1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: Can't. I am six forty. You're listening to the John 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: Cobel podcast on the iHeartRadio app. 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 2: No, this is not John Cobelt. 4 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 3: This is Alex Michaelson from Fox eleven News weeknights five, 5 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 3: six ten o'clock, the statewide political show. The issue is 6 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 3: filling in doing my first ever live talk radio show. 7 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 3: On this show, Deborah Mark, this is so much fun. 8 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 3: It goes by so fast. It's amazing what you guys 9 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 3: do every day. 10 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 4: I gotta say it's seamless you're doing Honestly, I don't 11 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 4: have to say anything. No, seriously, you're doing a great job. 12 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 2: Thank you very much. 13 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 3: Well, it's been great because we've had great guests that 14 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 3: really carried the load. I've just sort of sat here 15 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 3: and we're going to continue that now as we've got 16 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 3: lots of big things to talk about with the chair 17 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 3: of the La County Board of Supervisors is Katherine Barger. 18 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 3: And when we started our six and seven o'clock talk 19 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 3: show with Doctor Drew, we brought Catherine Barger on at 20 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 3: the beginning and that show is still going in one form. 21 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 3: So I see her as good luck to start a show. 22 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 3: So on my first ever radio show, I wanted to 23 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 3: include Jared Catherine Barger, and she's kind enough to come on. 24 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:10,119 Speaker 2: Thanks so much for joining. 25 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 5: Well if she make me laugh, You're funny. You're doing 26 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 5: a great job. I agree you You're a natural, whether 27 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 5: it be on radio or TV. 28 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 2: Thank you so much. 29 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 3: All right, Well, enough about that, let's let's get to 30 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 3: the news, the stuff that matters. Obviously, you're essentially the 31 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 3: mayor of Altadena because there is no mayor of Altadena 32 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 3: as the supervisor for that district, and we've seen you 33 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 3: day after day helping to lead the effort to rebuild 34 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 3: that area. We've now passed the one hundred day mark. 35 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 3: You know, Mayor bass is talking about the state of 36 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 3: the city today. How do you see the state of 37 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:46,479 Speaker 3: Altadena right now? 38 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 5: I see the state of Alcadena obviously. You know in 39 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 5: your news you talked about the Army corpus saying that 40 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 5: they are ahead of schedule. So we're looking at June 41 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 5: as completion of the clean up effort. As it relates 42 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 5: to the homes that were lost. Now it's up to 43 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 5: the county to streamline the process. It relates to permitting 44 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 5: something that I passed emotion now it's going to be 45 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 5: two weeks ago. We're going to be on target to 46 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 5: streamline focus on self certification, meaning if you hire an 47 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 5: architect to end or an engineer with a license, that 48 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 5: you're going to get the approval with the checks and 49 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:22,519 Speaker 5: balances being you know, the checking and the framing and 50 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 5: the electric, electrical and plumbing as it goes along. So 51 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 5: we're going to we're going to make sure that we 52 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 5: not only talk it, but we walk it. And so 53 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 5: I'm confident we're going to get it done. 54 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 2: How many permits have been issued so far? 55 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,239 Speaker 5: Well, now you see, that's that's why I brought into motion. 56 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 5: The first permit that was issued was Habitat for Humanity. 57 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 5: Actually that was a home that I was involved with 58 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 5: and was there when they when they cut the ribbons, 59 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 5: so that was open less than a year ago. So 60 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 5: they just literally took the plans and brought it back 61 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 5: out and stamped them. Another another issue was a permit 62 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 5: was issued last week. But that's not that that is acceptable. 63 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 3: And two are we now at two permits and. 64 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:07,679 Speaker 5: That's it and it's unacceptable, Alex. I'm embarrassed to even 65 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 5: say it. So that's why I brought in the motion. 66 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 5: It was unanimously approved by our board, and quite frankly, 67 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 5: I'm hoping that this is a template moving forward for 68 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 5: all permitting that we do in the county because one 69 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 5: of the things that I tell people is this fire 70 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 5: really did highlight just how little inventory we have on 71 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 5: the housing side. There were people scrambling to find housing, 72 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 5: and the cost to rent was absolutely ridiculous because the 73 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 5: supply does not meet the demand. 74 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 3: So I mean, is there are there other ways though 75 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 3: to speed up the permitting process? I mean, because I mean, 76 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 3: what should we expect from a timeline even if we 77 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 3: get this motion pass in terms of is there the 78 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 3: capability to actually do this? 79 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 5: Yeah, the motion did pass, and absolutely it should take 80 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 5: under thirty days. The Director of Public Work stated that 81 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 5: actually at the press conference when we were talking about rebuilding, 82 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 5: it should not take more than thirty days. And we've 83 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 5: got a one stop up in Altadena. It shouldn't be fragmented. 84 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 5: Where Public Works gets it for two weeks, Regional Planning 85 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 5: gets it for two weeks, fire gets it for two weeks, 86 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 5: and Public Health gets for two weeks, all under one roof. 87 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 5: Get it done in real time. Act like it is 88 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 5: your house. Act like it's money coming out of your 89 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 5: pocket for every day that you don't get it done. 90 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 5: And I'm given the advancement on AI, given the ability 91 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 5: to do the self certification with the license that architects engineers. 92 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 5: There's no reason it should take any more than thirty days, 93 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 5: pure and simple. 94 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 2: And so that will be the standard. 95 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 3: Basically, if I app for repurnmit, you need to it 96 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 3: needs to be approved within thirty days. 97 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 5: You are darn right, And I will tell you I 98 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 5: will be out there. I'm monitoring and I get updates, 99 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 5: and I was doing once a week, I'm gonna do 100 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:52,919 Speaker 5: every day so that they know I'm watching closely. I 101 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 5: want to see how many are in the quy right now, 102 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 5: and then I'm going to follow it all the way through. 103 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 5: There is no reason it should take any longer, none, 104 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 5: especially when a lot of people are doing like for like, 105 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 5: meaning they're building to the same square footage as prior. 106 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 5: There is no excuse. And you know, we talk about 107 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 5: you know, streamlining, we talk about efficiencies. We will need 108 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 5: to be a part of that as it relates to 109 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 5: the rebuild effort. And I am confident, especially given the 110 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 5: fact that Public Works Mark Ostrella said it can be 111 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 5: done it can and it will. 112 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 3: And to that point, like to like, should we do 113 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 3: what like to like, should this be a time to 114 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 3: rethink how to do alta dina And how are you 115 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:34,480 Speaker 3: thinking about that? 116 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 5: So when I talk like to like, I'm talking square footage. 117 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:39,840 Speaker 5: So if you had a thousand square foot home, you're 118 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 5: building rebuilding a thousand square foot home. No on the 119 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 5: hardening is what they call it at homes. Recognizing that 120 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:51,600 Speaker 5: that we are living year round in fire zones and 121 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 5: a fire region. And while this on the new Firemouth 122 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 5: by the state wasn't in the high fire severity area, 123 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 5: we know that there are things, as it can and 124 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 5: should be done in the rebuilding up to make sure 125 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 5: that the homes are hardened in a way that God 126 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 5: forbid something like that's happened again, there's at least not 127 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 5: a guarantee, but things in place that will protect structures. 128 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 3: You know, you're the only Republican on the Board of Supervisors, 129 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 3: so you're often the sort of the conduit to the 130 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 3: Trump administration. You also seem to have a fairly good 131 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 3: working relationship with Governor Newsom. How's everybody getting along? Are 132 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 3: you satisfied with what you're seeing from the federal government 133 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 3: from the state government can sort of take us behind 134 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:37,679 Speaker 3: the scenes on what's really happening. 135 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 5: Hey, this has been a textbook on what I as 136 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 5: a voter, but more importantly my confisuals would expect. The 137 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 5: state has been an incredible partner. The governor has been 138 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 5: down here, he's been an altadenat countless times, and we 139 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 5: talked about the permitting process. So I heard he went 140 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 5: in there and I immediately reached out to him to say, 141 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 5: I am on it. So he is very engaged. And 142 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 5: then of course, you know, when the President came out, 143 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 5: the governor talked to him. The Governor subfintely followed through 144 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 5: went back to DC and met with him. The fact 145 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 5: that the Army Corps announced that they're going to be 146 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 5: probably done in June reflects the additional resources that the 147 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 5: President had it When he heard that it was going 148 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 5: to take eighteen months, he said that is unacceptable. So 149 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 5: he frontloaded on the EPA side, which was at Phase one, 150 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 5: to get rid of the hazardous materials, and then he 151 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 5: frontloaded on the phase two the Army Corps to make 152 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 5: sure that we had contractors in place so that in 153 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 5: real time we could get it done. So this has 154 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:41,239 Speaker 5: been a textbook on all levels of government working together. 155 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 5: Doesn't matter whether you're a Republican or Democrat. Sociitus want 156 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 5: to know that you are working for them, especially in 157 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 5: a time of crisis, which obviously this is. 158 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 3: And obviously there's some lessons that can be learned on 159 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 3: other things from this sort of thing as well. You've 160 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 3: agreed to stick with us to the next segment. So 161 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 3: when we come back, I want to talk about the 162 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 3: other big issue that we think about and talk about 163 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 3: so much, which is homelessness and where we at on that. 164 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 3: So Katherine Barger, a chair of the La County Board 165 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 3: of Supervisors, stay with us for that. 166 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 6: You're listening to John Cobelt on demand from KFI AM 167 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 6: six forty. 168 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 3: I am happy that Supervisor Katherine Barger, the chair of 169 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 3: the La County Board of Supervisors, is back with us 170 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 3: for another segment. Thanks so much, Oh my pleasure. So 171 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 3: let's talk about homelessness. There was this new poll that 172 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 3: just came out from Politico and UC Berkeley Citron Center 173 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 3: that said it is by far and away the number 174 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 3: one area of concern for California voters and they are frustrated. 175 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 3: Thirty seven percent of California and support the idea of 176 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 3: arresting homeless people, which is something that the mayor of 177 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 3: not so liberal San Jose has proposed, the idea of 178 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 3: if you continually refuse shelter, we need to arrest you. 179 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 3: We need to get people off the streets if they're 180 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 3: not going to take our shelter. What do you think 181 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 3: about that, about the idea of doing something radically different 182 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 3: to try to change things. 183 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 5: Well, I think people are frustrated because it's not like 184 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 5: we haven't put a lot of money into it. We 185 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 5: have skin in the game as voters and as tax players. 186 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:15,839 Speaker 5: So I think the frustration is where are we and 187 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 5: why are they still encampments throughout our communities. We're not 188 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 5: going to arrest our way out of this. I believe 189 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 5: that housing alone is not going to address it. It's 190 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 5: alcohol and drug and you know, I think Prop thirty 191 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 5: six the way it was written enabled and created even 192 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 5: more people that ended up on our streets that are 193 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:38,960 Speaker 5: addicted to drugs. So we need to do more to 194 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 5: force them either treatment or jail, which was lost at 195 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 5: Prop thirty six when they said no longer it's a misdemeanor. 196 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 5: We used to have drug courts where the judge would 197 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 5: say you're either going to go to treatment or you're 198 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 5: going to go to jail, and most picked treatment, and 199 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 5: so I think we have to do more on the 200 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 5: social service side. I also needed to do more with enforcement. 201 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 5: You can hide behind the Grant pass which said that 202 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 5: you have to have a bed for every single homeless 203 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:10,680 Speaker 5: person before you can do enforcement of encampments or camping 204 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 5: out in public. We can't ride by man anymore. So 205 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 5: I truly have in my district taken the position that 206 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 5: enforcement plays an important role in cleaning up the streets. 207 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 5: And that's what I've done, because you know, people have 208 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 5: a right to quality of life, public safety. For taxpayers 209 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:32,680 Speaker 5: who live in communities that are impacted by this deserve 210 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:34,320 Speaker 5: to feel safe and deserve to be able to walk 211 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 5: the street. Stop being concerned about walking around tents that 212 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 5: have taken over the sidewalks. 213 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 3: What do you say to people who feel like we 214 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:45,719 Speaker 3: don't trust you, not necessarily you specifically, but you as 215 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 3: the county or you as the state, that this has 216 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 3: just been an abject failure, and we keep talking about 217 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:56,199 Speaker 3: spending more money and the problem. You know, maybe it's 218 00:10:56,240 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 3: a little marginally better, but not dramatically better, and in 219 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 3: many cases worse. 220 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 5: QUES seen it. I mean I've had the I would 221 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:09,680 Speaker 5: say honor, but it's something that it's absolutely discussing to 222 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:14,719 Speaker 5: walk skid row with Judge Carter. So I've seen the 223 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 5: worst of the worst on our streets. But I've also 224 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 5: seen what we can do when we really do focus 225 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:25,079 Speaker 5: working with our cities. And La City is one of 226 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 5: eighty eight in La County. I point to the Analyt 227 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 5: Valley where we have put in We've taken what we're 228 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 5: motels that were full of prostitution, drugs, etc. We purchased 229 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 5: them with the city, work for a nonprofit. We've put 230 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:43,439 Speaker 5: in programs that are unbelievable that have been transformational, especially 231 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 5: for single moms with children. So it can be done. 232 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 5: But one of the things we haven't done is empower 233 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 5: our cities. We in the county. It's not a one 234 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 5: size fits all. So I say, who better understands what 235 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 5: the city needs than the city manager the city council. 236 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 5: So let them tell us what they need in terms 237 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 5: of resources. And it may not be housing for such 238 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 5: moves that you can come in off the street, whether 239 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 5: you're using or not it may be a different model, 240 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:12,839 Speaker 5: but we haven't done that in the past. It's been 241 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 5: here's how you have to do it. And I truly 242 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 5: do believe if you shove something down someone's throat long enough, 243 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 5: it's not going to stay down there. 244 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:21,960 Speaker 2: Thanks for the imagery. 245 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 3: So La County is now planning to shift more than 246 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 3: five hundred million dollars in funding away from LASA, which 247 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 3: has been the. 248 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 2: Housing Services Authority. 249 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 3: What does that actually do, like specifically, what are we 250 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:37,319 Speaker 3: going to see differently? 251 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 5: Now, well, I'll tell you what it's going to do. Ultimately, 252 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 5: it's up to this Board of Supervisors to make sure 253 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 5: that money is used the way that voters expected when 254 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 5: they voted to increase the quarters and Sales tax. And 255 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 5: that means that we are going to bring it in house. 256 00:12:57,360 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 5: We're going to have a data driven The buck's going 257 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 5: to stop with the board. And that's what hasn't happened. 258 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 5: You know, when I went into Judge Carter's courtroom and 259 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 5: listened to the auditor that was hired by the courts 260 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 5: and the and the auditors were saying that they couldn't 261 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:14,599 Speaker 5: get backup information on contracts for millions of dollars that 262 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 5: went out and they couldn't get any backup, they couldn't 263 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:20,079 Speaker 5: get proof that the services were provided. I thought my 264 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 5: head was going to explode. I mean, it's like, what 265 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 5: is unacceptable? 266 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 2: Right? 267 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 5: And so that was a final that was a final 268 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 5: nail in the coffin for me, the supervisor horrorbat. Then 269 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,200 Speaker 5: I had already talked about it, we had drafted the motion. 270 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 5: But it was a no brainer for me because if 271 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 5: I'm going to walk into a courtroom of a federal 272 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 5: judge and I'm going to find out that an agency 273 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 5: that oh, by the way, I have an appointee on 274 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:44,080 Speaker 5: that commission, and they're not providing back up information, you 275 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 5: know what, that is unacceptable. So it's brought back in. 276 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:49,959 Speaker 5: And you know, when you talk about people not trusting government, 277 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 5: they're going to pulp at five of us because at 278 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 5: the end of the day, we five are they going 279 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 5: to be the gatekeepers? And so the buck is going 280 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 5: to stop with us something that has not been done. 281 00:13:58,200 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 3: I mean, do you feel like there's a sort of 282 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:04,559 Speaker 3: homeless industrial complex that makes money on making money off 283 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 3: of homelessness issues, not making money off of getting people 284 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 3: off the streets. 285 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 5: Well, you tell me, when I brought in emotion to 286 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 5: support putting in a meekest brief into the Supreme Court 287 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 5: regarding Grant's Pass, which was the Boise decision, and I 288 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 5: figured Governor k Newsom supports it, London breed from San 289 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 5: Francisco supports it. This is like mom and apple Pie. 290 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 5: You know who came down to testify it against it? 291 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 5: All the providers. What does that tell you? I was shocked. 292 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 2: I was shocked. 293 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, it disappointed me, but I thought, maybe that's part 294 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 5: of the problem if they are supporting, which, by the way, 295 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 5: they don't have to criminalize, but it gives us a tool. 296 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 5: It's been and even the Governor said it, Grant's Pass 297 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 5: has been a distraction and actually an excuse for people 298 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 5: not to get out there and do more. And no 299 00:14:56,960 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 5: longer is that excuse in place. And long before the 300 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 5: Stream four overruled it, I believed in asking for forgiveness 301 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 5: versus permission. So we were doing it, but we were 302 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 5: doing it in a compassionate way, going out offering beds, 303 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 5: and we went out there for a couple of days 304 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 5: and they didn't accept it. Sorry, you got to move. 305 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:15,440 Speaker 5: And the encampments that I removed that I drive by drove. 306 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 5: By this weekend, all gone have not come back. 307 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 2: Well, let's hope it stays that way. 308 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 3: And real quickly before we let you go the loss 309 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 3: of Pope Francis. I know you study leaders from around 310 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 3: the world. Obviously LA has one of the largest Catholic 311 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 3: dioceses in the country, the largest. What are the leadership 312 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 3: lessons you take away from Pope Francis? 313 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 5: First of all, up until yesterday, he was still giving 314 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 5: people hope. He was still sending the message, especially surrounding Christmas, 315 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 5: about the need to do better as the world as 316 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 5: a whole. And my takeaway from him is you lead 317 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 5: by example, and that's what he did. He led by example. 318 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 5: You saw that with where he lived on the grounds 319 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 5: of the Vatican in very simple quarters, and you're seeing 320 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 5: it where he's going to be buried, because he is. 321 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 5: He truly was a pope for the people and felt 322 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 5: that if you want people to believe and live by 323 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 5: what you say, you have to walk it, and he did. 324 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 3: Katherin Barger, thank you so much for calling in and 325 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 3: for whatever. We know that there's supporters of you and 326 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 3: critics of you. I just like a politician that talks 327 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:32,960 Speaker 3: straight and gives answers whether you agree with him or not, 328 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 3: and you're always willing to take the tough questions and 329 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 3: always willing to explain your perspective, and we need more 330 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 3: of that in politics. 331 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 2: So thank you so much for doing what you do. 332 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 5: Thank you, Alex. You take care all. 333 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 3: Right, coming up, there's all this heavy news. We're going 334 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 3: to take a bit of a break to talk about 335 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 3: what I really want to talk about, which is the 336 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 3: Lakers and what happened this weekend and what's going on. 337 00:16:56,640 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 3: So Jovann Buja is the staff writer for the athletics. 338 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 3: He knows more about them than just about anybody who 339 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 3: was out at practice with them today talking to the guys. 340 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 3: So we're going to talk some Lakers basketball. Coming up 341 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 3: here on KFI. 342 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 6: You're listening to John Cobelts on demand from KFI AM 343 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:14,879 Speaker 6: six forty. 344 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 3: Alex Michaelson filling in for John cobelt here on the 345 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:22,880 Speaker 3: John coblt Show. Deborah Mark, are you a big Lakers fan? 346 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:27,160 Speaker 4: I wouldn't say I'm a big Lakers fan. I used 347 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 4: to be a huge Clippers. 348 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:32,239 Speaker 2: Fan, though, WHOA. I know, what's that about? You know 349 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 2: what's wrong with you? 350 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:38,360 Speaker 4: I remember when Blake Griffin right in Chris right joined 351 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 4: and that that was just the height of my excitement 352 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 4: on about the Clippers. But of course I like the Lakers. 353 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 4: I'm just I'm not a huge sports fan. 354 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 2: All right. 355 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 3: There's a certain contrarian nature to you. I like that 356 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:51,919 Speaker 3: because the people that are Clippers fan, that's a certain 357 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:52,920 Speaker 3: personality type. 358 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 4: What kind of personality type is that? 359 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 3: And it's a bit of a contrarian You like to 360 00:17:57,080 --> 00:17:59,679 Speaker 3: go against the grain. You're you're choosing something else, oh 361 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,400 Speaker 3: I see, or you're you know, because you know, it's 362 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:05,400 Speaker 3: interesting for people that there's one team that has seventeen 363 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:08,160 Speaker 3: titles and a bunch of retired jerseys, and there's another 364 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:10,439 Speaker 3: team that has no titles and no retired jerseys, and 365 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:13,400 Speaker 3: yet people choose that team. Back years ago, was always 366 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 3: also like a cheaper ticket to go to the Clippers, 367 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 3: so that was more accessible, and they've got more personality. 368 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 2: And the Clippers have a good shot. 369 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 3: You know, people aren't really talking about them in this town, 370 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 3: but they're really good. Well, I want to bring on 371 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 3: one of the smartest guys I know to talk Lakers 372 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 3: because this is my real passion, not politics. It's really 373 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 3: just talking Lakers and Jovonne Boja, who used to be 374 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 3: the staff writer for the athletic for the Clippers, is 375 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 3: now the last couple of years been the staff writer 376 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:44,159 Speaker 3: for the Lakers. He's the host of the Boojas Block podcast, 377 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:46,280 Speaker 3: which you can listen to in podcast form and also 378 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 3: live on YouTube after the games. And I was always 379 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:52,879 Speaker 3: just a big fan of Jovonn's writing and followed him 380 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:55,119 Speaker 3: on social media, and I invited him on my show 381 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 3: on Fox eleven, and right before the commercial he told 382 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 3: me that he too had gone to a Gora High 383 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 3: school and a USC So I really like him now. 384 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:06,399 Speaker 3: And so we're going to start this the way that 385 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:09,679 Speaker 3: we start off his podcast, which is saying, Yovan yo. 386 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 7: Yo, how's it going, Alex, thank you for having me 387 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 7: give us a yo yo yo yo. 388 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:17,640 Speaker 2: There we go. 389 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:20,680 Speaker 3: Okay, now we can start. Thank you very much the guy. 390 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:22,679 Speaker 3: Next hour, it's ding Dong with you. This hour it's 391 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:26,199 Speaker 3: yo yo. So a lot of people listening to this 392 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,399 Speaker 3: right now are freaking out about the Lakers. 393 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:29,399 Speaker 2: They watched that game. 394 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 3: It was pretty dispiriting to see basically from the first quarter. 395 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 3: At the end of the first quarter on Minnesota took 396 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:39,639 Speaker 3: over you were just out at Lakers practice today. You 397 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,360 Speaker 3: got a chance to see the guys, talk to the guys. 398 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 3: What's the vibe. Take us behind the scenes of what's 399 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:46,160 Speaker 3: happening in the Lakers world right now. 400 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:49,919 Speaker 8: Yeah, Well, they are optimistic that it is going to 401 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:53,400 Speaker 8: be better in Game two. JJ Redick said after watching. 402 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 7: The film, he felt like two things stood out. 403 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:58,680 Speaker 8: One they need to play with more intensity, and two 404 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 8: they need to be more organ the more organized. Specifically 405 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 8: on the offensive end, he felt like their spacing principles 406 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:09,119 Speaker 8: were poor. They didn't play with enough pace, and he felt. 407 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:11,400 Speaker 7: Like, you know, with fifteen seconds left on the shot clock. 408 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 8: There'd be three or four guys just around half court 409 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 8: and not already set up. 410 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:16,920 Speaker 7: Within their offense. 411 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:19,200 Speaker 8: So I think for them, there's a lot of low 412 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 8: hanging fruit. I think there's some things defensively they could 413 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 8: do better. They were overhelping a bit away from shooters, 414 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 8: giving up open threes. On the offensive end, they didn't 415 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 8: really get Lebron or Austin going, and I think that's 416 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 8: something they need to try to do. 417 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 7: Earlier in the game. Luca was really the only one 418 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 7: who got into any. 419 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 8: Rhythm against the Wolves defense, So I think for them 420 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 8: if they'd play more like the Lakers. 421 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 7: Honestly, I think they should be fine in the series. 422 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 8: But the Wolves punched them in their mouth in Game 423 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 8: one and sent a certain message that they're not, you know, 424 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 8: despite being the quote unquote underdogs in this series. They're 425 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 8: not afraid of the Lakers, and I think the Lakers 426 00:20:57,800 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 8: now to come out and respond in Game two. 427 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 3: Wolves also proved to be younger, faster, and more physical 428 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:07,920 Speaker 3: and bigger, I mean just from a matchup perspective. You know, 429 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 3: when the Lakers traded away Anthony Davis, they were left 430 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 3: with Jackson Hayes, who was never intended to be a 431 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 3: starting center in the NBA. They only played him for 432 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:18,159 Speaker 3: eight minutes in this game, and the Wolves got a 433 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:21,479 Speaker 3: lot of big guys, including Rudy Gobert, and they were 434 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 3: able to sort of push around the Lakers. 435 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 8: Yes, and if you want to take the glass half empty, 436 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 8: look at Game one. The Wolves just look to be 437 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 8: in a different weight class in terms of literally physically 438 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:38,159 Speaker 8: different weight literally, you know, and the Lakers had actually 439 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 8: done well against bigger teams recently because they've gone to 440 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:44,679 Speaker 8: this smaller lineup where they don't have a center and 441 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 8: it's Storian Finney Smith, Ruey Hotchemoor, Lebron, James Austin Reeves 442 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 8: and Luka Doncic, and that lineup has been dominant. And 443 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:54,640 Speaker 8: they've gone up against big front courts, teams that play 444 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:57,639 Speaker 8: two big together, teams that have you know, seven foot 445 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 8: plus centers, and the Lakers have ran those teams off 446 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:03,879 Speaker 8: the floor. They have shot them off the floor and 447 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:07,440 Speaker 8: spaced them off the floor and made those teams downsize 448 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:09,680 Speaker 8: to try to match up better with the Lakers. 449 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:11,640 Speaker 7: They were not able to do that in Game one. 450 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,959 Speaker 8: And if the Lakers are not able to get Minnesota 451 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:18,440 Speaker 8: to have to adjust to their lineup, I think that's 452 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:21,199 Speaker 8: where I think there is some concern for LA. So 453 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:22,719 Speaker 8: just looking at it, like if they're going to keep 454 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:25,120 Speaker 8: Rudy Gobert out there, he's by far bigger than anybody 455 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:27,160 Speaker 8: on the Lakers. 456 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 7: And just up and down the roster. 457 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 8: They are younger, they are taller, they are faster, they 458 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 8: are more athletic, and they beat the Lakers to loose balls, 459 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 8: They beat them the offensive rebounds. They got out in 460 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:39,440 Speaker 8: transition twenty five to six in fast break points, which 461 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 8: is just a thrashing. 462 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:42,480 Speaker 7: So it depending on how you look at it. 463 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:44,720 Speaker 8: Right, like, I think the Lakers can play much better, 464 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 8: and there is some things to be optimistic about. But 465 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 8: certainly I think this is more of a dog fight 466 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:54,159 Speaker 8: than initially anticipated, and I think Minnesota does have a 467 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:55,200 Speaker 8: real shot to win the series. 468 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 3: And it's hard to imagine Minnesota shooting as well from 469 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 3: three as they did as well. That was They're amazing 470 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 3: to watch what was happening there. We're talking to Jovann 471 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 3: Buja of The Athletic, the Lakers beat writer here in 472 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 3: the John coblt Show. So, Lebron James has played in 473 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 3: more game ones than anybody else in NBA history, He's 474 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 3: played in more a lot of things than anybody else 475 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 3: in NBA history, and he oftentimes views it sort of 476 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 3: as a feeling out game. Where do you see Lebron's 477 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:24,119 Speaker 3: thinking right now? 478 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,119 Speaker 8: I think that that's exactly how he viewed it. You know, 479 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 8: I asked him about just adjusting to their size and 480 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 8: if he felt like he needed, you know, kind of 481 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 8: a game to feel that out, and he essentially agreed 482 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 8: with that. 483 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 7: Premise and just that maybe it took them. 484 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,040 Speaker 8: You know, three or four quarters too, because that was 485 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 8: something that really stood out, was just that there'd be 486 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:49,920 Speaker 8: times the Lakers have seemingly an open three and then 487 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 8: Timberwolf would would come in and block the shot or 488 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:55,040 Speaker 8: alter the shot, and it was just like it felt 489 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 8: like the Lakers really struggled to adapt and adjust to 490 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 8: their lengths and just how much ground they could cover defensively. 491 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 8: So Lebron is famous for the feel out game one. 492 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 8: His teams are twelve and eleven one, you know, coming 493 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 8: off a loss in game one, So he does have 494 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 8: a history of even when it looks like maybe the 495 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 8: series is over or the series is tilting towards the 496 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 8: other team, Lebron's teams are above five hundred in those instances. 497 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:24,359 Speaker 8: And you know that that record was even better before 498 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 8: the lakers last couple of series losses to Denver. So 499 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 8: I think the Lakers are still in a good spot, 500 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 8: but certainly I think we will have a better idea 501 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 8: of where they're at in like the first quarter of 502 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 8: Game two, because if they come out again with another slow. 503 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 7: I mean, actually got it a good start, but but 504 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:41,440 Speaker 7: you know, another big run for the Wolves. 505 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 8: Minnesota starts hitting threes, they're getting out in transition, they're 506 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 8: puffing their chests out. That's where the Lakers might actually 507 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:48,760 Speaker 8: be in some trouble. 508 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:52,320 Speaker 3: And lastly, Jova and you have this amazing gig where 509 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 3: you travel with the team, you spend time in the 510 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:56,919 Speaker 3: locker room, you talk to them afterwards. You get to 511 00:24:56,920 --> 00:24:58,640 Speaker 3: see a lot of moments that the rest of us 512 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:01,679 Speaker 3: don't get to see on TV or even on social media. 513 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,160 Speaker 3: What are they like behind the scenes and are they 514 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 3: different than some of what we see when when you 515 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 3: see them away from the cameras. 516 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 7: Yeah. 517 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:12,879 Speaker 8: Well, so the first thing I would say is this 518 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:16,239 Speaker 8: is now my fifth season covering the Lakers, and this 519 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 8: is definitely the closest. 520 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 7: Group I have observed. 521 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 8: I think there's a real connectivity within that locker room 522 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:26,200 Speaker 8: and within this group, and I think everybody genuinely likes 523 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 8: each other, which I can attest is not always. 524 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:34,639 Speaker 7: The case locker room Westbrook. You know, maybe another player 525 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:38,800 Speaker 7: was traded to see it. And yeah, just even. 526 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:40,920 Speaker 8: Covering the Clippers, I had a couple of big chemistry 527 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 8: articles on like their locker room dynamic, And so it's 528 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 8: not always a guarantee that the players are going to 529 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 8: like each other or get along maybe, but you know, 530 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 8: so I think that's one thing. But but to like 531 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:59,880 Speaker 8: this is a relatively quiet locker room. I will say, 532 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:03,919 Speaker 8: like outside of Lebron and Dorian Finney Smith, and you know, 533 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:06,360 Speaker 8: there's a couple of guys that are a bit chatty 534 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:08,879 Speaker 8: or loud, but it is a more introverted group and 535 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 8: it is something that JJ's talked about that he has 536 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 8: tried to coax out of them, you know, them to 537 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:17,159 Speaker 8: be vocal and just to communicate more. And I think 538 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:20,560 Speaker 8: at times when they're looking their worst, it's because a 539 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 8: lot of these guys are not natural communicators. They're not 540 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:27,440 Speaker 8: used to calling each other out or you know, just 541 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 8: just kind of being on top of each other in 542 00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:32,480 Speaker 8: that sense. But I think it is a fun locker room. 543 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:34,680 Speaker 8: Like Dorian Finney Smith to me, was the guy who 544 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 8: really changed the season. Of course, Luca is the headline 545 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 8: and he changed the trajectory in the future of the 546 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:43,119 Speaker 8: Lakers as well as the president. But Dorryan Finney Smith 547 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:46,640 Speaker 8: came in and he set I think a certain tone defensively, 548 00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:49,360 Speaker 8: and he also set a tone from the locker room 549 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:52,200 Speaker 8: perspective because he is a guy who has a dynamic 550 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:54,520 Speaker 8: with everyone in that locker room. He will crack jokes, 551 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:56,360 Speaker 8: but he'll also call people out and. 552 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 7: Hold them accountable. So I think for a group that 553 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:01,360 Speaker 7: didn't always have that and hasn't always. 554 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 8: Had that outside of Lebron, and of course Lebron is 555 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 8: doing that, but like that voice can only carry so 556 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:08,440 Speaker 8: much weight, but when you're hearing it from the same person, 557 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:10,399 Speaker 8: sometimes you need a new voice to come in. I 558 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:12,200 Speaker 8: think we've seen that with JJ Reddick, but we've also 559 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 8: seen that with Dorian Phinney Smith. 560 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 7: So I would say, you know, Luca is. 561 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 8: Another guy who he's relatively quiet, but he's always cracking jokes. 562 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 7: He has good. 563 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 8: Relationships with Dorian and Maxi Kliba and some of the 564 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 8: assistant coaches on the staff that. 565 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 7: He previously worked with. So it's a fun group. 566 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:33,640 Speaker 8: Again, relatively quiet, I would say by typical NBA standards, 567 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:37,480 Speaker 8: but I definitely you can see the connection among them. 568 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:41,959 Speaker 3: Well, really interesting stuff there. The DODO stands that are 569 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:43,920 Speaker 3: listening are going to love that. That's about as much 570 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:46,479 Speaker 3: Dorian Finney Smiths stuff as you're going to get anywhere 571 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 3: in LA media. And you can check out Jovan's podcast 572 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 3: Boojas Block, which you can subscribe to, and after every 573 00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 3: Laker game he's on live on YouTube for a long 574 00:27:57,040 --> 00:28:00,280 Speaker 3: time getting into it, responding to the commenters, which I'm 575 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:03,120 Speaker 3: sure he'll be doing tomorrow night for Game two. 576 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 2: Of the NBA Playoffs for the Lakers. 577 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:09,360 Speaker 3: Yo yo, yo, Ban, Thank you so much. Can keep 578 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 3: up the great work, buddy. Proud of you. 579 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 7: Appreciate you. Alex, thank you so much for having. 580 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:17,439 Speaker 3: Me up next. Marla Teas my colleague at Fox eleven. 581 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:20,399 Speaker 3: We check in with her on her maternity leave and 582 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 3: we get an update on what's going on with her. 583 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 6: You're listening to John Cobelt on demand from KFI AM 584 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:28,359 Speaker 6: six forty. 585 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:31,720 Speaker 3: You're listening to the John co Belt Show with Alex 586 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:36,040 Speaker 3: Michaelson filling in today, and usually you'll hear me on 587 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 3: Fox eleven at five, six and ten. My co anchor 588 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 3: for the six o'clock news every night is Marla Teaz, 589 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 3: who is now out on maternity leave. You often hear 590 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 3: Marla right here on KFI AM six forty filling in 591 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 3: on all the different shows. So she's part of my 592 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 3: inspiration for wanting to do this, which is why I 593 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:57,280 Speaker 3: wanted to have her be a part of my first 594 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:02,600 Speaker 3: ever time hosting a radio show. Marla joins us. Now, Marla, Welcome, 595 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 3: Elli You're. 596 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 9: Doing a fantastic job. It's so fun to listen to you. 597 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:09,040 Speaker 2: Oh, thank you so much. 598 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 3: So for people that follow you on TV, they know 599 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:16,440 Speaker 3: you just had baby Sloane. You can also check out 600 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 3: her pictures in social media. Deborah Mark got to visit 601 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 3: baby Sloan. Deborah, what was it like at Marla's house? 602 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:29,680 Speaker 4: Oh, my gosh, Baby Sloane is so cute. She's so tiny. 603 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:33,120 Speaker 4: Marla I still talk to people about how tiny her 604 00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:34,080 Speaker 4: ears are. 605 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 2: She's adorable. 606 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 4: And Marla looks amazing. I have to say, which I 607 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 4: did not look that amazing at all after I had 608 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 4: my two kids. 609 00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 2: I just had to say that. 610 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 4: But no, Marla seems so happy and her husband John 611 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 4: as well, and her baby's so cute. Oh, I was 612 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:53,920 Speaker 4: so happy to meet her. 613 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:56,880 Speaker 2: Yeah is how is motherhood? How's it going? 614 00:29:58,000 --> 00:29:58,120 Speaker 7: Well? 615 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 9: Let me just say this, first of all, thank you 616 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 9: having me on. Thank you Devera for your kind words. 617 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 9: Your ears are adorable, little button nose. 618 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:08,280 Speaker 2: How's it going? 619 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:10,760 Speaker 9: How about this? Let me paint a picture. I'm sitting 620 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:13,960 Speaker 9: in the backseat of our car with baby flown next 621 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:15,840 Speaker 9: to me, of course in her car seat. We are 622 00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:18,320 Speaker 9: road tripping from the Bay area where we spent Easter 623 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 9: with my mom and family, and we're tripping back to 624 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 9: Los Angeles right now. We're just outside the grape Vine. 625 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:28,280 Speaker 9: We pulled over at a rest stop. I fed her 626 00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:31,280 Speaker 9: and then we thought we can just change her here 627 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:35,960 Speaker 9: on me with the changing pad, and she proceeded to 628 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 9: once we got the diaper off of her, she proceeded 629 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:44,520 Speaker 9: to pee all over me, all over me, wet from 630 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:48,840 Speaker 9: my daughter's pea. And I've been christened into motherhood and I. 631 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:51,560 Speaker 3: Love every second. Are you loving the smells? 632 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 5: Though? 633 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:58,200 Speaker 9: I mean, you know what, just great question. Actually her 634 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:04,240 Speaker 9: boots not so much elicks. You're in no smell, no smell. 635 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:06,600 Speaker 3: And I got to say, you know, you've been talking 636 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 3: up this talk radio thing for a long time and 637 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:11,320 Speaker 3: it's so much fun. 638 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:13,160 Speaker 2: I mean, it's a whole different deal. 639 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 9: Yes, yeah, I've been listening since you started at one 640 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 9: o'clock and Harvey and I said the same thing, right, 641 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:23,000 Speaker 9: because you and I were texting earlier. You know how 642 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:25,800 Speaker 9: is radio? You've heard me say this over and over. 643 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 9: We love our jobs, don't get me wrong. I love 644 00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:31,880 Speaker 9: Box eleven, we love doing live TV. But radio that 645 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 9: is just so different. It is so freeing and I 646 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 9: love That's what I love about it, and I'm glad 647 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 9: that you're being able to experience it too. 648 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:42,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, you got it. You got it so right. So 649 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:45,200 Speaker 3: we when are we getting you back on TV and 650 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:45,840 Speaker 3: on the radio? 651 00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 5: Well? 652 00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:49,920 Speaker 9: So radio, great question. I think you and I should 653 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 9: pitch a show together. But TV, I'll be back on 654 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:59,720 Speaker 9: the Tube in June. I don't have a return date yet. Okay, 655 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:02,480 Speaker 9: I still got to work that out, but mid June. 656 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:05,520 Speaker 3: Well, we miss you, and you know I asked you 657 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:08,200 Speaker 3: this on TV, but I'll ask you here. How do 658 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:10,600 Speaker 3: you think motherhood has has changed you? 659 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:17,280 Speaker 9: Oh? It has made me less selfish. It is nothing 660 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 9: is about me, It's all about her. One of the 661 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:21,600 Speaker 9: things you know about me, Alex is I'm very regimented. 662 00:32:21,680 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 9: I live by a routine, and so my routine is 663 00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:25,160 Speaker 9: out the window. 664 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:28,280 Speaker 2: Uh sprinter, well right, exactly. 665 00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:29,760 Speaker 5: Yeah. 666 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:34,680 Speaker 9: I wish I could spread a marathon. But my learning 667 00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:38,720 Speaker 9: how to navigate my new routine, Swan's new routine, has 668 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:41,000 Speaker 9: been the most challenging but also the most rewarding. So 669 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:43,320 Speaker 9: to all the mothers out there, you have the hardest 670 00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:45,920 Speaker 9: job in the world. So I'm proud to be a part. 671 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:48,360 Speaker 3: Of the clubs and Deborah, what's the most important lesson 672 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:49,640 Speaker 3: you can teach her about motherhood? 673 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:55,320 Speaker 4: I think just making sure that you spend as much 674 00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:58,160 Speaker 4: time with your children as you can when they're young, 675 00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:02,280 Speaker 4: because it, oh my gosh, Marla, it goes by so fast. 676 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:05,160 Speaker 4: I mean, my daughter is graduating law school in just 677 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:08,200 Speaker 4: a few weeks, and my son's engaged to be married, 678 00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:10,240 Speaker 4: and I can't believe it. I look in the mirror 679 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 4: and I go. 680 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:12,560 Speaker 9: How can I have kids that old? 681 00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:14,880 Speaker 4: Where did the time go? So I would say, just 682 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:17,560 Speaker 4: enjoy every minute of it, because it does. 683 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:19,240 Speaker 2: Go by so fast. 684 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:23,680 Speaker 9: Slowe turned four weeks old yesterday for her first Easter, 685 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:26,680 Speaker 9: so she's already a month old. And yes to your points, ever, 686 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:30,200 Speaker 9: that flew by, and so I already said, we got 687 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:33,200 Speaker 9: eleven months to plan her one year birthday party. 688 00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:36,400 Speaker 4: And the sixth week is another milestone because usually they smile. 689 00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:37,320 Speaker 2: It's so cute. 690 00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:40,200 Speaker 9: Well, speaking of God, yeah, when she smiled, now I 691 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:41,240 Speaker 9: think she's just pooping. 692 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:45,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, you'll get a real smile around the sixth week 693 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:46,440 Speaker 4: and six weeks. 694 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:48,960 Speaker 3: And you know, thirty eight years later, I still smile 695 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:54,680 Speaker 3: when I poop. So there you go, Marla, Marla speaking 696 00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:56,840 Speaker 3: of going by fast. This segment went by fast, and 697 00:33:56,880 --> 00:34:00,000 Speaker 3: this show is going by fast but safe drives and 698 00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:03,080 Speaker 3: travel up the Grapevine. Send our love to John and 699 00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:04,840 Speaker 3: to Sloan and thanks for calling in. 700 00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:09,840 Speaker 9: Okay, we'll be listening to the last hour. Great job, Alex, Yes, Hi, Deborah, Bye, Marla. 701 00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:12,520 Speaker 3: And in our next hour, we're gonna have Bill Mallusion 702 00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:15,839 Speaker 3: from Fox News talking about the issue of immigration. We'll 703 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:19,960 Speaker 3: have Melanie Mason from Politico talking about Mayor Bass's state 704 00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:23,279 Speaker 3: of the city and also the governor's race. And we'll 705 00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:27,200 Speaker 3: be talking with the man himself, Tim Conway Junior ding Dong. 706 00:34:27,680 --> 00:34:30,439 Speaker 3: But now back to Deborah Mark in the KFI twenty 707 00:34:30,440 --> 00:34:31,240 Speaker 3: four hour newsroom. 708 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:34,200 Speaker 1: Hey, you've been listening to the John Cobalt Show podcast. 709 00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:36,720 Speaker 1: You can always hear the show live on KFI Am 710 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:39,760 Speaker 1: six forty from one to four pm every Monday through Friday, 711 00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:43,080 Speaker 1: and of course, anytime on demand on the iHeartRadio app.