Congressman Ro Khanna is under fire for defending controversial Twitch streamer Hasan Piker while simultaneously holding one of Congress's most profitable stock portfolios — a hypocrisy that's drawing sharp criticism given that Khanna represents Silicon Valley's wealthiest district. The controversy compounds an already turbulent stretch for South Bay politics, with Khanna also co-sponsoring a billionaire wealth tax that would hit the very founders and engineers who built his district. Meanwhile, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is emerging as a rare Democratic voice demanding California fix its $20–35 billion structural deficit before raising taxes further — positioning himself as a credible alternative to Newsom-era spending orthodoxy ahead of the 2026 governor's race.
Khanna defended a man who celebrates the murder of the wealthy, even as he quietly runs one of the most profitable stock portfolios in Congress.
Sanders and Khanna want to tax money that doesn't exist on assets you can't sell. The only proportionate response was a one-act play.
While virtue signaling politicians and their donors sip champagne, real builders walk the fire rubble of Pacific Palisades and work with startup founders to create jobs
California bleeds $20-35 billion a year. Steyer wants to raise taxes. Mahan wants to stop lighting money on fire.
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San Jose built ZERO market rate homes in 2024. Then Matt Mahan cut the fees, and everything changed.
The San Jose mayor who actually cut homelessness 23% wants to bring his results-first approach statewide.
A startup founder who actually delivers results vs. Sacramento's endless theater. California finally has a real choice.
When nearly all your campaign cash comes from outside your district, who are you really representing?
Former supporters organize against the congressman as his wealth tax crusade threatens to tank the Bay Area economy.