Interview · moment 2 of 25
L.A. Stereotypes, Conservative California, and Rick Caruso
from Bill Burr | The Tim Dillon Show #321 · #321
4 min
Guest
Bill Burr and Tim discuss how outsiders misperceive Los Angeles as entirely liberal when much of it (and the state) is conservative, then dig into California's economy, the mayoral race between Karen Bass and Rick Caruso, and jokes about Caruso's Grove development and homelessness plans.
- L.A. is stereotyped as liberals in infinity pools talking about gender-neutral bathrooms, but red states get equally mocked for backwards stereotypes about their residents.
- Stereotypes exist because people don't travel, and they don't realize how geographically big places like Los Angeles actually are.
- Over the Hollywood Hills, L.A. becomes Trump country and conservative—gun shops line Magnolia Street like Halloween costume stores.
- Driving from L.A. to San Jose takes you through farms covered in "Let's Kill Newsom" and Trump 2024 signs, then it turns blue again in San Francisco.
- California just became the fourth largest economy in the world, beating Germany—ahead of Japan, China, and the U.S.
- Rick Caruso, the billionaire who developed The Grove, is running for mayor as a Democrat despite being a right-wing guy who switched parties.
- The Grove is a soulless place that plays uplifting music to make you feel successful while it sucks your soul out—a Cheesecake Factory, some stores, and a trolley.
- Tim's theory: Caruso will house homeless people in his buildings for 18 months, then kick them out and sell the buildings to the middle class for profit.
- Caruso might be a billionaire with a heart of gold, or maybe Richard Gere picked him up on a date and changed him—or his DJ son just connected him to better people.
- Caruso's son is a DJ, so he's kind of connected to the scene.