Some were surprised by Donald Trump’s endorsement in the California governor’s race—but no one more than the candidate himself. Steve takes you behind the scenes of the pivotal campaign moment and explains how it will help finally end 16 years of one-party rule this November. Then, Susan Shelley joins the podcast with alarming news about record-high levels of flea-borne typhus in Los Angeles—and why the city’s homelessness policies may be fueling the crisis. Plus, a proposed “tourism tax” that could add an extra 2% for consumers in Hollywood and growing cracks in California’s “cap-and-invest” scheme. Finally, as Democrats blame rising gas prices on tensions in Iran, California Independent Petroleum Association CEO Rock Zierman joins us to explain why the state’s war on oil refineries is the main culprit.