1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: Person all that aage, continue to do you've done, you'll 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: get what you've got. We cannot continue to do what 3 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: we have done. Over the last number of weeks. Many 4 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: of us understandably developed a little cabin fever. Some, I 5 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 1: would argue, have developed a little amnesia. Others have just 6 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 1: frankly taken down their guard. Uh. And I understand that 7 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: I was discussing it at an early dinner, not that 8 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: that matters. So that's the governor of California who's in 9 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: the midst of a recall threat, so that it hasn't 10 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 1: happened yet, right, not enough signatures yet, And then I 11 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: know the deadline is the middle of March. And what's 12 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: amazing is I've lived through one of these already. When 13 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: Arnold Schwarzeneger ended up the governor of California, they recalled 14 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: their dull d old governor at the time. But I 15 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: remember how works. So if if and the recall, is 16 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: there a vote to recall, and then you're out, and 17 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: then you have an election to see who's governor or 18 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: do you you run again? How does it work? I think? Well? 19 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: We could asked Kevin Faulkner, who is the mayor of 20 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 1: San Diego among other positions through his career until recently, 21 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: it was turned out and has announced that he is 22 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: going to run for governor. Indeed, if Gavin Newsom is recalled, 23 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: Kevin joins us, Now, how are you, sir, gentlemen? Great 24 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: to be back with you. I'm doing great. Thank you. Cool, 25 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 1: So refresh our memories? Is there first to recall vote? Yeah? 26 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 1: I think we are going to be in a recall 27 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: a situation. You correctly pointed out that the deadline here 28 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: in California is the middle of March to get about 29 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: one point five million signatures. I believe that it's absolutely 30 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: going to happen because of the anger and frustration towards 31 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 1: our existing governor. By the way, that's that's across the spectrum, 32 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: fair enough, because he's an absolute idiot. But then is 33 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: the if that's successful, is the election for who takes 34 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: his place? Like the next day or a month later? 35 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: I don't remember. Yeah, no, that's right. It's on the 36 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: same ballots questions shall the governor be recalled? And then 37 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: the list of candidates below, So okay, it all goes together, 38 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: and then when would that probably happen? I guess everybody's 39 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: best guest is sometime in the late summer or fall, 40 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: so we both live in California. It is in many 41 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:14,919 Speaker 1: ways an astoundingly beautiful and interesting slice of planet Earth 42 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: and has a history full of awe inspiring innovation, creativity 43 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: and energy. On the other hand, most of that's gone, 44 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: and it's a bit of a crap heap in a 45 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: lot of ways. How screwed up do you think California is? Look, 46 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 1: we're heading in the wrong direction. And I've been very 47 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: vocal about that, um and particularly over the last several years. 48 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 1: And you know, as I announced that it's time for 49 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 1: a comeback in California and to take on, you know, 50 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,399 Speaker 1: the failed status quo that that knew some represents and 51 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: and it's across the board. And you know, I'm glad 52 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 1: you've been talking about schools not reopening in California because 53 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: look that they're they're opening safely across this country and 54 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:53,519 Speaker 1: other states. Private schools are open in California, and yet 55 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 1: our kids are getting put farther and farther behind because 56 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: our schools haven't safely reopened. It's time to open our 57 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 1: tools now, not a week from now or a year 58 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: from now, UM, and all the other issues that you know, 59 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 1: folks are really just at their woods ending California homelessness, 60 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: are jobs that are leaving to other states, you know, 61 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 1: public safety. I did not defund the police as mayor 62 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:18,399 Speaker 1: of San Diego. I increased the budget because guess what, 63 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 1: we want safe neighborhoods. And it works well. I remember 64 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: it was last year in the Bay Areas where I 65 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 1: first thought saw the stat or over half the people 66 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: were considering moving in the next year, and I wondered 67 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: if that's ever happened in human history anywhere in the planet, 68 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: in any era, where half the people were considering leaving 69 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: in the next year. It's just amazing. Well, it's amazing, 70 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: and it's real, unfortunately, and and look we're you know, 71 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: I love our great state where we had a natural beauty, 72 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: some of the best entrepreneurs, right and you know, the 73 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: California dream is still there. But to see so many folks, jobs, companies, 74 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: families that you know, can't stay because they're going to 75 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: get taxed out of existence. That's what I'm talking about, 76 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: and that's that's the type of change that we need 77 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: to make. It. You cannot, I repeat, you cannot take 78 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: California companies for granted because guess what, they have a 79 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: choice to locate to other states. How about a governor 80 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: that says, we want your jobs here. How about a 81 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: governor that says it's important for us to grow our 82 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: economy and not take it for granted. So Kevin is 83 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,919 Speaker 1: a pretty moderate Republican. That's the way I would describe you. 84 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 1: Are you going to run within our next year? Name 85 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: or independent or or doesn't matter? Yeah, I don't think 86 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 1: it matters. And look, I am a proud Republican. I'm 87 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: a proud Republican who's won in a majority Democratic city 88 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: in San Diego and was able to do all the 89 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: things that I'm you know, I'm proud of the only 90 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: big city in California where we reduced homelessness the last 91 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: two years by double digits. Why because, as we've talked 92 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 1: about in the past, I didn't allow tents on our sidewalk. 93 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 1: I think that, you know, condemns folks to die on 94 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: your sidewalk. We're better than that. And so look, I 95 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: think what Californians want. They're less interested in partisanship. To 96 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: your point, I think they want somebody who's gonna roll 97 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: up their sleeves and get the job done, don't. I 98 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: don't care if you Republican, Democrat or independent. It's let's 99 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: turn this state around. Let's let's get us back on track. 100 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: So I thin get enough signatures on the ballot and 101 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: then it's officially okay, we're gonna have a recall election 102 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,839 Speaker 1: in the scheduled the election. The people that are officially running, 103 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: will you all have debate each other? I think that 104 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:18,720 Speaker 1: will probably be the case. But I think, as he 105 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: also mentioned, uh, in a recall situation, we are likely 106 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: to have That's that's right. I now remember Ted Kennedys, 107 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: You remember Arnold Schwarzenanger debating what's her name from? Ran 108 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: who ran huff Pole? Remember her aria? And then uh 109 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: Gary Coleman. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I think it's okay. We 110 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: got that to look forward to. There was a few candidates. 111 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:43,280 Speaker 1: Kevin Faulkner's online He was the mayor of San Diego 112 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: until fairly recently, and he's running to be the new 113 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 1: governor of California. Would you like to say anything, unkind 114 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: about the other two major candidates who have announced, John 115 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: Cox or Chamath Paula Pataya. No, Look, guys, I think 116 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 1: we're gonna have a lot of folks jump in, but 117 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 1: I do think, um, you, what Californians have seen is 118 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 1: a lack of competence, and they're looking for somebody who 119 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 1: can run a major American city, got results like we 120 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: did in San Diego, and the type of person that 121 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:14,719 Speaker 1: can say, again, I want Republicans Democrats to say, let's 122 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: put our the best interests of our state forward and 123 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: actually not be afraid to make decisions and to get 124 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: things done. And so you know, all of these, all 125 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,919 Speaker 1: of these issues that we care so deeply about that 126 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 1: they're just they're not going the right way in California. 127 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: And you know, I have some success of of bringing 128 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 1: some folks together and as I said, getting results, wouldn't 129 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: that be something. Well, here's a rubber meets the road 130 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: issue for you. And California's roll out of the vaccine 131 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: has been awful, but as I am a fair man, 132 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: I will point out it's been awful around the globe. 133 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 1: Any thoughts on how to streamline it and get it 134 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:52,479 Speaker 1: get shots into arms, well that's exactly it. And you 135 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,679 Speaker 1: know the fact that we are the most innovative state 136 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: I'm a little bias obviously in the country, but the 137 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: fact that we were so woefully unprepared for the vaccines 138 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: when they came out, and so you know, one of 139 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: the biggest things and why you've seen that that that 140 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: real anger in California is because we continue to have 141 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: not just the conflicting COVID rules with open and cloths 142 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: and businesses with no science behind it, but the fact 143 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: that we were one of the worst states in the country, 144 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: the worst in the country of a rollout because we 145 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: did not have the planning, the preparation and the logistics. 146 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: We all have the same goal, let's get those needles 147 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:29,320 Speaker 1: in everybody's arm. But the fact that it was so 148 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: slow in California, the bureaucracy, it's just unacceptable. Yea, to 149 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: quote the clip we played from old Gavin uh Quit 150 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: doing the same thing, Are you're going to get the 151 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: same result? Former San Diego mayor Kevin Falker running for 152 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: governor the most populous state in the Union. I'm sure 153 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: we'll have more chances to talk. Kevin. Good to talk. 154 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: Thanks