los Angeles, and what should be done to stop it. "It's billions of dollars that get poured into the pockets of the nonprofit world in the state of California. And what is the return on the investment? A bigger homeless problem. We're not fixing anything, what we're doing is maintaining very expensive nonprofits that are very profitable," said Mr. Villanueva. "Then who are these people donating money to? The same elected officials that are awarding the contracts to the nonprofits." "So those elected people, who do you think their allegiances are? To the taxpayer, to the voter, or to the machine that puts them in office?" --------------------
Siyamak sits down with Debora Allen, who is on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors. BART is reportedly faced with a record-low ridership and a significant shortage of funding in the coming years. Ms. Allen gives us insider information on what has happened to the agency and why BART is failing. “Some of these people have no experience in business. Every year when we have these elections, we get these political people step up to run for these board positions, that have no experience in contracting in large infrastructure, in legal issues, in finance, reading financial statements. ... They ... don't know what to do with that stuff.” -------------------- This episode is sponsored by:
Siyamak sits down with Michael Bornman, a retired captain from the LA County Sheriff's Department who had served for over 30 years. He shares his perspective on the issues the Department is currently facing. We also talked with Cece Woods, who has been reporting on the LA Sheriff's Department for many years. She provides her insight based on conversations she has had with people in the department. "They're getting pre-scheduled, managed, forced overtime. And on top of that, if they don't have enough people, if you're getting out the door to go home, they'll draft you into another overtime spot. So 16-hour days every day" Mr. Bornman said. "Folks are dropping like flies because they're frustrated, they're angry. They get mixed messages from the top. You don't ever hear about a great cop did something or how they've saved a kid or how they saved the day for somebody. All we're hearing nowadays is anti-cop, anti-law enforcement rhetoric. I'm sure you've seen it in the news." -------------------- This episode is sponsored by:
Host Siyamak Khorrami sits down with Christian Pineda, a former homeless shelter employee in San Diego. His experience could reflect what's going on across California and homeless shelters. We also had a chance to talk with Scott Silverman, an addiction recovery expert who has been in the homeless nonprofit industry for many years. “Inside the shelter, it felt like for every $100 that was donated 75 went to admin, 25 to the people. No one's talking about there's a huge elephant that people need to fix,” Mr. Pineda said, “If we just keep on throwing money at this every year, if the money goes up and the homeless population goes up as well, does the math really add up?” -------------------- This episode is sponsored by:
My guest is Mark E. Sackett, owner of The Box SF, a San Francisco business that he has owned for over 20 years. He'll discuss the issues small businesses are facing in San Francisco and his perspective on problems in the city. Mark is not just a small business owner—he's a pillar in the San Francisco community. “I've been in San Francisco 32 years ... I built my career there. I became who I am as a creative person there,” Mr. Sackett said. "So if you think of good business, good businessman, almost a legacy business in San Francisco ... Think about all the people who have less resources than me, and there's a lot of them out there … I'm trying to secure my error mask right now so that I can be here to help others. Because if I'm gone, if I tumble over this cliff and I lose my building and I lose my business, I'm not going to be any value to anybody. I want us all to work together to get the city back." ____ This episode is sponsored by:
Siyamak sits down with JConr Ortega, homeless advocate in San Francisco. He talks about why the homeless in San Francisco are not getting the help they need to get off the streets. We also invited another guest, Tony Hall, former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, to give us his insights into why the downward spiral is hard to stop. “I've been homeless for 20 years. There's a lot of incentive to not actually get off the streets, which we see a lot in San Francisco. And that goes back to the fact that a lot of nonprofits encourage homelessness … They're given all this money, but they're not actually given an audit of how they actually spend the money.” ____ This episode is sponsored by: Old Glory Bank (started by Larry Elder, John Rich, and Dr. Ben Carson) stands with you, so open an account today at https://oldglorybank.com/ It just takes 8 minutes. Midas Gold Group, the nation's No. 1 veteran-owned gold dealer and most trusted source for gold & precious metals: https://www.midasgoldgroup.com/ * Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. ⭕️Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV
Siyamak sits down with Jonathan Hatami, deputy District Attorney of Los Angeles County. Today he will talk about why the zero-bail policy is making California less safe and how it's going to impact the state. "There's 88 cities in LA County, so 29 of them have already signed on to an injunction to try to stop zero bail," Mr. Hatami said. "Because zero bail doesn't make any sense to me or most people. You have these businesses that are now being impacted throughout LA County throughout California. They're getting hit on a daily basis. Many businesses are leaving." -------------------- This episode is sponsored by Yrefy. Invest with Higher Fixed Return on Yrefy. Start investing today on
Siyamak sits down with Seymour Beek, president of Balboa Island Ferry, one of Southern California's oldest family-owned businesses. He discusses the new rules in California aimed at reducing emissions and how they will impact small businesses. “CARB made a rule that all short-run ferries in California had to be zero emission by 2026. We consume an average of 26 gallons of fuel a day. You're not going to save the world by making us go zero emission,” Mr. Beek said. “They haven't really examined the consequences of the rules they're making. It's extremely challenging, extremely expensive.” ____ This episode is sponsored by: Old Glory Bank (started by Larry Elder, John Rich, and Dr. Ben Carson) stands with you, so open an account today at https://oldglorybank.com/ It just takes 8 minutes. Midas Gold Group, the nation's No. 1 veteran-owned gold dealer and most trusted source for gold & precious metals: https://www.midasgoldgroup.com/ * Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. ⭕️Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV
Siyamak sits down with Ann Hsu, a former board member of the San Francisco Unified School District. She is also the founder and head of Burt Hsu Academy. Today, she will discuss her experiences overseeing public schools, and explain why they are not producing good results—despite spending billions of dollars each year. "If you have kids who do things without consequence, then more kids are going to do the same thing. And then pretty soon, the inmates are going to be running the asylum," Ms. Hsu said. "The teachers are very discouraged. They feel helpless. And this is why so many high school teachers are leaving the profession." Start your investment today on
Siyamak sits down with Mark Ryavec, president of the Venice Stakeholders Association. He talks about the impact of hundreds of RV campers in his community and why it is so difficult for the city to help the homeless get off the streets. "All of those people on Venice Beach have been offered shelter beds or housing, numerous occasions. How is it a lack of housing or at least shelter? When there have been numerous offers made and they've all been turned out?" ____ This episode is sponsored by: Old Glory Bank (started by Larry Elder, John Rich, and Dr. Ben Carson) stands with you, so open an account today at https://oldglorybank.com/ It just takes 8 minutes. Midas Gold Group, the nation's No. 1 veteran-owned gold dealer and most trusted source for gold & precious metals: https://www.midasgoldgroup.com/ * Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. ⭕️Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV
Siyamak sits down with David Lee, a restaurant owner from San Francisco. He shares his journey from being a successful local business owner to leaving California, and what has happened to San Francisco that impacts its residents and businesses. "They just see the front of the house being busy, my restaurant is full, they're coming, eating every other week, but they don't understand what I'm going through behind the scenes. It was break-ins, the financials, the crime, the rise of cost, trying to maintain my employees. Sometimes it's just not worth it to even have the business open." *Views expressed are opinions of the host and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. ⭕️Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV
Siyamak sits down with Victor Davis Hanson, scholar and historian with the Hoover Institute, to talk about what makes California so expensive, why millions of people left California, and how California is becoming a medieval society. “We have the largest number of billionaires in the United States, we have the wealthiest zip codes. We also have the highest number of people on public assistance," Mr. Hanson said. "You sort of had a medieval society where the middle class fled. And those are the brightest and the best and the smartest and the most capable and the most angry, most important.” ____ This episode is sponsored by: Old Glory Bank (started by Larry Elder, John Rich, and Dr. Ben Carson) stands with you, so open an account today at https://oldglorybank.com/ It just takes 8 minutes. Midas Gold Group, the nation's No. 1 veteran-owned gold dealer and most trusted source for gold & precious metals: https://www.midasgoldgroup.com/ *Views expressed are opinions of the host and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. ⭕️Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV
Siyamak sits down with Diane Dixon, a State Representative with California's legislature. Today she will talk about the new ballot measures that will make it easier to raise taxes in California, and what challenges the Golden State is facing in terms of possible deficits in the future. "The bad news is that the deficit is going to be greater: the tax, the state income tax revenues will be lower," Ms. Dixon said. "The state doesn't know what's coming in. They keep pushing it away." *Views expressed are opinions of the host and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. ⭕️Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV
Siyamak sits down with Chris Micheli, a lobbyist from Sacramento, who explains how California's legislature works and why California doesn't really need thousands of bills a year. "We're a bill factory. We're just churning out way too many bills year in and year out. We don't spend much time studying the problem. And we don't really evaluate alternatives, or just looking at the bill before us that we're being asked to vote on in the next 10 minutes after that short proponent and opponent testimony." ____ This episode is sponsored by:
Siyamak sits down with John Moorlach, former California State Senator and Orange County Supervisor. He talks about the latest report on how California's counties and cities are doing financially, why the state is late in providing the reports, and what the impact of those counties' performance is. Based on what Mr. Moorlach found, 55 out of 58 counties are running balance sheets that are currently "upside down"—meaning they have greater liabilities than they can pay. "We have close to 200 billion in unrestricted net deficit," Mr. Moorlach says. Furthermore, tardy financial reporting means "the legislature and the governor are signing budgets without even having solid financial data on how their state is running." ____ Start your investment today on
Siyamak sits down with Siskiyou County Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue to discuss why it's so difficult to stop the black market in California and how it impacts the state. ____ This episode is sponsored by
Siyamak sits down with Dan Tibbitts and Amy Gardner who are residents of Sacramento County. They tell us how their lives have been impacted, with homeless encampments growing in their community. "One and a half million people involved in incarcerating these people in the first place, and then a handful of bureaucrats and elected officials are undoing the work of 1.5 million people on a whim and releasing these people." * Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. ⭕️Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV
Siyamak sits down with Solomon Ets-Hokin, a commercial real estate retail and development expert from Oakland. He has been actively involved in advocacy work for restoring safety and stability in the city, and today he will talk about why Oakland keeps declining despite the efforts from the community and what lies ahead for the city. This episode is sponsored by Midas Gold Group, the nation's #1 veteran-owned gold dealer and most trusted source for gold & precious metals: https://www.midasgoldgroup.com/ * Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. ⭕️Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV
Siyamak sits down with Michael Mendy, a software engineer from San Francisco, to discuss how the tech boom has caused the cost of living increase in the city, and why the culture of San Francisco has changed over the last decade. "The culture has been destroyed. People's lives have been destroyed. People have been priced out. And people who have lived where they've lived since they were a child can no longer afford where they used to live, it's gone. I don't recognize it, from 2011 to 2021, it is gone. " Start your investment today on
Oakland is at a tipping point. Now, many small landlords are facing a tough time. Some have not seen a rent payment in up to three years now. The legal system favors tenants significantly. Dive in with Jonathan Fleming, an Oakland local and expert in commercial real estate, as he unravels this unfolding crisis. "There's a couple of groups out there in the Bay Area that really do everything they can to try to just bankrupt the landlord. It's just a war. It is like civil war that you'd never seen before. ” This episode is sponsored by Midas Gold Group, the nation's #1 veteran-owned gold dealer and most trusted source for gold & precious metals: https://www.midasgoldgroup.com/ Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. ⭕️Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV
On today's California Insider, we dive into LA's political storm with Ara Najarian of Glendale City Council. Witness Armenian mothers' fierce battle against mighty unions and the political giants, all for their children and the freedom to speak out. "It probably started during the pandemic, when some parents realized that the material that their children were being presented with this as on their little Zoom classes they were getting was not appropriate. Teachers that wanted to explain the proper way for oral sex between two members of the same sex and informing them that if you're not sure that you are a boy or a girl, don't worry. We can help you...” ____ This episode is sponsored by Old Glory Bank https://oldglorybank.com/ Midas Gold Group, the nation's #1 veteran-owned gold dealer and most trusted source for gold & precious metals: https://www.midasgoldgroup.com/ ⭕️Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV
Siyamak sits down with Professor Robin Carhart-Harris from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) to explore decriminalizing psychedelic drugs in California. "With this massive scaling up, can we ensure the kind of safety and efficacy that we've seen in these small trials? It's a really valid question." ⭕️Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV
Siyamak sits down with Genaro Grajeda, an expert in the field of health care. We dive into the complexities of health care reform, the balance between public and private services, and the critical issue of access to quality care. "As a result of the pandemic, a lot of nurses have either left the nursing industry or they have switched employment. That's causing a major financial pressure in a lot of hospital systems and it's a nationwide nursing shortage.” ____ This episode is sponsored by Midas Gold Group, the nation's #1 veteran-owned gold dealer and most trusted source for gold & precious metals: https://www.midasgoldgroup.com/ ⭕️Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV
Siyamak sits down with Nicole Castronovo, a trial attorney fighting the controversial new state law AB3070, and Meagan McCarthy, a former cop, with a story making waves in California. "The list; it houses some very ugly racial stereotypes. And in its attempt to eliminate implicit bias, it's actually really codifying racial stereotypes." ⭕️Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV
Siyamak sits down with Izek Shomof, a real estate developer. Mr. Shomof grew up in LA and is stepping up to confront the homelessness problem. But the city isn't accepting his proposal. Join us as we dive into Mr. Shomof's journey to use his personal resources to address homelessness in LA. "It's wild, it's bad, it's getting out of control, and it needs to be addressed. So I came up with a solution. I'm a successful human being but it's time to give back to society, give back to the people.” ____ This episode is sponsored by Midas Gold Group, the nation's #1 veteran-owned gold dealer and most trusted source for gold & precious metals: https://www.midasgoldgroup.com/ ⭕️Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV
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