California Politics 360 Full Episode: Stockton mass shooting response, CA oil supply issues, Covered California subsidies at risk
Four young lives taken as gunfire erupts at *** child’s birthday party in Stockton. My son was, was, was, was *** perfect kid, man. Parents pleading for answers and justice. Your loved ones. Their stories matter. The concerns being raised by community activists and the response from the mayor. Two refineries closing in California by Congressman Vince Fong says it’s putting our military at risk. Key healthcare funding running out, the impact to Californians if no action is taken by the end of the year. Thank you for joining us for California Politics 360. I’m Ashley Zavala. It’s been *** week since 4 people were killed and 13 others were injured at *** mass shooting at *** child’s birthday party in Stockton. Those lost, Maya Luian was *** 3rd grader and loved to dance and sing. Journey Guerrero was also *** 3rd grader and loved to tell her family what she learned every day. Amari Peterson was 14 and played football and basketball, and Susanna Archuleta was 21 years old. His family was told one of the last things he did was protect children and his girlfriend when the shooting started. As families and friends begin to mourn the young lives lost, community activists tell us the city is scared right now, fearful there could be more violence. This is gang gun violence and this is violence that my office will not stand for and our office is going to work tirelessly to hold those responsible fully accountable. I spoke with Stockton’s mayor, Christina Fugazi earlier this week. Here’s part of our conversation. Stockton’s mayor Cristina Fugazi joins me now. Mayor Fugazi, thank you so much for making time for us. Thank you for the invitation. It’s been *** week since this mass shooting just to get us started, what’s been going through your mind? You know, *** lot of questioning, uh, uh, *** lot of sadness, but on the flip side, *** lot of opportunity, *** lot of unity, *** lot of hope for change so that we don’t have to experience anything like this again. Yeah, I mean we’ve heard from community activists who have said they are scared right now. You and the district attorney have said that this is likely gang related, but the sheriff has not. We also have not gotten any kind of suspect information like *** description, possible number of suspects. What can you tell us, if anything, about that part of the investigation? Well, Sheriff Withrow is an amazing law enforcement. Officer in our community, I have 100% confidence in him and his team of investigators that they are going to find this suspect apprehend them, bring them to justice, and then our DA will make sure that hopefully they never see the light of day outside of *** prison cell. You said suspects are suspect. Do you know that it’s just one person or. At this point, uh, we don’t know. I have left that up to the sheriff to determine that number. I just know that my community is asking me for answers and because this was literally like 300 ft away from city limits, it is in the sheriff’s jurisdiction and the sheriff answers to the county board of supervisors, but when people see it Stockton. They call on the mayor. They want the mayor to provide answers and until such time I do not want to compromise any investigation. I’ve had *** number of people provide me with tips, sent me messages, and I always put them in contact with the sheriff’s department. I mean with fears of retaliation and more violence. I wonder if you have considered declaring *** state of emergency. At least in your city, which could open up more resources, more policies, just *** quicker response to maybe some of the concerns that the community has, you know that is something that I considered in speaking with the chief, but I’ve been on *** hard ask. I have spoken to the contacts I have in the federal government. I’ve spoken to my Contacts in the state government and what I’m hoping for is that we all are able to come together with *** plan not only for today but into the future. You mentioned your contacts with the state government. I know Governor Gavin Newsom has said that he did reach out to you. You did speak. What did that conversation entail and have you heard from him directly since so. Governor Newsom called me that Saturday evening, uh, expressed his condolences, and asked how he could help. I proceeded to give him *** list of things that I thought that he could help us with, and from there it was, well, you know, somebody will be in, you know, hopefully in touch with us, but for the time being, you know, we needed to do what we could. To figure out exactly what happened, I’m happy to say that his chief of staff will be coming down to Stockton today with the team in order to really address the things that I have requested, as well as Josh Friday, who is the chief director of service and community engagement, was in Stockton yesterday talking about some of the things that I’ve asked for in terms of our youth, and when I say youth, I’m talking upwards of the age of 24 because we. Have to reach these young people before they decide to go down the wrong path. Did the governor ever talk about him physically coming there? Did he offer to that? Did he offer that? Did he tell you he was leaving the state? Uh, we, we didn’t have that conversation and I will tell you when I was on the phone with him Saturday night I didn’t make that request. Uh, I was asking for funding and services, uh, and very direct collaboration. What was your reaction though when you heard the governor was leaving the state during this time for you? Um, for my community, it’s, it’s been *** little tough, you know, they want to know, you know, we are the 10th, now the 10th largest city in California. Uh, and we often feel like we are left behind, you know, people drive through Stockton, they fly over Stockton. We want to make sure that we have representation here in Stockton as well, and I know the governor has been down here *** number of times. I know he had *** close relationship with our prior mayor. I’m here to have *** close relationship with whoever sits in that seat, uh, because, like I said, my community, not only do they deserve it, they demand it. My full interview with Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi is on Cowpolitics 360.com. Earlier this week I spoke with some candidates running for governor about the shooting and what needs to be done. You can watch my conversations right now on Cow Politics 360.com. Next on California Politics 360, 2 refineries ending operations in the state. 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Well, I mean, we have, we have an energy crisis in our state. We’ve we’ve known that for *** while when I served in the state legislature, the affordability crisis, uh, one of the biggest frustrations was the, the price of gasoline and electricity. And now we, as we were moving forward, uh, the states of Arizona and Nevada are, are very concerned about their gasoline supply. Uh, if refineries begin to close, we’re gonna lose 20% of our refining capacity pretty much overnight. And now with this new report coming out from Um, from the University of Southern California in partnership with Assembly member Stan Ellis, we now are looking at *** national security crisis. Uh, the, the jet fuel, the diesel, the gasoline that powers our military is created and and and and formulated by our refineries. You look at the, the, the refinery in the Valero, they are one of the major jet fuel providers to *** lot of the military installations in Northern California. So now we are compounding. Everything, not only domestically in California but now globally if our military readiness is now going to be put in jeopardy because of the short-sighted policies not only coming from the new administration, but in the past from the Biden administration. And in addition to that, for the last few months we’ve been hearing warnings about the San Pablo Bay pipeline shutting down, which I understand carries fuel from the Central Valley to the Bay Area. I mean what are you hearing with that? Well, to your, to your viewers, I mean the the way that energy is produced in California is is *** three-legged stool. We need domestic production. If we don’t get domestic production, then that oil and gasoline is imported, imported from foreign countries. Uh, and, and then of course that oil has to at least that is produced in in California has to get to the refineries somewhere and the pipeline infrastructure in our state is is critical. There is *** major pipeline that goes from the Central Valley. Uh, in Kern County that that provides the oil, uh, to the Bay Area that is this on San Pablo pipeline right now. It is in jeopardy of closing right now. There is no, no gasoline or no oil to make gasoline that is flowing through it. And, and so it is in jeopardy of closing. The PUC is of course taking some emergency action to try to keep it afloat, but you can’t do that month after month. You need the volume certainty, so there has to be *** minimum flow. Of oil, uh, that will, that that you can put into the pipeline uh to keep it functional. If it, if that pipeline closes, then, you know, how is our refineries is going to get the, the oil that is produced domestically? It can’t. And so that has to be shipped um uh uh to our, to our ports and and imported um from overseas. Imagine these reserves that are right now off the coast of California. Those reserves could come to California. Right now, but if not, then those, those that oil will get sent to South Korea, will be sent to India, um, to, to be refined as *** gasoline. And if California is facing *** gasoline shortage, which unfortunately is on the horizon next year and the years coming forward, then California is going to buy back its own reserves at *** higher cost, and every single Californian is going to pay more in gasoline, and that is unacceptable. Really quick, my final one for you, Congressman Fong. California lawmakers and the governor this year did pass legislation to allow for more oil drilling near your district in your district. I mean, was that not enough? Well, I, it’s not enough. I mean, look, I, I appreciate the acknowledgement of the importance of, of, of, of Kern County. We are the energy production capital of California. We produce 70% of the state’s oil and gas. But look at the numbers. Every single day in California, we use 1.4 to 1.8 million barrels of oil. And so California produces 400,000 of that 70% of it from the Central Valley. So we import the rest. We import that the, the, that oil from from Iraq, from Brazil, from other countries around the world. And so, uh, if we’re going to uh uh stabilize the energy market in California, we have to, uh, begin to produce even more to cap the permits at 2000. Uh, permits *** year, we, we should do that tenfold. We should be allowing uh production in the Central Valley. We should be allowing production in Southern California. We should bring uh bring the oil that is in storage right now offshore, bring that into California. That’s, that would be 400,000 barrels of oil that we should allow them to produce the 50,000 to 100,000 barrels *** day that they could bring into our market. That would stabilize the production in our. that would stabilize our pipeline infrastructure that would get volume certainty to our refineries. But if we don’t do that, if, if Gavin Newsom won’t look in the mirror and undo the damage that is being done, then, then we are looking at *** looming and growing energy crisis. We’re going to do our part in on the federal government. We’re we’re focused on energy dominance and and and undoing the the the restrictions that that that President Biden put in place, but we need *** partnership. We need the The federal government and the state government to begin to recognize the fact that we need more production, we need to stabilize our markets. I mean, just look at the gas prices right now in California, you pay $460 right now *** gallon. The the national average right now is $3. So that difference, the affordability crisis rests right now at the doorstep of Governor Newsom, and that we have to fix that. All right, Congressman Fong, thank you so much for your time. Thanks for having me. The clock is running out for Congress to take action on key health care funding. Next, I sit down with the executive director of Covered California. Key healthcare funding is running out. Enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire at the end of the month if no action is taken by Congress. That means Californians could see higher premiums. Covered California executive director Jessica Altman joins me now. Jessica, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you for having me. So are you all at *** standstill right now as you wait for Congress to figure this out? You know, we don’t really have the privilege of being at *** standstill because we are in open enrollment, so we are in the time of year when Californians who come to cover California for their coverage are looking. To renew their plan or shop for *** new one, and anyone who needs insurance is able to come in, see their options, and hopefully enroll in coverage. It’s very unfortunate that we’re in this moment of uncertainty where we don’t know whether Congress will extend these enhanced tax credits or they are in fact expiring at the end of the year and we’ll see that impact to affordability and coverage. Do you have *** sense of how many Californians could be impacted. So we cover just under 2 million Californians at this moment in time. We’ve covered. Over 6 million since we opened our doors. We expect as many as 400,000 of our current enrollees may choose to go without coverage or try to find another place to get their coverage if these enhanced tax credits do expire. So it’s *** big impact. Do you have any recommendations for those who could be impacted if nothing happens? If nothing happens now is *** moment for Californians on Covered California or looking at Covered California to be empowered with information. This is *** very complicated change in every one situation around affordability and how much tax credit are they eligible for. Will it be less? Will they still be eligible at all? It’s different. We have sent you, if you’re enrolled information about your situation, you can log on right now and enter basic information and see what prices are. Many of our enrollees do have plans. To them that are less expensive than the one they are enrolled in now. So knowing your circumstance, being willing to shop, know that California is doing what we can and are mitigating some of the loss of federal funding, though certainly not all of it or even most of it. We’re here to help you as best we can in this moment. All right, Jessica Altman with Covered California, thank you so much for your insight. Thank you for having me. All right, well, it’s been 84 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor. 8 battleships hit, including the USS California, the peace of the warship that stands in Sacramento. Today marks 84 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor. More than 2000 service members were killed. Lisa Gonzalez tells us the history of the one of the battleships hit in the attack. This is the bell of the USS California, one of 8 battleships hit in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The USS California was badly damaged by two aerial torpedoes and *** bomb. During the attacks, 104 crew members were killed. The Navy says the battleship slowly sank to the bottom of the harbor over the course of the next few. Crews refloated the battleship *** few months after the attack, and in October of 1942, the USS California left Pearl Harbor. It was sent to Washington for repairs, and in early 1944, the ship was back in service. The Navy says the USS California would provide gunfire support in *** handful of invasions until the end of World War II. In December of 1945, the battleship was deemed inactive before being formally decommissioned 14 months later. The USS California was sold for scraps in July of 1959, but *** decade earlier, the Battleship’s bell was donated to the people of California, and this bell stands here today at the California Capital Park, not far from the Rose Garden. And joining us is Kyle Day from the California State Parks. This is amazing that this is here, that anyone can come and see it and even touch it. I ask permission first. What does it mean to have something like this here? Well, every ship has *** soul and the soul of the ship is its crew, and the crew come and go throughout time commanding officers change, but the ship’s bell is always with the ship, and that is *** living memorial to the crew. So it’s very important that we have it here. It’s *** great. Thousands of sailors and marines served on board the California in her 25 year service history, and it is *** great privilege that she stands here as *** memorial to all those who served our country on the California and for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. But what would you hope the younger generations learn if they see this bell here that they learn to study history and that they learn. From history, right, and it’s just right here at Capitol Park. Anyone can come see it. It is free to come see and uh it’s not far from the Rose Garden. Kyle Day, thank you so much for joining us. That’s all from Capitol Park back to you, Ashley. All right, thanks, Lisa. Thank you for joining us for this week’s California Politics 360. See you next Sunday.
California Politics 360 Full Episode: Stockton mass shooting response, CA oil supply issues, Covered California subsidies at risk
Updated: 8:22 AM PST Dec 7, 2025
California Politics 360 this week begins with the tragedy in the Central Valley. Four people were killed and 13 others injured in a mass shooting in Stockton. Mayor Christina Fugazi joins California Politics 360 to talk about the resources the city needs now and in the future, and the response she received from Gov. Gavin Newsom and the White House. Could California’s lack of oil supply and refining capacity translate to a national security concern? Republican Rep. Vince Fong joins the program to explain the risk, and other problems that could arise as two refineries prepare to shut down in the state. Time is running out for Congress to act on expiring enhanced Affordable Care act subsidies. Covered California Executive Director Jessica Altman explains the impact the program is bracing for if there is no action. Sunday marks 84 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor. The USS California was hit in the attack and sank. The bell of the USS California was donated to the state as a memorial for those who served and gave the ultimate sacrifice on the battleship. KCRA 3 Political Director Ashley Zavala reports in-depth coverage of top California politics and policy issues. She is also the host of “California Politics 360.” Get informed each Sunday at 8:30 a.m. on KCRA 3. The show also airs on KSBW in Monterey and Salinas, KEYT in Santa Barbara and CBS8 in San Diego.
California Politics 360 this week begins with the tragedy in the Central Valley.
Four people were killed and 13 others injured in a mass shooting in Stockton. Mayor Christina Fugazi joins California Politics 360 to talk about the resources the city needs now and in the future, and the response she received from Gov. Gavin Newsom and the White House.
Could California’s lack of oil supply and refining capacity translate to a national security concern? Republican Rep. Vince Fong joins the program to explain the risk, and other problems that could arise as two refineries prepare to shut down in the state.
Time is running out for Congress to act on expiring enhanced Affordable Care act subsidies. Covered California Executive Director Jessica Altman explains the impact the program is bracing for if there is no action.
Sunday marks 84 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor. The USS California was hit in the attack and sank. The bell of the USS California was donated to the state as a memorial for those who served and gave the ultimate sacrifice on the battleship.
KCRA 3 Political Director Ashley Zavala reports in-depth coverage of top California politics and policy issues. She is also the host of “California Politics 360.” Get informed each Sunday at 8:30 a.m. on KCRA 3. The show also airs on KSBW in Monterey and Salinas, KEYT in Santa Barbara and CBS8 in San Diego.