What's Next, Los Angeles? with Mike Bonin
Los Angeles is at a turning point. We are living in a defining moment. What happens next is up to us. Over the past few years, problems and challenges have shaken this city -- and tremendous opportunities for change have...
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| 10/23/26 | Proposition 40: Yes or No? | The Billionaire Tax: Prop 40, and the Props Written to Kill It About 200 people. A one-time 5% tax. And a nine-figure campaign to stop it. Prop 40, the billionaire tax, is the most expensive and contentious fight on California’s November ballot, and it has scrambled the usual political alliances: unions on both sides, Democrats on both sides, and a Democratic governor breaking with his party. Mike starts with a quick lesson in tax school (what makes a wealth tax different from an income tax),... | 40m 41s | ||||||
| 10/20/26 | Democracy on the Ballot | Governance & Democracy on the Ballot: Props 39, 5 and 4, with CalMatters’ Juliet Williams Most measures on your ballot are about what government does. These three are about the rules of the game itself: how you prove who you are when you vote, how you throw a politician out, and who pays to run for office. Each says it’s about trust. I sat down with Juliet Williams, CalMatters’ politics editor, to find out which ones earn it. Prop 39: Voter ID. It would amend the state constitution to req... | 23m 33s | ||||||
| 10/13/26 | TAXES on the BALLOT | Here are the show notes, same format as the housing episode. Taxes on the Ballot: Props 2, 3, 40, 41, 42 and 43, with CalMatters' Jeanne Kuang Six measures on your November ballot are about taxes, or about the rules for raising them. Several are designed to collide with each other. I sat down with CalMatters Capitol reporter Jeanne Kuang to untangle them. Prop 2: The rainy day fund. Doubles the cap on the state's reserve to 20%, extends extra payments on pension debt to 2040, and changes how ... | 24m 21s | ||||||
| 10/8/26 | Housing on the Ballot | Housing on the Ballot: Props 1, 37 and 45, with CalMatters’ Ben Christopher Rent eats paychecks. Buying a home feels like a fantasy for most Californians under 40. And we’re still millions of homes short. This November, three measures on your ballot take on housing, each with a different approach. Prop 1 is the money approach. The state would borrow $11.25 billion: about $10 billion for affordable housing and homeownership programs, and $1.25 billion for CalVet home loans for veterans. We tal... | 27m 58s | ||||||
| 10/6/26 | Candidate Spotlight: BEN ALLEN - CA Insurance Commissioner | There may be no statewide race on this year's ballot with more direct impact on your wallet than this one. Make no mistake: the insurance commissioner regulates the nation's biggest insurance market, and the next one takes office in a full-blown crisis. The January 2025 fires in Los Angeles County damaged or destroyed more than 18,000 homes and killed 31 people, and families across the state are being dropped by insurers or priced out. And for the first time since the office became elected, t... | 39m 35s | ||||||
| 9/30/26 | Candidate Spotlight: JANE KIM for Insurance Commissioner | There may be no statewide race on this year's ballot with more direct impact on your wallet than this one. Make no mistake: the insurance commissioner regulates the nation's biggest insurance market, and the next one takes office in a full-blown crisis. The January 2025 fires in Los Angeles County damaged or destroyed more than 18,000 homes and killed 31 people, and families across the state are being dropped by insurers or priced out. And for the first time since the office became elected, t... | 27m 47s | ||||||
| 9/24/26 | Bending the Arc: Shane Goldsmith | Bending the Arc: Liberty Hill at 50 Fifty years ago, Los Angeles was run by an old-school establishment centered downtown, with an LAPD that wielded outsized power and communities of color largely shut out of institutional influence. It was in that city, just three years after Tom Bradley's historic election as LA's first Black mayor, that Liberty Hill Foundation was founded in 1976. In this episode, we use Liberty Hill's 50-year history as a lens on the evolution of Los Angeles itself — who ... | 1h 11m 04s | ||||||
| 9/3/26 | Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson | Long Beach is the seventh-largest city in California and home to the nation's second-largest port, a booming "Space Beach" aerospace cluster, and more 2028 Olympic events than any city besides LA itself. Mayor Rex Richardson — the city's first Black mayor, just reelected outright in the primary with 57% of the vote — sits down to talk about how he got here: growing up between the Midwest and Long Beach, a first-generation college grad who slept on his family's couch, a labor organizer turned ... | 38m 44s | ||||||
| 6/10/26 | The Winners Are Clear. The Questions Remain | The votes have been (mostly) counted, and the winners are clear. What will a Bass-Raman match up look like? And what will it mean for Los Angeles? I share some thoughts. Also: an interview with City Controller Kenneth Mejia and his campaign manager, Jane Nguyen, about his resounding victory; and a conversation with County Registrar Dean Logan about the controversy over the pace of the count in Los Angeles County. What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in par... | 49m 22s | ||||||
| 5/22/26 | MARISSA ROY: Candidate for L.A. City Attorney | The office of Los Angeles City Attorney doesn’t always get the same attention as races for mayor or city council, but it plays a major role in how the city functions — overseeing legal advice to city departments, enforcement of city laws, and misdemeanor prosecutions, while also shaping how the city approaches issues like housing, labor standards, consumer protection, and civil rights. Today’s guest is Marissa Roy. Roy currently works as a Deputy Attorney General with the California Departmen... | 57m 53s | ||||||
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| 5/20/26 | MICHAEL TUBBS - Candidate for Lt. Governor | Today we turn to the race for lieutenant governor — an office that often gets less attention than governor or senator, but one that can play an important role in shaping state policy, economic development, higher education, and California’s political future. Today’s guest is Michael Tubbs. Tubbs first gained national attention when he was elected mayor of Stockton at age 26, becoming one of the youngest mayors of a major American city. During his time in office, he focused on issues like gun ... | 1h 09m 07s | ||||||
| 5/9/26 | Wendy Carrillo: Candidate for State Senate | Today, we continue our focus on the race for the State Senate seat in District 26, currently held by Maria Elena Durazo, who is termed out of office. District 26 is a dense, urban district centered in Los Angeles, including Downtown LA, Boyle Heights, Echo Park, and surrounding neighborhoods. It’s home to largely Latino and immigrant communities, with a mix of working-class families and renters, and it sits at the center of many of the city’s biggest challenges — from housing affordability an... | 52m 13s | ||||||
| 5/6/26 | SARA HERNANDEZ: Candidate for State Senate District 26 | Sara Hernandez, an attorney, educator, and member of the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees, is running for State Senate District 26, ans she joins me on this episode of What's Next, Los Angeles. District 26, currently represented by Maria Elena Durazo, is a dense, urban district centered in Los Angeles, including Downtown LA, Boyle Heights, Echo Park, and surrounding neighborhoods. It’s home to largely Latino and immigrant communities, with a mix of working-class famil... | 1h 05m 32s | ||||||
| 4/30/26 | SARAH RASCON: Candidate for State Senate District 26 | Sarah Rascon is community advocate and candidate for State Senate in one of Los Angeles’ most diverse and fast-changing districts. She is running on a message focused on affordability and access to opportunity. She joins me to talk about her campaign. That’s on this episode of WNLA. Today we turn to the race for the State Senate seat in District 26, currently held by Maria Elena Durazo, who is termed out of office. District 26 is a dense, urban district centered in Los Angeles, including Down... | 50m 02s | ||||||
| 4/29/26 | Ellen Evans: State Senate Candidate Spotlight | A neighborhood leader and civil rights advocate, Ellen Evans is running for State Senate District 24. She joins me to talk about her campaign and the issues shaping the district. Evans has spent decades working in her community as an organizer, advocate, and local leader. She is the co-founder of the Doheny Sunset Plaza Neighborhood Association, where she has represented more than 2,000 households and led efforts to improve public safety, address homelessness, and support responsible ho... | 40m 13s | ||||||
| 4/21/26 | ZENNON ULYATE-CROW: State Senate Candidate Spotlight | Zennon Ulyate-Crow is a recent college graduate and housing advocate who is aiming to become one of the youngest members of the California State Senate. He joins me to talk about his campaign for the 24th Senate district seat. That’s on this episode of WNLA. Ulyate-Crow grew up in Topanga and has been involved in organizing and public policy work since he was a student. While in college, he focused on housing issues, helping to organize around student homelessness and affordability, and worki... | 48m 52s | ||||||
| 4/16/26 | What's Up with City of LA Charter Reform? | Los Angeles may be on the verge of some major changes to how its city government actually works — changes that could affect everything from who holds power at City Hall to how decisions get made and services get delivered. Raymond Meza, who chaired the commission behind those proposals, joins me to walk through what’s being proposed. That’s on this episode of WNLA. The City Charter is essentially the city’s constitution — which defines how power is divided, how decisions get made, and how dif... | 1h 06m 12s | ||||||
| 4/14/26 | TOM STEYER: Gubernatorial Candidate Spotlight | He is a businessman, an environmental advocate, and a former presidential candidate, and has emerged as an early Democratic frontrunner in the race for governor of California. He is running on a message focused on affordability, government performance, and economic fairness. Tom Steyer joins me to talk about his campaign. We talk about a lot of issues you don't hear about on the statewide campaing trail - child welfare, play equity, the struggles of staying in college while holding down... | 46m 21s | ||||||
| 4/9/26 | NITHYA RAMAN: Mayoral Candidate Spotlight | She is a sitting City Councilmember who has focused on homelessness. housing and government reform -- and now she's running for mayor of Los Angeles. Nithya Raman joins me for a conversation about her campaign and the direction of the City on this episode of What's Next. Los Angeles, Raman was first elected in 2020 to represent Council District 4. She defeated an incumbent in a race that drew national attention. Before joining the council, she was a housing advocate and co-founder... | 1h 13m 04s | ||||||
| 4/7/26 | MIKE NEWHOUSE: State Senate Candidate Spotlight | Today we continue our look at the race for the State Senate seat held by Ben Allen, who is termed out of office after 12 years representing a sprawling district that includes the South Bay the coastal Westside, and neighborhoods like Fairfax and Hollywood. Today’s guest is Mike Newhouse, an attorney and longtime neighborhood advocate from Venice. Newhouse is a land-use attorney and small business owner who has been active in community organizing on the Westside for many years. He previously s... | 54m 46s | ||||||
| 4/2/26 | REV. RAE HUANG: Candidate for LA Mayor | A community organizer and faith leader focused on housing and affordability is running for mayor. Reverend Rae Huang joins me to talk about her campaign. That’s on this episode of WNLA. Huang has spent two decades bringing people together across faith communities, neighborhoods, and movements to advocate for dignity, fairness, and a more inclusive city. As Deputy Director at Housing NOW! California, she directed statewide campaigns to expand affordable housing and prevent displacement in work... | 1h 10m 32s | ||||||
| 3/31/26 | SION ROY: State Senate Candidate Spotlight | Our in-depth conversations with candidates seeking your vote continues . . In this episode, more on the race for the State Senate seat held by Ben Allen, who is termed out of office after 12 years representing a sprawling district that includes the South Bay the coastal Westside, Malibu and Santa Monica, and neighborhoods like Fairfax and Hollywood. Today’s guest is Sion Roy, a physician and member of the Santa Monica College Board of Trustees. Roy is a cardiologist and associate professor of... | 47m 32s | ||||||
| 3/26/26 | ADAM MILLER: Candidate for LA Mayor | We’re bringing you conversations with candidates running for mayor of Los Angeles — recorded live in front of an audience in a series of fireside chats. These conversations are conducted in my capacity as executive director of the Pat Brown Institute at Cal State LA. They’re designed to be longer, more in-depth discussions about the nature of public leadership, the challenges facing the city and the ideas candidates have for addressing them. The race for mayor comes at a pivotal moment for Lo... | 1h 10m 03s | ||||||
| 3/24/26 | Candidate Spotlight: John Erickson | It is election season again, and that means more candidate spotlights so you can get to know the people who are asking for your vote. Today, in the debut episode of a new season of What's Next, Los Angeles: John Erickson, candidate for State Senate in District 24. SD24 is the seat being vacated by Ben Allen, who is termed out of office after 12 years representing a sprawling district that stretches from Rancho Palos Verdes and the South Bay, the coastal Westside, Malibu and Santa Monica... | 56m 12s | ||||||
| 11/21/25 | JOSE UGARTE: CD9 Candidate Spotlight | He has served the 9th City Council District in Los Angeles for years as a council deputy. He has managed political campaigns. And he racked up a ton of endorsements from elected officials. Today I talk with candidate Jose Ugarte. In this third installment of interviews with candidates to succeed retiring councilmember Curren Price, I speak with Jose Ugarte, A top aide to Price, Ugarte is a visible face at City Hall, in the district and in the media. He has served Price off and on since ... | 1h 09m 56s | ||||||
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Chart history for What's Next, Los Angeles? with Mike Bonin
Peaked at #85 in Japan, currently #85 in Japan.
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