The Steve Hilton Show

California’s bullet train project has been a symbol of the state’s failed leadership ever since voters approved it in 2008. Now, nearly two decades later, the California High-Speed Rail Authority has released yet another overpriced, inefficient and possibly illegal business plan. With the project still clearly in shambles, why is Gavin Newsom claiming victory? Susan Shelley explains it all. She also breaks down the latest public transit debacle involving San Francisco’s BART system, Newsom’s struggling “CARE Court” homeless program, and the Local Taxpayer Protection Act to Save Proposition 13. And with Operation Epic Fury now underway, Steve shares his deeply personal reaction to President Trump’s attack on Iran and why it’s refreshing to see a president committed to restoring American deterrence.

This week, Democratic candidates for governor flocked to their annual convention in hopes of securing the party’s endorsement. But what should have been a showcase of competing visions for California descended into a circus of Trump Derangement Syndrome. Steve breaks down the most pathetic moments – including Katie Porter’s obscene “F— Trump” sign – and explains why the Democrats’ obsession with the president could open the door for Republicans in November. Then, Jen Horn stops by to discuss Gavin Newsom’s racist SAT remarks in Atlanta, Karen Bass’s clueless pothole photo op and yet another example of incompetence from California’s Homeless Industrial Complex. And finally, the Hilton campaign’s newly announced Director of Anti-Trafficking Initiatives, Kyle Campbell, joins the show to explain how California became the child sex trafficking capital of the world and what she plans to do about it once in office.

Gavin Newsom is exploiting his office for his wife’s benefit, pressuring companies with business before the state to funnel money into her nonprofit. So far, more than $4 million in “behested payments” have gone to Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s California Partners Project. Is it legal? And why is it happening? Susan Shelley joins the show with everything you need to know — plus details on yet another sales tax hike in Los Angeles County and a bizarre property-rights battle over Marilyn Monroe’s old home. Steve also weighs in on Marco Rubio’s speech at the Munich Security Conference, where the Secretary of State brilliantly laid out the Trump administration’s “America First” foreign policy vision. And finally, Andrea Myers, a mother of four, shares the horrifying injustices inflicted on her by California Child Protective Services and why the system needs reform.

An audience poll overwhelmingly declared Steve the winner of the first gubernatorial debate, proof that Californians are hungry for change. But with two well-funded Democrats in the race, Republicans risk splitting the vote and getting shut out of November’s general election. Steve explains why it’s critical to unite behind a single candidate — and why that candidate cannot be Chad Bianco. Then, Jennifer Horn joins the podcast with intel on the latest radical entrant to the Los Angeles mayor’s race: Democrat socialist Nithya Raman. And we break down several stories underscoring the need for CAL DOGE, including COVID-era fraud, the homeless industrial complex, and a costly “wildlife crossing” being built over the LA freeway.

A surprising new name entered California governor’s race this week: San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan. The media and donor class are already branding him as a more “sensible” Democrat, but a closer look shows he’s far from the moderate he pretends to be. David Johnson, chairman of the Santa Clara County Republican Party, joins us to expose Mahan’s troubling record on taxes, crime, and homelessness. Steve also breaks down California’s proposed “mileage tax” and how it would hit working-class families hardest to satisfy climate ideologues. And Susan Shelley joins the show to cover Dr. Oz’s investigation into the LA hospice system, a city councilman on trial for corruption, and the absurd reason Los Angeles stopped repaving its streets.