California Insider
by The Epoch Times
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California, as the wealthiest and most populated state in the nation, carries many leading roles in policy making, economic growth, cultural influences and technology development. California Insider, hosted by Siyamak Khorrami with The Epoch Times Southern California, showcases leaders and professionals across the state with inside information about trending topics and critical issues. Our mission is to inform California residents through the experiences and knowledge of our guests.
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- Why Some California Luxury Homes Sell at Record Prices | Marcy Weinstein & Matt McCormick · 42 minSome California luxury homes are drawing offers far above asking. Why do buyers compete so hard for some homes and pass on others? In this episode, we spoke with Marcy Weinstein…
- Who Checks How Public Money Is Spent in California | John Moorlach & Andrew Hamilton · 45 minCalifornia residents pay into local and state budgets expecting the money to be spent the way it was promised. In public spending, finding a problem is a separate step from…
- When California Utility Bills Cost More Than Property Taxes | Panel · 39 minIn California, keeping a home cool can put substantial pressure on household budgets. In Los Angeles’s San Fernando Valley, one resident received a combined bill of $3,322 for…
- What Sets the Final Price of a Car in California? | Karl Brauer · 35 minFor many people, a car is their largest purchase after a home. In California, the advertised price can be thousands of dollars below the final bill. New state rules now govern…
- Who’s Paying for California’s Wildfires? | Jeff Ball · 32 minFor many California households, wildfire shows up in monthly electricity bills and the cost of insuring a home, even far from the fire line. For survivors of recent fires, the…
- What Prop 37 Would Mean for California Homebuyers | Robert Hertzberg · 35 minIn California, renters outnumber homeowners until age 47—about a decade later than in the rest of the country. For many middle-class families with steady jobs, the step from…
- What California’s Housing Targets Mean for Its Cities | James Mai · 36 minCalifornia cities must plan for more housing, and proposals for new homes often bring worries about traffic and strained local services. In Irvine, many police officers and…
- When California Homeowners Face Loans They Never Took Out | Jay Hibert · 41 minFor most California homeowners, the house is the largest asset they own. Some owners learn something is wrong only when a foreclosure notice arrives on a loan they never took…
- What Santa Monica Shows About California’s Homelessness Response | Lana Negrete · 43 minSanta Monica is known around the world for its beaches and downtown shopping, yet safety on its streets has become a concern for residents and local businesses. What can the city…
- Why California Birth Tourism Is Part of a National Security Debate | Joshua Philipp · 39 minSouthern California businesses have arranged hotel-style maternity stays for women traveling from China to give birth in the United States. Clients from China have also hired…
- What California’s November Tax Measures Could Change | Susan Shelley · 33 minCalifornia counties begin mailing November ballots by Oct. 5. This year’s ballot carries 14 statewide propositions, and several of them deal with taxes. Some proposals revisit…
- What Is California’s School Spending Delivering for Students? | Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh · 35 minCalifornia’s 2026–27 budget provides more than $150 billion for TK–12 education. School districts still say they are underfunded, and many parents are asking what that level of…
- Inside California’s Push to Fast-Track Townhomes | Jennifer Hernandez · 39 minFor many California households, including families with two working parents on a median income, buying a home is out of reach. A bill to make townhomes easier to build would open…
- What California’s Healthcare Spending Doesn’t Guarantee | Sally Pipes · 35 minPatients in California can enter a hospital without knowing what their care will cost. For people covered by Medi-Cal, another problem can come earlier, when they face long waits…
- California Is Changing Its Housing Rules. What Happens to Prices? · 39 minFor many people in California, buying a home remains out of reach. Prices stay high, while limited listings leave buyers with fewer choices. California is changing where and how…
- Why Choosing to Change Is So Hard in California Prisons | Panel · 47 minCalifornia’s prison system is changing. The state is closing facilities, moving incarcerated people between institutions, and continuing to invest in rehabilitation. Inside…
- What San Diego Voters Are Being Asked to Change | Joel Anderson · 45 minSan Diego County voters will decide this November whether to change some of the rules governing accountability and oversight inside county government. The proposal comes as…
- The Crisis California’s Animal Shelters Are Facing | Gary Weitzman · 40 minWhen people in California surrender a pet to a shelter or send an animal to a sanctuary, they expect that animal to be cared for. What happens after that can remain largely out…
- California Students Are Preparing for a Changing Workforce | Panel · 45 minCalifornia families can spend years preparing a student for college, only for that student to reach graduation with little idea of what the work on the other side will actually…
- Public Safety, Housing, and What Could Decide the Los Angeles Mayor’s Race | Matt Klink · 40 minLos Angeles is heading toward a mayoral runoff with public safety, homelessness, housing affordability, and the city’s finances still weighing on the race. Karen Bass and Nithya…
