I’m a history nerd, finance geek, policy wonk, former Mayor and recent Congressional candidate who can tell you how we got here, and where’s the common ground to move forward.
As you consider Proposition 50, ask yourself, is California better off today then it was over a decade ago? Since 2014 the Democratic party has held both the Governor's office and a super-majority in our state legislature - i.e. a one-party state.
Don’t reward entrenched Sacramento politicians with a redistricting monopoly under Prop 50, when their failed policies resulted in doom loop of crime, drug abuse and homelessness, highest gas prices, highest taxes, 37th in K-12 education, and exodus of major employers. People are leaving California!
Menlo Park’s City Council is pushing affordable housing developers to build 6+ story high-density apartments on three heavily-used, downtown parking lots despite widespread opposition from residents and businesses.
Save Downtown Menlo, a grassroots coalition of residents and business owners, is fighting back with a ballot measure that would require voter approval before any downtown parking lots can be repurposed.
Middle America has lost manufacturing jobs for over 25 years as both parties advocated free global trade. Real income and property values haven’t changed much as a consequence, while Silicon Valley, Wall Street and Hollywood prospered. Tariffs will bring back manufacturing jobs domestically, counter China’s undervaluation of its currency, and pay for extension of tax cuts past 2026.
Over the last decade, the State of California government has taken away local control over zoning to encourage high density housing everywhere. We must protect our family-friendly neighborhoods. California enacted SB9/10 ending single-family zoning and overriding local control with a one-size-fits-all unfunded state mandate.
If you were President, wouldn’t you direct the FAA by Executive Order to use AI to prevent the air tragedies that happened this week?
AI-driven Air Traffic Collision Warning system
AI re-routing air corridors for more separation
AI to identify symptoms of mechanical failures in airplanes
Like Operation Warp Speed or Apollo, a program to update our antiquated Air Traffic Control (ATC) system.
Revenge of the Fly-over States: voters in the middle of America rejected the political agenda of the Coastal elite and instead voted their pocket books.
It was alarming that only one worksheet references the contributions and accomplishments of ethnic groups — the key stated intent of ethnic studies. However, in stark contrast, the overwhelming majority of the content focuses on oppression, colonization, resistance and hegemony. This reinforces the concerns of parents that there is a significant void between the stated intent (the what) of the curriculum and how it’s being implemented.