California Governor Gavin Newsom has emerged with new false claims about the success of his high-speed rail project -- and a creepy legislative proposal to classify as secret any rail-project document that might “harm the interests of the state.” Bonuses! Freshman State Assemblyman David Tangipa tears into the Newsom budget, and Red State editor and investigative reporter Jennifer Van Laar reveals the next chapter in Fresno’s secret Chinese bio lab. Music by Metalachi.Email Us:<a href="mailto:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com" target="_blank">dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com</a><a href="mailto:will@calpolicycenter.org" target="_blank">will@calpolicycenter.org</a>Follow Us:<a href="https://twitter.com/DavidBahnsen" target="_blank">@DavidBahnsen</a><a href="https://twitter.com/WillSwaim" target="_blank">@WillSwaim</a><a href="https://twitter.com/TheRadioFreeCA" target="_blank">@TheRadioFreeCA</a>Show Notes<ul><li><a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/02/07/economy-jobs-california-bay-area-tech-newsom-layoffs-work-san-jose/" target="_blank">California job market ranks among the weakest of the weak nationwide</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/04/labor-leaders-blast-gavin-newsom-over-ai-demand-more-regulation-00764927" target="_blank">Labor leaders blast Gavin Newsom over AI, demand more regulation</a></li><li><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jonathan-turley-grandstanding-newsom-stop-nothing-ride-rails-glory-2028" target="_blank">Jonathan Turley: Grandstanding Newsom will stop at nothing to ride the rails to glory in 2028</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kcra.com/article/california-proposal-high-speed-rail-information-secret/70240027" target="_blank">State leaders propose to keep some California high-speed rail information secret</a></li><li><a href="https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/02/robert-rivas-accountability-law-review/?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank">A top Democrat wants to know if California laws are working. Lawmakers get to pick which ones</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm/2026/02/04/california-democrat-ice-bills-00764970" target="_blank">Throw everything at the wall, see what sticks</a></li><li><a href="https://nypost.com/2026/02/07/us-news/los-angeles-protester-flashes-gun-at-feds-escapes-from-hail-of-pepper-balls-cops/" target="_blank">Gun-wielding LA protester aims at feds then vanishes under pepper-ball fire</a></li><li><a href="https://nypost.com/2026/01/31/us-news/federal-workers-face-daily-harassment-by-agitators-in-dtla/" target="_blank">Federal workers face daily harassment by ruthless agitators in DTLA: ‘War zone every day’</a></li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-06/rally-held-for-la-day-labor-center-amid-disputed-eviction-threat" target="_blank">Coalition rallies to defend Cypress Park day labor center amid disputed Home Depot eviction threat</a></li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-07/lopez-column-bass-mayor-race" target="_blank">New twist in mayor’s race makes election a referendum on L.A.’s future</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/01/30/pension-costs-make-tax-and-fee-hike-frenzy-at-city-hall-the-new-norm/" target="_blank">Pension costs make tax- and fee-hike frenzy at City Hall the new norm</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/02/07/overtime-costs-were-skyrocketing-san-diego-police-say-they-have-reined-it-in/" target="_blank">Overtime costs were skyrocketing. San Diego police say they have reined it in.</a></li><li><a href="https://fresnoland.org/2026/02/07/fresno-arts-council/" target="_blank">An ex-Fresno Arts Council employee is under investigation in $1.5 million embezzlement case, city sources say</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/redwood-city-downtown-flooding-21315966.php" target="_blank">A Bay Area downtown faces a reckoning as tides rise</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/oursf/article/How-bad-was-California-s-Great-Flood-of-17711100.php" target="_blank">How bad was California’s ‘Great Flood’ of 1862? It was a torrent of horrors</a></li></ul>Assemblyman David Tangipa on the state budget<ul><li><a href="https://ad08.asmrc.org/" target="_blank">Official website</a></li></ul>Jen Van Laar on the worst Airbnb in America <ul><li><a href="https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2026/02/04/several-people-became-deathly-ill-after-staying-at-las-vegas-home-housing-illegal-chinese-biolab-n2198804" target="_blank">Illegal Chinese Biolab Used As Airbnb, Made Several Deathly Ill; Defendant Owns Multiple Homes in NV, CA</a></li><li><a href="https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2026/02/02/feds-raid-suspected-biolab-in-las-vegas-connected-to-ccp-linked-owner-of-reedley-lab-n2198762" target="_blank">Feds Seize 1000 Samples From Illegal CCP Biolab in Las Vegas Owned by Defendant in Reedley Case</a></li></ul> Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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