The KABC News Blitz
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.
LAUSD Wants to Ban Screens Before The Second Grade
We've made quite the pivot from the ipads for everyone mantra a few years ago
Plus Randy talks taxes with Marc Joffe
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Jury Deadlocked in Palisades Arson Trial
The Jury can not come to a unanimous decision in the Trial of the accused arsonist
Plus Randy talks wildfire audits with Rachel Darvish
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Fire Officals suing Fire Truck Makers for Anti-Trust Violations
Its taking three times as long and costing twice as much to build fire trucks thanks to private equity enbleepification
Plus Randy talks the French Fry Festival with Derek Berry and California History with Phil Mauriello
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Anaheim cracking down on illegal fireworks with drones
We're never going to jail these people to film it and fine them into oblivion!
Plus Randy talks housing first with Michelle Steeb
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LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho resigns
3 Months After the FBI Raid and being put on administrative leave, LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho resigns
Plus Randy talks with Attorney Hossein Berenji
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Santa Ana Residents Oppose Re-Entry Center for Former Inmates
Is our system of rehabilitation really working in California?
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The Billionaire Tax Qualifies For the Ballot
And polls show it would likely pass, who knows if voters even know where the money is going, anything to take money away from Tom Steyer
Plus Randy talks with LA City Councilwoman Traci Park and Phil Maurielo from the California Underground Podcast
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What goes into the pricing for rideshare fares?
CBSLA did an investigation that found varying different prices for the same trips
Plus Randy talks to Estella Lopez of the Downtown LA Industrial BID
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Some People Who Went Metro to the World Cup Got There Late
Our Transit System is slow and unreliable and taking 10 years to add one subway line isn't going to change that. We either need to rethink the whole thing or just let the waymos take over
Plus Randy talks with Daniel Guss from danielguss.substack.com
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LAPD Cracking down on dangerous intersections in LA
Car on Car crashes are up, Car on Ebike Crashes are up, Ebike on Pedestrian Crashes are up!
Plus Randy talks with Dr Stephanie Powell about cracking down on the buyers of prostitution in California
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Next Gen 911 is emblematic of Gavin Newsom's failures as Governor
Making big bold proclamations with zero detail or followthrough sometimes has had deadly results
Plus Randy gets an update from Animal rescuer Joey Tuccio
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The City Of LA wants to help you turn your home kitchen into a restaruant
Is this a good idea for up and coming chefs? or even more competition for struggling restaurants
Plus Randy talks about a Lawsuit over wine in Santa Barbara County with Kate Griffith from Flying Goat Cellers and we get a El Nino Update from Rick Dickert
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New Evidence confirms So Cal Edison started the Eaton Fire
Are we going to hold the private utility monopoly accountable? Or let them pass the cost of their destruction to the rate payers again
Plus Randy talks fitness with Michele Bond
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Perris residents want to ban data centers
Are their fears real or unfounded about AI and energy costs?
Plus Randy talks Oakland with Seneca Scott and MacArthur Park with Bill Essayli
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Why do we allow LA to be covered in Graffiti?
In one historic corridor graffiti incidents have tripled in the last year
Plus Randy talks the election results with Arianna Assenmacher
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The Latest Numbers Don't Look Good For Spencer Pratt
Spencer Pratt's lead over Nithya Raman went down to just 20,000 votes and there are still several days left of vote counting
Plus Randy talks election results with Susan Shelley
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300 Dollar Parking For The World Cup?
Just Wait Until The Olympic Price Gouge
Plus Randy talks with Susan Dyer Reynolds of the Voice of San Francisco
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The Ballot Counting Begins
Randy has the latest election results in LA and the State of California plus Elizabeth Barcohana joins us with her reactions to the June Primary results so far
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80 Percent of An LA Fire Station's Calls Are Homeless Related
FOX 11's Matthew Seedorf does quite the ride along with the LAFD
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Yet Another Arrest related to a Non Profit at MacArthur Park
Yet another "peace amabassador" arrested for current ties to gangs was on the payroll of the city of Los Angeles
Plus Randy talks housing first with Michelle Steeb and talks with State Senate Candidate Claudia Agraz
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Gavin Newsom's Empty 2.5 Billion Dollar Promise to Fire Victims
Gavin Newsom got 2.5 billion dollars for the fire victims and 75 percent of it hasn't been spent, almost none of it has gone directly to the victims, but they did produce some PSAs
Plus Randy talks with Tom Kemp from CalPrivacy and Tim Shaw running for OC Supervisor
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The Hollywood Sign is Getting Overrun With Tourists
What would cause the traffic in the neighborhoods near the sign to go up by 300 percent in just a couple of years?
Plus Randy talks with Controller Candidate Herb Morgan and LA City Attorney Candidate John Mckinney
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Gavin Newsom's War Of Words With Chevron
Gavin Newsom called for a boycott of Chevron before memorial day weekend because he says Chevron specifically is ripping you off compared to other gasoline brands
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What Caused Topanga Social to Fail At the Westfield Topanga Mall?
Was it the parking nightmare? the high prices? I'm gonna miss that margarita bar
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Santa Monica Pier is the dirtiest beach in California
Why are Orange County's beaches pristine and Los Angeles County's filthy?
Plus Randy talks with insurance commissioner candidate Keith Davis
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Food Delivery Robots Taking Over Bike Lanes in San Jose
Are we getting a little too comfortable with the instant gratification lifestyle?
Plus Randy talks to assembly candidate Carolyn Daniels
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Why do we allow paid signature gatherers?
Whether they are legit or not, this nonsense is how we keep ending up having to vote on kidney bills
Plus Randy speaks with Glendale City Council Candidate Patrick Murphy
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Squatter sics attack dog on Landlord and faces zero consequences
Are California's laws so overtly tenant friendly that squatters can do whatever they want to a property they don't own or lease?
Plus Randy talks to Lt Governor Candidate Ebie Lynch
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Gavin Newsom makes another hollow proclamation for fire victims
The Victims of the Eaton fire aren't buying what Gavin is Selling
Plus Randy talks the dueling UBER Ballot Measures with Attorney Samer Habbas
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Los Angeles wants to cut the costal cleanup team
Shouldn't cleaning up the dirty metropolis of Los Angeles be a major priority?
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LA Wants more AirBNBs for the Olympics
at the same time hotel bookings for the world cup are way below expectations
plus Randy does some Real talk with Ramin
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California bill would cap ticket resale prices
Should it really be legal to buy a concert ticket that you have zero actual interest in going to just to sell it to someone who does want to go for double or triple the price?
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Residents near Dodger stadium are fed up with baseball fans stealing their parking
It must be awful to have to rely on street parking in LA
Plus Randy talks with Circling The News' Sue Pascoe
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The World Cup isn't getting the hotel demand projected in LA
Is it the cost? the uncertainty in the world? the fact that it's only 8 games from specific countries?
Plus Randy talks with city council candidate Dylan Kendall
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Analyzing last night's debate with Elizabeth Barcohana
Randy breaks down the LA Mayor's Debate with Elizabeth Barcohana
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Glendale wants to put the brakes on food delivery robots
We all need to be careful as it gets easier and easier to get food delivered to your house that we dont end up 500 pounds
Plus Randy talks with The Federation for Children's Brian Jodice
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CA Department of Insurance has a slap on the wrist for State Farm
Is a 4 million dollar fine really going to change State Farm's behavior in the wake of how they treated fire victims?
Plus Randy talks to LA Mayoral candidate Adam Miller
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Rob Bonta suing manufacturers of Kratom sold at gas stations
What is Kratom and why is it legal?
Plus Randy talks social media lawsuits with attorney Lem Garcia
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Why are we sending property tax bills to fire victims?
Does it really make sense to tax burned down homes when they haven't even started rebuilding in Altadena and the Palisades?
Plus Randy talks with Daniel Guss from the Guss Report
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The Latest Tik Tok Trend involves running into the Scientology Center
Kids are doing Scientology speed runs on tik tok for some reason
Plus Randy talks the Big Married with Children reunion with David Faustino
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