Episode 459: California’s Reparations Sideshow

In a state where slavery was always illegal, California lawmakers continue their push for reparations, whitewashing the critical role of such black Californians as William Alexander Leidesdorff in the state’s founding. Bonus! What is Participatory Budgeting and why does California Policy Center senior fellow Mark Moses hate it so much? Music by Metalachi. Email Us dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes David’s Capital Record podcast: The Real Story of Rent Stabilization David: Five Takeaways About the Common Good Will Swaim: California schools turn to child sacrifice California’s next reparations fight Oakland Approves $125 Million Coliseum Sale, Clearing Way for Irving Azoff Overhaul California Democratic Party endorses billionaire tax Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against Paramount California launches next phase of state cybersecurity plan as AI changes threat landscape  Governor Newsom announces a first-of-its-kind partnership, providing Anthropic tools to state agencies and improving services for Californians His Wedding Guests Were Arriving—Just as His $45 Billion Fund Was Falling Apart Introducing Claude for Teachers Has Kamala Harris Been Hijacked by the DSA or Has the Progressive Mask Finally Slipped? Harris cites JFK, Obama among ‘most effective’ presidents, omitting Biden Mark Moses on “participatory budgeting” The Municipal Financial Crisis – A Framework for Understanding and Fixing Government Budgeting (Palgrave Macmillan, January 2022) Participatory budgeting won’t save California cities We’re seeding PB across California! <a href="https://blog.munifinanceguy.com/p/how-taylor-swifts-wedding-became" target="_bla