Jan 31, 20268 min
(The Center Square) – California lawmakers called Wednesday for the state’s “insurer of last resort,” the California FAIR Plan, to evolve to insure more properties throughout the state. The remarks come after years of...
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California in Focus
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About this Podcast:
The podcast bringing you the most important stories out of California from TheCenterSquare.com. Join us as we dive into the top headlines and provide insightful commentary and analysis.
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Who hosts California in Focus?
California in Focus is hosted by The Center Square. The show has published 216 episodes to date.
What has California in Focus covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Lawmakers call for expanding California FAIR insurance plan" (31 January 2026, 8 minutes), "Legislators start working on California budget amid deficit" (23 January 2026, 10 minutes), and "Legislative Analyst’s Office calls Newsom’s budget 'alarming'" (17 January 2026, 10 minutes).
How often does California in Focus publish?
California in Focus publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 8 minutes across 216 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on California in Focus?
Booking probability for California in Focus is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. California in Focus requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. California in Focus's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Center Square hosts California in Focus, a news podcast with 216 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Jan 23, 202610 min
(The Center Square) – Amid concerns that there might be as large as an $18 billion budget deficit in the coming year, California lawmakers started writing the state’s budget with the help of finance officials. The...
- Jan 17, 202610 min
(The Center Square) – Days after Gov. Gavin Newsom released his budget proposal, the nonpartisan California Legislative Analyst’s Office released its own report that addressed Newsom's rosier-than-anticipated budget...
Episode #213
CA hires DEI chief to 'integrate DEI' into retirement investments – has no finance experience
Jan 11, 20268 min(The Center Square) - California’s main state retirement fund, CalPERS, announced the hiring of a new chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer whose listed duties include integrating DEI principles into investment...
- Dec 31, 20256 min
(The Center Square) - Many illegal immigrants in California will become ineligible for Medi-Cal coverage in the new year, according to new guidance from state officials.The Department of Health Care Services, which...
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- Dec 23, 202512 min
(The Center Square) - A new report released by the California State Auditor's Office found more than $5.1 million of waste, misuse or improper spending of taxpayer funds. The report comes just weeks after the...
- Dec 21, 20258 min
(The Center Square) - Lawyers supporting and opposing California’s congressional redistricting maps made their closing arguments in the lawsuit Wednesday in federal court in Los Angeles. The case is now in the hands of...
- Dec 20, 202511 min
(The Center Square) - Overtime paid by the City of San Diego increased 65% between 2019 and 2024, city records show, while the number of city employees earning $100,000 or more in just overtime nearly doubled, an...
- Dec 14, 20257 min
(The Center Square) - California is spending $278.4 million this year on its “Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants” program that provides state-funded payments largely to qualified elderly and disabled non-citizens...
- Dec 13, 20259 min
(The Center Square) - More than two years after groundbreaking on a new “university innovation district” in the San Diego-area city of Chula Vista, lawmakers and community members still don’t know how much a new...
- Dec 7, 20258 min
(The Center Square) - California’s main public pension fund, CalPERS, has more than doubled its shares in a highly leveraged, Bitcoin-related stock in the last two years that recently plunged by nearly half, The Center...
- Dec 6, 20256 min
(The Center Square) - The West Coast Health Alliance has taken an official stance on the safety and efficacy of vaccines, reaffirming they do not cause autism. A recent press release from California Gov. Gavin Newsom's...
- Nov 21, 20256 min
A lawsuit between California and neighborhood pharmacy company CVS has been settled for $18.2 million, state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced. According to a news release issued Monday by Bonta’s office, Rhode...
- Nov 14, 20257 min
(The Center Square) -- Following a sometimes violent protest at University of California, Berkeley Monday night, school officials said they would cooperate with a federal investigation into altercations at the...
- Nov 13, 202510 min
(The Center Square) -- Religious groups are suing dozens of members of activist group, Code Pink, for protests that disrupted worship services by Christian and Jewish organizations, a lawsuit filed in U.S. District...
Episode #201
Lawmaker asks feds to investigate CA pension fund clean energy losses after The Center Square story
Nov 8, 20257 min(The Center Square) - California Assemblyman Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego, requested a federal investigation into possible wrongdoing and fiduciary negligence at the California Public Employees' Retirement System regarding...
- Oct 31, 20256 min
(The Center Square) - Following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement he’s pondering a presidential run in 2028, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Monday that Newsom is “gubernatorial and more” during a press...
- Oct 30, 202510 min
(The Center Square) – The California Public Employees' Retirement System for state employees lost 71% of its $468 million investment in a clean energy and technology private equity fund, state records show, but CalPERS...
- Oct 25, 20256 min
(The Center Square) - A nuclear fusion bill signed into law this month in California would advance efforts to develop a safer, less radioactive energy source that could power the state. If developed at a commercial...
- Oct 24, 20258 min
The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing three companies that allegedly distribute single-use plastic bags in violation of an 11-year-old state law. The lawsuit, filed in the Superior Court of...
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