You name it.

Yeah, a lot of times when you mention, like, words like legislature and, or bills and legislation, people's eyes glaze over.

But in reality, what we're talking about is, um, you know, wildfire and wildfire protection, homeowner's insurance rates go- going up, gas prices, whether homes are affordable, um, whether your schools are good for your kids, all of that.

My hope is that this podcast, uh, along with the LA Times and other great news outlets out there, can let Californians know what's really going on and what, what, um, what the politicians aren't doing that they should be doing.

So the onus is really on the reader, the listener, the voter, the citizen.

There's been some really bright spots in recent years, I mean, with the advent of Politico and CalMatters and some other groups up here.

But overall, it's been almost depressing to see the ranks of, uh, reporting and reporters up here dwindle, and that's, it's the same around state capitals across the nation, too.

And it's to the detriment, I think, of those states and, and the taxpayers in a lot of way.

You name it.

Yeah.

A lot of times when you mention, like, words like legislature and/or bills and legislation, people's eyes glaze over, but in reality, what we're talking about is, um, you know, wildfire and wildfire protection, homeowners insurance rates go- going up, gas prices, whether homes are affordable, um, whether your schools are good for your kids, all of that.

My hope is that this podcast, uh, along with the LA Times and other great news outlets out there, can let Californians know what's really going on and what, what, um, what the politicians aren't doing that they should be doing.

So the onus is really on the reader, the listener, the voter, the citizen.

There's been some really bright spots in recent years.

I mean, with the advent of Politico and CalMatters and some other groups up here.

But overall, it's been almost depressing to see the ranks of, uh, reporting and reporters up here dwindle, and that's, it's the same around state capitals across the nation, too.