The Steve Hilton Show

A surprising new name entered California governor’s race this week: San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan. The media and donor class are already branding him as a more “sensible” Democrat, but a closer look shows he’s far from the moderate he pretends to be. David Johnson, chairman of the Santa Clara County Republican Party, joins us to expose Mahan’s troubling record on taxes, crime, and homelessness. Steve also breaks down California’s proposed “mileage tax” and how it would hit working-class families hardest to satisfy climate ideologues. And Susan Shelley joins the show to cover Dr. Oz’s investigation into the LA hospice system, a city councilman on trial for corruption, and the absurd reason Los Angeles stopped repaving its streets.

With two people fatally shot in Minnesota, Democrats are still brazenly encouraging people to interfere with ICE operations. Steve explains why the Democrats’ anti-law enforcement rhetoric and reckless sanctuary policies are to blame for the bloodshed — and what he would do as governor to prevent the same thing from happening in California. Then, Jennifer Horn joins the show with a handful of stories related to California fraud — including Gavin Newsom admitting to giving healthcare to illegal immigrants, a $23 million dollar scandal in the homeless industrial complex and more. And finally, to coincide with the launch of CAL DOGE, Steve welcomes two members of the team who are already hard at work exposing fraud, waste and corruption: Director Jenny Rae Le Roux and Government Reform, Reduction and Simplification Lead Paul Miner.

Candidates for statewide office in California have traditionally run separate campaigns. But after 16 years of Democrat one-party rule, unorthodox thinking is exactly what’s needed to flip the state in 2026. That’s why Steve has assembled an unprecedented “Golden Ticket” of candidates to run as a team in this year’s election. Two members of the ticket – Lieutenant Governor candidate Gloria Romero and Attorney General candidate Michael Gates – join the podcast to explain exactly how they will work in tandem to save California. Steve also unveils his new report on the “Democrat Tax,” exposing the staggering cost of Democrat policies on everyday Californians. Plus, Susan Shelley breaks down a disastrous sales tax bill racing through the legislature and a potentially monumental Supreme Court ruling on election integrity.

California was plunged into chaos this week after a union proposed a 5% wealth tax on billionaires. The threat of the “Billionaire Tax” has already sparked a mass exodus from the state, with an estimated $1 trillion of wealth reportedly gone overnight. Steve explains how this reckless Sacramento stunt will hurt taxpayers at every level. Then, Jennifer Horn joins us to discuss the U-Haul truck that plowed through an anti-Iranian regime protest in Los Angeles, Gavin Newsom’s fiscally insane budget proposal and Spencer Pratt’s run for mayor of LA. And finally, Pastor Mike McClure of Calvary Chapel San Jose joins the show to explain why his church is still battling $1.2 million in COVID fines — more than five years later.

This week, President Trump ordered a historic raid on Venezuela that resulted in the arrest of dictator Nicolás Maduro—another example of decisive leadership delivering results where machine politicians have long failed. Steve explains why California needs the same mindset and why regime change may be coming to the Golden State in 2026. Then, Susan Shelley joins the show with the latest on the Minnesota fraud scandal and how it offers a roadmap for dismantling corruption within California’s homelessness industrial complex. And finally, on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades fire disaster, Rachel Darvish joins us to reflect on her viral confrontation of Gavin Newsom and the long, difficult road facing residents still trying to rebuild.