WEBVTT - Michael Gates is running for Attorney General

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<v Speaker 1>for free every single day. Our next guest is running

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<v Speaker 1>for Attorney General in the state of California against current

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<v Speaker 1>Attorney General Rob Bonta. Excuse me Bonta. Michael Gates. His

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<v Speaker 1>website is Gates the Number four ag dot com. Michael Gates,

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to the John Phillips Show.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>So for a quick introduction in case people don't know

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<v Speaker 1>who you are, who are you and why are you

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<v Speaker 1>running for AG?

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<v Speaker 2>So, first of all, I want to thank you. I

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<v Speaker 2>appear on the John Phillips Voter Guide. So that's super awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>Excuse me very much. Appreciate being supported and getting the

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<v Speaker 2>word out. So I'm a lifelong resident of Huntington Beach.

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<v Speaker 2>I've lived in California nearly my whole life. I was

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<v Speaker 2>the City Attorney of Huntington Beach for ten years. That's

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<v Speaker 2>an elected position. I am a family man. I've been

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<v Speaker 2>righted almost thirty years, have five kids and four grandkids.

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<v Speaker 2>But as I said, I was the City Attorney of

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<v Speaker 2>Huntington Beach for ten years, and then I worked in

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<v Speaker 2>the Trump administration last year at the Department of Justice,

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<v Speaker 2>at the highest levels of government that you can serve.

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<v Speaker 2>And then after about almost a year of that, I

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<v Speaker 2>came home again to get into this race to fight

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<v Speaker 2>for California. I spent ten years as the City Attorney

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<v Speaker 2>of Huntington Beach fighting for California, fighting against Sacramento. I've

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<v Speaker 2>had a number of battles against Rob Bonta, a number

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<v Speaker 2>of them in court. He never showed up, obviously, but

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<v Speaker 2>his attorneys did and we beat him on a number

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<v Speaker 2>of occasions. I'm the architect did the voter id lawn

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<v Speaker 2>Huntington Beach. The architect of hunting to Beach's declaration that's

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<v Speaker 2>a non sanctuary city, and Hunting to Beach is not

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<v Speaker 2>a sanctuary city. In the crazy state of California. We

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<v Speaker 2>consider it the land of the Free and home of

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<v Speaker 2>the brave because we uphold and defend the rule of law.

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<v Speaker 2>We maintain law and order in hunting to Beach, and

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<v Speaker 2>I was so tough on crime as the top prosecutor

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<v Speaker 2>for the city of hunting to Beach that California. I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 2>Huntington Beach is now counted among the top ten safest

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<v Speaker 2>cities in the entire state of California out of nearly

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<v Speaker 2>five hundred cities. So Huntington Beach is extremely safe. And

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<v Speaker 2>it is a large city. It's the twenty third largest

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<v Speaker 2>city in the state of California. And even though it's

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<v Speaker 2>one of the larger cities, we have made it one

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<v Speaker 2>of the safest cities. And that's because we were tough

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<v Speaker 2>on crime. We prosecuted very aggressively and kept our streets

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<v Speaker 2>and neighborhoods safe and clean. And so huntings to Beach

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<v Speaker 2>is great, and I want to do that for every

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<v Speaker 2>city in the state of California. Reduce crime, uphold uphold

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<v Speaker 2>and defend the rule of law, uphold and defend election

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<v Speaker 2>integrity throughout the state of California, and frankly, defend the

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<v Speaker 2>constitutional rights of everyday Californians. You can see with the

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<v Speaker 2>Stop Nick Shirley Act, which is Rob Bonta's wife's pet project,

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<v Speaker 2>and the legislature now they're trying to silence by depriving

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<v Speaker 2>people of their constitutional rights, California their First Amendment rights.

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<v Speaker 2>They're trying to silence citizen journalists and everyday Americans who

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<v Speaker 2>live in California. And so I'm going to be there

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<v Speaker 2>on the opposite side of that. I'm going to defend

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<v Speaker 2>the constitutional rights of our citizens in California. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the bottom line is that could go on and on

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<v Speaker 2>and on. There's a whole host of things that I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to do. Second Amendment compliance, First Amendment compliance, federal

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<v Speaker 2>immigration law compliance, election law compliance. List is long. But

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<v Speaker 2>at the end of the day, if everybody knows that

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<v Speaker 2>if they elect me, Michael Gates for Attorney General, we

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<v Speaker 2>are going to return to a law and order state.

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<v Speaker 2>California will be a law abiding state again when I'm

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<v Speaker 2>the Attorney General.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, one of the things that You've got plenty of

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<v Speaker 1>experience with being the former city attorney for Huntington Beach.

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<v Speaker 1>That Huntington Beach was the target of a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>attacks coming from not just Gavin Newsom, but specifically Rob

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<v Speaker 1>Bont's office, And one of their big sticking points was

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<v Speaker 1>while Huntington Beach is the twenty third biggest city, that

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't big enough. They have used all kinds of

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<v Speaker 1>different lawsuits and housing accountability units to go after cities

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<v Speaker 1>that they say are not building enough housing based on

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<v Speaker 1>Sacramento's goals. Do you think that is an appropriate responsibility

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<v Speaker 1>from the Attorney General.

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<v Speaker 3>No.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean he's been using his office hoped as a

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<v Speaker 2>weapon as a tool against cities that want to make

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<v Speaker 2>decisions for themselves, against everyday Californians who just want to

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<v Speaker 2>be law abiding and have their constitutional rights protected. And

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<v Speaker 2>what Newsom has done with his political agenda to say,

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<v Speaker 2>we want to have more housing, we want to have

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<v Speaker 2>high density housing in every city in the state of California.

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<v Speaker 2>But what he's really doing is targeting beach cities and

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<v Speaker 2>other well developed cities. So just so the audience knows,

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<v Speaker 2>five percent of California's population lives in five percent, only

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<v Speaker 2>five percent of the state of California. So those are

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<v Speaker 2>the developed areas of the state. So the state is

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<v Speaker 2>only about five to six percent developed, and ninety five

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<v Speaker 2>percent of the population lives in that five percent. So

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<v Speaker 2>rather than looking at areas that are undeveloped for new housing,

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<v Speaker 2>rather than looking for those undeveloped areas of California for

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<v Speaker 2>new housing. Basically, these mandates are saying, we now, these

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<v Speaker 2>cities that are fully developed have to redevelop into the

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<v Speaker 2>image and likeness of Sacramento, into the image and likeness

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<v Speaker 2>of what Newsom wants for us. But that's highly destructive.

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<v Speaker 2>It destroys our environment. Our infrastructure can't handle it, It

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<v Speaker 2>destroys the infrastructure, police and fire resources can't handle that

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<v Speaker 2>kind of massive densification of our already developed cities. And

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<v Speaker 2>so it's highly destructive. And what is Rob Bonta do.

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<v Speaker 2>He goes out and he's now suing cities and he

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<v Speaker 2>sued Huntington Beach. I fought him for years court and

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<v Speaker 2>frankly Todate. Even after years of litigation and fighting, Huntington

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<v Speaker 2>Beach has not acquiesced, It has not surrendered, It has

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<v Speaker 2>not adopted a high density housing program for the city.

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<v Speaker 2>Why Because we're fighting tooth and nail against Sacramento and

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<v Speaker 2>rob Bont's weaponization of his office to preserve the way

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<v Speaker 2>of life in hunting to Beach that the citizens when

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<v Speaker 2>they moved here, brought into And so we're you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we are at war. I mean we're war worth Sacramento.

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<v Speaker 2>We're at worth rob Bonta. I have fought him many, many,

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<v Speaker 2>many times, as you mentioned, including fighting him with Sacramento

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<v Speaker 2>wrongfully withheld millions of dollars of tax reimbursements from Hunting

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<v Speaker 2>to Beach taxpayers. I won in court and got a

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<v Speaker 2>judgment in Huntington Beach's favor against rob Bonta and Newsom

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<v Speaker 2>and brought that thirty eight million dollars of tax payer

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<v Speaker 2>money from Sacramento to Huntington Beach taxpayers. So when you fight,

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<v Speaker 2>you can win. When you fight, you win. If you

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<v Speaker 2>never fight, you never win. And so that's been my attitude.

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<v Speaker 2>I've always been fighting for Hunting to Beach and now

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<v Speaker 2>is Attorney General. I want to go to Sacramento to

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<v Speaker 2>fight for everyday Californians in Sacramento. I trust me. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not going there to make friends I'm gonna make plenty

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<v Speaker 2>of enemies. I'm going to go there, represent the people,

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<v Speaker 2>fight for the people, and return California to a law

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<v Speaker 2>and order state.

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<v Speaker 1>We're speaking with Michael Gates, running for Attorney General. The

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<v Speaker 1>website is Gates the Number FOURAG dot com. Now, one

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<v Speaker 1>of the conversations that everyone in the state of California

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<v Speaker 1>is having right now is dealing with the rampant waste, fraud,

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<v Speaker 1>and abuse that we see with our taxpayer dollars, specifically

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to one of the biggest line items

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<v Speaker 1>in the budget, and that is medical. Of course, there's

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<v Speaker 1>been a lot of headlines about the hospice centers specifically

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<v Speaker 1>operating in Van Eyes, that we're doing all kinds of

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<v Speaker 1>fake billing with st sole and Social Security numbers. But

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<v Speaker 1>there's even new ones that we have discovered. Just in

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<v Speaker 1>the last week, NBC in the Bay Area did this

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<v Speaker 1>incredible expose on how taxicab companies are billing medical four

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<v Speaker 1>dollars a mile to pick up the homeless in San

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<v Speaker 1>Francisco and drive them to a methodone clinic two counties away.

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<v Speaker 1>And apparently this is all completely above So, as AG,

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<v Speaker 1>what would you be doing to crack down on all

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<v Speaker 1>different kinds of wastes of taxpayer money. They are going

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<v Speaker 1>to nonsense like that.

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<v Speaker 2>We are going to come down hard on the waste, fraud,

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<v Speaker 2>and abuse, and all the NGOs and third parties who

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<v Speaker 2>are stealing from the taxpayer and also stealing from the

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<v Speaker 2>people who are expecting to receive services from government programs

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<v Speaker 2>who are now not receiving those services because the money

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<v Speaker 2>has been stolen. This is not only unethical, it's immoral,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's illegal, and we're going to be tough. So

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<v Speaker 2>what justice looks like for me is, and just to

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<v Speaker 2>be abundantly clear about this, what justice means to me

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<v Speaker 2>is not lengthy and protracted investigations that lead to nowhere.

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<v Speaker 2>All of Americans and all of Californians are fed up with, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>we see another problem, let's investigate. Whatever happened to that investigation. Nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>What's going to happen in my book when I'm on

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<v Speaker 2>the job is we are going to be swift and

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<v Speaker 2>diligent with justice. We already know where the fraud is,

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<v Speaker 2>we know where the locations are. We are going to

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<v Speaker 2>identify the individuals, we are going to indict them, we

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<v Speaker 2>are going to prosecute them and put them behind bars,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm going to use the criminal justice system to

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<v Speaker 2>claw back that money. We're going to get that money back.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to sell the small islands, the mansions, the yachts,

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to liquidate all the assets, and we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to return it to the taxpayer, because that's where that

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<v Speaker 2>tax money belongs, with the taxpayer or with those in

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<v Speaker 2>need of services who are expecting those services. Rob Bonta

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<v Speaker 2>was installed. He was appointed by Newsom in twenty twenty one,

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<v Speaker 2>so five years ago as a political appointment. He was

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<v Speaker 2>a professional politician. Before that, he spent ten years in

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<v Speaker 2>the legislature. Rob Bonta is not a real lawyer. He

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<v Speaker 2>has a JD. But he's a professional politician. Newsom put

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<v Speaker 2>him there literally to run interference on the truth, on

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<v Speaker 2>justice and on criminal justice and to cover for corruption.

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<v Speaker 2>And what has happened over the past five years since

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<v Speaker 2>Bonta has been in office, the waste Fronen abuse has

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<v Speaker 2>ballooned to nearly five hundred billion dollars over the past

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<v Speaker 2>the same five years. The same five years, so the

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<v Speaker 2>waste Fronden abuse has now ballooned owned to nearly five

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<v Speaker 2>hundred billion over the last five years, and Rob Bonta

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<v Speaker 2>has been there the whole time. A state auditor just

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<v Speaker 2>came out with a report. So in California we have

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<v Speaker 2>a state auditor. It's an independent agency. They audit government agencies,

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<v Speaker 2>including with this waste Froeden abuse issue. The auditor's report

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<v Speaker 2>identified that Newsome and Bonta had been told about reports

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<v Speaker 2>of waste frauden abuse and did nothing about it. So,

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<v Speaker 2>quite literally, Bonta has known about this for years. He

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<v Speaker 2>has known about the waste fraden abuse for years and

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<v Speaker 2>has done nothing about it. He hasn't announced any investigations

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<v Speaker 2>or even asked any tough questions. He's literally let it happen.

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<v Speaker 2>Why because he knows who's taking the money, who has

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<v Speaker 2>benefited from the money. A lot of it are partisan groups,

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<v Speaker 2>far left partisan groups who have benefited from the money.

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<v Speaker 2>He knows that, so he let it happen so that

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<v Speaker 2>they would be funded at the expense of taxpayers and

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<v Speaker 2>at the expense of the needy. Those in the programs

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<v Speaker 2>who are supposed to benefit from the programs now not

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<v Speaker 2>getting those service. So Rob Bonta is a terrible actor.

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<v Speaker 2>And I just want people in California to wake up

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<v Speaker 2>and realize everybody's pointing the finger at Newsome. He's definitely

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<v Speaker 2>a bad actor and all this. He's got his fingerprints

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<v Speaker 2>all over this. But Rob Bonta has known about it.

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<v Speaker 2>As a top law enforcement officer in the state, he

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<v Speaker 2>should have been investigating and stopping this, and he has

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<v Speaker 2>done nothing for five years. Rob Bonta is as guilty

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<v Speaker 2>as anybody else. And so we need a new Attorney

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<v Speaker 2>general so I can get in there and I can

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<v Speaker 2>clean things up. And this gravy train of voice rodden

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<v Speaker 2>abuse to all these third parties who are doing wrong

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<v Speaker 2>by the taxpayer and by the services. It's coming to

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<v Speaker 2>an end.

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<v Speaker 1>We're speaking with Michael Gates. Let's talk about the homelessness issue,

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<v Speaker 1>where a couple of years ago the Supreme Court changed

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<v Speaker 1>course on the Grant's past decision, where once again cities

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<v Speaker 1>and counties were able to enforce anti camping laws and

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<v Speaker 1>be able to enforce anti camping ordinances. Nobody can just

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<v Speaker 1>sit there and take over public space. You've heard Gavin

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<v Speaker 1>Newsom on press conference after press conference, without naming any names,

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<v Speaker 1>saying no more excuses. We all need to be held accountable,

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<v Speaker 1>clean up the dam encampments. But you have the largest

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<v Speaker 1>county in the state, that being Los Angeles County, where

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<v Speaker 1>the Board of Supervisors and the City of Los Angeles,

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<v Speaker 1>the mayor, and the city council all refuse to be

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<v Speaker 1>enforcing those laws. As attorney general, should it be the

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<v Speaker 1>state to be able to hold those counties accountable when

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<v Speaker 1>they refuse to enforce the law.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. So the way it works that the Attorney General

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<v Speaker 2>is not just a figurehead or the lawyer for the governor.

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<v Speaker 2>The Attorney General has a whole host of independent authority.

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<v Speaker 2>I will have purview over all fifty eight sheriffs for

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<v Speaker 2>the counties and all fifty district attorneys throughout the state

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<v Speaker 2>of California. I will work with the sheriffs and the

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<v Speaker 2>district attorneys on a daily basis, and we will work

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<v Speaker 2>with local law enforcement agencies to enforce the law. What

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<v Speaker 2>I did in Huntington Beach a city attorney and the

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<v Speaker 2>top prosecutor, I enforced the law aggressively. We got our

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<v Speaker 2>homeless population dropped by over sixty percent because we enforced

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<v Speaker 2>the anti camping, anti loitering, and other anti vagrancy laws

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<v Speaker 2>on the books. So there are anti homelessness laws on

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<v Speaker 2>the books statewide and in localities that are not being enforced.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's a political choice. But when i'm attorney General,

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<v Speaker 2>like I said, I'm going to work with the Sheriff's

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<v Speaker 2>department and all the district attorneys and even local law enforcement.

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<v Speaker 2>We will get people off the streets. It's inhumane to

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<v Speaker 2>have them on the streets. People say they're living on

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<v Speaker 2>the streets. Honestly, let's be honest, ladies and gentlemen. They're

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<v Speaker 2>not living on the streets. They're dying on the streets.

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<v Speaker 2>And if they're not dying quickly, they're just dying of

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<v Speaker 2>slow death. Nobody survives on the streets like that. We've

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<v Speaker 2>got to get these people. The human thing to do

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<v Speaker 2>is get them off the streets into county level services,

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<v Speaker 2>which there are plenty of resources for. We see at

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<v Speaker 2>Orange County, LA County and other counties, plenty of resources

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<v Speaker 2>for these to help these people, whether it's food, shelter,

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<v Speaker 2>mental health, VA services, legal services, all kinds of services

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<v Speaker 2>develop at the county level. Get them up off the

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<v Speaker 2>street into county services and oftentimes back we saw on

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<v Speaker 2>Hunting to Beach when we were aggressive about enforcing the

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<v Speaker 2>laws and getting people in a humanitarian way, up off

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<v Speaker 2>the street and into county level services. They got back home,

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<v Speaker 2>they were reunited with their families. So it's all about

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<v Speaker 2>rolling up your sleeves and doing the work. It's all

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<v Speaker 2>about a lot less talk and a lot more action.

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<v Speaker 2>The laws are there, you just need the willpower and

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<v Speaker 2>the effort to actually do it. I did it hunting

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<v Speaker 2>to Beach very very successfully. I will do it for

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<v Speaker 2>the state of California.

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<v Speaker 1>We're speaking with Michael Gates, who's running for Attorney General

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<v Speaker 1>gatesfourag dot com. Here's an interesting that one I'd like

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<v Speaker 1>to get into here. You know, you're a b to

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<v Speaker 1>charge of enforcing the laws that are on the books

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<v Speaker 1>in the state of California. And several years ago the

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<v Speaker 1>state of California voted to legalize recreational marijuana, but the

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<v Speaker 1>enforcement of the illegal market has been laxed to almost

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<v Speaker 1>nonexistent to where the idea passed to voters was if

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<v Speaker 1>we legalize and regulate and tax this product, it will

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<v Speaker 1>get rid of the black market. The black market today

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<v Speaker 1>is bigger than before Props sixty four past. So what

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<v Speaker 1>do you think is the Attorney general's role in cracking

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<v Speaker 1>down on illegal grows, illegal storefronts, what have you. The

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<v Speaker 1>illegal cannabis market that is thriving in the state of California,

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<v Speaker 1>putting the legal market out of business.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Again. So I'm going to work with all my

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<v Speaker 2>fifty eight district attorneys, and that means all of their agencies,

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<v Speaker 2>all of their departments. So every prosecutor in the state

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<v Speaker 2>of California ultimately will have to answer to me, frankly,

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<v Speaker 2>whether their deputy prosecutors achieved, assistant whatever. Working for the

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<v Speaker 2>district attorneys, they will all be working with me. Is

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<v Speaker 2>likewise with the sheriff's department, They're all going to be

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<v Speaker 2>working with me. So there's a tremendous a tremendous law

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<v Speaker 2>enforcement apparatus present in California that's not being utilized by

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<v Speaker 2>the ag because he's not only absent on criminal law enforcement,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's also absent on civil law enforcement. He's really

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<v Speaker 2>checked out, and frankly, he caddles criminals and really has

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<v Speaker 2>created a lawless society here in California. And he hasn't

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<v Speaker 2>that he's not ashamed of it. He has embraced it.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's to your point. There are laws on the

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<v Speaker 2>books that can be enforced, and we are going to

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<v Speaker 2>enforce them. If nothing else. I want people to know

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<v Speaker 2>that when I have served and leave office, that they

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<v Speaker 2>say Michael Gates returns California to a law and order state.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you enforce the law, a lot of good

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<v Speaker 2>can happen. I see exactly what you're talking about with

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<v Speaker 2>the illegal to black market. It's only proliferated. And you'll

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<v Speaker 2>see too that if you follow the money all that,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of that money goes back to politicians. And

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<v Speaker 2>so we're going to put an end to that. Like

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<v Speaker 2>I said, we have to be a law and order state.

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<v Speaker 2>If we're going to prosper, if our families are going

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<v Speaker 2>to be safe, if our businesses are going to be

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<v Speaker 2>safe in business districts. We can only be safe and

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<v Speaker 2>prosper if we are a law and order state. And

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<v Speaker 2>so that's the theme right here, and that's what that's

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<v Speaker 2>my highest priority. It protects the vulnerable in our society.

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<v Speaker 2>It protects our businesses, it protects our families, it protects

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<v Speaker 2>every aspect of society when we uphold and defend the

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<v Speaker 2>rule of law. And we are a law in order state.

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<v Speaker 2>Right now, we are lawless, not thanks to Newsom but

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<v Speaker 2>thanks to Rob Bonta, our current attorney general, he has

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<v Speaker 2>got to go. His poll numbers are tanking. Everybody knows

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<v Speaker 2>he's a disaster, but we need the voters to actually

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<v Speaker 2>replace him, replace him with somebody who's gonna hold and

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<v Speaker 2>defend the rule of law, and that's me. I will

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely return California to a law and order state.

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<v Speaker 1>The website is Gates the number four AG dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>Gates the number four AG dot com. Michael Gates running

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<v Speaker 1>for California Attorney General. Thank you so much for joining

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for having me. I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a strange thing to say, but San Francisco

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<v Speaker 1>is making it really hard for fishermen to fish at

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<v Speaker 1>Fisherman's Wharf. I guess it really is just going to

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<v Speaker 1>turn into a tourist trap. I mean, if you just

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<v Speaker 1>walk up and down the Embarcadero, it's gorgeous, so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you can call it a tourist trap all you want.

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<v Speaker 1>But all right, let's see what's happening to Fisherman's Wharf.

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<v Speaker 1>Here is ABC seven the Bay and they're building a

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<v Speaker 1>better Bay Area reporter, the wonderful Leanne Melendez.

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<v Speaker 4>Fisherman's Wharf is being transformed into a modern, vibrant public space,

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<v Speaker 4>but local fishermen are concerned that the encroaching commercial developments

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<v Speaker 4>will push them out.

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<v Speaker 1>And you still call it Fisherman's wharf if no one's fishing.

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<v Speaker 5>ABC seven eyewitness use Building a Better Bay Area reporter

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<v Speaker 5>Lean Melendez here to explain why are they're concerned that

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<v Speaker 5>the wharf will no longer be a fishing hub that

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<v Speaker 5>it has been for decades.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't even And if you're not even gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>the fishing at the Fisherman's Wharf, are you even gonna

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<v Speaker 1>need the casting club at Golden Gate Park, which I

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<v Speaker 1>just found out that was a thing that is really cool.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a little pond where you can learn how to

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<v Speaker 1>fish at Golden Gate Park.

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<v Speaker 6>I can't even imagine that right now. They have such

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<v Speaker 6>a hard career, hard job. I mean the elements, it's cold,

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<v Speaker 6>the fog, the water, I mean, unpredictable from your yeah, exactly.

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<v Speaker 6>So we are not talking about restrict.

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<v Speaker 1>Usually fishermen got to get up at like four am

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to get that first catch. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>those cold San Francisco mornings, that is rough.

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<v Speaker 6>The elements, it's cold, the fog, the water, I mean, yeah, exactly.

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<v Speaker 6>So we are not talking about restrictions on commercial crabbing

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<v Speaker 6>or the fact that fishing for salmon was closed to

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<v Speaker 6>them for the past three years. Of course, all of

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<v Speaker 6>that hurts.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait, we do California salmon? No thanks? I mean, what

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<v Speaker 1>does it say about the salmon in the Pacific Ocean

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<v Speaker 1>that pretty much every grocery store you're getting it from Europe?

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<v Speaker 6>Or the fact that fishing or Alaska.

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<v Speaker 1>If you want to spend a whole lot of money,

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<v Speaker 1>or the.

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<v Speaker 6>Fact that fishing for salmon was closed to them for

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<v Speaker 6>the past three years. Of course, all of that hurts

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<v Speaker 6>the local fishermen. What they have been complaining about are

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<v Speaker 6>the conditions at the wharf that have made it hard

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<v Speaker 6>to operate what they wanted, simple to preserve a way

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<v Speaker 6>of life. Tourists from all over the world come to

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<v Speaker 6>Fishermen's Wharf to eat dungeness, crab and seafood. Call it

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<v Speaker 6>a tourist trap, but without commercial fishermen, this attraction would

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<v Speaker 6>probably not exist.

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<v Speaker 1>They lean into the tourist trappist of it, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>but I have heard so many places that I enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>being called a tourist trap. It's just if you know

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<v Speaker 1>where you're spending your money, you're fine.

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<v Speaker 6>It was first set aside in nineteen.

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<v Speaker 1>Ex except for Hollywood Boulevard, that is a tourist trap.

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<v Speaker 1>There's nothing fun about Hollywood Boulevard.

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<v Speaker 6>It was first set aside in nineteen hundred for commercial

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<v Speaker 6>fishing boats. Several years later, Italian immigrant fishermen dominated the

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<v Speaker 6>area using the Monterey Clipper boat. One of those was

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<v Speaker 6>Nino Alioto, seen here repairing his nets. Today we found

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<v Speaker 6>his great grandson cleaning the same boat used by Nino

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<v Speaker 6>the Golden Gate.

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<v Speaker 1>South Boy. A whole line of fishmongers. I respect that,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's that's a family stench.

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<v Speaker 6>Sell Alioto is Nino's grandson. He showed us a picture

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<v Speaker 6>of the boat carrying five tons of herring. Back then,

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<v Speaker 6>the Monterey Clipper boats were made and maintained right here

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<v Speaker 6>at this machine shop at Fisherman's Wharf that no longer exists.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't have a mission. What happens if you get a

0:23:26.840 --> 0:23:27.560
<v Speaker 1>hole in the boat.

0:23:28.720 --> 0:23:31.760
<v Speaker 3>Don't have a machine shop, but don't have a shop

0:23:31.840 --> 0:23:35.840
<v Speaker 3>that we could do some woodworking on our boats. Okay,

0:23:36.200 --> 0:23:38.199
<v Speaker 3>besides the machine shop, you also need a shot that

0:23:38.240 --> 0:23:40.800
<v Speaker 3>we can work on our boats. He's a wooden boast.

0:23:40.880 --> 0:23:43.800
<v Speaker 3>They don't last forever. These boats are almost one hundred

0:23:43.880 --> 0:23:45.560
<v Speaker 3>years old, and they need love.

0:23:45.600 --> 0:23:47.680
<v Speaker 1>The prize they're lasting now, wow.

0:23:47.440 --> 0:23:48.320
<v Speaker 3>And they need love.

0:23:48.440 --> 0:23:50.760
<v Speaker 6>They need care where do you take them.

0:23:50.640 --> 0:23:52.399
<v Speaker 3>Right now, there's only one place left.

0:23:52.520 --> 0:23:55.359
<v Speaker 6>We found that place between the Mission Bay and dog

0:23:55.440 --> 0:23:59.200
<v Speaker 6>Patch neighborhoods. Boat owners have to take the boats out

0:23:59.200 --> 0:24:02.080
<v Speaker 6>of the water and bring them here, an expense they

0:24:02.080 --> 0:24:03.440
<v Speaker 6>would rather not incur.

0:24:04.000 --> 0:24:08.639
<v Speaker 1>There's nowhere near Fisherman's Wharf to get your boat having

0:24:08.680 --> 0:24:11.760
<v Speaker 1>maintenance done on it, getting it fixed, So you have

0:24:11.800 --> 0:24:13.399
<v Speaker 1>to put it on the land and you have to

0:24:13.520 --> 0:24:15.080
<v Speaker 1>drive it to dog Patch.

0:24:15.480 --> 0:24:17.959
<v Speaker 6>Boat owners have to take the boats out of the

0:24:18.000 --> 0:24:21.200
<v Speaker 6>water and bring them here, and expense they would rather

0:24:21.320 --> 0:24:25.199
<v Speaker 6>not incur. In the nineteen seventies and eighties, the wharf

0:24:25.359 --> 0:24:30.840
<v Speaker 6>transitioned into a tourist destination. Since then, fishermen have complained

0:24:30.960 --> 0:24:34.040
<v Speaker 6>that it has been a challenge to coexist.

0:24:34.240 --> 0:24:36.960
<v Speaker 7>But if you're driving a trailer full of gear down

0:24:37.000 --> 0:24:39.760
<v Speaker 7>the highway or down one of these roads and there's

0:24:40.800 --> 0:24:45.120
<v Speaker 7>waymo cars stopped and pedestrians acrossing the street, it can

0:24:45.200 --> 0:24:48.320
<v Speaker 7>take you a long time just to navigate the local roads.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, someone's got sour grapes. I don't know if you

0:24:51.040 --> 0:24:53.880
<v Speaker 1>can blame the plight of the fishermen on the Weymos.

0:24:55.720 --> 0:24:58.560
<v Speaker 1>I was in so many waymos over the weekend in

0:24:58.640 --> 0:25:03.239
<v Speaker 1>San Francisco. They drive better than the human drivers. You

0:25:03.280 --> 0:25:05.879
<v Speaker 1>can blame that though there's so much pedestrian traffic. I

0:25:05.920 --> 0:25:08.480
<v Speaker 1>can't get to the dock. But I don't think you

0:25:08.560 --> 0:25:11.520
<v Speaker 1>need to blame it on the robots. You're just coming

0:25:11.560 --> 0:25:13.080
<v Speaker 1>off as anti robot.

0:25:13.480 --> 0:25:17.240
<v Speaker 6>Logistically, it's been even harder to operate in the last

0:25:17.280 --> 0:25:21.320
<v Speaker 6>few years. Currently, there is no working fuel dock at

0:25:21.359 --> 0:25:22.359
<v Speaker 6>Fishermen's Wharf.

0:25:23.800 --> 0:25:26.879
<v Speaker 1>Okay, so you can't get your boat maintenance done at

0:25:26.920 --> 0:25:31.080
<v Speaker 1>Fisherman's Wharf, you can't fuel up at Fisherman's wharf. Yeah,

0:25:31.160 --> 0:25:34.400
<v Speaker 1>these are some essential facilities what we might want if

0:25:34.400 --> 0:25:37.280
<v Speaker 1>we want to continue to have fishermen at Fisherman's Wharf,

0:25:37.320 --> 0:25:40.200
<v Speaker 1>and if we don't think you got to change the name.

0:25:40.840 --> 0:25:44.840
<v Speaker 6>A twenty twenty diesel leak forced its closure and cleanup

0:25:44.880 --> 0:25:48.639
<v Speaker 6>is still ongoing. For the past six years, they have

0:25:48.760 --> 0:25:52.080
<v Speaker 6>relied on this diesel truck that goes back and forth

0:25:52.240 --> 0:25:55.639
<v Speaker 6>to bring them the fuel needed for their boats. The

0:25:55.680 --> 0:25:58.640
<v Speaker 6>San Francisco Port has promised to have the fuel dock

0:25:58.720 --> 0:26:02.560
<v Speaker 6>once again operating by spring twenty twenty seven.

0:26:02.920 --> 0:26:05.840
<v Speaker 1>Has a long time to have to deal with that process.

0:26:06.200 --> 0:26:07.160
<v Speaker 6>And then there's the bok.

0:26:07.200 --> 0:26:09.959
<v Speaker 1>To add to the already nightmares traffic of San Francisco,

0:26:10.000 --> 0:26:12.880
<v Speaker 1>a giant diesel truck has to constantly go back and

0:26:12.920 --> 0:26:16.960
<v Speaker 1>forth because the fuel deep boat's been busted for six years.

0:26:17.200 --> 0:26:20.600
<v Speaker 6>And then there's the matter of the ice machine. Any

0:26:20.640 --> 0:26:24.359
<v Speaker 6>sensible person knows that freshly caught fish should be placed

0:26:24.440 --> 0:26:27.359
<v Speaker 6>on ice immediately to keep it from spoiling.

0:26:28.359 --> 0:26:32.880
<v Speaker 1>Yes, unless you are a fish purist from Alaska and

0:26:32.920 --> 0:26:37.240
<v Speaker 1>you try to off the books get some unflash frozen fish.

0:26:37.600 --> 0:26:39.760
<v Speaker 1>I'm not saying that I would try it because I

0:26:39.840 --> 0:26:43.800
<v Speaker 1>don't like parasites, but the Alaska fish purists claim that

0:26:43.800 --> 0:26:46.200
<v Speaker 1>the fish will taste better than anything you've ever tried

0:26:46.240 --> 0:26:47.040
<v Speaker 1>in your life.

0:26:47.359 --> 0:26:50.919
<v Speaker 6>Any sensible person knows that freshly caught fish should be

0:26:51.000 --> 0:26:54.359
<v Speaker 6>placed on ice immediately to keep it from spoiling.

0:26:54.720 --> 0:26:57.320
<v Speaker 7>They're just trying to keep it going. But the parts

0:26:57.560 --> 0:27:00.760
<v Speaker 7>have to be fabricated. They you can't order apart. It

0:27:00.800 --> 0:27:01.640
<v Speaker 7>has to be made.

0:27:01.680 --> 0:27:04.320
<v Speaker 6>It's that old fishermen say. The port is doing what

0:27:04.440 --> 0:27:07.959
<v Speaker 6>it can, but more often than not, it doesn't work.

0:27:08.280 --> 0:27:10.120
<v Speaker 6>So fish markets continue to wait.

0:27:10.200 --> 0:27:13.639
<v Speaker 1>So we don't even have the ice machine working. You

0:27:13.680 --> 0:27:16.000
<v Speaker 1>can buy those things at costco now.

0:27:16.200 --> 0:27:19.679
<v Speaker 6>So fish markets continue to produce their own ice on

0:27:19.760 --> 0:27:23.760
<v Speaker 6>a small scale. You won't find a full time specialized

0:27:23.920 --> 0:27:27.399
<v Speaker 6>diesel mechanics stationed apth of wharf like there used to be.

0:27:28.000 --> 0:27:30.399
<v Speaker 6>Those who come here are more like your jack of

0:27:30.400 --> 0:27:32.160
<v Speaker 6>all trades engine mechanic.

0:27:32.600 --> 0:27:35.000
<v Speaker 3>What we have are people who know how to fix

0:27:35.080 --> 0:27:40.240
<v Speaker 3>diesel engines. Sort of they do it as a hobby

0:27:40.280 --> 0:27:42.639
<v Speaker 3>and not as a real mechanic that used.

0:27:42.520 --> 0:27:43.000
<v Speaker 8>To be here.

0:27:43.320 --> 0:27:45.919
<v Speaker 1>This is a real thing that happens for so many

0:27:45.960 --> 0:27:50.680
<v Speaker 1>different kinds of categories. You know, as technology improves, as

0:27:50.720 --> 0:27:53.879
<v Speaker 1>equipment changes, you actually get to a point where you

0:27:54.000 --> 0:27:56.320
<v Speaker 1>run out of people that know how to fix all

0:27:56.359 --> 0:27:58.040
<v Speaker 1>of this aged infrastructure.

0:27:58.800 --> 0:28:02.119
<v Speaker 3>Sort of they do it as a hobby and not

0:28:02.320 --> 0:28:05.199
<v Speaker 3>as a real mechanic that used to be here. We

0:28:05.320 --> 0:28:07.320
<v Speaker 3>also don't have a channery where you can go in

0:28:07.359 --> 0:28:11.400
<v Speaker 3>and actually buy fishing gear and materials that you need

0:28:11.440 --> 0:28:11.960
<v Speaker 3>for you both.

0:28:12.200 --> 0:28:16.200
<v Speaker 6>The old chandlery used to occupy the entire block that's

0:28:16.240 --> 0:28:20.119
<v Speaker 6>been downsized, and today T shirts and hoodies are the

0:28:20.160 --> 0:28:23.960
<v Speaker 6>main items, and any fishing supplies are found in the

0:28:24.000 --> 0:28:25.120
<v Speaker 6>back of the store.

0:28:26.320 --> 0:28:31.800
<v Speaker 1>Okay, that's pretty sad. Gotta make way for the T

0:28:31.960 --> 0:28:34.640
<v Speaker 1>shirts and hoodies, so put the bait and the tackle

0:28:34.800 --> 0:28:37.240
<v Speaker 1>and the hooks, keep that all on the back.

0:28:37.280 --> 0:28:41.320
<v Speaker 6>That's been downsized and today T shirts and hoodies are

0:28:41.360 --> 0:28:45.040
<v Speaker 6>the main items and any fishing supplies are found in

0:28:45.120 --> 0:28:48.160
<v Speaker 6>the back of the store. Fishermen would like to have

0:28:48.200 --> 0:28:51.720
<v Speaker 6>a larger storage facility. Some are forced to keep their

0:28:51.760 --> 0:28:55.360
<v Speaker 6>gear outside where they can be damaged by the elements.

0:28:55.920 --> 0:28:59.640
<v Speaker 6>With so many challenges, will this ever be the commercial

0:28:59.680 --> 0:29:01.640
<v Speaker 6>fish hub that it once was?

0:29:02.080 --> 0:29:02.760
<v Speaker 3>To get it beat It.

0:29:02.760 --> 0:29:06.320
<v Speaker 1>Doesn't sound like it, but we should do something to

0:29:06.480 --> 0:29:09.640
<v Speaker 1>preserve it if we're going to still call it Fisherman's wharf.

0:29:10.000 --> 0:29:11.640
<v Speaker 3>To get it back to where it used to be

0:29:11.800 --> 0:29:15.200
<v Speaker 3>will never happen. That we have to realize. To get

0:29:15.240 --> 0:29:18.520
<v Speaker 3>it back as best we can a long run, we

0:29:18.600 --> 0:29:19.560
<v Speaker 3>have to wait and see.

0:29:19.640 --> 0:29:21.320
<v Speaker 2>We really thought that there was going to be a

0:29:21.440 --> 0:29:23.160
<v Speaker 2>need for the port to invest.

0:29:23.360 --> 0:29:26.320
<v Speaker 6>Last week, commercial fishermen came to listen to the ten

0:29:26.400 --> 0:29:29.840
<v Speaker 6>million dollar plan by the Port to modernize the wharf

0:29:30.240 --> 0:29:34.160
<v Speaker 6>and how it will impact them. Part of that transformation

0:29:34.320 --> 0:29:38.600
<v Speaker 6>included the demolition of the iconic Aliotos restaurant, which will

0:29:38.600 --> 0:29:41.880
<v Speaker 6>now be a public plaza. The future of the other

0:29:42.080 --> 0:29:46.200
<v Speaker 6>older businesses is unknown, but the port has promised to

0:29:46.320 --> 0:29:50.640
<v Speaker 6>support the fishing industry by upgrading some of the facilities.

0:29:51.040 --> 0:29:54.280
<v Speaker 7>I'm not sure what the future brings, but we do

0:29:54.360 --> 0:29:57.560
<v Speaker 7>have to work together with the port and with the

0:29:57.760 --> 0:30:01.560
<v Speaker 7>tourism part aspect or part of this harbor as well.

0:30:01.800 --> 0:30:05.600
<v Speaker 6>Barnett, like most of us, refuse to even speculate that

0:30:05.720 --> 0:30:09.200
<v Speaker 6>this may well be the end of a storied era.

0:30:10.640 --> 0:30:13.360
<v Speaker 6>And what is true is that for decades they have

0:30:13.520 --> 0:30:16.560
<v Speaker 6>learned to adapt in order to survive. But for some

0:30:17.200 --> 0:30:20.240
<v Speaker 6>that could mean shifting to other locations like Half Moon

0:30:20.280 --> 0:30:22.040
<v Speaker 6>Bay or even Bodega Bay.

0:30:22.600 --> 0:30:24.880
<v Speaker 1>I mean, I hear great things about the fish and

0:30:24.920 --> 0:30:27.680
<v Speaker 1>Bodega Bay, but that's in a whole other county.

0:30:28.080 --> 0:30:31.360
<v Speaker 6>Now. What I heard them say is keep it authentic.

0:30:31.520 --> 0:30:34.920
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, well, you know, there are are as much a

0:30:34.960 --> 0:30:36.920
<v Speaker 5>part of the warf in so many ways as the sea.

0:30:36.720 --> 0:30:38.920
<v Speaker 4>Lions, just part of the fact, and you would think

0:30:38.960 --> 0:30:42.680
<v Speaker 4>that their success and the modernization should just go hand

0:30:42.760 --> 0:30:45.680
<v Speaker 4>in hand. We're keeping the history there.

0:30:45.760 --> 0:30:48.400
<v Speaker 1>If it's just the aquarium and a bunch of restaurants

0:30:48.400 --> 0:30:50.680
<v Speaker 1>and T shirt shops, it does lose a little bit

0:30:50.720 --> 0:30:52.760
<v Speaker 1>of that authentic flavor, right, and.

0:30:53.080 --> 0:30:55.400
<v Speaker 6>History that has I mean spanned for more than one

0:30:55.480 --> 0:30:56.520
<v Speaker 6>hundred years.

0:30:56.360 --> 0:30:57.640
<v Speaker 5>Are it's a treasure?

0:30:57.640 --> 0:30:57.920
<v Speaker 3>All right?

0:30:57.920 --> 0:30:58.360
<v Speaker 5>Thanks man?

0:30:58.800 --> 0:31:02.000
<v Speaker 1>So there you go some the issues affecting the actual

0:31:02.120 --> 0:31:05.520
<v Speaker 1>fishermen that are still trying to do their job at

0:31:05.640 --> 0:31:10.360
<v Speaker 1>Fisherman's Wharf. A major milestone happened over the weekend when

0:31:10.360 --> 0:31:14.080
<v Speaker 1>it comes to La Metro, as they finally unveiled the

0:31:14.200 --> 0:31:18.800
<v Speaker 1>extension of the D Line. They used to call it

0:31:18.840 --> 0:31:21.640
<v Speaker 1>the Purple Line, and in fact, in every story years

0:31:21.720 --> 0:31:23.280
<v Speaker 1>later they'll say, you know the one that was the

0:31:23.320 --> 0:31:26.440
<v Speaker 1>Purple Line. This is the one at Wiltshire Boulevard. It

0:31:26.480 --> 0:31:28.840
<v Speaker 1>went to Koreatown. Now it goes all the way to

0:31:28.960 --> 0:31:33.840
<v Speaker 1>the Miracle Mile and to Beverly Grove, almost hitting Beverly Hills.

0:31:34.640 --> 0:31:37.520
<v Speaker 1>So is this the big game changer everyone was waiting

0:31:37.560 --> 0:31:40.080
<v Speaker 1>for for La Metro or does it still not really

0:31:40.120 --> 0:31:50.640
<v Speaker 1>go anywhere? For more, here is CBSLA. Oh boy, don't

0:31:50.640 --> 0:31:53.040
<v Speaker 1>make me play that old tape of ride in the

0:31:53.080 --> 0:31:54.000
<v Speaker 1>Expo Line.

0:31:54.280 --> 0:31:58.200
<v Speaker 5>Metro's much anticipated D Line extension is now open.

0:31:58.520 --> 0:32:01.560
<v Speaker 6>It's anaugural trip. Was it twelve thirty today.

0:32:01.320 --> 0:32:04.320
<v Speaker 5>And cbsla's Joy Benentt joined the excited riders.

0:32:04.560 --> 0:32:07.440
<v Speaker 3>She's live at the woolsher and Fairfax Station with how

0:32:07.480 --> 0:32:08.200
<v Speaker 3>it all went down.

0:32:08.280 --> 0:32:13.320
<v Speaker 9>Joy you guys, it was so fun. I've realized I've

0:32:13.320 --> 0:32:15.440
<v Speaker 9>covered quite a few of these since I've been here,

0:32:15.480 --> 0:32:17.800
<v Speaker 9>the first one back in twenty twelve when they opened

0:32:17.840 --> 0:32:20.440
<v Speaker 9>the Expo line, and it's just been amazing to see

0:32:20.440 --> 0:32:23.960
<v Speaker 9>how much Metro has expanded since then and today.

0:32:23.920 --> 0:32:26.840
<v Speaker 1>It has expanded a lot, but it still doesn't really

0:32:26.880 --> 0:32:29.680
<v Speaker 1>go to a whole lot of places. If you live

0:32:29.760 --> 0:32:33.480
<v Speaker 1>in the San Fernando Valley, which two million of the

0:32:33.800 --> 0:32:37.200
<v Speaker 1>four million residents of the city live in, it still

0:32:37.280 --> 0:32:40.400
<v Speaker 1>doesn't really go anywhere. In fact, they don't even have

0:32:40.440 --> 0:32:43.240
<v Speaker 1>a train in most of the valley. They have a bus,

0:32:43.440 --> 0:32:47.080
<v Speaker 1>and the bus only does a small portion of the

0:32:48.000 --> 0:32:50.280
<v Speaker 1>spatial area that is the valley.

0:32:50.400 --> 0:32:53.120
<v Speaker 9>And today was just more icing on the cake, so

0:32:53.240 --> 0:32:56.120
<v Speaker 9>to speak. Not a lot of folks out here now

0:32:56.160 --> 0:32:58.200
<v Speaker 9>as I turn around, but that was not the case

0:32:58.280 --> 0:33:00.520
<v Speaker 9>just a few minutes ago. As this place has been

0:33:00.600 --> 0:33:02.120
<v Speaker 9>packed since twelve thirty.

0:33:03.600 --> 0:33:06.640
<v Speaker 1>I will say, if there's any neighborhood that could use

0:33:06.680 --> 0:33:10.960
<v Speaker 1>some public transit that's not already impeding traffic, getting to

0:33:11.040 --> 0:33:14.320
<v Speaker 1>the Miracle Mile is a nightmare. It's not close to

0:33:14.600 --> 0:33:18.000
<v Speaker 1>any freeway so you've either got to cut through West La,

0:33:18.200 --> 0:33:21.240
<v Speaker 1>you've got to cut through Hollywood. There's no good way

0:33:21.280 --> 0:33:24.240
<v Speaker 1>to get down there. And I should know because I

0:33:24.720 --> 0:33:27.479
<v Speaker 1>used to work down in that area. I used to

0:33:27.520 --> 0:33:30.120
<v Speaker 1>work at kls X ninety seven point one, the FM

0:33:30.160 --> 0:33:32.200
<v Speaker 1>talk station, when they were at fifty six to seventy

0:33:32.200 --> 0:33:37.280
<v Speaker 1>Wilshire Boulevard, and I commuted twice a day, every single

0:33:37.400 --> 0:33:42.720
<v Speaker 1>day to Houser and Wilshire, right next to Fairfax in Wiltshire.

0:33:43.120 --> 0:33:46.959
<v Speaker 1>And it was a nightmare. You know how much emotional

0:33:47.000 --> 0:33:48.760
<v Speaker 1>eating I had to do in the drive through to

0:33:48.840 --> 0:33:54.360
<v Speaker 1>just deal with that commute.

0:33:54.560 --> 0:33:58.200
<v Speaker 9>It felt like a party on the boulevard welcome line

0:33:58.560 --> 0:34:01.360
<v Speaker 9>as folks waited in line on Wilshire Boulevard.

0:34:01.720 --> 0:34:03.360
<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, they call it the D Line now. And

0:34:03.400 --> 0:34:07.360
<v Speaker 1>they started selling these shirts that say ride the d yep.

0:34:07.400 --> 0:34:08.440
<v Speaker 1>They sold out.

0:34:08.320 --> 0:34:15.160
<v Speaker 9>And went underground and the platform please to ride the

0:34:15.280 --> 0:34:16.880
<v Speaker 9>hottest ticket in town.

0:34:18.440 --> 0:34:21.560
<v Speaker 1>We live in downtown and we've been waiting. Of course,

0:34:21.840 --> 0:34:25.120
<v Speaker 1>let's all forget that this project is way over budget

0:34:25.239 --> 0:34:29.080
<v Speaker 1>and way late, but sure, let's celebrate that we finally

0:34:29.080 --> 0:34:32.480
<v Speaker 1>are opening something. We live in downtown and we've been

0:34:32.680 --> 0:34:34.719
<v Speaker 1>waiting for this opening.

0:34:36.640 --> 0:34:37.440
<v Speaker 6>On board than d.

0:34:37.560 --> 0:34:41.000
<v Speaker 1>Lie And look, it is nice that we are connecting

0:34:41.040 --> 0:34:43.200
<v Speaker 1>more parts of the city, but that can be a

0:34:43.280 --> 0:34:47.080
<v Speaker 1>double edged sword because we don't strictly enforce who gets

0:34:47.120 --> 0:34:49.719
<v Speaker 1>on and who gets off of these trains. You don't

0:34:49.719 --> 0:34:53.080
<v Speaker 1>want to have happened to the West LA area where

0:34:53.080 --> 0:34:55.319
<v Speaker 1>this thing is going to end up. What happened to

0:34:55.360 --> 0:34:58.160
<v Speaker 1>Santa Monica. There's been a lot of problems with Santa

0:34:58.200 --> 0:35:01.239
<v Speaker 1>Monica over the last ten years. But you ask anybody

0:35:01.280 --> 0:35:04.200
<v Speaker 1>in the know and they will tell you when the

0:35:04.320 --> 0:35:08.080
<v Speaker 1>Expo Line went all the way from downtown LA to

0:35:08.640 --> 0:35:13.759
<v Speaker 1>downtown Santa Monica, it was a quick trip for the

0:35:13.880 --> 0:35:17.879
<v Speaker 1>drug addicts and the homeless to relocate to that city.

0:35:17.719 --> 0:35:20.200
<v Speaker 9>On board than D Line with Greg Cher.

0:35:20.400 --> 0:35:22.440
<v Speaker 2>In La we don't have cars, so we take public

0:35:22.480 --> 0:35:25.680
<v Speaker 2>charge station everywhere, so there's a whole new neighborhood of opportunity.

0:35:25.719 --> 0:35:27.400
<v Speaker 1>I don't know how you do that in La I

0:35:27.480 --> 0:35:31.000
<v Speaker 1>really don't. I can see how you can do it

0:35:31.040 --> 0:35:33.920
<v Speaker 1>in a city like San Francisco. I do not know

0:35:33.960 --> 0:35:35.839
<v Speaker 1>how you get around this city without a car. There's

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<v Speaker 1>a whole new neighborhood of opportunities for us.

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<v Speaker 9>There are new ways to explore our City, which is

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<v Speaker 9>the premise of the campaign and the project, because I

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<v Speaker 9>feel like a lot of public transportation focuses on work

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<v Speaker 9>and school and stop, but.

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<v Speaker 6>Not really the fun corridors.

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<v Speaker 1>Intel Now, that's right. You can take this thing to

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<v Speaker 1>the Lebrea tarpits woo right intil now until now, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's just going to keep going.

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<v Speaker 6>I work in Century City, so I'm so excited for

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<v Speaker 6>when Face two opens next year.

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<v Speaker 9>It's a sentiment we found on every platform as droves

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<v Speaker 9>of people rush to explore the artwork at the stations

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<v Speaker 9>and what stood above them Wilsha Boulevard.

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<v Speaker 1>Even want to go to lack One not have to

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<v Speaker 1>pay twenty dollars for parking.

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<v Speaker 4>People who are visiting from out of town in LA.

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<v Speaker 4>This is so important because I want to go to

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<v Speaker 4>like the tourist areas in downtown and I don't.

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<v Speaker 1>Have a car. You don't want to go to downtown.

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<v Speaker 1>No no, no, no, no, no no no. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know what touristic things you think there are to do downtown.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't do it.

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<v Speaker 8>Car.

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<v Speaker 9>The d Line, formerly known as the Purple Line, will

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<v Speaker 9>now connect passengers from downtown to Korea Town, the Miracle Mile,

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<v Speaker 9>and eventually Beverly Hills.

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<v Speaker 6>Century City Westwood.

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<v Speaker 1>At Beverly Hills is going to have to make sure

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<v Speaker 1>there is all kinds of security at that station, because

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<v Speaker 1>the last thing that city wants is the riff raff

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<v Speaker 1>ending up in Bevere. It's got to Henry and Anaheim. Henry, Hello, Hello,

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<v Speaker 1>how are you Randy doing great?

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<v Speaker 8>Hey? You know what, I love your show. I'd love

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<v Speaker 8>it when you fill in for John. I'm a longtime

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<v Speaker 8>listener and I think you do a great job. I

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<v Speaker 8>kudos to you, thank you. But I have to do

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<v Speaker 8>a little bit of questioning, you know, you say about

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<v Speaker 8>the pot shops and how bad they are and the

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<v Speaker 8>illegal ones and everything else. First of all, I want

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<v Speaker 8>to qualify this. I live in Orange County, so there

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<v Speaker 8>is a huge difference. I have been a pot smoker

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<v Speaker 8>for a very long time.

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<v Speaker 1>And.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, the illegal stores would pop up on a fairly

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<v Speaker 8>regular basis, but the state controlled stores are very expensive

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<v Speaker 8>and you can get some of the bootleg stuff for

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<v Speaker 8>a little bit less.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh. That's one of the major problems here, Henri, is

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<v Speaker 1>that we have all ver tax this product immediately, and

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<v Speaker 1>because we don't enforce going after the illegal market, people

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<v Speaker 1>that want to do it the right way at a

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<v Speaker 1>total disadvantage. We're at a time, but thank you so

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<v Speaker 1>much for the call, my friend. It's Randy Wang here

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<v Speaker 1>on the John Phillips Show.