The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (05/29) - John dives into a scathing report with journalist Jamie Paige exposing how Project Roomkey and Homekey spent hundreds of millions on overvalued buildings—many of which now sit empty. He slams city officials for blaming ADA compliance while taxpayers foot the bill. Then, John unpacks Michael Mische’s claim that California’s gas prices—soon hitting $8.50—are entirely self-inflicted by government policies and new carbon standards. Plus, a San Francisco school tries “equity grading” and nearly sets the bar at 21%. Wrapping the hour, John calls out the unelected bureaucrats at the California Air Resources Board for keeping gas prices $2 higher than the national average.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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$8 Gas, 8 Refineries, and 0 Common Sense (05/29)
The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (05/29) - John converses with USC Professor Michael Mische, who explains how California’s sky-high gas prices—and the looming $8.50 per gallon—are the direct result of CARB’s extreme regulations, refinery closures, and the absurdity of importing dirty fuel from overseas. Plus, John blasts the $1.3 billion wasted on empty homeless housing, recounts how California went from 30 refineries to just eight, and rips into the failed San Francisco “equity grading” experiment. Later, John reacts to Rick Caruso’s Palisades mall reopening and a Swiss village that was buried—then flooded—after a glacier collapse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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30:04
Waymo Wars & the Homeless Hypocrisy (05/29)
The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (05/29) - John kicks off the hour with Richie Greenberg to expose San Francisco’s now-scrapped DEI grading policy that would’ve guaranteed every student a C or better—while disproportionately penalizing Asian students. Then, John shreds Mayor Bass’s bogus homelessness claims and LAHSA’s bloated staffing. Later, he covers Santa Monica’s war on Waymo: residents are using traffic cones and noise complaints to push back against driverless cars—while ignoring the exploding homeless crisis on their sidewalks. John wraps with news that Newark Airport will install fiber optics after radar failures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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It's Not Fair To The Girls! (05/28)
The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (05/28) - More on Pres. Trump threatening to withhold federal funding from California if Gov. Newsom doesn't block transgender athletes from competing against biological girls in sports. More on gas prices being outrageously high and refineries closing in California. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Californians Pay More Than Anywhere Else (05/28)
The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (05/28) - CA State Assemblyman David Tangipa comes on the show to talk about the controversy surrounding having transgender athletes compete against biological girls in CA. More on the controversy surrounding having transgender athletes compete against biological girls in CA. Californians pay so much more than every other state. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
John and Ken have been on KFI for over thirty years and with Ken's recent retirement John now takes the show solo. John Kobylt digs into the news to uncover the real story hidden below the headlines. John regularly exposes liars and “spokesholes” while providing blunt, fast paced analysis of the latest news. Whether getting up to the minute information from reporters on scene, newsmakers that have the inside story, or contributors to the program, John Kobylt covers it all from crime, local politics, corruption, business, social issues, and more. John Kobylt can be heard LIVE Monday-Friday 1-4 p.m. on KFI AM 640.