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California's June 2 primary is weeks away, and Garry's List has launched a voter guide aggregating endorsements from housing, labor, and civic reform groups in one searchable place. Behind the election, the state's fiscal crisis is center stage: the nonpartisan LAO confirms spending grew 10 points faster than revenue since the pandemic, producing structural deficits of $20–$30 billion annually that analysts say are simply unsustainable. Meanwhile, the Legislature is moving contested bills that could reshape Big Tech competition and restrict press coverage of immigration nonprofits.

The Deficit California Can't Tax Away
Budgets & Fiscal Policy Asset Seizure Taxes

The Deficit California Can't Tax Away

May 07, 2026 · 6 min read

The state's own nonpartisan analyst says spending outpaced revenue by 10 points. More taxation won't solve the problem.

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Exposing Nonprofit Fraud Could Come With a Price Tag
State Politicians Media & Narrative

Exposing Nonprofit Fraud Could Come With a Price Tag

May 01, 2026 · 5 min read

AB 2624 just cleared committee. It could allow taxpayer-funded immigration NGOs to sue the journalists investigating them.

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The BASED Act Comes for Big Tech
Tech Antitrust & M&A Tech

The BASED Act Comes for Big Tech

April 02, 2026 · 5 min read

SB 1074 bans Amazon, Apple, Google, and Meta from rigging their platforms against startups. The fight DC couldn't win lands in Big Tech's backyard.

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California Democrats Are Coming for Your Kids' Schools. Again.
Merit & Excellence Asian American Issues

California Democrats Are Coming for Your Kids' Schools. Again.

March 03, 2026 · 4 min read

ACA-7 would gut Prop 209's K-12 protections, letting race determine who gets into gifted programs. Voters said no twice. Sacramento doesn't care.

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The Builder Class vs The Luxury Beliefs Class
Elections & Voting Integrity Housing & YIMBY

The Builder Class vs The Luxury Beliefs Class

February 28, 2026 · 9 min read

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

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Steyer's $20 Billion "Trump Tax Loophole" Is a Lie
State Politicians CA Ballot Measures

Steyer's $20 Billion "Trump Tax Loophole" Is a Lie

February 25, 2026 · 5 min read

Tom Steyer renamed a 1978 Democratic law after Donald Trump and called it a plan. The loophole is real. The history, and the math, are not.

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