Category: california insider

[PREMIERING 5/22, 2PM ET] Spike in Crime, Rise in Theft, Skyrocketing Taxes: Behind California’s Mass Exodus | Facts Matter

In today’s episode, we spoke with Siyamak Khorrami — who is both a host of California Insider on Epoch TV, as well as the producer of the new documentary Leaving California. 
And he broke down for us the reasons that he discovered regarding the deeper reasons people are fleeing California, as well as why he…


Truth Behind California’s Rising Homelessness | Zach Southall

“What was that shift, where there are so many more people willing to not work, willing to not try for something better, really, who are so hopeless in their thinking that they can’t succeed, that they’re there, that there’s this permanent ceiling on them? I’m seeing that with the youth.” Siyamak sits down with Zach…


Former President of BOS: San Francisco Used to Be Safe — Here’s What Changed Everything | Angela Alioto

“It’s very ugly … I never dreamed they would be doing what they did with it.” Siyamak sits down with Angela Alioto, former president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (BOS). She talks about why San Francisco is not safe anymore and the reasons leading the city to its decline. This episode is sponsored…


Landlords Are Losing Their Homes — Here’s Why | Chris Moore

“During the eviction moratorium, to ask a tenant to pay rent could be viewed as harassment to the tenant.” Siyamak sits down with Chris Moore, board member of the Bay Rental Housing Association. He shares with us his first-hand experience being a landlord in California and why he thinks the eviction moratorium is hurting the…


Why San Francisco Police Are Not Responding to Calls | Joel Aylworth

“Just last week, Whole Foods—this $10 million project to be built downtown, only open for a year—just got up and left. And that’s because they can’t get a handle on crime.” Siyamak sits down with Joel Aylworth @JoelEvan, a former police officer with the San Francisco Police Department. He will talk about why crime got out…


California Exodus Costs the State $29.1 Billion: IRS

California’s tax base shrank by nearly $29.1 billion as it saw a net loss of 332,000 taxpayers and their dependents, according to recent IRS migration data. The exodus is caused by many factors, including rising crime, businesses moving out-of-state, high taxes, and high housing costs. A new documentary “Leaving California: The Untold Story” aims to…


Ex-Lawmaker Issues Dire Warning on New California Laws | Melissa Melendez

“And now they’re boxed into a corner, because now they can’t quite get out of it. Because if they do, if they change how they’re dealing with these issues, they have to admit that they were wrong.” Siyamak sits down with Melissa Melendez, former California State Senator. Today she will talk about what has changed…


Former Inmate Shows How Rehabilitation Is Possible | Alfred Lopez

“Prisons are a breeding ground, to become institutionalized and to learn, basically, how to do more crime and become worse.” Siyamak sits down with former California inmate, Alfred Lopez. Incarcerated at 18, Lopez spent almost 30 years in prison. Today he will talk about what he saw in the prison system, and why it is…


Larry Elder Explains His Presidential Candidacy | Larry Elder

“I’ve been doing TV and radio for 40 years, mostly criticizing politicians. I know how brutal it is, I know how your enemies will dissect things that you’ve said and put the worst spin on it, or will even make things up … But I think I bring a couple things to the table the…


PREMIERING NOW: Leaving California: The Untold Story | Documentary

“Leaving California: The Untold Story” is a feature-length documentary that portrays the growing challenges of living in California, causing an unprecedented mass exodus. Siyamak Khorrami, television host of California Insider and editor of The Epoch Times Southern California, takes viewers on an intimate journey of love, loss, tragedy, and hope as California residents face the…