Speaker 1: Person all that aage, continue to do you've done, you'll
Speaker 1: get what you've got. We cannot continue to do what
Speaker 1: we have done. Over the last number of weeks. Many
Speaker 1: of us understandably developed a little cabin fever. Some, I
Speaker 1: would argue, have developed a little amnesia. Others have just
Speaker 1: frankly taken down their guard. Uh. And I understand that
Speaker 1: I was discussing it at an early dinner, not that
Speaker 1: that matters. So that's the governor of California who's in
Speaker 1: the midst of a recall threat, so that it hasn't
Speaker 1: happened yet, right, not enough signatures yet, And then I
Speaker 1: know the deadline is the middle of March. And what's
Speaker 1: amazing is I've lived through one of these already. When
Speaker 1: Arnold Schwarzeneger ended up the governor of California, they recalled
Speaker 1: their dull d old governor at the time. But I
Speaker 1: remember how works. So if if and the recall, is
Speaker 1: there a vote to recall, and then you're out, and
Speaker 1: then you have an election to see who's governor or
Speaker 1: do you you run again? How does it work? I think? Well?
Speaker 1: We could asked Kevin Faulkner, who is the mayor of
Speaker 1: San Diego among other positions through his career until recently,
Speaker 1: it was turned out and has announced that he is
Speaker 1: going to run for governor. Indeed, if Gavin Newsom is recalled,
Speaker 1: Kevin joins us, Now, how are you, sir, gentlemen? Great
Speaker 1: to be back with you. I'm doing great. Thank you. Cool,
Speaker 1: So refresh our memories? Is there first to recall vote? Yeah?
Speaker 1: I think we are going to be in a recall
Speaker 1: a situation. You correctly pointed out that the deadline here
Speaker 1: in California is the middle of March to get about
Speaker 1: one point five million signatures. I believe that it's absolutely
Speaker 1: going to happen because of the anger and frustration towards
Speaker 1: our existing governor. By the way, that's that's across the spectrum,
Speaker 1: fair enough, because he's an absolute idiot. But then is
Speaker 1: the if that's successful, is the election for who takes
Speaker 1: his place? Like the next day or a month later?
Speaker 1: I don't remember. Yeah, no, that's right. It's on the
Speaker 1: same ballots questions shall the governor be recalled? And then
Speaker 1: the list of candidates below, So okay, it all goes together,
Speaker 1: and then when would that probably happen? I guess everybody's
Speaker 1: best guest is sometime in the late summer or fall,
Speaker 1: so we both live in California. It is in many
Speaker 1: ways an astoundingly beautiful and interesting slice of planet Earth
Speaker 1: and has a history full of awe inspiring innovation, creativity
Speaker 1: and energy. On the other hand, most of that's gone,
Speaker 1: and it's a bit of a crap heap in a
Speaker 1: lot of ways. How screwed up do you think California is? Look,
Speaker 1: we're heading in the wrong direction. And I've been very
Speaker 1: vocal about that, um and particularly over the last several years.
Speaker 1: And you know, as I announced that it's time for
Speaker 1: a comeback in California and to take on, you know,
Speaker 1: the failed status quo that that knew some represents and
Speaker 1: and it's across the board. And you know, I'm glad
Speaker 1: you've been talking about schools not reopening in California because
Speaker 1: look that they're they're opening safely across this country and
Speaker 1: other states. Private schools are open in California, and yet
Speaker 1: our kids are getting put farther and farther behind because
Speaker 1: our schools haven't safely reopened. It's time to open our
Speaker 1: tools now, not a week from now or a year
Speaker 1: from now, UM, and all the other issues that you know,
Speaker 1: folks are really just at their woods ending California homelessness,
Speaker 1: are jobs that are leaving to other states, you know,
Speaker 1: public safety. I did not defund the police as mayor
Speaker 1: of San Diego. I increased the budget because guess what,
Speaker 1: we want safe neighborhoods. And it works well. I remember
Speaker 1: it was last year in the Bay Areas where I
Speaker 1: first thought saw the stat or over half the people
Speaker 1: were considering moving in the next year, and I wondered
Speaker 1: if that's ever happened in human history anywhere in the planet,
Speaker 1: in any era, where half the people were considering leaving
Speaker 1: in the next year. It's just amazing. Well, it's amazing,
Speaker 1: and it's real, unfortunately, and and look we're you know,
Speaker 1: I love our great state where we had a natural beauty,
Speaker 1: some of the best entrepreneurs, right and you know, the
Speaker 1: California dream is still there. But to see so many folks, jobs, companies,
Speaker 1: families that you know, can't stay because they're going to
Speaker 1: get taxed out of existence. That's what I'm talking about,
Speaker 1: and that's that's the type of change that we need
Speaker 1: to make. It. You cannot, I repeat, you cannot take
Speaker 1: California companies for granted because guess what, they have a
Speaker 1: choice to locate to other states. How about a governor
Speaker 1: that says, we want your jobs here. How about a
Speaker 1: governor that says it's important for us to grow our
Speaker 1: economy and not take it for granted. So Kevin is
Speaker 1: a pretty moderate Republican. That's the way I would describe you.
Speaker 1: Are you going to run within our next year? Name
Speaker 1: or independent or or doesn't matter? Yeah, I don't think
Speaker 1: it matters. And look, I am a proud Republican. I'm
Speaker 1: a proud Republican who's won in a majority Democratic city
Speaker 1: in San Diego and was able to do all the
Speaker 1: things that I'm you know, I'm proud of the only
Speaker 1: big city in California where we reduced homelessness the last
Speaker 1: two years by double digits. Why because, as we've talked
Speaker 1: about in the past, I didn't allow tents on our sidewalk.
Speaker 1: I think that, you know, condemns folks to die on
Speaker 1: your sidewalk. We're better than that. And so look, I
Speaker 1: think what Californians want. They're less interested in partisanship. To
Speaker 1: your point, I think they want somebody who's gonna roll
Speaker 1: up their sleeves and get the job done, don't. I
Speaker 1: don't care if you Republican, Democrat or independent. It's let's
Speaker 1: turn this state around. Let's let's get us back on track.
Speaker 1: So I thin get enough signatures on the ballot and
Speaker 1: then it's officially okay, we're gonna have a recall election
Speaker 1: in the scheduled the election. The people that are officially running,
Speaker 1: will you all have debate each other? I think that
Speaker 1: will probably be the case. But I think, as he
Speaker 1: also mentioned, uh, in a recall situation, we are likely
Speaker 1: to have That's that's right. I now remember Ted Kennedys,
Speaker 1: You remember Arnold Schwarzenanger debating what's her name from? Ran
Speaker 1: who ran huff Pole? Remember her aria? And then uh
Speaker 1: Gary Coleman. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I think it's okay. We
Speaker 1: got that to look forward to. There was a few candidates.
Speaker 1: Kevin Faulkner's online He was the mayor of San Diego
Speaker 1: until fairly recently, and he's running to be the new
Speaker 1: governor of California. Would you like to say anything, unkind
Speaker 1: about the other two major candidates who have announced, John
Speaker 1: Cox or Chamath Paula Pataya. No, Look, guys, I think
Speaker 1: we're gonna have a lot of folks jump in, but
Speaker 1: I do think, um, you, what Californians have seen is
Speaker 1: a lack of competence, and they're looking for somebody who
Speaker 1: can run a major American city, got results like we
Speaker 1: did in San Diego, and the type of person that
Speaker 1: can say, again, I want Republicans Democrats to say, let's
Speaker 1: put our the best interests of our state forward and
Speaker 1: actually not be afraid to make decisions and to get
Speaker 1: things done. And so you know, all of these, all
Speaker 1: of these issues that we care so deeply about that
Speaker 1: they're just they're not going the right way in California.
Speaker 1: And you know, I have some success of of bringing
Speaker 1: some folks together and as I said, getting results, wouldn't
Speaker 1: that be something. Well, here's a rubber meets the road
Speaker 1: issue for you. And California's roll out of the vaccine
Speaker 1: has been awful, but as I am a fair man,
Speaker 1: I will point out it's been awful around the globe.
Speaker 1: Any thoughts on how to streamline it and get it
Speaker 1: get shots into arms, well that's exactly it. And you
Speaker 1: know the fact that we are the most innovative state
Speaker 1: I'm a little bias obviously in the country, but the
Speaker 1: fact that we were so woefully unprepared for the vaccines
Speaker 1: when they came out, and so you know, one of
Speaker 1: the biggest things and why you've seen that that that
Speaker 1: real anger in California is because we continue to have
Speaker 1: not just the conflicting COVID rules with open and cloths
Speaker 1: and businesses with no science behind it, but the fact
Speaker 1: that we were one of the worst states in the country,
Speaker 1: the worst in the country of a rollout because we
Speaker 1: did not have the planning, the preparation and the logistics.
Speaker 1: We all have the same goal, let's get those needles
Speaker 1: in everybody's arm. But the fact that it was so
Speaker 1: slow in California, the bureaucracy, it's just unacceptable. Yea, to
Speaker 1: quote the clip we played from old Gavin uh Quit
Speaker 1: doing the same thing, Are you're going to get the
Speaker 1: same result? Former San Diego mayor Kevin Falker running for
Speaker 1: governor the most populous state in the Union. I'm sure
Speaker 1: we'll have more chances to talk. Kevin. Good to talk.
Speaker 1: Thanks