Kamala Harris will not run for CA Governor — So what’s next for her, and the state?

Former Vice President and 2024 candidate for President Kamala Harris announced yesterday that she will not run to be California’s next governor. With the current California Governor Gavin Newsom terming out, the 2026 gubernatorial election landscape has been murky at best. While the efficacy of a Harris campaign for the governorship is unknown, her national profile no doubt would have given her a leg up in the early days of campaigning. Joining Airtalk today to discuss why Kamala might have exited the race before it began, and what’s next for the golden state is Mark Barabak, political columnist for the Los Angeles Times and Sara Sadhwani, politics professor at Pomona College

Housing market check-in: inventory stalls as buyer and seller interest cools

A recent piece by CalMatters reporter Ben Christopher offered a check-in on the housing market, with both sellers and buyers not finding the current financials of homebuying suitable. Sellers have struggled to find the price they’d be most willing to sell at, and buyers are finding the math of purchasing a home harder to stomach as average interest rates for mortgages stay put at more than 6 percent. Joining us this morning to help make sense of the current market is Ben Christopher, housing reporter for CalMatters, and Logan Mohtashami, lead analyst for the real estate news site HousingWire.

No tax on tips is here — what’s its impact?

One of the promises then-candidate Donald Trump made on the campaign trail was that he would end the taxation of tips. Now, after the passing of his “big beautiful” budget bill, he can say that it's a campaign promise he kept. A provision in the act stipulates that for the next few tax years, certain workers can deduct their tip income from their federal taxes. But the provision has quite a few caveats, and tips will still be subject to state and local taxes. So what’s the real impact of this bill, and will tipped workers actually see more money in their wallets? Joining AirTalk today to discuss this is adjunct assistant professor of business at Columbia Business School Stephen Zagor and U.S. tax policy reporter for The Wall Street Journal Richard Rubin.

Is the Trump administration shifting its tone on DACA?

After last year's election, President Trump signaled he’d be open to working with democrats to ensure enrollees in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), who are also known as Dreamers, would be able to remain in the country. However, over the last few months, the Trump administration appears to be moving away from this position as federal agencies begin to reconsider benefits for DACA recipients. Now, the Department of Homeland Security is urging those enrolled in DACA to self-deport — leaving many Dreamers uncertain about the program's future. Joining us on AirTalk to discuss the current state of DACA under the Trump administration is Homeland Security Department and Immigration Policy Reporter for NPR, Ximena Bustillo, and clinical associate professor of law and co-director of USC's Immigration Clinic, Jean Reisz. We also want to hear from you. Are you a DACA recipient considering self-deportation? Do you have a relative enrolled in DACA that is being impacted by the administration's changes? Give us a call at 866-893-5722 or email us at atcomments@laist.com.

Is cane sugar healthier than high fructose corn syrup?

Last week, President Trump set off shockwaves through the food industry when he posted an unverified claim that the Coca-Cola company would replace high fructose corn syrup with real cane sugar in its products. While the soft drink giant is introducing a new cane sugar version of its iconic soda in the U.S. later this year, many experts are unsure about the move being a real step towards bettering public health, as they feel it may be a symbolic pivot fueled by political pressure from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Commission. Joining us on AirTalk is Marion Nestle, a nutrition and food studies expert who’s written numerous books about nutrition and public health, Kim Severson, Atlanta-based reporter for the New York Times, who covers the nation’s food culture, and Stephen Mihm, a professor and associate dean of history at the University of Georgia. We also want to hear from you! Have you worked in an industry that uses high fructose corn syrup? Do you think there is a real benefit to an alternative? Give us a call at 866-893-5722 or email us at atcomments@laist.com.

TV Talk: ‘Demascus,’ ‘The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball,’ ‘Eyes of Wakanda’ and more

Have you felt completely overwhelmed when deciding what new show to watch these days? Us too. There’s just so much content out there between network TV and numerous streaming platforms. Each week, we will try to break through the noise with TV watchers who can point us to the must-sees and steer us clear of the shows that maybe don’t live up to the hype. This week, listeners will get the latest scoop on what’s worth watching with Jen Chaney, freelance television critic, and Marcus Jones, awards editor for TV & Film at IndieWire.

TV shows:

• Damascus (Tubi)
• The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball (Hulu)
• Eyes of Wakanda (Disney+)
• Leanne (Netflix)
• Project Runway (airing on Freeform, streaming next day on Hulu & Disney+)
• The Yogurt Shop Murders (airing on HBO, streaming on HBO Max)
• Destination X (airing on NBC, streaming on Peacock)