Steve Hilton: How California Subsidizes Street Chaos
Steve Hilton and Spencer Pratt break down how California policies fund drug non-profits, legalize street vending, and penalize compliant storefronts.
Steve Hilton & Spencer Pratt: Fixing California, Cheaper Gas, Ballot Fraud & CA Republicans
With Steve Hilton, Spencer Pratt, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, David Friedberg, Chamath Palihapitiya · Sunday, September 27, 2026
Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton and Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt join the All-In hosts to break down the economic and political crises facing California. The discussion covers one-party Democratic governance, regulatory accumulation, gas and registration tax cuts, ballot harvesting mechanics, and infrastructure negligence surrounding the Pacific Palisades wildfire.
Key takeaways
- Four separate non-profits set up daily in MacArthur Park to distribute drug paraphernalia funded directly by California taxpayers. Read more →
- Election night leads in California frequently flip during late counting because mail-in ballots are collected and submitted in bulk through legal grassroots ground games. Read more →
- Spencer Pratt filed a 10,000-victim mass tort lawsuit against Gavin Newsom, California State Parks, the City of Los Angeles, and LADWP after losing his family home in the Pacific Palisades wildfire. Read more →
- California operates under 16 years of unified one-party rule, producing the nation's highest poverty and unemployment rates alongside its highest cost of living. Read more →
- Steve Hilton closed a 30-point deficit down to an 8-point gap against Democratic nominee Javier Becerra by targeting a 26% bloc of persuadable working-class voters. Read more →
5 articles from this episode
Spencer Pratt on Why Ballot Harvesting Is a Legal Ground Game
Spencer Pratt and David Friedberg explain why California vote swings stem from legal ballot harvesting operations, not illegal fraud.
Spencer Pratt's Wildfire Lawsuit Exposes LA Infrastructure Neglect
Spencer Pratt details a 10,000-victim mass tort lawsuit against LA and California officials after avoidable wildfire destruction in Pacific Palisades.
Steve Hilton on California's 420,000 Regulations and Tech Curse
Steve Hilton explains how 16 years of single-party rule built 420,000 California regulations and why tech wealth shields Sacramento from reform.
How Steve Hilton Cut a 30-Point California Deficit to Single Digits
Steve Hilton explains how local cost-of-living messaging and competence critiques narrowed the California governor race against Javier Becerra to 8 points.
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