The End of the Year As We Know It

In their annual Year in Review, David and Will consider Gavin Newsom, Donald Trump, TikTok, Sean Penn, Nathan Hochman, the Turtle Island Liberation Front, Karen Bass, Julie Hamill, the Oakland A’s, Nancy Pelosi, the Los Angeles Times, Kamala Harris, Ivanpah Solar, the SEIU, Prop 50, Leonardo DiCaprio, the Beach Boys, Julie Su, One Battle After Another, fire, AB 218, Larry Ellison, homeless people, Lyle Menendez, Bill Essayli, Zizians, ExxonMobil, Patrick Soon-Shiong, Wiener Watch, Brian Wilson, Zohran Mamdani, Lorena Gonzalez, Mayor Amy Bublak, and more. Music by Metalachi.

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Show Notes:

• Wildfire of the Vanities: California’s Political Model Has Failed
• Trump’s First 100 Days Have Shattered California’s Left-Wing Illusions
• Lawmakers urge $1-billion annual investments to save high-speed rail
• San Diego migrant shelter hailed as national model will shut down, with 100-plus layoffs
• Gavin Newsom warms to Big Oil in climate reversal
• $2B California solar plant to shut down after a decade – for the most frustrating reason (Ivanpah)
• California’s War on Oil Finally Prompts a Response
• The Public-Sector Union Behind L.A.’s Immigration Agitation
• Gavin Newsom holds mirror to Maga by trolling Trump
• California Approves New House Maps in a Major Win for Democrats and Newsom
• Larry Ellison Retakes No.3 Richest Spot From Jeff Bezos As Oracle Shares Rise On TikTok Deal
• Harris' score-settling, elbow-throwing, bridge-burning memoir
• Already thinking about the 2028 election? You’re not alone
• Lyle Menendez denied parole, will remain in prison along with younger brother Erik
• Zohran Mamdani picks failed progressive Biden nominee Julie Su as top ‘economic justice’ aide
• California businesses bear brunt of growing unemployment benefit debt
• The Pol Who Wants to Replace Pelosi Makes Her Look Norma
• Brian Wilson, Pop Auteur and Leader of the Beach Boys, Dies at 82
• L.A. Times owner says he intends to take newspaper public in coming year
• D.A. to investigate claims of fraud in L.A. County’s $4-billion sex abuse settlement
• Gavin Newsom’s Shameless Dodge on the Homeless Crisis
• For L.A.’s mayor, a Palisades recovery marked by missteps, reversals and delays