From skyrocketing crime to rampant homelessness and poverty, from frequent power blackouts to uncontrolled forest fires, the once Golden State is fast becoming the nation’s basket case with more Californians fleeing the region than ever before.

This week, Dr. Jay Lehr and Tom Harris are joined by Andy Caldwell, Executive Director of Coalition of Labor, Agriculture and Business (COLAB) Santa Barbara County in California. COLAB acts as both a government watchdog and promoter of these sectors in Santa Barbara. Mr. Caldwell discusses the growing problems of California, his once-wealthy and beautiful state.
The Andy Caldwell Show airs from 3 - 5 pm Pacific Time on AM 1240 KSMA in Santa Maria, on AM1290 in Santa Barbara, and FM 98.5 in San Luis Obispo. It is the only local talk show to cover the entire California Central Coast. As a strong conservative in a very liberal county, Andy ran as a Republican for the district’s Seat (District 24) in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2020 election. He pulled in a respectable 43.1% of the vote before eventually losing to the Democrat incumbent.
Join Dr. Jay Lehr, Tom Harris, and guest Andy Caldwell in this week’s episode of The Other Side of the Story to learn how bad California’s problems have become and how the state can still be saved. 
References relevant to this show:

The Andy Caldwell Show, AM 1240 KSMA in Santa Maria, AM1290 in Santa Barbara, and FM 98.5 in San Luis Obispo, California

COLAB, Santa Barbara County, California

The latest (October 2021) COLAB monthly newsletter

“Andy Caldwell’s California is No Longer the Golden State,” by Dr. Jay Lehr and Tom Harris, October 26, 2021, America Out Loud