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An alleged terrorist with a Dickensian name and a doctorate in Black Studies is the suspect in a string of pro-Hamas arson attacks at UC Berkeley. The state Supreme Court voted unanimously to remove from the November ballot a taxpayer-protection measure, but David and Will have a solution for you: Vote different. Also on the table this week: Jerry West, Willie Mays, Biden’s executive order on immigration, the Stanford Misinformation Project, and another reparations misfire. Music by Metalachi.

Will talks with Chuck Klausmeyer, Mike’s copilot on their new movie, “Something to Stand For.” They’ll consider life on the road with Mike, from a high-school barbershop quartet in Baltimore to the hit show “Dirty Jobs,” and why two guys who’ve seen the world continue to live and work in California. Music by Metalachi.

Gavin Newsom threatens Californians looking to reform the state’s pro-crime legal system. The Southern Poverty Law Center says a Sacramento parent-rights organization is a “hate group.” An Orange County judge temporarily ends the pro-Hamas UAW strikes on University of California campuses. Music by Metalachi.

Lance Christensen looks back at school closures during Covid in the light of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s congressional testimony this week. In the second segment, Will investigates UC Irvine’s capitulation to campus Hamas supporters in the sudden departure of lecturer Rabbi Daniel Levine. Music by Metalachi.

Meet the clean-energy project that requires the destruction of thousands of Joshua trees. San Diego-based Rubio’s workers get pink-slipped following the state-imposed wage hike that was supposed to help them. New bill would allow undocumented college students to work on campus. University of California teaching assistants organized by UAW strike for Hamas. Bonus: Eighty-seven years ago, the Golden Gate Bridge opened to the splash of its first suicide. Music by Metalachi.

State senator Susan Eggman is a progressive who says she’s had it with progressives. Gavin Newsom discovers the harsh realities of math. UC Irvine bows to pro-Hamas activists. CalPERS threatens Exxon at shareholder event, then runs and hides. Bonus tracks: Lance Christensen reports on the Assembly’s latest effort to keep parents out of schools. Oil industry expert Hank Muddmann on California’s trouble with energy. Music by Metalachi.