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The John Kobylt Show

Becerra Doubles Down, Democrats Take Heat, and Palisades Residents Score Big

The John Kobylt Show

Premiere Networks

News

4.3799 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

John Kobylt breaks down Xavier Becerra defending California’s gas tax yet again, while Steve Hilton argues Democrats—not Trump—are driving the state’s affordability crisis. Plus, Jayson Campadonia joins with a major update on the Palisades fire lawsuit, delivering a win for residents. And in local politics, Karen Bass faces off against challenger Nithya Raman in a heated first debate.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.3

Guaranteed Human.

0:04.8

KFI AM-640.

0:06.6

You're listening to the John Cobel podcast on the I-Heart Radio app.

0:10.5

This is really beginning of the heavy election season because June 2nd is the primary for all

0:18.8

Californian, L.A. offices.

0:22.7

But the ballots are already in everybody's hands or maybe a day away.

0:29.4

They mailed them out on Monday, May 4th, two days ago.

0:33.3

By today, most people should have them.

0:36.1

And so you'll have that ballot sitting on your kitchen table unless you tossed it.

0:41.6

You know, for the next month, if you want to vote by mail.

0:44.5

And last year's special election to redraw the districts, I think almost 90% of the public voted by mail.

0:54.1

So this is voting season now. And that's why... think almost 90% of the public voted by mail.

0:56.0

So this is voting season now.

1:04.5

And that's why suddenly in two days, we are going to have three major debates involving either the, well, actually four debates involving either the mayoral candidates in L.A.

1:10.2

Or the gubernatorial candidates for the state. Now, today,

1:16.7

there's going to be two of them. One of them is at 5 o'clock on Channel 4, and that's the mayor's

1:23.8

debate with Spencer Pratt, Karen Bass, and Nithia Rahman.

1:29.7

Bass and Rahman had a debate yesterday, not televised as far as I know, for the Sherman

1:34.9

Oaks Homeowners Association, and the idiots who run that Sherman Oaks Association did invite

1:40.6

Spencer Pratt. I figured there's something really stinky going on there, but I can't prove it.

1:47.6

There's no reason to keep the number two guy out when the top two go on to November.

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