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California in Focus

The podcast bringing you the most important stories out of California from TheCenterSquare.com. Join us as we dive into the top headlines and provide insightful commentary and analysis.

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CA Governor’s Parole Board Slammed for Releasing Man Who Beat Toddler to Death Apr 26, 2025

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(The Center Square) - California Board of Parole Hearings ordered the release of convicted child murderer Josue Herrera, who was found to have beaten his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son to death. While BPH claims Herrera has shown “remorse” and is “no longer” a “risk to public safety,” some officials questioned the decision, noting the gruesome circumstances of the toddler’s murder and the unfairness of giving the murderer a second chance.

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CA Drug Spending Doubled Due to Weight Loss Drugs, Illegal Immigrants Apr 25, 2025

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(The Center Square) - The California Legislative Analyst’s Office reports the state’s drug spending has doubled since 2018, with a quarter of the increase coming from weight loss drugs and an unknown portion from drugs for illegal immigrants. Drug spending for Medi-Cal, the state’s taxpayer-funded public health care program, has increased from approximately $4 billion in the 2018-2019 fiscal year to approximately $8 billion for 2023-2024.

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California Losing Another Refinery, Impacting AZ and NV; Fuel Shortages Possible Apr 17, 2025

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(The Center Square) - With Valero announcing the pending closure of one of its two remaining California refineries, the state will lose at least 18% of its current refining capacity by the end of 2026. Because California is an “energy island,” meeting demand for California and the parts of Nevada and Arizona that rely on its refineries will require costly imports of volatile fuel by emissions-heavy tanker ships.

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DOJ Investigating Socal Homeless Spending for Fraud, Hints at Arrests Apr 11, 2025

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(The Center Square) — California’s new U.S. attorney announced Tuesday he is investigating billions of dollars of homeless spending for fraud and corruption, and promised to arrest individuals found to have violated federal law. “California has spent more than $24 billion over the past five years to address homelessness,” said newly appointed U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli. “But officials have been unable to account for all the expenditures and outcomes, and the homeless crisis has only gotten worse.”

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CA Lawmakers Seek Audit of $9.5b Illegal Immigrant Health Care Apr 10, 2025

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(The Center Square) - California legislators are demanding an audit of the taxpayer-funded Medi-Cal program for its cost overruns relating to its $9.5 billion spent this year on illegal immigrant health care and the resulting impact on citizens’ Medi-Cal care. Legislators say the governor’s administration has admitted that half of the state’s near doubling of Medi-Cal spending is from providing health care to illegal immigrants.

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CA Lost 173K Private Jobs, Added 181K Government, Largely Part-Time Jobs Apr 03, 2025

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(The Center Square) — California has lost 173,000 fully private sector jobs since January 2023, offset by a gain of 181,100 largely part-time government and government-supported jobs.Thirty-eight percent of these new government and government-supported jobs are from elderly or disabled individuals using state funds to pay household members and others minimum wage for part-time care and assistance. The report also found that while hourly wages are up, average hours worked are down, suggesting employers are cutting hours to reduce labor costs, such as those imposed by the state’s sector-based minimum wages

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LA Seeks $1.9B Bailout Amid $1B Deficit, $38M in Lost Revenue From Fires Mar 27, 2025

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(The Center Square) - Los Angeles is seeking a $1.9 billion state bailout after receiving $2.5 billion in state aid thus far. Los Angeles faces a $1 billion deficit due to spending vastly outpacing revenues — issues that predated the fire and which City Controller Kenneth Mejia has long said are making the city go “broke.” Much of that funding is set to go toward existing city issues, such as ballooning liability payouts, with $38 million requested to cover revenue lost from the fires.

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LA Razes Family Treehouse as Fire Victims Stall in Permit Limbo Mar 21, 2025

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(The Center Square) - As Los Angeles officials demolished a beloved neighborhood treehouse, wildfire victims wondered when scarce local resources would be available to help clear out and approve permitting to rebuild their burned-down homes. Although the petition to save the 24-year-old, iconic, front-yard treehouse of "Simpsons" producer Rick Polozzi has collected nearly 7,000 signatures, the city appears set to move forward with demolition. Polozzi has faced years of legal battles against the city and has been attempting to legalize the structure by classifying it as an "accessory dwelling unit" or ADU.

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CA Losing One of Its Few Gas Refineries by October, Impacting CA, AZ, NV Mar 20, 2025

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(The Center Square) - California is set to lose one of its nine remaining gasoline refineries by October, calling the security of its gasoline supplies into question. With much of Arizona and Nevada relying on California for gasoline, the closure could have a broad regional impact on prices for gasoline and other products created by the refinery such as diesel and jet fuel. Phillips 66 announced the closure of its Los Angeles facility, which accounts for 8.57% of the state’s remaining refining capacity, last year after the passage of new refinery regulations.

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San Jose Mayor Proposes Criminalizing Homeless Refusal of Shelter, Aims to Order Treatment Mar 14, 2025

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(The Center Square) - San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan proposed making it a crime to refuse shelter three times within 18 months, with the goal of using the court system to push service-resistant homeless individuals into care. “Homelessness can’t be a choice, especially when over 200 people die on the streets each year,” said Mahan in a recent video statement. “Especially when we’re offering a safe, private, dignified alternative.”

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