Pod Save America Host Visibly Stunned By Democrat’s Weird Boast About Slowing California Construction

Zachary Leeman Aug 30th, 2025, 2:34 pm

co-host Jon Lovett was left visibly stunned by an LA City Council member and her opposition to a bill that would streamline housing construction.

Lovett, once an aide to former President Barack Obama , was joined this week on Pod Save America by LA City Council Member Imelda Padilla and state Sen. Scott Wiener , both Democrats, to debate the bill SB79, which Wiener authored.

“California has a massive housing crisis. SB79 is a bill that will permit and streamline construction of more housing around transit stops, in some cases overriding local rules and objections,” Lovett wrote on X.

Padilla is one local official who does oppose th

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