CA Governor Candidate Steve Hilton on Why California is Destroying Itself & How a Republican Can Win
4/29/20261 hr 9 min
(0:00) Intro: Steve Hilton is a Republican Brit Running for CA Governor
(8:34) Zero Tax Under $100K and a 7.5% Flat Rate: Is It Fiscally Possible?
(27:52) Why CA Homes Cost 3x More to Build (Unions, CEQA, and Climate Dogma)
(44:50) Why CA Schools Spend the Most but Get the Worst Results
(50:02) Crime, Homelessness, and the Failure to Enforce Laws That Already Exist
(1:01:34) Can a Republican Actually Win California?
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First 90 secondsJason Calacanis· Host0:00
All right, everybody. Welcome back to the All-In Interview Show. We're very lucky today to have a candidate for the governor of California who is extremely unique in a number of ways. First of all, he's a Republican, and second, he's a Brit. [laughs] Welcome to the program, Steve Hilton. You've decided to increase the degree of difficulty [laughs] in two ways. [laughs] But you're polling fantastic. Uh, you, you've got five or six people in the polls, so- He's leading the field ... you're, uh, leading the field. Obviously, it's gonna get narrowed a bit when the Democrats shiv a couple more people and get them out of the race, and then pick their eventual winner in their cabal, uh, whenever that happens, when Nancy Pelosi picks who's running. [laughs] But, uh, Steve, maybe you could start by... [laughs] Sorry, guys. I got jokes. But Steve, maybe you could introduce yourself a bit and tell us why you're running.
Steve Hilton· Guest0:52
Well, hang on. Can I just say, just after that great intro where you just- Yes ... tried to kill my chances in, [laughs] in just a couple of words, thanks a lot, Jason. [laughs] Really appreciate it.
Chamath Palihapitiya· Host1:00
Let me add you to this up.
Steve Hilton· Guest1:02
Yeah, sure.
Chamath Palihapitiya· Host1:02
I've known Steve since 2012, 2013, when he and his wife, Rachel Wattstein, moved to Silicon Valley. Rachel worked at Facebook initially, and then she worked with you, Jason, at Uber, and then has had a great run, and then Steve similarly, and you said it in a funny way, but ultimately, this is an incredible land of immigrants, and Steve has a really compelling story. So before we jump into the questions, I know your background, Steve, but I do think it's important. Go back to