Thunder Parley

Housing Direct state agencies (like Caltrans for state property) and support local governments to compassionately but resolutely clear unsafe encampments, connecting individuals to available shelter and services while enforcing laws that keep our waterways clean and public spaces like parks and areas near schools safe and accessible for everyone. Support impacted small businesses with resources to mitigate losses and aid community revitalization efforts. Economy Our infrastructure plan is a direct investment in our farmers. By investing in water security and conveyance, we provide the predictability they need to plant. By building an abundant energy grid, we lower the cost to run their pumps. By modernizing our roads and ports, we get their world-class ingredients to market faster and cheaper. Education We will work with the legislature, districts, teachers, and parents to revise discipline policies, ensuring educators have the tools to maintain safe classrooms while implementing effective interventions for students with behavioral challenges. Safe schools are essential for both students and teachers. Education Reject the damaging trend of lowering academic standards in the name of equity. True equity means ensuring every student receives the support needed to meet high expectations, including access to advanced courses like Algebra in middle school. Taxes / Budget The Governor appoints the entire CPUC. Governor Newsom’s appointees have approved hike after hike and disastrous policies like NEM 3.0. We must ask ourselves: has he done his job to hold them accountable? Our first priority will be to replace industry insiders with aggressive consumer advocates and engineers whose sole mission is to protect ratepayers. Education California's student body is incredibly diverse. We must move away from one-size-fits-all mandates and support a range of effective school models and tailored interventions that meet the unique needs of different student populations and communities. Housing We will direct state housing agencies to revise funding guidelines to actively support drug-free and sober living environments alongside low-barrier options, ensuring state dollars provide real choices that meet the needs of families, those in recovery and survivors of violence. Healthcare When your family faces an emergency, you expect prompt care. Instead, Californians often endure agonizing waits. The median time spent in a California ER is now over three hours, according to the California Health Care Foundation. For someone experiencing a mental health crisis, seeking help means an even longer wait: a median of four and a half hours. These are parents missing work shifts they can't afford to lose, children left scared in waiting rooms, and dangerous delays in critical care because our system lacks the capacity. Environment / Energy We must invest heavily in upgrading our outdated transmission grid and building out a diverse portfolio of reliable, clean power generation, including geothermal and advanced nuclear. This creates true energy abundance, lowering household bills, reliably powering our AI and tech economy, and ensuring we have the energy capacity to support millions of new homes. Environment / Energy Californians pay the highest gas taxes in America. We deserve to know exactly where that money is going. We will order a full audit of all gas tax and vehicle registration fee revenue to ensure every dollar is spent on improving our roads, not funding bureaucratic overhead. Economy On Day One, we will issue an executive order requiring every state agency to identify and eliminate duplicative, outdated, and anti-competitive regulations that drive up costs for families and small businesses. Infrastructure / Transportation As we build housing, we must build the infrastructure to support it. We will direct state funds for water, transit and energy to be co-deployed with new housing projects. We must build complete, sustainable communities. Housing To lower rents, we must activate all available housing. We will balance strong protections for tenants with a fair, predictable system for property owners. This common-sense stability will reduce risk, giving "mom-and-pop" landlords and Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) owners the confidence to rent their units. This is the fastest way to bring more options to the market and provide relief for renters. Taxes / Budget No more rate increases will be approved until an independent audit proves, line by line, that the money is for safety and modernization, not shareholder dividends or executive bonuses. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Staggering losses from retail theft, estimated in the billions annually for California retailers, drive up costs. Consequently, commercial insurance premiums in high-theft areas reportedly jumped 20-30% or more between 2022 and 2025, forcing closures and hurting consumers. Housing We will launch a "Pathways to Ownership" initiative to partner directly with the legislature, counties and cities. This isn't a top-down mandate or a risky financial scheme. It's about collaboration. We will identify and remove state-level barriers, prioritize the use of surplus state land for attainable starter homes, and clear the way for innovative local solutions that empower renters to become owners.