California Assemblyman David Tangipa joins the podcast to drop serious truth bombs about the state’s financial disaster, bloated budgets, and the billion-dollar scam that is High-Speed Rail. With California on the verge of losing $12B in federal aid and facing projected deficits worse than the Great Recession.

One of those no votes was Valley Assemblymember David Tangipa. “This is a direct assault on the everyday Californians in rural portions of California that own gas vehicles,” Tangipa said. “This loss, this $31 billion loss, actually proves that the policies that my colleagues really wanted to push to get…

“Corruption takes many forms, but if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s probably corrupt,” writes Asm. David Tangipa (R-Clovis) for Sun View…A culture of corruption surrounds Sacramento — from fake nonprofits, to so-called “infrastructure” projects that never get built but always get funded, to public…

…Except Assemblyman David Tangipa (R-Fresno). “I think corruption is the number one thing people are thinking about now,” Assemblyman Tangipa told the Globe Monday. “You know your money isn’t going to what you want – especially in California. “I hear from people in my district now who cynically say they…

“Our budget is like gambling with a grenade,” Tangipa said, pointing to the state’s overall issue that it’s spending more money than it’s bringing in despite healthy revenues. Tangipa noted this is expected to leave massive deficits in the years after Gov. Gavin Newsom leaves office. “The bill is coming.…