Jon Slavet

Three different sectors in California and had five kids along the way.

And to answer your question in terms of just California, do people care?

Why isn't more California state coverage a thing?

I think it's becoming more of a thing.

And I think that if I look at my own podcast, upwards of half our audience is outside of California and depends on the episode.

So there's just a ton of interest in California, as you know, from outside California looking in.

If we could replicate that with the passion and interest of people inside California who want to get involved to change the state, we'll do great.

But I think it's actually happening.

I think that Ashley Zavala...

who is an amazing local reporter in Sacramento, is becoming iconic for actually pressing elected officials to get to the bottom of issues.

For instance, the California state Capitol, you may be familiar with this boondoggle that's happened where there's a renovation project going on in the state Capitol.

So elected officials can have a better home to work in, which is fine, was supposed to cost a few hundred million.

Now, apparently it's over a billion and 2000 people under NDA.

on the project.

So people are actually can't, you know, muffled to actually talk about it.

So there's, there's, there's a ton to talk about in California.

We have the most interesting opportunity and interesting people, and it's a shame there's not more coverage.

Well, you bring up a good point.

There's an assemblyman named Joe Patterson, who's in the California State Assembly, who I had in my podcast a while ago.

And he actually is the number one, I guess, instigator for transparency.