September 19, 2024 • 41 mins
Welcome back! In this episode Kayla, Emily and Colette discuss Proposition 4 which is the climate change crisis. The ladies break down where the money would go and what are the most important needs in California when it comes to envoironmnetal help. Other topics include how to register to vote, how to contact your local representative, Colette's wedding plans and the iHeart Radio Music Festival!
In this episode you will also get to hear from Joe Kerr who is running for Congress to represent district 40.
Learn more about Joe Kerr here.
Visit our In The Know blog!
Watch all of our candidate interviews here!
In this episode you will also get to hear from Joe Kerr who is running for Congress to represent district 40.
Learn more about Joe Kerr here.
Visit our In The Know blog!
Watch all of our candidate interviews here!
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
In The Note Podcast, your source for everything that matters
in La.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Welcome back to the end the Note Podcast. My name
is Kayla, I'm Collette and I'm Emily. Episode three. This
has been so much fun.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
I feel like I've been learning a lot.
Speaker 3 (00:17):
Oh my gosh, I feel so smart now.
Speaker 4 (00:18):
Like all my friends are asking me about propositions and
stuff and I'm like, let me tell you about it.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
Sounds smart when I listen back to them, and I'm like, wow,
like we've not really educated. I always need to have
my dad break down the ballot for me before I
went in and voted. And now I feel like I
could be that person.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Right, You're like, Dad, let me tell you how to vote.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
I got you. Like the older generation is learning from us.
I love it so much. What you guys have coming
up this week?
Speaker 4 (00:44):
This week, while I'm working on the Seacrest show, of course,
I'm going to.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Disneyland for Halloween time.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Yeah you and that boothang fion, I gotta say it
like that.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
It's so weird saying fiance.
Speaker 4 (00:57):
I still accidentally call him boyfriend a lot, so I
have to be very deliberate when I say, fiance, what
are you gonna get?
Speaker 2 (01:03):
Married.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Is it gonna be like this year next year? Do
you have an idea?
Speaker 3 (01:05):
I'm thinking October twenty twenty five, so kind of.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Soon, wow, like exactly a year away.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
Yeah, I know my mom, because my mom is like,
come on, let's go, let's get it going.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
So are you excited to plan or does it scare you?
It scares me a little bit. But I do love
a party.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
I mostly care it's weird.
Speaker 4 (01:21):
I don't care about the ceremony as much. I mostly
care about the reception and like the drinks. That's most party.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
I don't care about the legality of it.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
I just want to party kind of ye Would you
just like get married in the courthouse and then just
do one big celebration, because I know my friend did that.
She was like, no, I'm not going to pay for
to run out of church and have everybody sit for
ten minutes, and you know, like, let me just go
to the courthouse and then have this huge celebration.
Speaker 3 (01:45):
I actually I would love that.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
Specifically, the San Bernardino Courthouse is so gorgeous. But I
have family that's really religious and they're helping pay for it,
so it's gonna have to be.
Speaker 3 (01:56):
In a church.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
But I'm okay with that because I like the classic
church wedding and the tradition of the weddings. Yeah, you know,
like the traditions the things. I feel like that's what.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
You picture exactly. It's cute. Yea, did you read de
mu very de mule?
Speaker 1 (02:07):
I myself? Sorry, are you guys people that have always
pictured your wedding or were you just kind of like
whatever happens happens.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
Yeah, I've always pictured my wedding.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
He less So.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
I don't know if that's like a man thing, but like, yeah, less.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
So, wait we can we also talk about the fact
that we all went out for drinks recently and Collect
got her palm red oh.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
I did, oh yeah, please let's collect, Collect, Please explain
what happened?
Speaker 3 (02:31):
Okay.
Speaker 4 (02:31):
So I paid fifteen dollars for this poem reading. I
was like, this will be fun, how great? And she
looks at one of my lines and she goes, oh,
I sense like some some some problems.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
In your relationship.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Relationship, and then she goes, uh, here's finger cage.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
And she was like, well, I don't know what to
tell you.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
She shoves it down, so taking it back at first
for like a second, yeah, and then she doubled down
and then she wrapped it up bully quickly. He was like,
thank you, how do you want to pay?
Speaker 3 (03:00):
I made it so awkward for her, but I couldn't
help it.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
I'm engaged. Yeah, Cayla and I were like should we
do this? And then after that we were like, oh
my god.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
Kayla's face during it, she was so done. She was
like what.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
About I was like, absolutely not, Like you're supposed to
be this magnificent psychic. You just told her the exact
opposite of what she's going like. Bye, I really was
gonna think about but I was like, I want my
aura red, like that could be fun.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
I wasn't the only thing she got wrong, too, She
got a whole of it.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
Did she say that you have problems like work wise
or something?
Speaker 3 (03:32):
Oh no, she said that like for my lifeline.
Speaker 4 (03:34):
She said it was really long and my family had
no hereditary issues.
Speaker 5 (03:38):
And I was like, no, we have definitely helped check
the I.
Speaker 1 (03:44):
I think that's so funny. But yes, wedding is on
the way. What about you, Emily? Would she have coming
up this week? I'm taking it easy this week because
next week I'm really excited. I went to Ireland for
a game show. That's right next week.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
Ah wait, this is the floor.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Yeah, oh I thought I didn't air talks. Oh next
week is October.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
Almost no at Arizon September twenty fifth. Wow.
Speaker 4 (04:10):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
So we've been like all seeing the promos and stuff
for it. So I'm just like taking it easy right
now because I feel like next week we're gonna be
like celebrating.
Speaker 4 (04:18):
I've been seeing it on the like when I'm at
the gym, I see it on the TV, and I've.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
My friend Neverly's gonna be at that Liay.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Can you give us some like behind the scenes of
what it was like? Honestly, like not really an NDA
setting all of this stuff behind the scenes. I don't
want to get in trouble.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
With the law.
Speaker 1 (04:35):
I don't want to get in trouble with that, with
all of that stuff, but I can say it was
an incredible experience. There's one hundred contestants this season, and
I literally feel like I made a hundred new friends.
Like everyone was so cool, so fun. It's one of
those kind of things where like you have to be
willing to like take an adventure and just like go
with whatever the flow. Yeah, seems to happen and everyone
(04:57):
was like that, and it was just it was so fun.
I've never urban part of something like that before. I
feel like I've always been like, you know, hosting or
like behind the scenes, but never like a participant in something.
So it was just really cool just to even see
like how TV works and all that stuff was. It
was so I was so happy for you.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
And I know, like we have had many conversations, Yes,
it was one of your dreams to be on a
reality TV game show, like that's one of the first
things that she says said to me, And even on
our hike we were talking.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
About it and I was like, oh my god.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
That the fact that this is happening for you, yes,
and I didn't Okay, And here's the thing, So, like,
my dream is to be on Big Brother.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
I love Big Brother. I've submitted for that show a
bunch of times, right, And the first year that I
wanted to be on it, I had a roommate who
was really into manifesting, and I was like, what is manifesting?
Speaker 4 (05:40):
What is this?
Speaker 1 (05:41):
Clearly I wasn't living in LA at the time and
all I do, but ever since then, I've really truly
been trying to manifest and like, I don't know what
it is, but ever since I started like manifesting and
believing in that, I was like, something's gonna happen, like
something I know it's gonna happen for me, Like I
had this like blind belief that it was going to happen.
And this obviously isn't big brother, it's not the same,
(06:03):
but it just fell into my lap. Like it was
like the perfect example of like right time, right place.
I like needed something to like look forward to at
that time in my life too, and it was just
like could not have been more fun, could not have
been more exciting, And yeah, I'm excited for you to
come out. Listen.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
People underestimate the power of saying things out loud and
writing them down. And that's something that I've been doing
my whole life. Call it faith because I'm a Christian,
or call it manifesting, whatever you want to call it,
Like I'll write out my dreams and my goals, and
I've been doing. My mom instilled this in me, and
I almost every single thing that I have like written
out and I look at it every single day, whether
it's on my mirror or my wall. It has come true,
(06:41):
like I manifested having my own nationally syndicated show coming
to like kiss f them. Like, so, I'm telling you,
if you have a dream or a goal and I
know collect like you want to be on air one day,
like write it out and look at that every single day,
and I promise you, like you'll see the fruits of
like just manifesting and working towards it.
Speaker 3 (07:00):
I've never tried writing it out.
Speaker 4 (07:01):
I've definitely like spoken it out loud and like drop
us off in the mirror like a crazy person, but
like I've never written it down.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
So that's interesting, I try it.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
I used to work for Lululemon, and that was one
of the first things that we did, Like they made
us do a goal setting work shop, and I was like,
this is so weird for like a clothing company, right,
like literally it was like a seasonal like clothing job
that I got, but truly like they had us do
like one year, five year, and ten year goals and
you had to write it out, and you you write
it out as if it's happening to you. So in
(07:28):
five years, I am so you you basically speak it
into existence and you almost like picture what your life
is like in those scenarios. And that's the thing too.
Have you read this is so deep? But like quantum
leaping too, It's like all of your dreams and all
of your goals exist in an alternate reality and all
you have to do is kind of just like picture
it and see it and then I go, wow, I
love that. That's a little tick.
Speaker 2 (07:48):
I've never heard.
Speaker 3 (07:50):
That's great. I've heard the show, but not like yeah, but.
Speaker 1 (07:53):
All of that to say, like, I feel like anything
you ever want and have a goal, if you can
like envision yourself of living that life, it really gives
you almost like a practice, like a feeling of like
what it would be like to have it, so when
it does present to you, you feel ready to accept it.
I think that's like the biggest thing. Like when opportunities present,
you feel ready to take them on and you take
(08:15):
them on.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
Well, dang, y'all are teaching me.
Speaker 2 (08:20):
But yeah, I mean I feel like I've envisioned my
life here and now I get to do things I
go to that I heart ready of music. That's so
this weekend I'm so excited because usually like I'm like
the bottom of the barrel here, you know, well, I've
had to work my way up, you know, and when
it comes to things like Coachella and going all these
cool places, I usually have to stay behind because I
have to work for everybody else, which is fine, Like
(08:41):
I just got here two and a half years ago.
But she's finally like it was like, Heyla, you're going
this year, and I was like, oh my gosh.
Speaker 1 (08:47):
So I'm going out there to Vegas basically with the
whole team.
Speaker 2 (08:50):
But it's gonna be two days in Vegas of just
like fun and I don't have to work it, so
I don't have to have the pressure of interviewing or
being on stage. I just get to chill and like
drink and watch EJ freak out.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
And have a good time. So that's like, what's happening
with my.
Speaker 3 (09:05):
Let's see something really awesome artists the lineup this year.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
Yeah, I'm excited for Dojia Cat. I am the biggest
Doja Cat fian. Oh my gosh, I love her. Who
else Victoria Monet To see my MoMA live. To see
that live like for the first time is gonna be crazy.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
I'm excited for everyone.
Speaker 2 (09:22):
I'm excited to chill with everybody and hang out and
go out after in Vegas and party and have a
good time.
Speaker 1 (09:28):
I don't know, I'm just sorry. Is this your first time?
Speaker 2 (09:31):
No, this is my third time? Okay, okay, I haven't
had any good Oh no, no, first festival ykay? Yeah yeah, yeah,
so I'm excited. So yeah, that's this weekend.
Speaker 1 (09:40):
That's about it. Though, You're gonna have so much fun.
I'm so excited for you. I want you to report back.
Collect and I are the two that are holding down.
Speaker 3 (09:46):
Holding down the stage someone needs to do so that
that is.
Speaker 1 (09:50):
Us this weekend. So we're gonna be h hitting you
up for videos and living my cares through you.
Speaker 2 (09:55):
And I know I got you guys. I know what
happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But like you got
to tell how you know I got you? Spell all THEZ.
But yeah, well let us know what you guys are
up to. Like, honestly, we love to talk back to you.
Hit us up on socials at one of two seven
kids offm obviously our own socials too. Whatever you want
to hear on this podcast. We're very very accessible, So let's.
Speaker 1 (10:16):
Get into it.
Speaker 2 (10:17):
Yes, the end, the no podcast your source for everything
that matters here in LA. For the past few weeks,
you know, we've been talking about proposition two, proposition.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
Three, and we have.
Speaker 2 (10:29):
Presented you with local candidates that you are, you know,
potentially could be voting for. Again, this is us just
putting the information in front of you so that you
have it all from both sides, every side. We're not
telling you who to vote for. We're not telling you, oh,
this person's better. We have our own opinions, but like,
that's not the point of this podcast. The point of
the podcast is to learn about what is on the ballot,
because I mean, at least for me, like a lot
(10:50):
of the wording and stuff is confusing. Like we're trying
to learn together so that we all can make an
educated vote on November fifth, Amen.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
Amen.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
So yesterday was voters registration day. Shout out to Emily
for reminding me about that guy it was. But yeah,
so you know, even though yesterday was natural voters registration day,
it's not too late to vote right now. Okay, So
how to check your status vote dot org.
Speaker 4 (11:19):
I'm literally checking vote dot org right now to make
sure that I'm still registered.
Speaker 3 (11:23):
So thank you for reminding me. I appreciate that.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
Yeah, and it shows you your voting options right there
as well.
Speaker 2 (11:29):
Voter registration deadline, So you have fifteen days before the election,
right if you're if you're registering or re registering less
than fifteen days before the election, you will need to
complete the same day voter registration process and request your
ballot in person at like your polling location. So in
person early voting deadline is October seventh, Oh.
Speaker 3 (11:51):
That's coming up. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (11:54):
Do you guys ever vote early? Yeah?
Speaker 4 (11:55):
I do.
Speaker 3 (11:56):
I don't think I ever never do not in person
sor I thought it met like mail in val.
Speaker 1 (12:02):
But I've never done that either. I don't think.
Speaker 4 (12:04):
Oh really, I've only voted in person. I think so,
I've only voted in person one.
Speaker 1 (12:07):
Actually, I think I did one male in not.
Speaker 4 (12:10):
I think it was like a I like, I like
a mail in because you get to actually like go
through it, like when you're in like the in person
it kind of feels like you're on like you're taking
a test, and it's timed a little bit like yeah
just like does oh my god, Like it's just very
nerve wracking. So I definitely prefer a mail But.
Speaker 2 (12:25):
I did a mail in ballot this last time. It
was so easy. I'm like, I'm never going to a
polling location again to stand in a line. No, I
love going to the polling locations. I'm a weirdo, but
you get your sticker.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
I like b I always remember when I was a
little kid, my school was a polling spot. So I
would always see like the adults coming in with like
the little and it always reminded me of Yes, when
you're taking a test, you would have those folders that
you would put up and like block people from cheating.
And I was like, oh my god, that's like the
adult version of that. Said it was so fun. And see,
this is my favorite part. I love the volunteers, the
(13:00):
people that are so passionate about voting that are running
the polling places. They're usually like just the sweetest, kindest people,
and I love seeing the passion that these people have
for getting people to vote, showing people how to vote.
Speaker 6 (13:12):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (13:12):
I actually I worked at a poll for the twenty
sixteen election. I was under eighteen, but for my ap
GOV class, we got extra credit for working at the
polling station, so I got to actually like do it.
And I was with all these old ladies and we
were just having the time we're at.
Speaker 1 (13:26):
So kind and they're so passionate and they're so sweet.
I don't know. That exchange to me is like always
my favorite part of voting. It's just connecting with other
people and just I don't know, it reminds you like, hey,
we're in this together.
Speaker 6 (13:37):
Like that.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
That's true.
Speaker 1 (13:37):
Let's do something powerful and if.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
You volunteer at the polls, let us know. We'd love
to talk to you. I think that'd be fun.
Speaker 2 (13:42):
Oh, that would be a cool thing to have on
the podcast as somebody who volunteers, Like, oh.
Speaker 1 (13:46):
God, they would probably have so much wisdom behind the
scenes of the madness and stuff like that. Oh my gosh.
Let's try to find somebody.
Speaker 3 (13:54):
Let's do it.
Speaker 2 (13:56):
The voter registration deadline for online voting is October twenty
first first, So yeah, there's that.
Speaker 3 (14:03):
I didn't even know you could vote online. See I'm learning.
I'm learning.
Speaker 2 (14:07):
So if you to register online, you have to register
to vote October.
Speaker 1 (14:12):
There's a lot of steps.
Speaker 2 (14:14):
Us I'm tired some things that you will need to
register online. You'll need your driver's license or California Identification
card number, the last four digits of your Social Security number,
and your date of birth, the super super easy.
Speaker 1 (14:29):
So registered to vote.
Speaker 2 (14:31):
And I love how Billie Eilish just came out and
she encouraged people to Yeah you know they they said
who they were voting for, of course, but of course
they say, like listen, registered to vote. And I think
that is so important when it comes like to these
big celebrities like Chager, Swifts and whynot. So yeah, should
we get into proposition for let's do it. Okay, So
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today we are going to talk about the lovely proposition
for which is climate change. Anybody in here is super
passionate about climate change?
Speaker 3 (14:59):
Yeah, I I think it's so important.
Speaker 2 (15:01):
Yeah yeah, I mean I be honest, before I was
like why and mindue, this is a long long time ago.
But when people were really talk about climate change and
be so passionate.
Speaker 1 (15:10):
About it, I was I didn't understand.
Speaker 2 (15:13):
And at first I thought, honestly thought I was like annoying,
my justic is back. And when I was a teenager,
people what is climate change? But as the older you
get in, the more that we're our lives are actually affected,
especially here in California, I'm like, oh, yeah, we got
to do something about it.
Speaker 1 (15:29):
So I was when you used to hate on al
Gore for his climate stuff, remember.
Speaker 4 (15:33):
Oh yeah an inconvenient true Yeah, and he came out
with this whole thing, and I feel like that was
like the tide started turning al Gore really like, but then, like,
we have so many amazing young activists that are working
so hard, like Greta Thurnberg and a bunch of other ones,
Like it's just like incredible to see a younger generation
really just be like, Okay, we're putting the pressure on you.
It's time to start fixing things because we want to
(15:54):
live in this world for a very long time.
Speaker 1 (15:56):
So I love it.
Speaker 2 (15:57):
So Proposition for would authorize ten billion dollars in debt
to spend on environmental and climate change projects. The biggest chunk,
which would be one point nine billion dollars, would go
to drinking water improvements. And also they plan on prioritizing
lower income communities with this, so the money would go
to again, like I said, improve drinking water, wildfire prevention,
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extreme heat projects, natural lands and parks, coastal protection, clean
air initiatives, and agriculture improvements. So yeah, I mean personally,
I think like water pollution and wildfires and the issues
that we're having here in California are too urgent not
to act personally, That's what I think. I think they
(16:42):
had an initiative back in twenty twenty two where they
were going to try to like go all in and
help with climate change, but they scaled it back just
because of the state's massive, like it had a massive deficits.
Speaker 1 (16:52):
So I don't know what happened with that.
Speaker 2 (16:53):
But now so people are saying, hey, we need to
put this money towards this because we are in dire
need and like basically California is in ruins.
Speaker 1 (17:02):
Yeah, I mean, if these earthquakes are any I don't
know if that's climate change.
Speaker 2 (17:07):
Climate First of all, whoa a lot in the past
few weeks Does that have to do with climate change?
Speaker 3 (17:12):
Let me look it up.
Speaker 4 (17:13):
I will say, I did get an earthquake kit all
set up, so I like went full doomsday prep.
Speaker 1 (17:18):
I wake kit look like, so that's not native.
Speaker 4 (17:24):
I bought this camping bag that literally has canned food,
emergency blankets, emergency pond shows, cash, all this stuff. My
mom survived the Northridge earthquake. She was living in Santa
Clarita during that time. She said she was bartering stuff.
Speaker 5 (17:38):
I got stuff to barter with, Like we went we
did hygiene kits, clothing like all that stuff, so we
like we went full into it, and then I made
two smaller kits for my car as well, which.
Speaker 2 (17:48):
Is I should take it more seriously because every time
we have an earthquake, I went back to sleep a.
Speaker 1 (17:53):
Little a little rumble, rumble, like Okay, it's like like, oh,
it's a free roller coaster, that's fine.
Speaker 2 (17:57):
Yeah, but I guess in my mind I haven't experienced
something like that where it's like it actually what destroys
things and you don't.
Speaker 3 (18:04):
Yeah, it's crazy.
Speaker 7 (18:05):
I know.
Speaker 1 (18:06):
I don't take it seriously right now.
Speaker 4 (18:08):
It's like it's hard when you're in California because they
happened all the freaking time, so you're like, did I
even feel that one?
Speaker 3 (18:12):
Whatever?
Speaker 4 (18:13):
But apparently climate change can cause more and stronger earthquakes
due to a number of factors like rising sea levels, glaciers,
weather events, destabilization of faults, a bunch of stuff.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
So my gosh, well California has been not normal for
the time that I've been here, right, So I came
with the rain girl.
Speaker 1 (18:31):
Can we talk about it?
Speaker 2 (18:32):
Because I am from the East Coast, right, I'm an
East Coast girl until I die. So over there we
experience the blizzards. Were used to the rain, and so
when I came here, everyone's like, oh, it never rains
in California. It has been raining over the past year
so much. And I'm like, years, two years, so much.
And we're not even in a drought anymore as of
like twenty twenty three, so we're not in it.
Speaker 1 (18:52):
Yeah, so that's kind of weird.
Speaker 4 (18:56):
I as someone who's in Native California, and yeah, it's
the change is baggering, and it's happened in like the
last like five years. Ish I would say that I've
seen like, way, I just have one hundred and six
eight whatever.
Speaker 1 (19:08):
It was crazy AC in my bedroom, right, I legitimately
was like, this is Emily poor girl, Like I don't
have a c either.
Speaker 3 (19:16):
My apartment got up to ninety eight degrees.
Speaker 1 (19:18):
Wait, why don't AC? I have it in my living
room but not my bedrooms exactly.
Speaker 2 (19:22):
But that's very common here in La right because especial
people boy who live by the beach. I like talk
to people on the phone, like listeners who call in
and they're like, yeah, I just have a fan.
Speaker 4 (19:30):
I'm like, what, na, central central acy and stuff like
that is kind of rare, honestly, Yeah, wow, that's kind
of bougie, I always think, rightly, I'm.
Speaker 1 (19:38):
Like, okay, getting a fridge in your apartment, I've realized
is a California luxury. Wait what some apartment A lot
of apartments don't come with fridges either. You gotta got
to buy your own brain, your own Maybe because I
live in Burbank, they got all that here. Not to
sound like you know, but wow, okay, yeah. Interesting. So
downside of this would be so Prop four is claiming
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to spend millions of money on infrastructure, but some people
are worried about what that infrastructure is going to look like.
Some of the things that are approved are kind of
unrelated to climate, so things like farmers' markets, restrooms, and
hand washing stations, which yes, have an effect on climate,
but maybe not in such a grand way. And to
take on all of this debt for smaller infrastructure kind
of things, some people might not feel as worth it.
Speaker 4 (20:26):
So on the pro side, obviously, climate change is that
we are just talking about it.
Speaker 3 (20:29):
It does affect Californians. We're seeing the effects of it.
Speaker 4 (20:32):
But here's my biggest issue with it is this is
to also get clean water to people. Is people are
not having access to clean water, and I feel like
that that's a basic right, and so if we.
Speaker 3 (20:42):
Need to spend money and invest in things.
Speaker 4 (20:45):
That will help us get clean water to lower income communities,
then we absolutely need to do that. Supporters of this
bill are the Clean Water Action, the National Wildlife Federation,
the California Professional Firefighters, the California Labor Federation, and you
know where I used to end in League of Women
Voters of California. But our drinking water is being affected
by several climate issues like these wild wildfires and droughts,
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and this would be funding grants and loans to local
water agencies to help them provide safe.
Speaker 3 (21:14):
Reliable drinking water.
Speaker 4 (21:16):
And it would reduce we would treat contaminants in the groundwater,
we would recharge aquifers, we would build infrastructure so we
can access this clean water, and it would expand services
to communities that are poorly served.
Speaker 3 (21:28):
Like in the Central Valley and stuff.
Speaker 4 (21:30):
So I think like, obviously it addresses bigger issues like
these earthquakes and wildfires and all this stuff, but drinking.
Speaker 3 (21:38):
Water we need drinking water, yeah we sure.
Speaker 2 (21:40):
Yeah, these wildfires, can we talk about it real quick
because I know that we have had a massive one,
like what was that last week?
Speaker 1 (21:47):
I think it's still going on right now.
Speaker 2 (21:49):
Certain parts of southern California are still under a wildfire
smoke advisory. Today is Wednesday the eighteenth, and the effect
goes until like tonight at e lefe PM. But it's
just so sad and it's been breaking my heart just
watching the news about what's going on with that Line fire.
More than thirty nine thousand acres have been burned down, yeah,
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and it's just and then the Bridge fire, I guess
there was two fires or something like that, for fifty
four thousand acres have been burned down, And it's just
like seeing that and seeing the homes that are destroyed
and the people's lives and then the smoke and then
also when it comes to the smoke, like it goes
into other areas, Like it's not even in just that area.
The smoke like go even sometimes outside of the state,
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so it's affecting a lot of people's air quality, and
it's just like it's ski scary.
Speaker 4 (22:38):
I used to get fire days at school and in
college because the air quality was so bad we couldn't
go outside, Like I remember like tasting ash in the
air during some NorCal fires that happened a few years
back when I was at school.
Speaker 3 (22:50):
And you know, it's just it's really this is why.
Speaker 4 (22:52):
Also you should have a go bag in your apartment
in case a big fire happens, because they spread rapidly
and quickly. So rapidly and quickly, or said, but but
you know, like you gotta you gotta be prepared for this.
And yeah, it's really sad and it's affecting. It affects,
it's always affected Californians. But it doesn't have to be
you know, like it's just crazy.
Speaker 3 (23:12):
It's too much.
Speaker 2 (23:12):
Yeah, you guys know how I feel about like, you know,
chronic illnesses and with that smoke like hurting people who
have you know, lung issues, kidney all that stuff. It's
really really scary to me as someone who has like
a chronic illness.
Speaker 1 (23:25):
And so, yeah's millions of people, ten tens of millions
of people from miles away are being affected by this
right now. Oh my goodness, that is crazy.
Speaker 2 (23:34):
So I researched some tips for people who are impacted
right now, just because I know a lot of people
who are listening to this right now, because is it
in the Orange County area.
Speaker 3 (23:44):
Yeah, it's up near like Irvine, right.
Speaker 2 (23:46):
Okay, So and we're gonna be talking more about Orange
County later because we're speaking to Derek Tran, who is
District forty. So if you're in the Orange County area,
here's some tips that you can do. Limit your exposure
by staying inside, windows down closed, avoid vigorous, vigorous physical activity.
Run your air conditioning and or your air purifier if possible.
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Do not use swamp coolers or whole house fans that
could bring in outside air. Avoid burning wood in your fireplace,
no candles, pan frying, grilling and stuff like that. And
if you have to be outside, wear a mask.
Speaker 4 (24:27):
And that is what I didn't know that like cooking
would effect. And like burning candles, that's so interesting.
Speaker 1 (24:33):
I know incense on it. It's probably because like think
about when a fire, when there's like kindling around a fire,
If there's so much kindling around you, you never know
what could catch. More than eighty homes lost.
Speaker 2 (24:44):
So far, so much, and wasn't one of them started
by somebody.
Speaker 3 (24:50):
There was someone getting an ars in charge. I'm trying
who wasn't I don't.
Speaker 1 (24:54):
Know, I know, and like, why would you do that?
Do you remember when there was all those with the
baby things. No, the gender reveals that were like starting wildfires.
No way, I don't know where was I what was
you a couple of years ago? But do you remember that? No,
it's probably were starting wildfires by gender reveal parties. They
would like light off fireworks or something or different things.
Speaker 3 (25:15):
Gender reveals would get crazy. They would get crazy. Cut
a cake literally.
Speaker 1 (25:19):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (25:20):
Yeah, So a California man has pleaded not guilty to
starting a fire that authorities stay ballooned into a rapidly
spreading line fire that scorched at least thirty nine thousand
acres and force the evacuation of thousands of homes. That's
from the Guardian dot com.
Speaker 1 (25:34):
But yes, can we also address to the landslides in
California as well? Have you guys been seeing that?
Speaker 3 (25:40):
Doeslimate change?
Speaker 1 (25:42):
Yeah? All of this like infrastructure, really we really need
to there's a state of America. Wow again, sorry, let
me pull this one up. Yeah, as of twelve days ago,
there was a state of emergency declared in California City
because of landslides. They were saying, like you can almost
see the ground move. I saw some videos on TikTok
of people literally like pleading for help because they're like
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these are my home, Like this is my homies, are
my neighbors homes and we all have to leave, like
we're going to lose our home because of the landslides.
So clearly there's an infrastructure issue that needs to be addressed.
Speaker 2 (26:14):
Yeah, well, I mean those are all the facts. Do
with it what you will, do your own research. And
we are praying for the people in Orange County that
are affected by the wildfires. Climate change is real. So
whether you are four against, it's up to you. But
that's what's going to be on your ballot in November.
Speaker 1 (26:31):
And let me clarify the landslides. We're in Rancho palasparades.
Speaker 2 (26:35):
Yeah, okay, So speaking of Orange County, I got the
pleasure of talking to Joker. He is a Democrat running
for the District forty, which is like Orange County, and
here's what he had to say. Welcome to the End
the Note podcast. My name is Kayla from KISEFM and
I am sitting with Joe Her.
Speaker 6 (26:54):
Hello everybody, how are you?
Speaker 2 (26:57):
Thank you for sitting with me. I know you've had
a long day, but this means a whole lot to us.
Speaker 6 (27:01):
Oh, it's my pleasure.
Speaker 2 (27:02):
So you are running for Congress? Yes, Key tell us with.
Speaker 7 (27:04):
District and fortieth I'm sorry fortieth Congression District East Orange
County and Linden Fire.
Speaker 2 (27:09):
Okay, nice, Okay, So everybody has, you know, an elevator
pitch in one minute? Key, tell us why we should
vote for you. Who you are?
Speaker 6 (27:15):
Yeah, I'm retired firefighter.
Speaker 7 (27:18):
The United States Congress Health representatives, you know, is guardrails
of democracy no matter what goes on the top. Those
are the folks who balance the budget. Those are the
folks who take care of local control of the environment,
water quality, air quality, and so forth. Firefighters deal in
sound bites on helping people and fixing problems in forty
forty five minutes sound bites. They do that over thirty
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years of their career, and going to Congress is just
really about problem solving, being a pragmatic bipartisan problem solver.
Speaker 2 (27:46):
Yeah, are you from Orange County?
Speaker 7 (27:48):
It was originally from Orange County, York, but when the
Dodgers moved to La. We moved to La okay or
Orange County. I should say I'm an Angels fan, but
that's when we move. My dad was a hardcore Dodgors fan.
Speaker 2 (27:59):
Okay, so you are well versus the Orange County favorite
restaurant there, we go.
Speaker 7 (28:05):
To the Spectrum a lot or herline. Spectrum was a
lot of different restaurants.
Speaker 6 (28:08):
There quite a few.
Speaker 2 (28:09):
Favorite thing to do with the family, like a whole day.
Where would you go in Orange County?
Speaker 7 (28:14):
In Orange County, we probably go to the movies, or
like I said, hang out the Spectrum. We're going down
to Newport Beach and hang out for the day, Luguna Beach,
down in the village and hang out for the day,
just kind of chill.
Speaker 2 (28:25):
You served as a firefighter, right Caase. Tell us about
that and your passion for serving the community.
Speaker 6 (28:31):
My dad was a firefighter.
Speaker 7 (28:33):
And being a firefighter where you're actually helping people and
you're getting paid to help people, and that wasn't a
lot When I was young firefighter. It was four dollars
an hour. It was a seventy two hour work week.
Speaker 2 (28:43):
You must have loved it.
Speaker 6 (28:45):
The work was hard.
Speaker 7 (28:46):
All my captains and officers were mostly Vietnam Vets and
Korean Vats and so forth. So it was very military
organized and situated. But I enjoyed it quite a bit
helping people out. We had some tough calls back in
the day. We had some big fight. You know, when
you're a young man, you don't think you're going to
be on a fire or four hundred homes are destroyed
in an afternoon, but it happens. Wow.
Speaker 2 (29:07):
Because of that, I'm sure you are very passionate about
helping veterans. Do you have a policy that you know
deals with that.
Speaker 7 (29:14):
My father, my grandfather, my brothers, raw veterans, military, Navy, Navy, seals,
and so forth, and helping veterans. Anytime the veterans are
going to be sent overseas, we want to make sure
that we have the capacity to take care of them
once they come back home. I've seen a post traumatic
stress upfront, especially when our veterans become firefighters or police officers.
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I see we're going to do to a person, See
what it can do to a family and so forth.
So making sure our veterans have the care they need
when they're in the military and after they leave the military.
Speaker 6 (29:47):
It's very important to me.
Speaker 2 (29:49):
You have a common sense gun safety plan. Can you
give us the main points about that?
Speaker 7 (29:54):
The simple one is universal background checks, which is a
bipartisan thing. It's kind of a a dangerous person check.
You shouldn't have to you should have to be able
to go through a background check. If you're having a
bad day, you can't take your grievance out. Friday night,
we were just at cook Scorners the one year anniversary
of the shooting that was there, a mass shooting where
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someone decided to take his grievance public and killed other people.
Speaker 6 (30:19):
And we lose lives. That's tragic.
Speaker 7 (30:23):
People who get hurt or shot, they may have those
injuries or illnesses for their whole lives. And then you
have the first responders who may have been on many
many other calls that day or that month, and that
accumulates after Awhile, it's just common sense, bipartisan universal background check.
Speaker 6 (30:38):
Is an easy one to start with.
Speaker 2 (30:40):
Okay, you are running against young Kim. What would you
do differently?
Speaker 6 (30:45):
I would do something, Okay, I would do something.
Speaker 7 (30:50):
Representing the district and making sure that the folks have
the services they need, making sure that social security is
there for not just senior citizens, but folks that are
eighteen to twenty four right now, making sure that they
have healthcare, making sure that we bring down costs. My
son's twenty years old right now, buying a home for
him is going to be very difficult. We're going through
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college and then managing all that's going to be difficult.
But also bringing money back to the district. Orange County
is a donor county to the state of California. For
every dollar we send, we get six cents back. The
average of the state's double that. So bringing money back
home to the district. I brought one point seven billion
dollars over twenty five years back home to Orange County,
and we can continue to do that. My opponent's brought
less than twenty million dollars.
Speaker 6 (31:33):
I know.
Speaker 2 (31:34):
One of her big things on her platform was gas
prices and lowering them. A politician, a local politician, even
really truly influenced the gas prices.
Speaker 7 (31:44):
Well, here's the funny part of that is the signs
all lower that she says she's lowering gas prices, but
she voted against a bill that offered new technology that
would actually do just that, lowering gas prices. And there's
a little bit of gouage going on the north end
of the district. The gas is almost a dollar more
than the south end of the district. So maybe taking
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care of a little bit of gouging. I mean, if
Costco can do it, anybody can do it.
Speaker 2 (32:10):
I've read some comments from people who actually live in
Orange County and one thing that they always wanted is
town hall meetings in person. Is that something that would
we be able to get some face to face time
with you?
Speaker 6 (32:21):
Yeah, I'm going to be very accessible to everybody.
Speaker 7 (32:23):
Okay, everybody, eighteen to twenty four year olds, the seniors, everybody.
My opponent does zero town hall meetings. We've been out
there meeting and greeting. We're doing another one tonight. We're
out there on the weekends. Yeah, we're hitting it hard
and we want to continue to stay in touch. When
I was a president of the Firefighter's Orange County, one
of the things I had to do is make sure
I talk to the people, not just the ones who
agreed with me, but I wanted to talk to those
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who did not.
Speaker 1 (32:44):
Agree with me.
Speaker 2 (32:45):
Yeah, even just email and stuff. I know, sometimes people
will write and voice their concerns and have a question
and we don't get a response when we email. Will
we be able to get a response from you, or
will be your assistant?
Speaker 7 (32:58):
Like how we we have an amazing team and we
always respond to people immediately.
Speaker 6 (33:04):
We know of a.
Speaker 7 (33:05):
Lot of folks who reached out to us because they've
gotten zero responses from Young Kim. So being responsive is
a policy that I had when I was president of
the Firefighters. Get back to everybody you can within twenty
four hours is the rule. As sooner if you can.
Speaker 2 (33:18):
Okay, you have a slogan on your website. Results not extremism.
What does that mean to you?
Speaker 7 (33:23):
Just that common sense problem solving the hundreds of bills
that we worked on over the years with coalitiones. It
wasn't me by myself, it was firefighters subject matter experts.
When we took over our own healthcare, we had to
get some rules changed and we brought back two million
dollars a year. Now my successors are bringing back seven
million dollars a year, offering health care to first responders
and giving a refund at tax payer money. So working
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in a bipartisan fashion, cross the aisle, talking.
Speaker 6 (33:48):
To people just to get the job done.
Speaker 7 (33:50):
It's not about making waves it's about getting things as accomplished.
Speaker 2 (33:55):
What do you think is the most pressing issue affecting
the quality of life in Orange County.
Speaker 7 (34:01):
There's a lot of issues going on right now. You've
got climatic extremes and wildfire causing people to not be
able to have fire insurance. People are getting canceled two, three,
four times. You have the cost of a home itself.
We have a lot of investors buying up homes and
big groups, and then that doesn't leave any homes left
over for you know, twenty five year olds and people
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trying to start a family and so forth.
Speaker 6 (34:24):
So the affordability aspect is a big thing.
Speaker 2 (34:26):
Okay, where can people find like all of your policies
listed out?
Speaker 6 (34:30):
Joe Kerfer, Congress for Congress.
Speaker 2 (34:32):
Okay, let's get to know you a little bit. So
when you're at home chilling on the weekend with your family,
what do you like to do well?
Speaker 7 (34:39):
Right now, there's no chilling, sure, it's twelve hour days,
seven days a week.
Speaker 6 (34:45):
I'm a big river fan. We've got a boat at
the river.
Speaker 7 (34:48):
Been going to the river since I was a young firefighter,
way back in the day. We meet with our friends,
we go to Laughlin and we just vote for the
day and then you know, go to the casinos at
night and so forth something we do and it used
to do a lot of snowskiing.
Speaker 6 (35:00):
I haven't done either of those things last year.
Speaker 2 (35:02):
Are you a music person? Oh yeah, which type of music.
Speaker 6 (35:04):
Do you like? I do classic rock, I do country,
I do a little hip hop.
Speaker 2 (35:08):
Last concert, you into stagecoach. Oh so he was out
there and yeah, partying.
Speaker 6 (35:15):
With it Leonard.
Speaker 7 (35:16):
Well, actually has been a while because Leonard Skinnern was there. Okay,
so that was pretty good.
Speaker 2 (35:21):
Nice, all right, Well, thank you so much for sitting
with me. Appreciated. Good luck with everything. Any last thing
you want to say to the people, No, just.
Speaker 6 (35:28):
Remember the vote.
Speaker 7 (35:29):
It's you're right as an American to vote. When you
turn eighteen. Make sure you get registered, make sure you vote.
If you don't take charge of your future, someone else will.
So remember to get out.
Speaker 6 (35:38):
There and vote. Thank you for your support. Thank you, Joe,
thank you.
Speaker 2 (35:41):
All right, that was Joe Kerr. Super cool interview right there.
District forty. So if you are in that Orange County area,
he is running for that seat in the for like
as a Democrat.
Speaker 1 (35:52):
So yeah, do more research. Joe Kerr. He has his website.
All that will leave that in the link down below.
Speaker 2 (35:57):
But one of the main things that I've been trying
to talk to all of these candidates about is how
can they be more accessible, at least for me.
Speaker 1 (36:06):
I always used to.
Speaker 2 (36:07):
Think of politicians as like these I don't know, like
these big, scary, unrechual men that are so uptight and
you know, don't answer questions from little people like me.
And so I wanted to ask them, like, how can
we talk to you about the issues that we have
with our city?
Speaker 1 (36:24):
You know, like do I have to email people?
Speaker 2 (36:26):
And while I get a bounce back email, will I
have to go through hoops just to ask you a question?
And so I've been making it a point to ask
you guys like will there be town hall meetings? I've
been making a point to ask them like can I
email you? When will you respond? And so a lot
of these people joker including or like no, like I
That's what I want. I want to be a people,
a person, a face for the people, and I want
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to be out there so that you can actually talk
to me face to face. So how to contact your
local representative is actually really easy and I literally did
it right now. But like you just tie in how
to contact your local representative right.
Speaker 1 (37:02):
House dot gov will come up.
Speaker 2 (37:03):
You type in your zip code and then when I
put typed in mind, it said need more information, So
like I typed in my full address, and then your
representative should pop up for wherever you live. Mine is
Adam B. Schiff, So you got I can either go
to his website or there's like a little message box
where it says, hey, message you're representative. And it's that easy.
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I mean, depending on who you're messaging. I don't we'll
see if they, you know, respond, But a lot of
the people that I've been talking to, including Joe Kerr,
says no, like I, it comes to mind directly to
my office, and I try to answer every single one
of them. So if you have a question about anything,
what that's concerning about your city, ask the question.
Speaker 1 (37:43):
It's so easy. I just looked up Adam Shift, so
I say, while you're saying this right now, and I
love that. On his website, he said he lists to
addresses one in Bourbank and one in DC because he's
both right now, and I love that. He says on there,
call facts or drop by for a visit, so they're
open to hearing from you.
Speaker 2 (38:00):
The fact that we can pull up that is something
that I appreciate, you know. So I think we are
in a new era where we can actually like get
more face time with these people who are representing us,
and I.
Speaker 1 (38:11):
Very, very very appreciate that.
Speaker 2 (38:12):
So yeah, So since we're on the topic of like
Orange County District forty joker, are there any cool events
happening in the area.
Speaker 4 (38:22):
Yeah, there's actually a California Coastal clean Up Day which
is happening Saturday, September twenty first, and yeah, kind of
goes with what we were talking about with cleaning up,
are you know, cleaning up some litter, taking care of
our beautiful coastline. So that's always really cool. And then
also there is a on September twenty first, a make
It Take It with Autumn Apples crafting and Preserve and
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Cholotte chutney.
Speaker 3 (38:44):
So I think you get to make like apples.
Speaker 1 (38:46):
Can we go? Guy?
Speaker 4 (38:48):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (38:48):
I was like what vibes, guys, we do need to
do like the whole apple picking.
Speaker 1 (38:54):
Yeah, like my favorite all that, you know.
Speaker 2 (38:57):
What would be cute if we did like an inner
of you with a politician in a pumpkin patch?
Speaker 1 (39:02):
Why did I just have a vision of all like
all of us just walking.
Speaker 3 (39:04):
I'm making it happen right now, the.
Speaker 1 (39:06):
Apples and asking about our city. Yes, my god, we
need to come up with a fun name like picking
apples and picking your brain? Ooo, you picking mine? I
love it, fantas.
Speaker 4 (39:23):
Yeah, that event is happening at the Centinental Farm OC
Fair and Event Center. That's September twenty first, and there's
lots of other really cool events, so make sure to
check it out.
Speaker 1 (39:31):
Well, that's about it for us.
Speaker 2 (39:33):
Next week is gonna be a lot of fun because
we're going to have someone from KFI on this show
helping us, uh for educating us about ballot titles. Finally
a professional, Yes, finally he's gonna tell us. And because
when you look at your ballot, like a lot of
the titles are misleading.
Speaker 1 (39:49):
It's like they like to word things almost like yeah,
that's it. So you think when you vote yes for something,
you're voting it's very sneaky, but could be the opposite.
Speaker 2 (39:57):
Yeah, So he's going to educate us that own that
he's very his expertise and like local ballots and stuff
like that. So we're just gonna pick his brain about
all that, so make sure you look out for that
next week. All of my interviews are on one O
two seven kissfm's UH YouTube channel, and we have like
a playlist that call that's called in the Know, So
go check them out if you want to hear from
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your people who are running for your local office. But
appreciate you as always for hanging out with us. Find
information about your district. Vote dot org I lied four
one one dot com is the four one dot com
four one dot org one of the two that's where
you can find all the information about your district and
what's going to be on your ballot. Again, we just
want to reiterate do your own homework.
Speaker 1 (40:39):
I think it's for one one dot org, but yes,
do your own research and get out and vote. Voter
registration Day just happened, but that does not mean that
you can't still register to vote. You still have time
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Speaker 2 (00:06):
Welcome back to the end the Note Podcast. My name
is Kayla, I'm Collette and I'm Emily. Episode three. This
has been so much fun.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
I feel like I've been learning a lot.
Speaker 3 (00:17):
Oh my gosh, I feel so smart now.
Speaker 4 (00:18):
Like all my friends are asking me about propositions and
stuff and I'm like, let me tell you about it.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
Sounds smart when I listen back to them, and I'm like, wow,
like we've not really educated. I always need to have
my dad break down the ballot for me before I
went in and voted. And now I feel like I
could be that person.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Right, You're like, Dad, let me tell you how to vote.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
I got you. Like the older generation is learning from us.
I love it so much. What you guys have coming
up this week?
Speaker 4 (00:44):
This week, while I'm working on the Seacrest show, of course,
I'm going to.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Disneyland for Halloween time.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Yeah you and that boothang fion, I gotta say it
like that.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
It's so weird saying fiance.
Speaker 4 (00:57):
I still accidentally call him boyfriend a lot, so I
have to be very deliberate when I say, fiance, what
are you gonna get?
Speaker 2 (01:03):
Married.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Is it gonna be like this year next year? Do
you have an idea?
Speaker 3 (01:05):
I'm thinking October twenty twenty five, so kind of.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Soon, wow, like exactly a year away.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
Yeah, I know my mom, because my mom is like,
come on, let's go, let's get it going.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
So are you excited to plan or does it scare you?
It scares me a little bit. But I do love
a party.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
I mostly care it's weird.
Speaker 4 (01:21):
I don't care about the ceremony as much. I mostly
care about the reception and like the drinks. That's most party.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
I don't care about the legality of it.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
I just want to party kind of ye Would you
just like get married in the courthouse and then just
do one big celebration, because I know my friend did that.
She was like, no, I'm not going to pay for
to run out of church and have everybody sit for
ten minutes, and you know, like, let me just go
to the courthouse and then have this huge celebration.
Speaker 3 (01:45):
I actually I would love that.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
Specifically, the San Bernardino Courthouse is so gorgeous. But I
have family that's really religious and they're helping pay for it,
so it's gonna have to be.
Speaker 3 (01:56):
In a church.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
But I'm okay with that because I like the classic
church wedding and the tradition of the weddings. Yeah, you know,
like the traditions the things. I feel like that's what.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
You picture exactly. It's cute. Yea, did you read de
mu very de mule?
Speaker 1 (02:07):
I myself? Sorry, are you guys people that have always
pictured your wedding or were you just kind of like
whatever happens happens.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
Yeah, I've always pictured my wedding.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
He less So.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
I don't know if that's like a man thing, but like, yeah, less.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
So, wait we can we also talk about the fact
that we all went out for drinks recently and Collect
got her palm red oh.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
I did, oh yeah, please let's collect, Collect, Please explain
what happened?
Speaker 3 (02:31):
Okay.
Speaker 4 (02:31):
So I paid fifteen dollars for this poem reading. I
was like, this will be fun, how great? And she
looks at one of my lines and she goes, oh,
I sense like some some some problems.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
In your relationship.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Relationship, and then she goes, uh, here's finger cage.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
And she was like, well, I don't know what to
tell you.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
She shoves it down, so taking it back at first
for like a second, yeah, and then she doubled down
and then she wrapped it up bully quickly. He was like,
thank you, how do you want to pay?
Speaker 3 (03:00):
I made it so awkward for her, but I couldn't
help it.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
I'm engaged. Yeah, Cayla and I were like should we
do this? And then after that we were like, oh
my god.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
Kayla's face during it, she was so done. She was
like what.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
About I was like, absolutely not, Like you're supposed to
be this magnificent psychic. You just told her the exact
opposite of what she's going like. Bye, I really was
gonna think about but I was like, I want my
aura red, like that could be fun.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
I wasn't the only thing she got wrong, too, She
got a whole of it.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
Did she say that you have problems like work wise
or something?
Speaker 3 (03:32):
Oh no, she said that like for my lifeline.
Speaker 4 (03:34):
She said it was really long and my family had
no hereditary issues.
Speaker 5 (03:38):
And I was like, no, we have definitely helped check
the I.
Speaker 1 (03:44):
I think that's so funny. But yes, wedding is on
the way. What about you, Emily? Would she have coming
up this week? I'm taking it easy this week because
next week I'm really excited. I went to Ireland for
a game show. That's right next week.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
Ah wait, this is the floor.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Yeah, oh I thought I didn't air talks. Oh next
week is October.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
Almost no at Arizon September twenty fifth. Wow.
Speaker 4 (04:10):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
So we've been like all seeing the promos and stuff
for it. So I'm just like taking it easy right
now because I feel like next week we're gonna be
like celebrating.
Speaker 4 (04:18):
I've been seeing it on the like when I'm at
the gym, I see it on the TV, and I've.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
My friend Neverly's gonna be at that Liay.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Can you give us some like behind the scenes of
what it was like? Honestly, like not really an NDA
setting all of this stuff behind the scenes. I don't
want to get in trouble.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
With the law.
Speaker 1 (04:35):
I don't want to get in trouble with that, with
all of that stuff, but I can say it was
an incredible experience. There's one hundred contestants this season, and
I literally feel like I made a hundred new friends.
Like everyone was so cool, so fun. It's one of
those kind of things where like you have to be
willing to like take an adventure and just like go
with whatever the flow. Yeah, seems to happen and everyone
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was like that, and it was just it was so fun.
I've never urban part of something like that before. I
feel like I've always been like, you know, hosting or
like behind the scenes, but never like a participant in something.
So it was just really cool just to even see
like how TV works and all that stuff was. It
was so I was so happy for you.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
And I know, like we have had many conversations, Yes,
it was one of your dreams to be on a
reality TV game show, like that's one of the first
things that she says said to me, And even on
our hike we were talking.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
About it and I was like, oh my god.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
That the fact that this is happening for you, yes,
and I didn't Okay, And here's the thing, So, like,
my dream is to be on Big Brother.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
I love Big Brother. I've submitted for that show a
bunch of times, right, And the first year that I
wanted to be on it, I had a roommate who
was really into manifesting, and I was like, what is manifesting?
Speaker 4 (05:40):
What is this?
Speaker 1 (05:41):
Clearly I wasn't living in LA at the time and
all I do, but ever since then, I've really truly
been trying to manifest and like, I don't know what
it is, but ever since I started like manifesting and
believing in that, I was like, something's gonna happen, like
something I know it's gonna happen for me, Like I
had this like blind belief that it was going to happen.
And this obviously isn't big brother, it's not the same,
(06:03):
but it just fell into my lap. Like it was
like the perfect example of like right time, right place.
I like needed something to like look forward to at
that time in my life too, and it was just
like could not have been more fun, could not have
been more exciting, And yeah, I'm excited for you to
come out. Listen.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
People underestimate the power of saying things out loud and
writing them down. And that's something that I've been doing
my whole life. Call it faith because I'm a Christian,
or call it manifesting, whatever you want to call it,
Like I'll write out my dreams and my goals, and
I've been doing. My mom instilled this in me, and
I almost every single thing that I have like written
out and I look at it every single day, whether
it's on my mirror or my wall. It has come true,
(06:41):
like I manifested having my own nationally syndicated show coming
to like kiss f them. Like, so, I'm telling you,
if you have a dream or a goal and I
know collect like you want to be on air one day,
like write it out and look at that every single day,
and I promise you, like you'll see the fruits of
like just manifesting and working towards it.
Speaker 3 (07:00):
I've never tried writing it out.
Speaker 4 (07:01):
I've definitely like spoken it out loud and like drop
us off in the mirror like a crazy person, but
like I've never written it down.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
So that's interesting, I try it.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
I used to work for Lululemon, and that was one
of the first things that we did, Like they made
us do a goal setting work shop, and I was like,
this is so weird for like a clothing company, right,
like literally it was like a seasonal like clothing job
that I got, but truly like they had us do
like one year, five year, and ten year goals and
you had to write it out, and you you write
it out as if it's happening to you. So in
(07:28):
five years, I am so you you basically speak it
into existence and you almost like picture what your life
is like in those scenarios. And that's the thing too.
Have you read this is so deep? But like quantum
leaping too, It's like all of your dreams and all
of your goals exist in an alternate reality and all
you have to do is kind of just like picture
it and see it and then I go, wow, I
love that. That's a little tick.
Speaker 2 (07:48):
I've never heard.
Speaker 3 (07:50):
That's great. I've heard the show, but not like yeah, but.
Speaker 1 (07:53):
All of that to say, like, I feel like anything
you ever want and have a goal, if you can
like envision yourself of living that life, it really gives
you almost like a practice, like a feeling of like
what it would be like to have it, so when
it does present to you, you feel ready to accept it.
I think that's like the biggest thing. Like when opportunities present,
you feel ready to take them on and you take
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them on.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
Well, dang, y'all are teaching me.
Speaker 2 (08:20):
But yeah, I mean I feel like I've envisioned my
life here and now I get to do things I
go to that I heart ready of music. That's so
this weekend I'm so excited because usually like I'm like
the bottom of the barrel here, you know, well, I've
had to work my way up, you know, and when
it comes to things like Coachella and going all these
cool places, I usually have to stay behind because I
have to work for everybody else, which is fine, Like
(08:41):
I just got here two and a half years ago.
But she's finally like it was like, Heyla, you're going
this year, and I was like, oh my gosh.
Speaker 1 (08:47):
So I'm going out there to Vegas basically with the
whole team.
Speaker 2 (08:50):
But it's gonna be two days in Vegas of just
like fun and I don't have to work it, so
I don't have to have the pressure of interviewing or
being on stage. I just get to chill and like
drink and watch EJ freak out.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
And have a good time. So that's like, what's happening
with my.
Speaker 3 (09:05):
Let's see something really awesome artists the lineup this year.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
Yeah, I'm excited for Dojia Cat. I am the biggest
Doja Cat fian. Oh my gosh, I love her. Who
else Victoria Monet To see my MoMA live. To see
that live like for the first time is gonna be crazy.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
I'm excited for everyone.
Speaker 2 (09:22):
I'm excited to chill with everybody and hang out and
go out after in Vegas and party and have a
good time.
Speaker 1 (09:28):
I don't know, I'm just sorry. Is this your first time?
Speaker 2 (09:31):
No, this is my third time? Okay, okay, I haven't
had any good Oh no, no, first festival ykay? Yeah yeah, yeah,
so I'm excited. So yeah, that's this weekend.
Speaker 1 (09:40):
That's about it. Though, You're gonna have so much fun.
I'm so excited for you. I want you to report back.
Collect and I are the two that are holding down.
Speaker 3 (09:46):
Holding down the stage someone needs to do so that
that is.
Speaker 1 (09:50):
Us this weekend. So we're gonna be h hitting you
up for videos and living my cares through you.
Speaker 2 (09:55):
And I know I got you guys. I know what
happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But like you got
to tell how you know I got you? Spell all THEZ.
But yeah, well let us know what you guys are
up to. Like, honestly, we love to talk back to you.
Hit us up on socials at one of two seven
kids offm obviously our own socials too. Whatever you want
to hear on this podcast. We're very very accessible, So let's.
Speaker 1 (10:16):
Get into it.
Speaker 2 (10:17):
Yes, the end, the no podcast your source for everything
that matters here in LA. For the past few weeks,
you know, we've been talking about proposition two, proposition.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
Three, and we have.
Speaker 2 (10:29):
Presented you with local candidates that you are, you know,
potentially could be voting for. Again, this is us just
putting the information in front of you so that you
have it all from both sides, every side. We're not
telling you who to vote for. We're not telling you, oh,
this person's better. We have our own opinions, but like,
that's not the point of this podcast. The point of
the podcast is to learn about what is on the ballot,
because I mean, at least for me, like a lot
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of the wording and stuff is confusing. Like we're trying
to learn together so that we all can make an
educated vote on November fifth, Amen.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
Amen.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
So yesterday was voters registration day. Shout out to Emily
for reminding me about that guy it was. But yeah,
so you know, even though yesterday was natural voters registration day,
it's not too late to vote right now. Okay, So
how to check your status vote dot org.
Speaker 4 (11:19):
I'm literally checking vote dot org right now to make
sure that I'm still registered.
Speaker 3 (11:23):
So thank you for reminding me. I appreciate that.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
Yeah, and it shows you your voting options right there
as well.
Speaker 2 (11:29):
Voter registration deadline, So you have fifteen days before the election,
right if you're if you're registering or re registering less
than fifteen days before the election, you will need to
complete the same day voter registration process and request your
ballot in person at like your polling location. So in
person early voting deadline is October seventh, Oh.
Speaker 3 (11:51):
That's coming up. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (11:54):
Do you guys ever vote early? Yeah?
Speaker 4 (11:55):
I do.
Speaker 3 (11:56):
I don't think I ever never do not in person
sor I thought it met like mail in val.
Speaker 1 (12:02):
But I've never done that either. I don't think.
Speaker 4 (12:04):
Oh really, I've only voted in person. I think so,
I've only voted in person one.
Speaker 1 (12:07):
Actually, I think I did one male in not.
Speaker 4 (12:10):
I think it was like a I like, I like
a mail in because you get to actually like go
through it, like when you're in like the in person
it kind of feels like you're on like you're taking
a test, and it's timed a little bit like yeah
just like does oh my god, Like it's just very
nerve wracking. So I definitely prefer a mail But.
Speaker 2 (12:25):
I did a mail in ballot this last time. It
was so easy. I'm like, I'm never going to a
polling location again to stand in a line. No, I
love going to the polling locations. I'm a weirdo, but
you get your sticker.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
I like b I always remember when I was a
little kid, my school was a polling spot. So I
would always see like the adults coming in with like
the little and it always reminded me of Yes, when
you're taking a test, you would have those folders that
you would put up and like block people from cheating.
And I was like, oh my god, that's like the
adult version of that. Said it was so fun. And see,
this is my favorite part. I love the volunteers, the
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people that are so passionate about voting that are running
the polling places. They're usually like just the sweetest, kindest people,
and I love seeing the passion that these people have
for getting people to vote, showing people how to vote.
Speaker 6 (13:12):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (13:12):
I actually I worked at a poll for the twenty
sixteen election. I was under eighteen, but for my ap
GOV class, we got extra credit for working at the
polling station, so I got to actually like do it.
And I was with all these old ladies and we
were just having the time we're at.
Speaker 1 (13:26):
So kind and they're so passionate and they're so sweet.
I don't know. That exchange to me is like always
my favorite part of voting. It's just connecting with other
people and just I don't know, it reminds you like, hey,
we're in this together.
Speaker 6 (13:37):
Like that.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
That's true.
Speaker 1 (13:37):
Let's do something powerful and if.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
You volunteer at the polls, let us know. We'd love
to talk to you. I think that'd be fun.
Speaker 2 (13:42):
Oh, that would be a cool thing to have on
the podcast as somebody who volunteers, Like, oh.
Speaker 1 (13:46):
God, they would probably have so much wisdom behind the
scenes of the madness and stuff like that. Oh my gosh.
Let's try to find somebody.
Speaker 3 (13:54):
Let's do it.
Speaker 2 (13:56):
The voter registration deadline for online voting is October twenty
first first, So yeah, there's that.
Speaker 3 (14:03):
I didn't even know you could vote online. See I'm learning.
I'm learning.
Speaker 2 (14:07):
So if you to register online, you have to register
to vote October.
Speaker 1 (14:12):
There's a lot of steps.
Speaker 2 (14:14):
Us I'm tired some things that you will need to
register online. You'll need your driver's license or California Identification
card number, the last four digits of your Social Security number,
and your date of birth, the super super easy.
Speaker 1 (14:29):
So registered to vote.
Speaker 2 (14:31):
And I love how Billie Eilish just came out and
she encouraged people to Yeah you know they they said
who they were voting for, of course, but of course
they say, like listen, registered to vote. And I think
that is so important when it comes like to these
big celebrities like Chager, Swifts and whynot. So yeah, should
we get into proposition for let's do it. Okay, So
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today we are going to talk about the lovely proposition
for which is climate change. Anybody in here is super
passionate about climate change?
Speaker 3 (14:59):
Yeah, I I think it's so important.
Speaker 2 (15:01):
Yeah yeah, I mean I be honest, before I was
like why and mindue, this is a long long time ago.
But when people were really talk about climate change and
be so passionate.
Speaker 1 (15:10):
About it, I was I didn't understand.
Speaker 2 (15:13):
And at first I thought, honestly thought I was like annoying,
my justic is back. And when I was a teenager,
people what is climate change? But as the older you
get in, the more that we're our lives are actually affected,
especially here in California, I'm like, oh, yeah, we got
to do something about it.
Speaker 1 (15:29):
So I was when you used to hate on al
Gore for his climate stuff, remember.
Speaker 4 (15:33):
Oh yeah an inconvenient true Yeah, and he came out
with this whole thing, and I feel like that was
like the tide started turning al Gore really like, but then, like,
we have so many amazing young activists that are working
so hard, like Greta Thurnberg and a bunch of other ones,
Like it's just like incredible to see a younger generation
really just be like, Okay, we're putting the pressure on you.
It's time to start fixing things because we want to
(15:54):
live in this world for a very long time.
Speaker 1 (15:56):
So I love it.
Speaker 2 (15:57):
So Proposition for would authorize ten billion dollars in debt
to spend on environmental and climate change projects. The biggest chunk,
which would be one point nine billion dollars, would go
to drinking water improvements. And also they plan on prioritizing
lower income communities with this, so the money would go
to again, like I said, improve drinking water, wildfire prevention,
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extreme heat projects, natural lands and parks, coastal protection, clean
air initiatives, and agriculture improvements. So yeah, I mean personally,
I think like water pollution and wildfires and the issues
that we're having here in California are too urgent not
to act personally, That's what I think. I think they
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had an initiative back in twenty twenty two where they
were going to try to like go all in and
help with climate change, but they scaled it back just
because of the state's massive, like it had a massive deficits.
Speaker 1 (16:52):
So I don't know what happened with that.
Speaker 2 (16:53):
But now so people are saying, hey, we need to
put this money towards this because we are in dire
need and like basically California is in ruins.
Speaker 1 (17:02):
Yeah, I mean, if these earthquakes are any I don't
know if that's climate change.
Speaker 2 (17:07):
Climate First of all, whoa a lot in the past
few weeks Does that have to do with climate change?
Speaker 3 (17:12):
Let me look it up.
Speaker 4 (17:13):
I will say, I did get an earthquake kit all
set up, so I like went full doomsday prep.
Speaker 1 (17:18):
I wake kit look like, so that's not native.
Speaker 4 (17:24):
I bought this camping bag that literally has canned food,
emergency blankets, emergency pond shows, cash, all this stuff. My
mom survived the Northridge earthquake. She was living in Santa
Clarita during that time. She said she was bartering stuff.
Speaker 5 (17:38):
I got stuff to barter with, Like we went we
did hygiene kits, clothing like all that stuff, so we
like we went full into it, and then I made
two smaller kits for my car as well, which.
Speaker 2 (17:48):
Is I should take it more seriously because every time
we have an earthquake, I went back to sleep a.
Speaker 1 (17:53):
Little a little rumble, rumble, like Okay, it's like like, oh,
it's a free roller coaster, that's fine.
Speaker 2 (17:57):
Yeah, but I guess in my mind I haven't experienced
something like that where it's like it actually what destroys
things and you don't.
Speaker 3 (18:04):
Yeah, it's crazy.
Speaker 7 (18:05):
I know.
Speaker 1 (18:06):
I don't take it seriously right now.
Speaker 4 (18:08):
It's like it's hard when you're in California because they
happened all the freaking time, so you're like, did I
even feel that one?
Speaker 3 (18:12):
Whatever?
Speaker 4 (18:13):
But apparently climate change can cause more and stronger earthquakes
due to a number of factors like rising sea levels, glaciers,
weather events, destabilization of faults, a bunch of stuff.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
So my gosh, well California has been not normal for
the time that I've been here, right, So I came
with the rain girl.
Speaker 1 (18:31):
Can we talk about it?
Speaker 2 (18:32):
Because I am from the East Coast, right, I'm an
East Coast girl until I die. So over there we
experience the blizzards. Were used to the rain, and so
when I came here, everyone's like, oh, it never rains
in California. It has been raining over the past year
so much. And I'm like, years, two years, so much.
And we're not even in a drought anymore as of
like twenty twenty three, so we're not in it.
Speaker 1 (18:52):
Yeah, so that's kind of weird.
Speaker 4 (18:56):
I as someone who's in Native California, and yeah, it's
the change is baggering, and it's happened in like the
last like five years. Ish I would say that I've
seen like, way, I just have one hundred and six
eight whatever.
Speaker 1 (19:08):
It was crazy AC in my bedroom, right, I legitimately
was like, this is Emily poor girl, Like I don't
have a c either.
Speaker 3 (19:16):
My apartment got up to ninety eight degrees.
Speaker 1 (19:18):
Wait, why don't AC? I have it in my living
room but not my bedrooms exactly.
Speaker 2 (19:22):
But that's very common here in La right because especial
people boy who live by the beach. I like talk
to people on the phone, like listeners who call in
and they're like, yeah, I just have a fan.
Speaker 4 (19:30):
I'm like, what, na, central central acy and stuff like
that is kind of rare, honestly, Yeah, wow, that's kind
of bougie, I always think, rightly, I'm.
Speaker 1 (19:38):
Like, okay, getting a fridge in your apartment, I've realized
is a California luxury. Wait what some apartment A lot
of apartments don't come with fridges either. You gotta got
to buy your own brain, your own Maybe because I
live in Burbank, they got all that here. Not to
sound like you know, but wow, okay, yeah. Interesting. So
downside of this would be so Prop four is claiming
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to spend millions of money on infrastructure, but some people
are worried about what that infrastructure is going to look like.
Some of the things that are approved are kind of
unrelated to climate, so things like farmers' markets, restrooms, and
hand washing stations, which yes, have an effect on climate,
but maybe not in such a grand way. And to
take on all of this debt for smaller infrastructure kind
of things, some people might not feel as worth it.
Speaker 4 (20:26):
So on the pro side, obviously, climate change is that
we are just talking about it.
Speaker 3 (20:29):
It does affect Californians. We're seeing the effects of it.
Speaker 4 (20:32):
But here's my biggest issue with it is this is
to also get clean water to people. Is people are
not having access to clean water, and I feel like
that that's a basic right, and so if we.
Speaker 3 (20:42):
Need to spend money and invest in things.
Speaker 4 (20:45):
That will help us get clean water to lower income communities,
then we absolutely need to do that. Supporters of this
bill are the Clean Water Action, the National Wildlife Federation,
the California Professional Firefighters, the California Labor Federation, and you
know where I used to end in League of Women
Voters of California. But our drinking water is being affected
by several climate issues like these wild wildfires and droughts,
(21:09):
and this would be funding grants and loans to local
water agencies to help them provide safe.
Speaker 3 (21:14):
Reliable drinking water.
Speaker 4 (21:16):
And it would reduce we would treat contaminants in the groundwater,
we would recharge aquifers, we would build infrastructure so we
can access this clean water, and it would expand services
to communities that are poorly served.
Speaker 3 (21:28):
Like in the Central Valley and stuff.
Speaker 4 (21:30):
So I think like, obviously it addresses bigger issues like
these earthquakes and wildfires and all this stuff, but drinking.
Speaker 3 (21:38):
Water we need drinking water, yeah we sure.
Speaker 2 (21:40):
Yeah, these wildfires, can we talk about it real quick
because I know that we have had a massive one,
like what was that last week?
Speaker 1 (21:47):
I think it's still going on right now.
Speaker 2 (21:49):
Certain parts of southern California are still under a wildfire
smoke advisory. Today is Wednesday the eighteenth, and the effect
goes until like tonight at e lefe PM. But it's
just so sad and it's been breaking my heart just
watching the news about what's going on with that Line fire.
More than thirty nine thousand acres have been burned down, yeah,
(22:11):
and it's just and then the Bridge fire, I guess
there was two fires or something like that, for fifty
four thousand acres have been burned down, And it's just
like seeing that and seeing the homes that are destroyed
and the people's lives and then the smoke and then
also when it comes to the smoke, like it goes
into other areas, Like it's not even in just that area.
The smoke like go even sometimes outside of the state,
(22:33):
so it's affecting a lot of people's air quality, and
it's just like it's ski scary.
Speaker 4 (22:38):
I used to get fire days at school and in
college because the air quality was so bad we couldn't
go outside, Like I remember like tasting ash in the
air during some NorCal fires that happened a few years
back when I was at school.
Speaker 3 (22:50):
And you know, it's just it's really this is why.
Speaker 4 (22:52):
Also you should have a go bag in your apartment
in case a big fire happens, because they spread rapidly
and quickly. So rapidly and quickly, or said, but but
you know, like you gotta you gotta be prepared for this.
And yeah, it's really sad and it's affecting. It affects,
it's always affected Californians. But it doesn't have to be
you know, like it's just crazy.
Speaker 3 (23:12):
It's too much.
Speaker 2 (23:12):
Yeah, you guys know how I feel about like, you know,
chronic illnesses and with that smoke like hurting people who
have you know, lung issues, kidney all that stuff. It's
really really scary to me as someone who has like
a chronic illness.
Speaker 1 (23:25):
And so, yeah's millions of people, ten tens of millions
of people from miles away are being affected by this
right now. Oh my goodness, that is crazy.
Speaker 2 (23:34):
So I researched some tips for people who are impacted
right now, just because I know a lot of people
who are listening to this right now, because is it
in the Orange County area.
Speaker 3 (23:44):
Yeah, it's up near like Irvine, right.
Speaker 2 (23:46):
Okay, So and we're gonna be talking more about Orange
County later because we're speaking to Derek Tran, who is
District forty. So if you're in the Orange County area,
here's some tips that you can do. Limit your exposure
by staying inside, windows down closed, avoid vigorous, vigorous physical activity.
Run your air conditioning and or your air purifier if possible.
(24:10):
Do not use swamp coolers or whole house fans that
could bring in outside air. Avoid burning wood in your fireplace,
no candles, pan frying, grilling and stuff like that. And
if you have to be outside, wear a mask.
Speaker 4 (24:27):
And that is what I didn't know that like cooking
would effect. And like burning candles, that's so interesting.
Speaker 1 (24:33):
I know incense on it. It's probably because like think
about when a fire, when there's like kindling around a fire,
If there's so much kindling around you, you never know
what could catch. More than eighty homes lost.
Speaker 2 (24:44):
So far, so much, and wasn't one of them started
by somebody.
Speaker 3 (24:50):
There was someone getting an ars in charge. I'm trying
who wasn't I don't.
Speaker 1 (24:54):
Know, I know, and like, why would you do that?
Do you remember when there was all those with the
baby things. No, the gender reveals that were like starting wildfires.
No way, I don't know where was I what was
you a couple of years ago? But do you remember that? No,
it's probably were starting wildfires by gender reveal parties. They
would like light off fireworks or something or different things.
Speaker 3 (25:15):
Gender reveals would get crazy. They would get crazy. Cut
a cake literally.
Speaker 1 (25:19):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (25:20):
Yeah, So a California man has pleaded not guilty to
starting a fire that authorities stay ballooned into a rapidly
spreading line fire that scorched at least thirty nine thousand
acres and force the evacuation of thousands of homes. That's
from the Guardian dot com.
Speaker 1 (25:34):
But yes, can we also address to the landslides in
California as well? Have you guys been seeing that?
Speaker 3 (25:40):
Doeslimate change?
Speaker 1 (25:42):
Yeah? All of this like infrastructure, really we really need
to there's a state of America. Wow again, sorry, let
me pull this one up. Yeah, as of twelve days ago,
there was a state of emergency declared in California City
because of landslides. They were saying, like you can almost
see the ground move. I saw some videos on TikTok
of people literally like pleading for help because they're like
(26:04):
these are my home, Like this is my homies, are
my neighbors homes and we all have to leave, like
we're going to lose our home because of the landslides.
So clearly there's an infrastructure issue that needs to be addressed.
Speaker 2 (26:14):
Yeah, well, I mean those are all the facts. Do
with it what you will, do your own research. And
we are praying for the people in Orange County that
are affected by the wildfires. Climate change is real. So
whether you are four against, it's up to you. But
that's what's going to be on your ballot in November.
Speaker 1 (26:31):
And let me clarify the landslides. We're in Rancho palasparades.
Speaker 2 (26:35):
Yeah, okay, So speaking of Orange County, I got the
pleasure of talking to Joker. He is a Democrat running
for the District forty, which is like Orange County, and
here's what he had to say. Welcome to the End
the Note podcast. My name is Kayla from KISEFM and
I am sitting with Joe Her.
Speaker 6 (26:54):
Hello everybody, how are you?
Speaker 2 (26:57):
Thank you for sitting with me. I know you've had
a long day, but this means a whole lot to us.
Speaker 6 (27:01):
Oh, it's my pleasure.
Speaker 2 (27:02):
So you are running for Congress? Yes, Key tell us with.
Speaker 7 (27:04):
District and fortieth I'm sorry fortieth Congression District East Orange
County and Linden Fire.
Speaker 2 (27:09):
Okay, nice, Okay, So everybody has, you know, an elevator
pitch in one minute? Key, tell us why we should
vote for you. Who you are?
Speaker 6 (27:15):
Yeah, I'm retired firefighter.
Speaker 7 (27:18):
The United States Congress Health representatives, you know, is guardrails
of democracy no matter what goes on the top. Those
are the folks who balance the budget. Those are the
folks who take care of local control of the environment,
water quality, air quality, and so forth. Firefighters deal in
sound bites on helping people and fixing problems in forty
forty five minutes sound bites. They do that over thirty
(27:39):
years of their career, and going to Congress is just
really about problem solving, being a pragmatic bipartisan problem solver.
Speaker 2 (27:46):
Yeah, are you from Orange County?
Speaker 7 (27:48):
It was originally from Orange County, York, but when the
Dodgers moved to La. We moved to La okay or
Orange County. I should say I'm an Angels fan, but
that's when we move. My dad was a hardcore Dodgors fan.
Speaker 2 (27:59):
Okay, so you are well versus the Orange County favorite
restaurant there, we go.
Speaker 7 (28:05):
To the Spectrum a lot or herline. Spectrum was a
lot of different restaurants.
Speaker 6 (28:08):
There quite a few.
Speaker 2 (28:09):
Favorite thing to do with the family, like a whole day.
Where would you go in Orange County?
Speaker 7 (28:14):
In Orange County, we probably go to the movies, or
like I said, hang out the Spectrum. We're going down
to Newport Beach and hang out for the day, Luguna Beach,
down in the village and hang out for the day,
just kind of chill.
Speaker 2 (28:25):
You served as a firefighter, right Caase. Tell us about
that and your passion for serving the community.
Speaker 6 (28:31):
My dad was a firefighter.
Speaker 7 (28:33):
And being a firefighter where you're actually helping people and
you're getting paid to help people, and that wasn't a
lot When I was young firefighter. It was four dollars
an hour. It was a seventy two hour work week.
Speaker 2 (28:43):
You must have loved it.
Speaker 6 (28:45):
The work was hard.
Speaker 7 (28:46):
All my captains and officers were mostly Vietnam Vets and
Korean Vats and so forth. So it was very military
organized and situated. But I enjoyed it quite a bit
helping people out. We had some tough calls back in
the day. We had some big fight. You know, when
you're a young man, you don't think you're going to
be on a fire or four hundred homes are destroyed
in an afternoon, but it happens. Wow.
Speaker 2 (29:07):
Because of that, I'm sure you are very passionate about
helping veterans. Do you have a policy that you know
deals with that.
Speaker 7 (29:14):
My father, my grandfather, my brothers, raw veterans, military, Navy, Navy, seals,
and so forth, and helping veterans. Anytime the veterans are
going to be sent overseas, we want to make sure
that we have the capacity to take care of them
once they come back home. I've seen a post traumatic
stress upfront, especially when our veterans become firefighters or police officers.
(29:37):
I see we're going to do to a person, See
what it can do to a family and so forth.
So making sure our veterans have the care they need
when they're in the military and after they leave the military.
Speaker 6 (29:47):
It's very important to me.
Speaker 2 (29:49):
You have a common sense gun safety plan. Can you
give us the main points about that?
Speaker 7 (29:54):
The simple one is universal background checks, which is a
bipartisan thing. It's kind of a a dangerous person check.
You shouldn't have to you should have to be able
to go through a background check. If you're having a
bad day, you can't take your grievance out. Friday night,
we were just at cook Scorners the one year anniversary
of the shooting that was there, a mass shooting where
(30:15):
someone decided to take his grievance public and killed other people.
Speaker 6 (30:19):
And we lose lives. That's tragic.
Speaker 7 (30:23):
People who get hurt or shot, they may have those
injuries or illnesses for their whole lives. And then you
have the first responders who may have been on many
many other calls that day or that month, and that
accumulates after Awhile, it's just common sense, bipartisan universal background check.
Speaker 6 (30:38):
Is an easy one to start with.
Speaker 2 (30:40):
Okay, you are running against young Kim. What would you
do differently?
Speaker 6 (30:45):
I would do something, Okay, I would do something.
Speaker 7 (30:50):
Representing the district and making sure that the folks have
the services they need, making sure that social security is
there for not just senior citizens, but folks that are
eighteen to twenty four right now, making sure that they
have healthcare, making sure that we bring down costs. My
son's twenty years old right now, buying a home for
him is going to be very difficult. We're going through
(31:11):
college and then managing all that's going to be difficult.
But also bringing money back to the district. Orange County
is a donor county to the state of California. For
every dollar we send, we get six cents back. The
average of the state's double that. So bringing money back
home to the district. I brought one point seven billion
dollars over twenty five years back home to Orange County,
and we can continue to do that. My opponent's brought
less than twenty million dollars.
Speaker 6 (31:33):
I know.
Speaker 2 (31:34):
One of her big things on her platform was gas
prices and lowering them. A politician, a local politician, even
really truly influenced the gas prices.
Speaker 7 (31:44):
Well, here's the funny part of that is the signs
all lower that she says she's lowering gas prices, but
she voted against a bill that offered new technology that
would actually do just that, lowering gas prices. And there's
a little bit of gouage going on the north end
of the district. The gas is almost a dollar more
than the south end of the district. So maybe taking
(32:06):
care of a little bit of gouging. I mean, if
Costco can do it, anybody can do it.
Speaker 2 (32:10):
I've read some comments from people who actually live in
Orange County and one thing that they always wanted is
town hall meetings in person. Is that something that would
we be able to get some face to face time
with you?
Speaker 6 (32:21):
Yeah, I'm going to be very accessible to everybody.
Speaker 7 (32:23):
Okay, everybody, eighteen to twenty four year olds, the seniors, everybody.
My opponent does zero town hall meetings. We've been out
there meeting and greeting. We're doing another one tonight. We're
out there on the weekends. Yeah, we're hitting it hard
and we want to continue to stay in touch. When
I was a president of the Firefighter's Orange County, one
of the things I had to do is make sure
I talk to the people, not just the ones who
agreed with me, but I wanted to talk to those
(32:44):
who did not.
Speaker 1 (32:44):
Agree with me.
Speaker 2 (32:45):
Yeah, even just email and stuff. I know, sometimes people
will write and voice their concerns and have a question
and we don't get a response when we email. Will
we be able to get a response from you, or
will be your assistant?
Speaker 7 (32:58):
Like how we we have an amazing team and we
always respond to people immediately.
Speaker 6 (33:04):
We know of a.
Speaker 7 (33:05):
Lot of folks who reached out to us because they've
gotten zero responses from Young Kim. So being responsive is
a policy that I had when I was president of
the Firefighters. Get back to everybody you can within twenty
four hours is the rule. As sooner if you can.
Speaker 2 (33:18):
Okay, you have a slogan on your website. Results not extremism.
What does that mean to you?
Speaker 7 (33:23):
Just that common sense problem solving the hundreds of bills
that we worked on over the years with coalitiones. It
wasn't me by myself, it was firefighters subject matter experts.
When we took over our own healthcare, we had to
get some rules changed and we brought back two million
dollars a year. Now my successors are bringing back seven
million dollars a year, offering health care to first responders
and giving a refund at tax payer money. So working
(33:45):
in a bipartisan fashion, cross the aisle, talking.
Speaker 6 (33:48):
To people just to get the job done.
Speaker 7 (33:50):
It's not about making waves it's about getting things as accomplished.
Speaker 2 (33:55):
What do you think is the most pressing issue affecting
the quality of life in Orange County.
Speaker 7 (34:01):
There's a lot of issues going on right now. You've
got climatic extremes and wildfire causing people to not be
able to have fire insurance. People are getting canceled two, three,
four times. You have the cost of a home itself.
We have a lot of investors buying up homes and
big groups, and then that doesn't leave any homes left
over for you know, twenty five year olds and people
(34:22):
trying to start a family and so forth.
Speaker 6 (34:24):
So the affordability aspect is a big thing.
Speaker 2 (34:26):
Okay, where can people find like all of your policies
listed out?
Speaker 6 (34:30):
Joe Kerfer, Congress for Congress.
Speaker 2 (34:32):
Okay, let's get to know you a little bit. So
when you're at home chilling on the weekend with your family,
what do you like to do well?
Speaker 7 (34:39):
Right now, there's no chilling, sure, it's twelve hour days,
seven days a week.
Speaker 6 (34:45):
I'm a big river fan. We've got a boat at
the river.
Speaker 7 (34:48):
Been going to the river since I was a young firefighter,
way back in the day. We meet with our friends,
we go to Laughlin and we just vote for the
day and then you know, go to the casinos at
night and so forth something we do and it used
to do a lot of snowskiing.
Speaker 6 (35:00):
I haven't done either of those things last year.
Speaker 2 (35:02):
Are you a music person? Oh yeah, which type of music.
Speaker 6 (35:04):
Do you like? I do classic rock, I do country,
I do a little hip hop.
Speaker 2 (35:08):
Last concert, you into stagecoach. Oh so he was out
there and yeah, partying.
Speaker 6 (35:15):
With it Leonard.
Speaker 7 (35:16):
Well, actually has been a while because Leonard Skinnern was there. Okay,
so that was pretty good.
Speaker 2 (35:21):
Nice, all right, Well, thank you so much for sitting
with me. Appreciated. Good luck with everything. Any last thing
you want to say to the people, No, just.
Speaker 6 (35:28):
Remember the vote.
Speaker 7 (35:29):
It's you're right as an American to vote. When you
turn eighteen. Make sure you get registered, make sure you vote.
If you don't take charge of your future, someone else will.
So remember to get out.
Speaker 6 (35:38):
There and vote. Thank you for your support. Thank you, Joe,
thank you.
Speaker 2 (35:41):
All right, that was Joe Kerr. Super cool interview right there.
District forty. So if you are in that Orange County area,
he is running for that seat in the for like
as a Democrat.
Speaker 1 (35:52):
So yeah, do more research. Joe Kerr. He has his website.
All that will leave that in the link down below.
Speaker 2 (35:57):
But one of the main things that I've been trying
to talk to all of these candidates about is how
can they be more accessible, at least for me.
Speaker 1 (36:06):
I always used to.
Speaker 2 (36:07):
Think of politicians as like these I don't know, like
these big, scary, unrechual men that are so uptight and
you know, don't answer questions from little people like me.
And so I wanted to ask them, like, how can
we talk to you about the issues that we have
with our city?
Speaker 1 (36:24):
You know, like do I have to email people?
Speaker 2 (36:26):
And while I get a bounce back email, will I
have to go through hoops just to ask you a question?
And so I've been making it a point to ask
you guys like will there be town hall meetings? I've
been making a point to ask them like can I
email you? When will you respond? And so a lot
of these people joker including or like no, like I
That's what I want. I want to be a people,
a person, a face for the people, and I want
(36:48):
to be out there so that you can actually talk
to me face to face. So how to contact your
local representative is actually really easy and I literally did
it right now. But like you just tie in how
to contact your local representative right.
Speaker 1 (37:02):
House dot gov will come up.
Speaker 2 (37:03):
You type in your zip code and then when I
put typed in mind, it said need more information, So
like I typed in my full address, and then your
representative should pop up for wherever you live. Mine is
Adam B. Schiff, So you got I can either go
to his website or there's like a little message box
where it says, hey, message you're representative. And it's that easy.
(37:25):
I mean, depending on who you're messaging. I don't we'll
see if they, you know, respond, But a lot of
the people that I've been talking to, including Joe Kerr,
says no, like I, it comes to mind directly to
my office, and I try to answer every single one
of them. So if you have a question about anything,
what that's concerning about your city, ask the question.
Speaker 1 (37:43):
It's so easy. I just looked up Adam Shift, so
I say, while you're saying this right now, and I
love that. On his website, he said he lists to
addresses one in Bourbank and one in DC because he's
both right now, and I love that. He says on there,
call facts or drop by for a visit, so they're
open to hearing from you.
Speaker 2 (38:00):
The fact that we can pull up that is something
that I appreciate, you know. So I think we are
in a new era where we can actually like get
more face time with these people who are representing us,
and I.
Speaker 1 (38:11):
Very, very very appreciate that.
Speaker 2 (38:12):
So yeah, So since we're on the topic of like
Orange County District forty joker, are there any cool events
happening in the area.
Speaker 4 (38:22):
Yeah, there's actually a California Coastal clean Up Day which
is happening Saturday, September twenty first, and yeah, kind of
goes with what we were talking about with cleaning up,
are you know, cleaning up some litter, taking care of
our beautiful coastline. So that's always really cool. And then
also there is a on September twenty first, a make
It Take It with Autumn Apples crafting and Preserve and
(38:43):
Cholotte chutney.
Speaker 3 (38:44):
So I think you get to make like apples.
Speaker 1 (38:46):
Can we go? Guy?
Speaker 4 (38:48):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (38:48):
I was like what vibes, guys, we do need to
do like the whole apple picking.
Speaker 1 (38:54):
Yeah, like my favorite all that, you know.
Speaker 2 (38:57):
What would be cute if we did like an inner
of you with a politician in a pumpkin patch?
Speaker 1 (39:02):
Why did I just have a vision of all like
all of us just walking.
Speaker 3 (39:04):
I'm making it happen right now, the.
Speaker 1 (39:06):
Apples and asking about our city. Yes, my god, we
need to come up with a fun name like picking
apples and picking your brain? Ooo, you picking mine? I
love it, fantas.
Speaker 4 (39:23):
Yeah, that event is happening at the Centinental Farm OC
Fair and Event Center. That's September twenty first, and there's
lots of other really cool events, so make sure to
check it out.
Speaker 1 (39:31):
Well, that's about it for us.
Speaker 2 (39:33):
Next week is gonna be a lot of fun because
we're going to have someone from KFI on this show
helping us, uh for educating us about ballot titles. Finally
a professional, Yes, finally he's gonna tell us. And because
when you look at your ballot, like a lot of
the titles are misleading.
Speaker 1 (39:49):
It's like they like to word things almost like yeah,
that's it. So you think when you vote yes for something,
you're voting it's very sneaky, but could be the opposite.
Speaker 2 (39:57):
Yeah, So he's going to educate us that own that
he's very his expertise and like local ballots and stuff
like that. So we're just gonna pick his brain about
all that, so make sure you look out for that
next week. All of my interviews are on one O
two seven kissfm's UH YouTube channel, and we have like
a playlist that call that's called in the Know, So
go check them out if you want to hear from
(40:17):
your people who are running for your local office. But
appreciate you as always for hanging out with us. Find
information about your district. Vote dot org I lied four
one one dot com is the four one dot com
four one dot org one of the two that's where
you can find all the information about your district and
what's going to be on your ballot. Again, we just
want to reiterate do your own homework.
Speaker 1 (40:39):
I think it's for one one dot org, but yes,
do your own research and get out and vote. Voter
registration Day just happened, but that does not mean that
you can't still register to vote. You still have time
to do, so make sure you're checking those deadlines as
well so you can exercise you're right to vote.
Speaker 3 (40:52):
Listen to our podcast. We'll remind you. Don't worry. We
got you leave us a five star.
Speaker 1 (40:56):
I think you can do that.
Speaker 2 (40:57):
We're now on like Apples, Spotify, all the all the
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Speaker 1 (41:02):
So yeah, thanks guys, thank you, Bye bye
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