John Phillips

Los Angeles

Host of ‘The John Phillips Show’ from noon to 3 pm on @KABCradio in LA & 11 PM on @560KSFO in San Francisco. @ocregister / @ladailynews Columnist

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Articles

Why the smartest finance teams are letting AI do the heavy lifting

2 weeks ago | financederivative.com | John Phillips

By John Phillips, EMEA General Manager at FloQastThe accounting profession as we know it is changing, with advances in automation now rapidly being supercharged by AI. Enter AI Agents: digital tools designed not just to automate, but to take efficiencies in finance teams to the next level. The momentum behind this change is growing fast. The global market for AI in accounting is projected to reach £5.21 billion in 2025 and surging to over £29.33 billion by 2030.
LA Mayor Karen Bass needs to go. But who’s the right person for the job?

1 month ago | ocregister.com | John Phillips

LA Mayor Karen Bass needs to go. But who’s the right person for the job?
LA Mayor Karen Bass needs to go. But who’s the right person for the job?

1 month ago | dailynews.com | John Phillips

At this point, it’s obvious to anyone paying attention that Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass bungled the response to the devastating wildfires that wiped out much of the Pacific Palisades, about as badly as any politician could screw up any natural disaster that happened on their watch. If Los Angeles is our ship of state, Karen Bass is Captain of the Titanic.
Is the 2026 race for California governor the first presidential primary of 2028?

1 month ago | dailynews.com | John Phillips

Former Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff visit Los Angeles County Fire Station 12 in the Eaton fire after returning to Los Angeles on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) PUBLISHED: March 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM PSTCould the road to the White House run through…Sacramento? If it does, let’s hope it’s as good as California’s bullet train.
John Phillips: It’s time to terminate term limits

2 months ago | ocregister.com | John Phillips

In the wake of the recent round of fires that have proven to be the costliest blazes in the history of the United States, the state of California should take a critical look at all of the policies that led up to the fires, and all of the policies that impacted our response to them, as well. Nothing should be off the table.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass pushes the limits of partisanship

2 months ago | ocregister.com | John Phillips

The Trump briefings are back. Everyone behaved and it was boring.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass pushes the limits of partisanship

2 months ago | dailybulletin.com | John Phillips

Los Angeles is a Democrat-run city, with a Democrat mayor, not a single Republican on the City Council, and a dominant Democrat Party that decides which candidates get the official blessing and which ones get cast out to the wilderness. LA’s version of ideological diversity is a healthy mix of left-wingers, far-left nut jobs, and Nithya Raman.
Governor Kamala Harris? Give me a break.

Nov 27, 2024 | dailynews.com | John Phillips

Sen. Kamala Harris, left, endorses California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom for the 2018 California Governor’s race at the Ronald Tutor Campus Center at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) PUBLISHED: November 27, 2024 at 8:25 AM PSTAfter losing the 2024 presidential election, speculation is swirling that Vice President Kamala Harris will come home to California and run for governor in 2026.
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of Gavin’s political career

Nov 25, 2024 | dailybreeze.com | John Phillips

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of Gavin’s political career
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of Gavin’s political career

Nov 25, 2024 | ocregister.com | John Phillips

Not long after former President Donald Trump waxed Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidency, California Gov. Gavin Newsom moved to position himself as the leader of Resistance 2.0 during the Trump 2.0 Administration. Shortly after the election, Newsom called for a special session of the state legislature to “safeguard California values,” whatever the hell that means.