So, Does It Matter? - On CA Politics - Spoken!

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Jon Fleischman

This is a feed where columns on the So, Does It Matter? Subtack on California Politics are spoken, and can be listened to on the go. Some content on the site that does not lend itself to an auditory form is not placed here. The audio version was generated using AI technology and may include occasional mispronunciations. You can find this content online at www.SoDoesItMatter.com.

Episodes · 25

California’s Insurance Commissioner Race: Two Liberals, And A Ballot I’m Leaving Blank

Oct 19, 2026 · 6m

Who Had The Worst Week In California Politics For The Week Ending 10/16. A Medal You Do Not Want To Get!

Oct 16, 2026 · 8m

San Diego Supervisors Put Their Own Third Term On The Ballot And Called It Reform — Reject Measure A!

Oct 15, 2026 · 5m

I Watched The LA Mayoral Debate So You Don’t Have To: LA Deserves Better Than Bass Or Raman

Oct 14, 2026 · 6m

California’s 14 Ballot Measures: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly - My Take In The California Post

Oct 13, 2026 · 6m

Prop. 45 Takes Aim At California’s Building Bureaucracy And Merits A “Yes” Vote

Oct 13, 2026 · 7m

California’s Pension Crisis Is a Political Machine’s Retirement Plan

Oct 12, 2026 · 6m

Happy Columbus Day. Sorry, Woke America.

Oct 12, 2026 · 4m

Who Had The Worst Week In California Politics For The Week Ending 10/9. A Medal You Do Not Want To Get!

Oct 9, 2026 · 10m

Prop. 44: Another Union Power Play, This Time Against Community Clinics

Oct 8, 2026 · 5m

Why October 7 Still Feels Personal Three Years Later

Oct 7, 2026 · 5m

Are California Teachers Serially Passing Students Who Haven’t Learned The Material?

Oct 7, 2026 · 10m

Communist China Is Bringing Its Police State to California

Oct 6, 2026 · 5m

Prop. 3: California’s Temporary Tax Wants Permanent Residency

Oct 6, 2026 · 6m

Bernie Wants You To Support Prop. 40. If You Agree With Him On These Six Things, Maybe You Should.

Oct 5, 2026 · 6m

The Worst Week In California Politics For The Week Ending 10/2 - A Medal You Do Not Want To Get!

Oct 2, 2026 · 12m

California Democrats Just Put The Press On The Government Payroll

Oct 1, 2026 · 9m

Xavier Becerra Finally Came Out Of The Basement

Oct 1, 2026 · 8m

Proposition 43 Closes the Simple-Majority Loophole for Local Tax Hikes, And Deserves Your Vote

Sep 30, 2026 · 7m

Sometimes the Best Vote Is Not to Vote at All

Sep 29, 2026 · 4m

Newsom Signs New Onerous Law: A New Test Before You Can Buy A Gun

Sep 29, 2026 · 6m

Gavin Newsom Plays President at the United Nations Kiddie Table

Sep 28, 2026 · 6m

Proposition 2 Puts Lipstick On A Spending Pig. Vote No!

Sep 28, 2026 · 6m

Prop. 39’s New Ad Has A Message For Democrats: You Can Hate Trump And Still Back Voter ID

Sep 25, 2026 · 5m

Who Had The Worst Week In California Politics For The Week Ending 9/25: The Special Mayoral Edition

Sep 25, 2026 · 11m