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Sacramento killed two bipartisan lobbying transparency bills without a hearing, while a separate bill that could expose journalists who cover taxpayer-funded immigration nonprofits to $4,000-per-violation fines is now one committee vote from the Assembly floor. Across California, the same pattern keeps surfacing: SFMTA promised 465 affordable units it never had funding for, SFUSD approved an ethnic studies curriculum through a review designed to rubber-stamp it, and Berkeley courts blocked a disease-ridden homeless encampment cleanup for sixteen months. The throughline is governments and institutions that resist accountability while the costs land on everyone else.

Airbnb's Cofounder Is Redesigning America
Tech State Capacity

Airbnb's Cofounder Is Redesigning America

Joe Gebbia went from selling cereal to fund a startup to becoming the nation's first Chief Design Officer. Now he's fixing government.

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The $921M Special Interest Machine That Controls California
State Capacity Budgets & Fiscal Policy

The $921M Special Interest Machine That Controls California

Public sector unions collect nearly $1 billion a year to control Sacramento. Normal citizens? A trickle against a torrent.

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Matt Mahan's Radical Idea: Stop the Fraud First
State Politicians State Capacity

Matt Mahan's Radical Idea: Stop the Fraud First

$30 billion stolen in unemployment fraud alone. California's gubernatorial candidate says fix it before raising taxes.

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We Used to Build Things. What Happened?
Techno-Optimism Tech

We Used to Build Things. What Happened?

From the Panama Canal to parklet regulations—why it’s time for Americans to reclaim technology, growth, and the abundance that once defined it.

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Stanford's Fake Disability Crisis Is America's Future
Merit & Excellence State Capacity

Stanford's Fake Disability Crisis Is America's Future

When 38% of students at America's most elite university claim disability status, the system isn't broken—it's working exactly as designed.

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California Doesn't Need Ideas. It Needs Matt Mahan.
State Politicians Homelessness & Drug Crisis

California Doesn't Need Ideas. It Needs Matt Mahan.

San Jose's mayor has cut homelessness 25% while Sacramento lets good policies die in bureaucracy. He's running for governor.

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America's Schools Are Lying About Failure
Merit & Excellence State Capacity

America's Schools Are Lying About Failure

Film students can't finish movies. Professors curve the grades anyway. And states that 'lowered standards to be kind' betrayed their most vulnerable students.

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Progressive Nonprofit Stole $115K From Homeless Families
Homelessness & Drug Crisis SF Politicians

Progressive Nonprofit Stole $115K From Homeless Families

Dean Preston championed Providence Foundation as a model partnership. Now two employees face fraud charges.

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California Finally Upgrades 1990s Tech, Saves Millions
State Capacity Budgets & Fiscal Policy

California Finally Upgrades 1990s Tech, Saves Millions

For years, the state bled $20M/month in EBT fraud using ancient systems. The fix took chip cards and AI—things we've had for a decade.

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