WEBVTT - The California Governor's Race Gets Even Crazier

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<v Speaker 1>California Governor's race, which gets weirder and weirder and weirder

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<v Speaker 1>as we get closer to election day. There are sixty

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<v Speaker 1>one candidates that made the ballot that you can vote for,

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<v Speaker 1>including a guy named Barack Obama Kent. But it is

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<v Speaker 1>always surprising to me the people that were running and

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<v Speaker 1>they dropped out for various reasons, but the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>they were so to use a term that the kids

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<v Speaker 1>love to use, delulu, that they thought they could be

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<v Speaker 1>the governor of the state is just endlessly fascinating. And

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<v Speaker 1>one of those people who was running for governor who

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<v Speaker 1>I am just endlessly fascinated by, is billionaire Stephen Klubec.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't bust the trust.

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<v Speaker 1>Stephen Klubec is a billionaire who made his money in

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<v Speaker 1>time shares, So I don't know if that makes him

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<v Speaker 1>less popular than Tom Steyer. Probably does. Stephen Klubec famously

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<v Speaker 1>dropped out of the race to endorse Eric Swalwell, and

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<v Speaker 1>Stephen Klubec actually was giving Eric Swalwell all kinds of money,

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<v Speaker 1>including going on fancy trips to France, and Eric Swalwell

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<v Speaker 1>was staying at Stephen Klubec's house in Beverly Hills when

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<v Speaker 1>the big scandal broke no and then a few days

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<v Speaker 1>later Stephen Klubec kicks Eric Swalwell out of his house,

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<v Speaker 1>says he's no longer a Democrat, and of course.

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<v Speaker 2>Said don't bust the trust.

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<v Speaker 1>But he always seemed like a really strange guy, especially

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<v Speaker 1>considering that Swaalwell was his top choice. This was the

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<v Speaker 1>guy that he really was like, Okay, I'm not going

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<v Speaker 1>to run and I'm going to put all my money

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<v Speaker 1>behind Now we know the accused rapist, but Stephen Klubeck

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<v Speaker 1>also has a very very interesting past. And Stephen Klubec

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<v Speaker 1>is the first person who I believe was running for

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<v Speaker 1>governor who has now been arrested. Swallwell has been shamed

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<v Speaker 1>out of existence, but criminal charges have yet to be

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<v Speaker 1>filed on him for anything yet yet being the important

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<v Speaker 1>word there. But Stephen Kluback was just arrested for witness

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<v Speaker 1>tampering in a case involving his fiance, who is somebody

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<v Speaker 1>that we have actually covered in the past in the

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<v Speaker 1>California Crime Blodder.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't bust the trust.

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<v Speaker 1>Because Stephen Klubec's fiance is a woman who goes by

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<v Speaker 1>the fake name of Mia Ventura, and she's the one

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<v Speaker 1>that was romance scamming all these rich guys and going

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<v Speaker 1>on podcasts in Vegas, going into the green room and

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<v Speaker 1>stealing everyone's purses. She's facing all kinds of felony theft counts,

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<v Speaker 1>and allegedly Stephen Klubeck, who again is dating this woman,

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<v Speaker 1>threatened the potential witnesses the victims in her crimes. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>telling you, this governor's race gets weirder and weirder and

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<v Speaker 1>weirder with that. Here is Katie La and the update

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<v Speaker 1>on former governor candidate and former Eric Swalwell's supporter Stephen Kluback.

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<v Speaker 3>No, former California gubernatorial candidate Stephen Klubeck is facing felony

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<v Speaker 3>charges accused of witness temper. It is fiance's criminal case.

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<v Speaker 1>So when he was so delulu that he was actually

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<v Speaker 1>running for governor, he was still dating this woman. I

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<v Speaker 1>would imagine he was still engaged. I don't know the timeline,

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<v Speaker 1>but did he expect Mia Ventura to be the first

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<v Speaker 1>partner of California. I have a theory and it gets

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<v Speaker 1>proven right every single day. There is no such thing

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<v Speaker 1>as a normal billionaire. That much money makes you crazy,

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<v Speaker 1>and you see proof of it every single day.

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<v Speaker 3>Authority say the sixty four year old billionaire in real

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<v Speaker 3>estate developer was taken into custody on suspicion of trying

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<v Speaker 3>to prevent witnesses from testifying.

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<v Speaker 4>The case involves accusations that his fiancee, Adva la Vie

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<v Speaker 4>and OnlyFans model stole.

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<v Speaker 1>Why is a billionaire dating an OnlyFans model? Was he

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<v Speaker 1>like the original white whale? But then he fell in

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<v Speaker 1>love and then he decided to support her habit of

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<v Speaker 1>defrauding other rich guys.

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<v Speaker 5>This is so weird.

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<v Speaker 4>The case involves accusations that his fiancee, Adva la Ville

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<v Speaker 4>and OnlyFans model stole from wealthy men across Southern California.

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<v Speaker 4>Kay Tilly's John Finolio joined the slide from West Hollywood

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<v Speaker 4>with the story John.

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<v Speaker 2>Share and Mike.

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<v Speaker 6>Billionaire Stephen Klubec turned himself in here to the West

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<v Speaker 6>Hollywood Share station yesterday. He bonded out the same day.

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<v Speaker 6>Investigators are now looking into whether he used his power

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<v Speaker 6>and influence to intimidate witnesses.

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<v Speaker 5>What is this guy?

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<v Speaker 6>A mobster and a felony case that was already drawing

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<v Speaker 6>headlines across southern California.

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<v Speaker 1>You know I had heard rumors that Klubec was dating

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<v Speaker 1>an OnlyFans model I didn't learn until yesterday that he

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<v Speaker 1>was dating the Only Fans model that was scamming all

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<v Speaker 1>the rich guys in Southern California.

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<v Speaker 6>Former California.

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<v Speaker 1>Also, I don't care how much money you have, look

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<v Speaker 1>at yourself in the mirror, look at the OnlyFans Model. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what you're getting into. I don't feel bad

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<v Speaker 1>for any of those guys.

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<v Speaker 6>Former California gubernatorial candidate and billionaire Steven Klubeck walked out

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<v Speaker 6>of custody after posting three hundred thousand dollars on Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 6>but his legal troubles may be far from over.

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<v Speaker 7>You have multiple witnesses that have corroborating statements. That only

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<v Speaker 7>makes the evidence that much more credible.

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<v Speaker 1>The sixty Yes, there are a lot of victims that

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<v Speaker 1>Mia Ventura has defrauded over the years. I'm guessing she's

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<v Speaker 1>been doing this while she's been dating Steven Kluback. This

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<v Speaker 1>guy said that he was going to be our governor.

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<v Speaker 1>This guy spend money running for governor before he dropped

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<v Speaker 1>out and endorsed the accused rapist.

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<v Speaker 6>The sixty four year old real estate magnate is accused

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<v Speaker 6>of trying to dissuade witnesses connected to the criminal case

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<v Speaker 6>against his fiance model at the labby. She also uses

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<v Speaker 6>the name mia Ventura online and is accused of targeting

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<v Speaker 6>wealthy older men and young women through dating apps.

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<v Speaker 5>And young women. What is going on here.

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<v Speaker 6>Gaining access to their homes then stealing cash, jewelry.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe she's just trying to be friends with the young women,

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<v Speaker 1>or I'll help you get into the Only Fans world.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be an influencer along with you. But famously, she

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<v Speaker 1>was on some weird Vegas podcast in a club and

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what her credentials were that she was

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<v Speaker 1>invited to be a guest on a Vegas podcast, But

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<v Speaker 1>she goes into the green room and she got caught

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<v Speaker 1>stealing from everybody's purses.

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<v Speaker 6>Gaining access to their homes, then stealing cash, jewelry and

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<v Speaker 6>other luxury items.

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<v Speaker 1>And you have to ask yourself, why, oh why is

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<v Speaker 1>she doing this when she's dating a billionaire unless you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not about the money, it's about.

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<v Speaker 2>The rush prosecutor.

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<v Speaker 1>And are we to believe that Stephen Kluebeck didn't know

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<v Speaker 1>about any of this. No, no, no, no no, Because

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<v Speaker 1>Stephen Kluebag apparently was trying to go after the victims

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<v Speaker 1>for testifying against her.

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<v Speaker 6>Prosecutors say Lavvy's alleged crime stretched across West Hollywood, Beverly Hills,

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<v Speaker 6>and Westlake Village. Earlier this year, a judgement.

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<v Speaker 1>Not to be confused with west Lake. Westlake Village is

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<v Speaker 1>near on Thousand Oaks. There's a great loss of gaves there.

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<v Speaker 1>West Lake is where MacArthur Park is. Don't get them confused.

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<v Speaker 6>Earlier this year, a judge ordered Lavvy to stand trial

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<v Speaker 6>on six felony counts, including burglary and grand theft. Now

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<v Speaker 6>investigators are focused on whether Klubec tried to keep at

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<v Speaker 6>least three of her alleged victims from testifying, and.

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<v Speaker 7>He's being charged as felonies or to Swatye Winness staates

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<v Speaker 7>he's posted a three hundred thousand dollars bail. That is

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<v Speaker 7>saying that this is being treated very, very seriously. It's

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<v Speaker 7>a very significant charge. It can carry multiple years of

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<v Speaker 7>state prison if he's.

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<v Speaker 5>Convicted witness tampering.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I guess you get to a point where you

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<v Speaker 1>think you are untouchable, you are all powerful, and it

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<v Speaker 1>turns out this guy's having a really, really bad twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six drops out of the race. The guy he

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<v Speaker 1>gets behind turns out he's an accused rapist.

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<v Speaker 2>And then this.

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<v Speaker 5>Money doesn't solve all your problems.

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<v Speaker 6>Kids, the California Post reports.

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<v Speaker 5>Does solve some of them, but not all of them.

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<v Speaker 6>The California Post reports Klubec threatened an attorney connected to

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<v Speaker 6>the case, but authorities have not publicly released details about

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<v Speaker 6>the alleged conduct. Klubec previously ran for governor himself, then

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<v Speaker 6>later through his support behind now former Congressman Eric Swalwell,

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<v Speaker 6>but that campaign unraveled last month when Swawell suspended his

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<v Speaker 6>campaign and resigned from Congress after facing sexual assault allegations,

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<v Speaker 6>which he denied.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's when Klubec kicked Swawell out of his house.

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<v Speaker 1>Matthew Sedor from Fox eleven catches up to him on

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<v Speaker 1>a morning jog, and he said the immoral line.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't bust the trust.

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<v Speaker 5>Don't be busting that trust.

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<v Speaker 6>Now the spotlight has shifted back to Klubec and why

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<v Speaker 6>someone with his wealth and influence would allegedly intimidate witnesses

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<v Speaker 6>in a criminal case.

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<v Speaker 7>Romance is the best explanation for why somebody who is

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<v Speaker 7>not affiliated.

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<v Speaker 1>With I don't know what's going on with Mia Ventura.

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<v Speaker 1>But that must be one magical you know what, because

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<v Speaker 1>she has not only tricked a whole bunch of other

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<v Speaker 1>rich guys into giving her money or giving her access

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<v Speaker 1>so she could steal their money. But Klubec is wrapped

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<v Speaker 1>around her finger.

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<v Speaker 7>Oh boy, romance is the best explanation for why somebody

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<v Speaker 7>who is not affiliated with a high profile criminal case

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<v Speaker 7>and now inserted himself into it in such a level

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<v Speaker 7>that he has been arrested.

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<v Speaker 1>He's so in love with this crazy criminal that he's

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<v Speaker 1>willing to go to prison over it.

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<v Speaker 7>And had to postpond, and now he's going to be

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<v Speaker 7>facing criminal charges of his own.

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<v Speaker 2>All right.

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<v Speaker 6>So Quebec's lawyers say that these charges are false and

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<v Speaker 6>that he is looking forward to his day in court.

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<v Speaker 1>He's, Oh, I'm looking forward to it as well. Can

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<v Speaker 1>we make sure that that case is televised.

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<v Speaker 6>He's set to be arraigned on August seventh. His fiance,

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<v Speaker 6>Adva Levie is due back in court next week in

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<v Speaker 6>West Hollywood. I'm John Finolio sitting it back to you.

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<v Speaker 1>Just when you thought this governor's race couldn't get any weirder,

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<v Speaker 1>you have Stephen Klobec getting arrested for witness tampering in

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<v Speaker 1>his girlfriend's case where she was defrauding and stealing from

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<v Speaker 1>other gross old rich guys. And this is where you

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<v Speaker 1>look at the sixty one people who made it this

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<v Speaker 1>far and are on the ballot, and you're running for governor.

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<v Speaker 1>And sure some of them are just gadflies. You still

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<v Speaker 1>paid four thousand dollars to get your name on the ballot,

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<v Speaker 1>so that sort seems really irresponsible. But every single one

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<v Speaker 1>of these people, including the top ten that we talk about,

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<v Speaker 1>they all think that they are so important that they

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<v Speaker 1>can run this state. And the more we find out

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<v Speaker 1>about a lot of these people, it is fascinating how

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<v Speaker 1>untouchable Swallwell thought he was with all that baggage, that

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<v Speaker 1>he could run for governor. It's fascinating to me that

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<v Speaker 1>Klubac was ready to run for governor knowing that he

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<v Speaker 1>was dating a criminal. You can say a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>things about the twenty twenty six California governor's race, but

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<v Speaker 1>the one thing that people were saying last year is

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<v Speaker 1>the furthest thing from the truth. This race is anything

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<v Speaker 1>but boring. And even though this specific instance, we're talking

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<v Speaker 1>about somebody that's already dropped out. There is so much

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<v Speaker 1>drama developing every single day on the remaining candidates who

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<v Speaker 1>are on the island and haven't been voted out yet

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<v Speaker 1>that I wonder if the reason turnout is only at

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<v Speaker 1>about two percent is because people are waiting for whatever

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<v Speaker 1>the next shoe is going to drop, whether that shoe

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<v Speaker 1>is on Javier bacheriea scrub it, whether it is on

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<v Speaker 1>KT Porter out of my shop, or whether it's on

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<v Speaker 1>crazy billionaire Tom Steyer. And so there may be people

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<v Speaker 1>that are waiting to cast that ballot because they're not

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<v Speaker 1>totally sure what else is going to develop in this

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<v Speaker 1>completely insane race to be the leader of the fourth

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<v Speaker 1>largest economy in the world. Eight hundred two two two

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<v Speaker 1>hundred two two two five two two two. You can

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<v Speaker 1>Carl writes in at Johnny don't like show at gmail

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<v Speaker 1>dot com and says, I'm wondering if you guys have

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<v Speaker 1>done a segment on the amazing Spencer pratt Ai advertisements

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<v Speaker 1>that have been showing up good in guerrilla fashion on YouTube.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like they are the dawn of a new

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<v Speaker 1>era in political warfare. Oh, we've covered it and I

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<v Speaker 1>have seen the videos. Now are they actually showing up

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<v Speaker 1>like as ads on YouTube? Because I got to be

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<v Speaker 1>honest with you, I pay for YouTube Premium, which means

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<v Speaker 1>I don't see any ads on YouTube for as much

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<v Speaker 1>YouTube as I do, specifically as show prep for this show.

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<v Speaker 1>It's where I find one hundred percent of the content.

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<v Speaker 1>I get irritated when people don't post things on YouTube.

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<v Speaker 1>I could not deal with that app if I had

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<v Speaker 1>to see an ad every time I clicked on another

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<v Speaker 1>news story. So you know, I'd love to actually do

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<v Speaker 1>an endorsement for this someday.

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<v Speaker 5>I really would.

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<v Speaker 1>But all I'm saying is that if the ads drive

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<v Speaker 1>you crazy, it's like eighteen bucks a month, and then

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<v Speaker 1>it also comes with the music app, which we use

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<v Speaker 1>to play all the music on this show, so works

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<v Speaker 1>out for me. I very much do like using YouTube

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<v Speaker 1>without the ads. But are you seeing those Spencer pratt

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<v Speaker 1>ai videos as an advertisement? Because I thought they're just

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<v Speaker 1>going viral? But maybe I was under the impression every

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<v Speaker 1>time you click on a YouTube video you see a

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Steyer ad and boy, isn't that getting old?

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<v Speaker 5>Let's go to Ronnie and Seal Page. Ronnie.

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<v Speaker 8>Hello, Hey, Randy, my brother, what's going on? Buddy?

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<v Speaker 5>Doing great?

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<v Speaker 8>It's been a minute. You're doing a good job. By

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<v Speaker 8>the way, Hey Randy, look at two quick combents. Okay,

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<v Speaker 8>the Democrat I couldn't get my ballot cast its fast

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<v Speaker 8>enough for Steve Hilbey, So so Randy, seventeen years of

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<v Speaker 8>carnage and mayhem from the Democrats. If you know nothing

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<v Speaker 8>about politics, all you have to do is go, hey,

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<v Speaker 8>when was California most prosperous? And you go back in

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<v Speaker 8>time and you'll see that it was under Republican leader

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<v Speaker 8>and there's your answer right there, is it not?

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<v Speaker 5>That is a very strong argument.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if a lot of voters are going

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<v Speaker 1>to make that same deduction, but you can definitely point

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<v Speaker 1>to that. Well.

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<v Speaker 8>It's very simple. Like Chad Duppa said the last debay

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<v Speaker 8>or the one before that, you kids are going to

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<v Speaker 8>have to move out of the state because it's going

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<v Speaker 8>to be a hardship for you because you're not gonna

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<v Speaker 8>be able to do it here. And these morons are

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<v Speaker 8>getting ready to vote for the same carnage again. I

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<v Speaker 8>can't believe it. Randy. I'm glad you and John are

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<v Speaker 8>around at least helped school some of these people. And

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<v Speaker 8>my second comment is, you know, with names like swallow Well,

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<v Speaker 8>swallows Well and Porker and clueless, you know you're on

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<v Speaker 8>the wrong side.

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<v Speaker 1>I love you, Randy, Thanks so much for the call.

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<v Speaker 1>Appreciate it. We have had some very very very interesting

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<v Speaker 1>candidates running for governor this cycle, now onto the LA

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<v Speaker 1>mayors race. Spencer Pratt is getting a lot of attention

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<v Speaker 1>for those AI generated videos of Spencer Pratt is Batman

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<v Speaker 1>and Karen bass is the Joker. Karen bass is Darth Vader,

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<v Speaker 1>and Spencer Pratt is a Jedi. They are starting to

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<v Speaker 1>get a lot of attention, not just locally but nationally.

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<v Speaker 1>Here is an update on all the mayoral ads that

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<v Speaker 1>we're seeing on the TV with Fox eleven.

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<v Speaker 9>Los Angeles Mayor Karen bassays burglaries are down by more

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<v Speaker 9>than thirty percent this year over last.

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<v Speaker 5>Nobody's buying that. Do you know?

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<v Speaker 1>The night after she had that press conference in the

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<v Speaker 1>valley about how there are a bunch of arrests for

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<v Speaker 1>the burglaries, another burglary happened.

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<v Speaker 9>Bass and the LAPD say targeted efforts are responsible for

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<v Speaker 9>the improvement, including more than one hundred arrests made in April.

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<v Speaker 9>Just last week, as suspect link to twenty five residential

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<v Speaker 9>burglaries was taken into custody, police said.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right, he broke into twenty five houses before he

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<v Speaker 1>was caught, So you have what a four percent chance

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<v Speaker 1>of getting caught.

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<v Speaker 9>Please say that suspect is linked to a South American

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<v Speaker 9>crime crew. Bas says, while the data is encouraging, the

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<v Speaker 9>priority is ensuring all residents feel safe in their neighborhoods.

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<v Speaker 5>And let me tell you, as a resident of the valley,

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<v Speaker 5>we don't.

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<v Speaker 9>New Tonight New attack ads in the LA mayoral race

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<v Speaker 9>are raising some eyebrows tonight.

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<v Speaker 10>Republican Spencer Pratt is the last thing Los Angeles needs

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<v Speaker 10>for mayor. Pratt opos is using taxpayer money to build

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<v Speaker 10>brand new houses for unhoused neighbors.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh boy, do you know what that is?

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<v Speaker 1>That is a good old fashioned elevate the other candidate ad.

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<v Speaker 1>Specifically the way that it is framed, it almost sounds

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<v Speaker 1>like the same consultant that was doing that for ads

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<v Speaker 1>about Eric Early or Steve Garvey. But it sure seems

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<v Speaker 1>like there is some consultant out there that wants to

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<v Speaker 1>make make sure it's best Pratt in the runoff and

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<v Speaker 1>not Bass Rahman in the runoff.

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<v Speaker 9>Funded by the LA County Federation of Labor, this ad

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<v Speaker 9>criticizes mayoral candidates.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right, union dues are going towards paying for that

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a hacky ad.

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<v Speaker 5>We've got to get all the money out of politics.

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<v Speaker 9>Criticizes mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt's plans to boost police, cut

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<v Speaker 9>local union power, and reduce homeless housing projects. But rival

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<v Speaker 9>LA Council Member Nthia Rahman tells The LA Times it's

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<v Speaker 9>a quote cynical attempt to help Pratt appeal to conservatives

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<v Speaker 9>and face mayor Karen Bass in the November runoff. Spencer

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<v Speaker 9>Pratt himself shared a new Bass attack ad today using

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<v Speaker 9>artificial intelligence.

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<v Speaker 1>And again, I don't know if you can really call

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<v Speaker 1>it an AD because you can't actually use those for advertising.

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<v Speaker 1>It would be violating so many different kinds of copyrights,

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<v Speaker 1>including one of them had you know, a very popular

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<v Speaker 1>EDM song in them.

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<v Speaker 5>That they're not ads.

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<v Speaker 1>They are videos that are being produced on social media,

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<v Speaker 1>I think by one guy, and they're going everywhere, so

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<v Speaker 1>they are videos, but they are not political advertisements. You

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<v Speaker 1>can't go to ktla and do an ad buy for

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<v Speaker 1>Spencer prattis Batman.

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<v Speaker 5>You would get so sued.

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<v Speaker 11>I've addressed the homeless problem now most of them won't

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<v Speaker 11>stab you.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the AI generated Karen Bass standing in front

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<v Speaker 1>of a burned down Los Angeles talking about her accomplishments.

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<v Speaker 4>As long as you don't make eye contact.

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<v Speaker 12>Almost none of the needles in children's playgrounds have aids

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<v Speaker 12>on them.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, whoever's producing these, they've got their subject material down.

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<v Speaker 12>If you like the last four years, you're going to

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<v Speaker 12>love the next four.

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<v Speaker 9>Pratt claims both mayor. Bass and Nathia Rahman are working

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<v Speaker 9>to sideline him as he surges in the polls. Milan

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<v Speaker 9>ballots are already out ahead of the primary on June second.

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<v Speaker 5>Thank you, Marla.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, the other thing that happened in the Spencer Pratt

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<v Speaker 1>world yesterday is bizarre complaining about how is Spencer Pratt

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<v Speaker 1>really living twenty four to seven in the airstream on

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<v Speaker 1>his burned out lot. He even had to go on

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<v Speaker 1>TMZ to defend himself. And whoever decided that this was

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<v Speaker 1>going to be the attack for Spencer Pratt, it's blowing

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<v Speaker 1>up in their face.

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<v Speaker 5>Ohlets here is CBSLA.

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<v Speaker 12>Olletsaw talk politics. Now we are twenty days out from

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<v Speaker 12>the primary and the race for La mayor.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right, All this nonsense is going to be over

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<v Speaker 1>until we start talking about the November election, although most

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<v Speaker 1>of the interesting race are happening in the primary. Although

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<v Speaker 1>if we're in a Bass Pratt runoff, this thing's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be fun all the way until November.

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<v Speaker 9>Spencer Pratt has been searching in the polls and tonight

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<v Speaker 9>there's more controversy over where he lives.

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<v Speaker 7>Well.

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<v Speaker 12>Cbsla's Nicol Comstock is live in the Pacific Palisades. So

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<v Speaker 12>explain the issue of temporary housing, Nicole.

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<v Speaker 1>You mean, because his house burned down and he can't

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<v Speaker 1>even get the funding to rebuild it, and the city

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<v Speaker 1>won't even actually give him the permit to rebuild it.

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<v Speaker 13>Yeah, we were sent to the Palisades tonight to see

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<v Speaker 13>what people here think about Spencer Pratt once again being

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<v Speaker 13>questioned about where exactly he's been living since his home

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<v Speaker 13>burned down in the fire.

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<v Speaker 1>And mostly you could ask that question about the thousands

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<v Speaker 1>of residents that lost their home because they're not back

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<v Speaker 1>in the Palisades, because the Palisades is still not rebuilt.

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<v Speaker 5>We're not even close.

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<v Speaker 1>Only four hundred homes are under construction out of the

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<v Speaker 1>six thousand that burned down.

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<v Speaker 13>And most people we spoke with say they think it's

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<v Speaker 13>unfair and, quite frankly ridiculous.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey, we got one. It's been a while.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like if there's any small thing that I

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<v Speaker 1>contributed to society, was just pointing out how often people

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<v Speaker 1>say the phrase that pays, quite frankly, because once you

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<v Speaker 1>realize it, you stop. Now the other.

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<v Speaker 13>One, absolutely absolutely.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone needs to check themselves and realize how much they

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<v Speaker 1>are saying that, including if you can find really old

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<v Speaker 1>episodes of my old podcast when I was in my twenties.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I said that word all the time, but

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<v Speaker 1>I've grown out of that, and I don't think you

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<v Speaker 1>can find those podcasts anywhere.

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<v Speaker 13>And most people we spoke with say they think it's

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<v Speaker 13>unfair and quite frankly ridiculous, since they too have been

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<v Speaker 13>in and out of friends and families, homes and in

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<v Speaker 13>and out of hotels as they continue trying to re

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<v Speaker 13>build this community.

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<v Speaker 5>All of a sudden, I feel like Burgers.

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<v Speaker 13>It's a shell of what it used to be. The

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<v Speaker 13>Pacific Palisades property that reality TV star turned to La

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<v Speaker 13>mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt calls home.

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<v Speaker 2>This is where I live.

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<v Speaker 5>They let my home burn down.

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<v Speaker 13>But some are calling into question if he really lives

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<v Speaker 13>here in the airspace.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's still his home, and it is still an

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<v Speaker 1>empty lot. It's got the airstream in there, but it

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<v Speaker 1>is still a burned out home. That is his home.

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<v Speaker 1>Who decided this is how you go after Pratt. You

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<v Speaker 1>can maybe say that you don't agree with some of

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<v Speaker 1>his policy solutions. You can try to go after his

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<v Speaker 1>lack of experience, but you want to really bring the

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<v Speaker 1>conversation back to that the reason he's running is because

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<v Speaker 1>his house burned down, thanks in a major part to

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<v Speaker 1>the incompetence of the city and County of Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 13>In the airstream trailer featured in his campaign acts.

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<v Speaker 10>Are you saying you live in that trailer?

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<v Speaker 5>I don't live anywhere, is what I'm saying. I don't

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<v Speaker 5>have a house.

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<v Speaker 2>They burned it down. Harvey.

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<v Speaker 1>Also, were you aware that TMZ was still a thing

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<v Speaker 1>we are now today?

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<v Speaker 13>Pratt went about with TMZ after they questioned his recent

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<v Speaker 13>stays at the hotel bel Air, Pratt saying he's only

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<v Speaker 13>stayed there a few times recently, doing part to receiving

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<v Speaker 13>death threats.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm at a hotel because he's psychopaths.

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<v Speaker 2>Our message never did.

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<v Speaker 8>They're gonna kill me because Nitthya Rahman is calling me

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<v Speaker 8>a fascist because I don't want people to have their

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<v Speaker 8>kids next to drug addicts at the park.

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<v Speaker 1>That sounds pretty damn fascist to me, or stepping a human.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, as you look.

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<v Speaker 1>At the political spectrum and you have normal people in

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<v Speaker 1>the middle, I consider Spencer Pratt to be a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>normal voice, and there's nothing that I've heard him talk

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<v Speaker 1>about that is extremely partisan one way or another. It's

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<v Speaker 1>mostly common sense the things that we see right in

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<v Speaker 1>front of us, and confronting government corruption and failures. But

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<v Speaker 1>what's funny is as you go to the extremes of

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<v Speaker 1>the political spectrum, whether it's the far left or the

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<v Speaker 1>far right, both of those kinds of people call each

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<v Speaker 1>other fascist all the time.

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<v Speaker 8>Or stepping a human poop when you get.

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<v Speaker 13>Your macha, adding that criticisms about is temporary lodging sense

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<v Speaker 13>or exercises in samantics.

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<v Speaker 3>If somebody is working with their insurance company to get

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<v Speaker 3>reimbursed for the rebuild of their house and they're planning

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<v Speaker 3>to come back and live with their house.

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<v Speaker 5>I think Pratt was on the fair plan.

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<v Speaker 7>They're entitled to vote in that election in that district,

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<v Speaker 7>and they're allowed to run for office.

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<v Speaker 13>Zavy O Roslovsky is the director of the LA Initiative

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<v Speaker 13>at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. He says

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<v Speaker 13>prance postfire living arrangements are a non issue legally. The

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<v Speaker 13>LA County Registrars Office confirms inside.

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<v Speaker 1>Is anybody actually challenging if Spencer Pratt is an LA

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<v Speaker 1>resident because he's home burned down.

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<v Speaker 13>The La County Registrars Office confirms in situations where a

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<v Speaker 13>candidate has been temporarily displaced, such as the twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 13>five wildfires, their eligibility to run for office is not impacted.

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<v Speaker 13>Temporary relocation during rebuilding or recovery does not by itself

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<v Speaker 13>change a person's domicile and may not be an issue

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<v Speaker 13>with voters either.

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<v Speaker 4>We were displaced Manhattan Beach for a year because my

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<v Speaker 4>cousins lived there.

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<v Speaker 13>Many people in the Palisades have been in Pratt's shoes,

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<v Speaker 13>having to relocate elsewhere for over a year after the fire. No,

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<v Speaker 13>I don't think it's fair.

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<v Speaker 9>Until you've lived what we've gone through, you shouldn't criticize

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<v Speaker 9>what anybody is doing.

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<v Speaker 14>They lost everything and they need to be doing what's

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<v Speaker 14>best for their family.

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<v Speaker 1>And yeah, a lot of these people and to this

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<v Speaker 1>day they're still dealing with the trauma from this. They

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<v Speaker 1>didn't just lose the place that they lived, the place

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<v Speaker 1>that they sleeped. They lost everything they own, all their clothes,

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<v Speaker 1>all of their memories, all of their photo everything.

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<v Speaker 13>And we also reached out to Spencer Pratt's PR team

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<v Speaker 13>this evening to see if he had time to speak

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<v Speaker 13>with us individually. We were told that he wasn't available

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<v Speaker 13>this evening. We'll send it back to you in the studio.

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<v Speaker 12>All right, thank you, Nicole. A new poll out today

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<v Speaker 12>shows Mayor Bass in the lead with thirty percent. Spencer

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<v Speaker 12>Pratt also gaining momentum with twenty two percent.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that poll, the Emerson poll had him in March

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<v Speaker 1>at eleven percent. Now he's up to twenty two percent.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's pretty interesting. Although the Paul Mitchell people will say,

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<v Speaker 1>don't take that poll too seriously because that poll polled

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<v Speaker 1>about three hundred people, which is like trying to figure

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<v Speaker 1>out how many people are listening to a radio station

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<v Speaker 1>in a market like Los Angeles with twenty million people

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<v Speaker 1>by giving out two thousand beepers.

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<v Speaker 5>That's a real thing.

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<v Speaker 12>Councilwoman Nithia Rahman at nineteen percent, followed by Adam Miller

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<v Speaker 12>with seven percent, and sixteen percent of voters.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh Ray Hwang doesn't even get a mention. She's the other.

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<v Speaker 1>There's two socialists on the ballot in LA.

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<v Speaker 12>And sixteen percent of voters are undecided. That's down dramatically

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<v Speaker 12>from fifty one percent of undecided voters in March.

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<v Speaker 1>So there you go. That's the latest on the goings

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<v Speaker 1>on in the LA Mayor's race. If you'd like to

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<v Speaker 1>email us, you could do so at Johnny don't like

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<v Speaker 1>show at gmail dot com. Getting a couple of people

0:31:41.440 --> 0:31:44.760
<v Speaker 1>that say they are seeing those AI things on Facebook

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<v Speaker 1>ads or YouTube ads. I'm going to guess the rules

0:31:47.400 --> 0:31:51.000
<v Speaker 1>and regulations for buying a digital ad on a social

0:31:51.040 --> 0:31:55.600
<v Speaker 1>media website are very different than radio and broadcast television

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<v Speaker 1>because we have a whole lot of rules we.

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<v Speaker 5>Have to follow.

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<v Speaker 1>Otherwise, I'm sure someone would try to do an add BI,

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<v Speaker 1>although I don't think they would work that well on radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe the city of Los Angeles is filthy as somebody

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<v Speaker 1>that just spent the weekend in San Francisco. Let me

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<v Speaker 1>tell you, as long as you're not in the three

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<v Speaker 1>neighborhoods that are big problem areas right now, Soma, the Mission,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Tenderloin. For the most part, San Francisco was

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<v Speaker 1>surprisingly clean. And maybe I'm just think that because I

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<v Speaker 1>live in LA and LA looks dirty all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>This city looks dirty all the time, and the city's

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<v Speaker 1>about to get a lot dirtier with the new budget,

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<v Speaker 1>because the city council wants to kill the coastal cleanup

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<v Speaker 1>people that we have that are supposed to making sure

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<v Speaker 1>that people who go visit the Venice Boardwalk are stepping

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<v Speaker 1>in a bunch of garbage. For more, here's NBCLA.

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<v Speaker 11>The teams keeping LA's coastline clean could be on the

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<v Speaker 11>chopping block. Good evening, once again, everyone, I'm Colleen Williams.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm Michael Browley.

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<v Speaker 1>The city may eliminate funding for the Care plus Coastal

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<v Speaker 1>Area teams.

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<v Speaker 2>Now that's a group addressing try.

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<v Speaker 1>Nothing is more LA than in a budget deficit. What

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<v Speaker 1>are we cutting trash pickup, trash and sanitation issues from

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<v Speaker 1>around the Port of La to Pacific Palisades.

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<v Speaker 11>NBC four is Alex Rosier joins us live from Venice

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<v Speaker 11>to explain why this has some city leaders very concerned.

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<v Speaker 15>Alex, Colleen and Michael, people like council Member Tracy Park

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<v Speaker 15>are concerned about cutting these clean up teams because these

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<v Speaker 15>teams have really helped keep places like Ocean Front Walk

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<v Speaker 15>in Venice nearly spotless. I'll give you a live look

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<v Speaker 15>at it.

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<v Speaker 1>Well spotless from trash, not spotless from the weirdos that

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<v Speaker 1>are on the board walk all the time. But I

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<v Speaker 1>guess that's part of the point nearly spotless.

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<v Speaker 15>I'll give you a live look at it tonight from

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<v Speaker 15>our live truck camera.

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<v Speaker 2>Ocean Front Walk.

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<v Speaker 1>You want to see a random guy who's shirtless on

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<v Speaker 1>a skateboard playing the accordion.

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<v Speaker 15>Go to Venice Walk looks great and the council member

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<v Speaker 15>here really wants to keep it that way.

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<v Speaker 2>Ocean Front Walk.

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<v Speaker 15>In Venice is one of the most popular tourist attractions

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<v Speaker 15>in Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 1>Scotty, this is why there's not that much fun stuff

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<v Speaker 1>to do in LA. If the Venice Boardwalk is one

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<v Speaker 1>of the top destinations, we've got problems.

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<v Speaker 15>Scotty Todd's worked as a street artist here for more

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<v Speaker 15>than two decades.

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<v Speaker 2>I came down here October.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess that's because all of the theme parks are

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<v Speaker 1>not actually in the city of Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 6>I came down here October two thousand and five.

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<v Speaker 15>Scotty said he left temporarily in twenty twenty one, when

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<v Speaker 15>he says the homeless and trash became a big problem.

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<v Speaker 2>During the pandemic. They allowed the tants and everything down here.

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<v Speaker 15>But in recent years the city launched care plus Co

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<v Speaker 15>Stilaria teams that address trash and sanitation issues from around

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<v Speaker 15>the Port of Los Angeles to the Palisades where.

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<v Speaker 1>You would want clean up because the last thing we

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<v Speaker 1>want is all of that trash and garbage going into

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<v Speaker 1>our oceans.

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<v Speaker 14>They at work five days a week to cover our

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<v Speaker 14>coastlines and sensitive waterways and environmental habitat areas.

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<v Speaker 15>Now, Council Member Tracy Park, who represents Venice and the Palisades,

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<v Speaker 15>is concerned that funding for this coastal program may be eliminated.

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<v Speaker 14>We are very, very concerned that this was left out

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<v Speaker 14>of the proposed budget.

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<v Speaker 15>LA Mayor Karen Vass's office said. The Care and Care

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<v Speaker 15>Plus program, designed to clean streets is a fifty million

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<v Speaker 15>dollar program that's still in the budget, with an additional

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<v Speaker 15>eleven million dollars proposed to address issues like street sweeping

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<v Speaker 15>and illegal dumping city wide. The proposed budget just eliminates

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<v Speaker 15>the specific extra funding focused only on coastal care.

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<v Speaker 5>Where you might want some extra people, Parks.

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<v Speaker 15>Team says that's an extra two million dollars. Council Member

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<v Speaker 15>Katie Yaroslavsky is the budget chair.

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<v Speaker 11>I don't think we can have specialized geography specific care

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<v Speaker 11>Care Plus teams given that we just don't. We don't

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<v Speaker 11>even have enough that are citywide.

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<v Speaker 1>This is equity in the city of Los Angeles. We

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<v Speaker 1>can't make Venice look clean. It should be as dirty

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<v Speaker 1>as the rest of the city. LA is a giant

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<v Speaker 1>pile of filth. I'm born and raised here, I'm allowed

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<v Speaker 1>to say so. It's Randy Wang here on The John

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<v Speaker 1>Phillips Show.