{"id":158593,"date":"2025-01-17T08:20:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T16:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=158593"},"modified":"2025-01-18T17:57:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T01:57:41","slug":"california-democrats-see-their-political-ambitions-go-up-in-smoke-1-17-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=158593","title":{"rendered":"California Democrats See Their Political Ambitions Go Up In Smoke (1-17-25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mYicRgdHb9c?si=fCHum9OXKQwqKYZi\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to play at 01:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#60\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"60\">01:00<\/a> California symbolizes Democratic party governance<br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 05:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#330\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"330\">05:30<\/a> LAFD administrators call for chief&#8217;s retirement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oVJ4_g4VJqI\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oVJ4_g4VJqI<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 08:20\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#500\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"500\">08:20<\/a> Fire Department DEI Explained (by a firefighter), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ormDCbI37Zo\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ormDCbI37Zo<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 14:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#840\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"840\">14:00<\/a> Female firefighters, <a href=\"https:\/\/technium.substack.com\/p\/firemen-firewomen-and-firefighting\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/technium.substack.com\/p\/firemen-firewomen-and-firefighting<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 20:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#1200\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"1200\">20:00<\/a> &#8216;No one can find a rental, it\u2019s insane&#8217;: Real estate mogul, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7dNkr6wJdZA\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7dNkr6wJdZA<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 23:10\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#1390\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"1390\">23:10<\/a> Housing developer discusses the monumental task of rebuilding L.A. after devastating fires, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r0LhxgTqwmA\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r0LhxgTqwmA<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 25:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#1530\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"1530\">25:30<\/a> The Devastation of the LA Wildfires, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zy71pfPreuU\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zy71pfPreuU<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 32:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#1920\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"1920\">32:00<\/a> California leaders \u2018not going to do it\u2019: Celebrity real estate agent on wildfire rebuilding efforts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yD1BsfArk_o\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yD1BsfArk_o<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/environment\/story\/2025-01-17\/lessons-from-the-burn-zone-why-some-homes-survived-the-l-a-wildfires\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/environment\/story\/2025-01-17\/lessons-from-the-burn-zone-why-some-homes-survived-the-l-a-wildfires<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/home-insurance-federalization-john-kennedy-california-florida-ron-desantis-eedc07f7?mod=hp_opin_pos_0\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/home-insurance-federalization-john-kennedy-california-florida-ron-desantis-eedc07f7?mod=hp_opin_pos_0<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 36:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#2160\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"2160\">36:00<\/a> Hugh Hewitt assesses the awful incompetence of state and local officials in California, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jVL5l8iEZqM\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jVL5l8iEZqM<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 57:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#3420\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"3420\">57:00<\/a> Michael Shellenberger Exposes Who\u2019s to Blame for the LA Fire Disaster, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z4JjmzuycRo\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z4JjmzuycRo<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:25:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#5100\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"5100\">1:25:00<\/a> Joe Francis of Girls Gone Wild, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joe_Francis\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joe_Francis<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:58:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#7080\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"7080\">1:58:00<\/a> Claire Hoffman: Joe Francis: \u2018Baby, give me a kiss\u2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/style\/la-tm-gonewild32aug06-story.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/style\/la-tm-gonewild32aug06-story.html<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:28:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#8880\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"8880\">2:28:00<\/a> Ross Douthat: Marc Andreessen on Trump, Biden, Musk and Why Silicon Valley Moved Right, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TEGVM6y6lwM\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TEGVM6y6lwM<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:50:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#10200\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"10200\">2:50:00<\/a> Students ask an Orthodox Rabbi ANYTHING at UCLA, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pvqHDobqX0M\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pvqHDobqX0M<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:05:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#11100\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"11100\">3:05:00<\/a> Ross Douthat: Neil Gaiman, \u2018Babygirl\u2019 and the Ethics of Social Liberalism, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/17\/opinion\/neil-gaiman-babygirl.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/17\/opinion\/neil-gaiman-babygirl.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>01:00 California symbolizes Democratic party governance05:30 LAFD administrators call for chief&#8217;s retirement, https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oVJ4_g4VJqI08:20 Fire Department DEI Explained (by a firefighter), https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ormDCbI37Zo14:00 Female firefighters, https:\/\/technium.substack.com\/p\/firemen-firewomen-and-firefighting20:00 &#8216;No one can find a rental, it\u2019s insane&#8217;: Real estate mogul, https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7dNkr6wJdZA23:10 Housing developer discusses the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=158593\">Continue reading <span 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