A Berkeley homeless encampment infected with leptospirosis—a disease associated with underdeveloped countries—went uncleared for 16 months as courts blocked cleanup efforts, illustrating how bureaucratic and legal paralysis can turn policy failures into public health crises. Meanwhile, San Francisco's "equity" chief was just arrested on 19 felony counts for allegedly steering $8.5 million in public funds to her live-in partner's nonprofit, and California's own auditors confirm the state lost at least $20 billion to outright fraud during the pandemic—with the state still carrying a $21 billion unpaid federal debt. From Oakland's council seeking a 125% raise despite a $100 million deficit to SFO exile of Waymo while protecting Uber and Lyft's 800,000 monthly trips, California's governance crisis is less about isolated bad actors than a system that consistently rewards insiders and resists accountability.
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Dean Preston championed Providence Foundation as a model partnership. Now two employees face fraud charges.
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.
Even Gavin Newsom admits taxing billionaires will backfire. Europe already proved it. Why won't Sacramento listen?