california

California spent nearly $24 billion on homelessness and housing-affordability programs over five years. So why is homelessness still such a major problem—and what really happened when someone proposed taxpayer-funded “sexual relief clinics” at a Los Angeles City Council meeting? In this episode of The Brief: Insights From The Inside, Shabbos Kestenbaum interviews Tanya Tsikanovsky, a first-generation American, community activist, and West Hollywood City Council candidate, about California's homelessness crisis, government spending, the cost of living, and the debate over local housing policies. They examine the viral public comment about sexual-relief clinics—a citizen's suggestion, not an adopted city proposal—along with the state's homelessness spending, budget challenges, and the controversy surrounding West Hollywood's Fountain Avenue bike-lane project. Tanya also shares her family's experience leaving the Soviet Union, reflects on the American Dream, and discusses debates over gender identity, sexual orientation, and LGBTQ+ spaces. What can California's challenges teach us about how government decisions affect everyday residents?

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DOJ Charges 48 Noncitizens With Illegally Voting

Americans have always been a people on the move. Today, millions are moving from blue states to red states. Why? What are California, New York, and Illinois getting wrong that Florida, Texas and Tennessee are getting right? Stephen Moore, economist and co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, explains.

Texas Democrats are caught paying for votes, women go viral “standing with” the female accuser of the Cornell Seven, and Christa Pike may not make a full recovery after her execution last week.