Make California Great Again!

There must be consequences for bad behavior. AB 109, and Props. 47 and 57 have not led to safer communities and must be repealed. Businesses and property owners must be allowed to defend their investments and homes and victims should be given priority over criminals.

The State and Federal governments should stay out of education policy and local school boards should be allowed to set curriculum and to engage with parents. Education unions should not be allowed to donate to public officials who are voting on their contracts. Improving academic skills should be prioritized and guided by the needs of each school. Political/social indoctrination does not belong in the schools and parents should have a right to transparency on all matters relating to their children.

Voters have passed bonds that never result in the projects as promised. Taxpayers are forced to pay excessive fees and charges with no accountability. Audits are needed periodically for every agency to make certain duplication is avoided and programs are effective. Budgets should always be balanced and voting records on spending made available to the public.

When issues arise, you can always follow the money to see where the blame lies. Politicians should not get rich off their tenure in public office. Here, transparency is crucial. Elected officials should be required to disclose not only political contributions received, but also donations made to non-profits they promote in order to gain political favor. And non-profits should be audited to ensure they are not actually political arms of elected officials or parties. Our current state government is not solving problems, while thousands of non-profits and political organizations are fully funded to address these issues.

California is a Sanctuary State that welcomes undocumented and unvetted immigrants. Meanwhile, we have the highest percentage of homeless residents, rent and home ownership is unaffordable, and our welfare program provides incentives not to work or be self-sufficient. This cannot be sustained and is unfair to taxpayers. As an immigrant who obtained citizenship through legal channels, I understand the importance of the legal immigration process and oppose our open borders and sanctuary policies.