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Garry's List is accepting nominations for its inaugural Civic Impact Awards ahead of the June 2 primary, recognizing the newsletters, reporters, and creators helping Californians make sense of the ballot. Meanwhile, BART is under scrutiny on two fronts: a public records request revealed the agency can't locate the invoice for a consultant report it commissioned arguing fare enforcement was pointless — even as two encampment fires in seven days shut down the Transbay Tube for over 12 hours, with BART admitting it knew about the West Oakland RV site beforehand.

The Golden Exit: $2.5 Trillion Fleeing California
Asset Seizure Taxes CA Ballot Measures

The Golden Exit: $2.5 Trillion Fleeing California

January 15, 2026 · 4 min read

Private polls show 80-90% of billionaires already gone or leaving. This isn't about the rich—it's about California's survival.

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Newsom Claims Victory While Homelessness Surges 26%
Homelessness & Drug Crisis Budgets & Fiscal Policy

Newsom Claims Victory While Homelessness Surges 26%

January 12, 2026 · 2 min read

The Governor touts a 9% drop in "unsheltered" homelessness. The actual numbers tell a very different story.

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California's Tech Industry Kill Switch
Asset Seizure Taxes State Capacity

California's Tech Industry Kill Switch

January 12, 2026 · 6 min read

A quiet amendment to the "Billionaire Tax" would force founders to go bankrupt or surrender control of their companies.

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California's $1 Trillion Self-Own
Asset Seizure Taxes Budgets & Fiscal Policy

California's $1 Trillion Self-Own

January 10, 2026 · 3 min read

Half of California's billionaire wealth has fled the state—and the wealth tax isn't even on the ballot yet.

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UC's SAT Ban Created a Math Illiteracy Crisis
Merit & Excellence CA Ballot Measures

UC's SAT Ban Created a Math Illiteracy Crisis

January 05, 2026 · 2 min read

One in 12 UCSD freshmen can't do middle school math—and 25% of them had perfect 4.0 GPAs in high school.

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