It’s is quickly being revealed that California’s oversized budget and taxes aren’t because of brilliant bureaucratic programs and thoughtful spending but laziness, incompetence and corruption.

This is about practicality, not politics. Every time I read about someone stealing public funds or another wasteful government fiasco, my blood boils. I work in California’s arts sector (the one that’s chronically underfunded, scraping and fighting every budget cycle just to deliver results). To those who say “government has no business funding the arts,” I hear you. But this isn’t a handout. The Golden State has always been firmly rooted in arts, culture, and entertainment. State funding is a strategic investment in one of our strongest economic engines. California’s creative economy generates $288 billion a year. That’s 7.5% of the entire state GDP and supports over 820,000 jobs. Programs like ours at @kda_california center on live experiences, educational attainment, positive healthcare outcomes, economic growth, and community engagement. We actively work to ensure people find passion and purpose, ultimately diminishing abuse, addiction, and homelessness. Our programs rely on irreplaceable human connection, physical presence, empathy, and real-time cultural exchange that no algorithm can replicate. These are the AI-proof jobs that keep talent and dollars rooted in California. Take our summer reading program, Books in Motion, which has been combating childhood illiteracy for a decade for K-3 kids, especially in communities where 1 in 4 third-graders aren’t meeting ELA standards. The impactful program relies on diversified revenue streams and gracious support from the California Arts Council, yet every year they never have enough to meet demand. The @CalArtsCouncil’s entire annual budget is just $21 million for the fifth-largest economy on Earth. This year @CaArtsAdvocates is advocating for $50 million to mark 50 years of the Council’s impact. As a taxpayer, I proudly and loudly say yes! That money does NOT vanish. It multiplies. The creative sector drives tourism dollars, lifts education outcomes (reducing future social-service costs), supports high-wage creative jobs, strengthens community health, and keeps our cities culturally vibrant. Every dollar invested here generates far more in economic activity, human productivity, and tax revenue than it costs. Here’s what makes me furious though. Every dollar stolen or squandered is a dollar clawed directly out of programs like ours. Those of us who steward public funds with integrity, transparency, and proven results are also getting scammed. We’re left begging while the grifters profit. Waste and fraud are NOT abstract taxpayer burdens. They starve the very investments that make California stronger, more prosperous, and resilient. Real fiscal responsibility means cutting waste and fully funding what actually works. Enough is enough. Approve #50for50. And yes, we will keep hustling to ensure children can read. 📚 @CAgovernor @GavinNewsom @Senator_Hurtado @AsmJasmeetBains @ShannonGroveCA @ChadBianco @SteveHiltonx @ericswalwell @katieporterca @MattMahanSJ @TomSteyer @CalArtsCouncil @CAforTheArts @EytanWallace @ZavalaA @CalDogeOfficial @elonmusk @SenJohnLaird @AsmJesseGabriel @Lola_Smallwood @nickshirleyy @SenatorAshby @SenBrianJones @AsmAguiarCurry @HeathFloraCA @TomLackey36 @BenAllenCA @CaArtsAdvocates @RepVinceFong @CalMatters @Bakersfieldcali

NEW: Our 4th CAL DOGE Fraud Report. We analyzed Gavin Newsom's own public data to calculate the total amount of fraud, waste and abuse in the past 5 years. $425 billion. That's $22,000 for each taxpayer. Yet Democrat candidates for governor say we need MORE spending. No! As governor, with my Golden Ticket running mates @GloriaJRomero @MichaelGatesESQ@Herb4Controller we will stop the fraud, prosecute the fraudsters and get your money back. Thank you Herb, @JennyRaeCA and team for this report. Full details in the 🧵 @CalDogeOfficial

🚨 Here is the full 40 minutes of my crew and I exposing California fraud, Minnesota was big but California is even bigger... We uncovered over $170,000,000 in fraud as these fraudsters live in luxury with no consequences. Like it and share it, the fraud must STOP. We ALL work way too hard and pay too much in taxes for this to be happening. These fraudsters have been able to defraud American taxpayers for years without any pushback from the public and politicians. It is time to EXPOSE IT ALL and end America's fraud crisis.

WOW 🚨 New findings from California DOGE Nearly $1 BILLION missing and the money is being funneled into George Soros’s Tides Foundation “CJA has never installed a single solar panel, but last year that organization alone took in $10.7 million” Out of $1 billion, only $72 million was spent on 269 projects. The rest was funneled to nonprofits for door-knocking and building voter lists. The money disappeared into George Soros’ Tides Foundation

LA City Charter Commission moves to abolish City Controller's office amid MASSIVE fraud scandals. The move would eliminate the City watchdog and appoint a CFO overseen by Mayor Karen Bass. Seems a wee-bit sketchy... @CaliforniaGlobe link 👇