WEBVTT - Time for a Change.  Kevin Faulconer Talks to Armstrong & Getty

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<v Speaker 1>Time for Gavin to go, and we're gonna talk to

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<v Speaker 1>one of the fellows who wants to replace him. It's

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<v Speaker 1>Armstrong and Getty extra large because four hours, simply enough,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Armstrong and Getty extra Large. At the time

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<v Speaker 1>that we're recording this, we're a day away from California reopening.

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<v Speaker 1>Using my finger quotes reopening if it depends on where

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<v Speaker 1>you live, how much opening will be happening? And why

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<v Speaker 1>we wait until now? I have no freaking idea. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>let's talk about that and other things with Kevin Faulkner.

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<v Speaker 1>He was the two time mayor of San Diego, one

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<v Speaker 1>of the few Republicans to be a Republican. I'm sorry

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<v Speaker 1>to be a mayor in the last twenty years or

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<v Speaker 1>so in California. Kevin, how are you, sir? Tell me

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<v Speaker 1>what I'm doing? Great? Great to be back with you.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you. Listen. I see the polls and they say

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<v Speaker 1>that people don't even want the recall to happen. Why

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<v Speaker 1>does Gavin Newsom have to go? Let's talk about that first.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll tell you, guys, we've talked about it before. The

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<v Speaker 1>anger in the frustration. It's an absolute recall on his

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<v Speaker 1>failures and we can go down the list, the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that our public schools are still not fully reopened in California,

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<v Speaker 1>in fact that we have the second highest unemployment, skyrockety homelessness,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course the fact that our state was open

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<v Speaker 1>and set five in six different times because of his

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<v Speaker 1>conflicting metrics. And this just cuts across, you know, all

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<v Speaker 1>parts of the state, all partnerisanship. Uh, folks are ready

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<v Speaker 1>for a change at the top. And there's no doubt

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<v Speaker 1>in my mind that when they go to the polls

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<v Speaker 1>sometime in this fall, they're gonna absolutely support this recall. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>and the way Gavin Newsom is holding onto his emergency

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<v Speaker 1>powers has people in his own party upset. Well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and look we saw that last week and everybody's scratching

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<v Speaker 1>their heads saying, well, wait, once again, Gavin Newsom says

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<v Speaker 1>one thing and does another, um, particularly on the emergency powers,

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<v Speaker 1>either we're gonna be open or not, and all these

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<v Speaker 1>you know, extra caveats, I think has everybody rightfully concerned that. Good,

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<v Speaker 1>look here we go again. Remember went back in February

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<v Speaker 1>when the governor said schools were going to be it

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<v Speaker 1>and they weren't. Private schools were open all all year

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<v Speaker 1>in California. But because those schools report to parents. But

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<v Speaker 1>yet our public schools that ultimately report to Gavin Newsom

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<v Speaker 1>have remained closed for absolutely no reason. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and talking to so many parents, you know that again

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<v Speaker 1>that anger and frustration is real and rightfully so do

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<v Speaker 1>you have any idea? I mean, like the school stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>our theory wasn't I think it's right is it was

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<v Speaker 1>an opportunity for teachers unions to get more money for

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<v Speaker 1>the schools and if it can go in for whatever reason.

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<v Speaker 1>But once they get it into a pot of money,

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<v Speaker 1>they'll spend it however the hell they want overcoming years.

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<v Speaker 1>But what what what motivates Gavin Newsome to want to

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<v Speaker 1>keep us all in masks and restaurants closed for so long?

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<v Speaker 1>What's his motivation? And there's no reason for it. And look,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think you hit the nail on the head.

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<v Speaker 1>And the fact that private schools teachers were safely teaching

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<v Speaker 1>and kids were safely learning um and yet our public

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<v Speaker 1>schools because Gavitt Knewsom wouldn't do the right thing for

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<v Speaker 1>our kids, wouldn't do the right thing for our parents.

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<v Speaker 1>And the fact that we are the slowest state in

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<v Speaker 1>the nation to reopen our public schools. And as we

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<v Speaker 1>are talking about this this morning, they're still not fully reopened.

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<v Speaker 1>And and look, you know, in my frustration comes not

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<v Speaker 1>just as a candidate for governor, but as a dad

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<v Speaker 1>with two kids in public school. And I think when

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<v Speaker 1>you add all of this on top of the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, things continue to go in the wrong

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<v Speaker 1>direction here in California, one party rule has not been working.

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<v Speaker 1>It is time for that competition of ideas. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>you know, time for somebody you know who can roll

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<v Speaker 1>up their sleeves get to work stop the rampant homelessness

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<v Speaker 1>that we have in in California, like we did in

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<v Speaker 1>San Diego. So I think you add all those things together,

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<v Speaker 1>people are ready for that change. Just as you're talking,

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<v Speaker 1>a TV commercial for you came up on the TV Man.

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<v Speaker 1>I like that slow motion walking down the sidewalk. You

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<v Speaker 1>look like the manager. Good stuff. Good stuff. Hey listen,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to get to the bums and junkies in

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<v Speaker 1>a minute, But before we get to it, let's talk

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<v Speaker 1>about emergency powers in general and the way they've been

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<v Speaker 1>exercised during the COVID flap. Should the constitution change, Should

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<v Speaker 1>the court step in I mean Plaster County for instance.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't remember if they suit or just threatened to sue.

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<v Speaker 1>They excited the specific wording in the state constitution as

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<v Speaker 1>to what an emergency is. And there's not an emergency,

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<v Speaker 1>and yet the governor's emergency powers continue. What needs to change? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>and I absolutely agree, and I'll add one more. We've

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<v Speaker 1>had a legislature that has absolutely not put any checks

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<v Speaker 1>and balances on this governor, and I think it's been shameful.

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<v Speaker 1>And the fact that so many California's have had to

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<v Speaker 1>go to court guys to actually get some of these

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<v Speaker 1>things overturned, like religious gatherings in our churches. Um, how

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<v Speaker 1>do we change it? We change it at the top.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Gavin Knewson loved this power that that he's

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<v Speaker 1>been able to do, and and he cannot use it judiciously.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been wrong and in time and time again. And

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<v Speaker 1>so look, I think that that's you know, it's time

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<v Speaker 1>for the courts to step into. The legislator is not

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<v Speaker 1>going to do anything. But I think what's more important

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<v Speaker 1>is we vote yes on this recall, um, and we

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<v Speaker 1>get our state back on track. All right to the

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<v Speaker 1>bums and junkies. You have folks who are down on

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<v Speaker 1>their luck, they're trying to get things turned around. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>they're staying in the shelter. Uh, they're they're doing all

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<v Speaker 1>the right things. God bless those people. I understand that

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<v Speaker 1>some of my tax dollars might go to help them

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<v Speaker 1>in some way. But so many of the so called

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<v Speaker 1>homeless are bums and junkies living in the tent cities.

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<v Speaker 1>What does Kevin Faulkner do or or try to get

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<v Speaker 1>going to deal with that problem. Well, I did not

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<v Speaker 1>allow ten encampments on the sidewalk in San Diego, which

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<v Speaker 1>we've you know, we've we've talked about. And then we

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<v Speaker 1>have to take this state wide. And this is an

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<v Speaker 1>issue that I feel so strongly about and so passionately about. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>And and look, you have to have the political will.

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<v Speaker 1>You can throw all the money in the world as

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<v Speaker 1>this gentleman, but if you do not have the political

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<v Speaker 1>wild that says it's not okay to let somebody live

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<v Speaker 1>in a tent encambinet do heroin and methomphetamine without any consequences,

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<v Speaker 1>you're not going to have that change. We had a

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<v Speaker 1>change in San Diego, and we put up a shelter system.

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<v Speaker 1>I picked the locations, but I made a deal with

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<v Speaker 1>the neighborhood. I said it's gonna be cleaner and safer

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<v Speaker 1>with the shelter than before it was there. And to

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<v Speaker 1>back that up, I created a new division within the

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<v Speaker 1>San Diego Police Department, Neighborhood Policing Division. I enforced quality

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<v Speaker 1>of life in San Diego. And guess what, it made

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<v Speaker 1>a huge difference because we care about people enough not

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<v Speaker 1>to let him die intent encampments on our sidewalk. We

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<v Speaker 1>reduced homelessness, the only big city in California where we

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<v Speaker 1>actually reduced it by double digits. I am going to

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<v Speaker 1>take that exact same approach and philosophy statewide because what

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<v Speaker 1>we are seeing in our great state is an explosion

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<v Speaker 1>of homelessness and nobody with the political will to actually

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<v Speaker 1>do anything about it. I personally, this is anecdote. Evidence

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<v Speaker 1>is not proof of anything, but I personally no more

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<v Speaker 1>pool in the last year that moved out of California

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<v Speaker 1>then got COVID. Well, I'm not surprised to hear that,

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<v Speaker 1>and and and and again back to we're losing population

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<v Speaker 1>because it's just flat out too expensive. Some of the

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<v Speaker 1>highest gas taxes, you know, in the country, and and

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that people can look around and guys, you

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<v Speaker 1>name the state right, it's it's Texas, It's in Nevada, Florida, Utah, Tennessee,

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<v Speaker 1>on on down the list where people look at what

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<v Speaker 1>the price of housing can be in others. And yet

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<v Speaker 1>we have a governor now who doesn't seem to think

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<v Speaker 1>that there's even a problem. And when all of these

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<v Speaker 1>companies and jobs are leading, it's it's the spot. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we'll just kind of replace them with who

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<v Speaker 1>knows what, No it It's time to make that change.

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<v Speaker 1>It's time to have a governor that says it's not

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<v Speaker 1>about raising taxes like Newsome wants to do. It's about

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<v Speaker 1>reducing real taxes in California so families can afford to

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<v Speaker 1>actually stay here. What about the spectacular cost of housing?

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<v Speaker 1>Does the government have any role in dealing with that?

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<v Speaker 1>It does. You have to have common sense and that's

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<v Speaker 1>the that's the approach that I took, is mayor, which

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<v Speaker 1>is to say, here's where we want the housing, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you have to have more of it in

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<v Speaker 1>the areas that it makes sense along our major transportation quarters,

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<v Speaker 1>and then make it actually easier to build it. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>so you don't have to take you over a year

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<v Speaker 1>and a half just to get a permit. And so look,

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<v Speaker 1>I think there's a lot of things that the governor

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<v Speaker 1>can do should do. This governor isn't doing. Again, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it falls into a pattern of Newson will get

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<v Speaker 1>up and talk for an hour on a particular topic

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<v Speaker 1>and rhetoric, and then at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll say, what did he just say? It's time for

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<v Speaker 1>some common sense. It's time for somebody like that who

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<v Speaker 1>has rolled up their sleeves got it done in the

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<v Speaker 1>second largest city in California. And yes, is a proud

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<v Speaker 1>Republican who worked my entire tenure as mayor with a

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<v Speaker 1>majority Democrat city council. Very good about going out and

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<v Speaker 1>winning the argument publicly and then winning the vote. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what's been missing in Sacramento, and I think that's why

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<v Speaker 1>people across the state, across the political spectrum, want to

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<v Speaker 1>change at the top to actually get us back on track.

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Falkoner, great to note to end on, well said,

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<v Speaker 1>good to talk to you, will stay in touch, Thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>look forward to next time. Thank you. Ye. Sam went

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<v Speaker 1>to a pool party for one of his best friends

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<v Speaker 1>over the weekend. They're moving to Texas. And I got

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<v Speaker 1>to believe that a lot of people that haven't considered

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<v Speaker 1>moving because they don't you know, I hate to say

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<v Speaker 1>it this way. You don't know any better. You've never

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<v Speaker 1>lived anywhere else, or you don't like you know, have

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<v Speaker 1>friends that live somewhere else, because if you knew, well,

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<v Speaker 1>if you've spent your whole life in California, you might

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<v Speaker 1>not know that gas is half as much everywhere else

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<v Speaker 1>what a house costs other places, that there aren't bums

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<v Speaker 1>freaking everywhere in most other states, right right. You know

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<v Speaker 1>what troubles me though, and it was what I was

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<v Speaker 1>trying to express in my very first question to Kevin

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<v Speaker 1>was poles show you know, pretty substantial numbers of California say,

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<v Speaker 1>why would do we recall Kevin Newsom? They just have

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<v Speaker 1>no idea how crappy he is and how awful at

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<v Speaker 1>leadership has been. See you gotta informed. Look around crappy.

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<v Speaker 1>I ate an early dinner, but I'm still crappy. Extra

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<v Speaker 1>large