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Attorney General Rob Bonta turns himself into a cinematic hero of indigenous people in the case of a 2020 deadly domestic dispute. Violence at UCLA was almost a certainty when state officials appeased anti-Israel protests, but the Los Angeles Times knows who’s really at fault: conservatives. Celebrating Cinco de Mayo and Jane Fonda Day. Congress raises the heat on former California labor secretary Julie Su. Bonus: Lance Christensen talks with Jonathan Zachreson and Scott Davison on California’s Protect Kids ballot initiative. Music by Metalachi.

David considers the limits of private equity in farming, United Farm Workers union fends off charges it ripped off farmworkers. Gavin Newsom celebrates another bold step for “clean energy” but admits it’s unlikely to stop blackouts. The Democrats’ infinite abortion money-machine revealed, and California’s largest teachers' union calls for an end to capitalism and Jews. Music by Metalachi.

The Supreme Court takes a swing and misses on West Coast homelessness in Grants Pass. Kamala celebrates SEIU, likely undermines elder care. The falling fortunes of California’s Tesla and Fisker. Bonus: hated illegal immigrants. Music by Metalachi.

The meaning of O. J. Simpson’s life and death. Google, USC, and UC Berkeley restore balance to the universe. Biden’s Health & Human Services secretary Xavier Becerra says he’s coming back to California to run for governor. Gavin Newsom finds a new way to make the state’s housing crisis even worse. Bonus! Will talks with California Policy Center’s Edward Ring about the siren call of “clean energy.” Music by Metalachi.

Beset by a historic state budget deficit, Governor Gavin Newsom is brushing back reports that he lied about his college baseball career in order to mask his privilege. In other news, California slides to No. 6 among the world’s economies but remains No. 1 for worst unemployment in the nation. The president of Pomona College tells student protesters that their careers at the school are finished. Bonus: Will talks with Lance Christensen about Edward Duplex, California’s first black mayor. Music by Metalachi.

Biden’s U.S. acting labor secretary Julie Su will force American taxpayers to pay off Covid losses Su caused while running California’s labor department. Buffy Wicks (D., Oakland) wants California to get into the concert business. Sacramento’s sanctuary for transgender people runs up against progressive policy. David’s modest proposal for managing the increasingly successful squatters movement. Music by Metalachi.