Spelling Bee Glory, Metro Shakeups & California Politics Collide

Hour 3 - Shrey Parikh takes home the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee title after a dramatic spell-off finish, while Los Angeles Metro prepares for new leadership as the board unanimously appoints Karen Bass as Chair for Fiscal Year 2026–27. Maya Pagod joins Monks & Merrill to break down Metro’s new rapid bus line and touchless app rollout. Meanwhile, a state worker union is testing a new legal strategy to challenge Governor Gavin Newsom’s return-to-office order, and new polling shows Xavier Becerra leading the governor’s race, with Steve Hilton and Tom Steyer close behind. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.