Newsom Pressed, Water Security Planned – Hour 4

The fourth hour of KFBK Morning News on May 4, 2026 features host Cristina Mendonsa breaking down what was meant to be a friendly sit down but turned pointed when Bill Maher challenged Governor Gavin Newsom on California’s biggest pain points, including sky high gas prices, crushing rents, and the state’s $231 billion high speed rail project—at one point saying, “You’ve got to let the train go.” Anchor Mark Demsky follows with a report on a major infrastructure effort in the Central Valley, where the South San Joaquin Irrigation District is moving forward with a $192 million water plan. The project is aimed at protecting long term water supplies for local agriculture and more than 215,000 residents across the South County region.