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The Truth with Lisa Boothe

The Truth with Lisa Boothe: Joel Pollak on California’s Political Shift, Newsom, Crime & the 2026 Elections

The Truth with Lisa Boothe

iHeartPodcasts

News, News Commentary, Politics, Society & Culture

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of The Truth with Lisa Boothe, Lisa sits down with Joel Pollak, senior editor-at-large of The California Post, to discuss the biggest political and cultural battles shaping California and the nation.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.6

Guaranteed Human.

0:04.3

Welcome to the truth with Lisa Booth.

0:06.3

Will we get to the heart of the issues that matter to you?

0:08.7

Today we're talking California.

0:10.6

It's the world's fourth largest economy, yet it's now been a week since the election,

0:15.9

and we still don't know who will advance to the general election.

0:18.7

Now, remember, California, they have the two top vote getters,

0:22.0

regardless of political party, are the ones who advance, but we still don't know who will be advancing

0:27.7

in the gubernatorial race, the mayoral race for Los Angeles, and or a lot of the other elections

0:34.2

throughout the state. So why does it take so long?

0:38.5

Why is California so incompetent?

0:41.1

We're going to ask Joel Pollock.

0:42.6

He is the opinion editor at the California Post to break down what is happening behind the scenes, what is happening with the delays, and what he expects for the state of California.

0:52.7

Stay tuned.

0:58.7

Music and what he expects for the state of California. Stay tuned. Well, Joel, it's great to have you on.

1:00.7

I know you're a busy guy right now

1:02.2

trying to cover what's going on in California.

1:05.9

If you can, just, I guess, run down where things stand.

1:09.9

Obviously, this is Monday. The podcast is going to be out

1:12.9

on Tuesday so things could change in the interim. But as of right now, where do things stand

1:17.5

from your perspective? Right now, it looks like Spencer Pratt is likely not going to qualify

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