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California's crippling gas prices are inflated by excessive state taxes, Cap and Trade (CAPS) fees, carbon recapture mandates, restrictive fuel grade definitions, and CO2 related rules that a Governor can suspend via emergency declaration freeing up supply and slashing costs immediately. As Governor, I will issue an emergency order to reopen the San Pablo Bay Pipeline (recently shut down or at risk of permanent closure) and pursue reopening as many shuttered refineries as possible, restoring domestic production capacity, reducing import dependence, stabilizing fuel availability, and avoiding further offshoring of emissions and jobs. My proposal for the establishment of the CCCA would fix more CO2 than all of our current mandates combined and provide many other benefits. See this in the Smart Conservation Revival section.

California's electricity prices and power reliability suffer from the same regulatory burdens as transportation fuels: high Cap and Trade (CAPS) fees, carbon recapture mandates, restrictive CO2 rules, and other greenhouse gas requirements that drive up costs for natural gas and other fuels used in power generation. As Governor, I will issue an emergency declaration to suspend these mandates specifically CAPS fees, carbon recapture obligations, CO2 definitions/rules, and related taxes or restrictions that impact natural gas fired plants and grid stability freeing up affordable generation capacity, reducing import reliance, and lowering bills for homes and businesses immediately. These same executive actions apply here as for transportation fuels (detailed in the Crush Fuel Costs section), ensuring consistent relief across energy sources while transitioning burdensome rules to market-friendly solutions. My proposal for the establishment of the CCCA would fix more CO2 than all of our current mandates combined and provide many other benefits. See this in the Smart Conservation Revival section.

California's vast natural resources forests, watersheds, and ecosystems are threatened by wildfires, neglect, and overregulation, yet we have the potential to restore 15 million acres of degraded land while addressing environmental, water, youth, and fire risks simultaneously. Launch the New California Civilian Conservation Corps Alliance (New CCCA): mobilize 100,000 of our young adults in a two-year voluntary, paid program (50,000 recruits each year) offering $1,600 per month, room and board, and a $30,000 completion bonus (usable for starting a business, buying a modular home, or investing in advanced educational modules) through partnerships with private sector groups, municipalities, and NGOs from the areas of focus. These recruits will plant 3 billion trees, clear fire breaks and brush for proactive wildfire prevention, and restore wetlands across those 15 million acres by 2051, naturally sequestering more CO2 than all current mandates combined while delivering superior environmental results without top-down rules. This initiative restores watersheds for better water/sediment flow to oceans, enhances wetlands for habitat, flood protection, and additional carbon storage, creates meaningful jobs and skills for Gen Z and young adults to retain talent in state, reduces wildfire risk through strategic fuel management, and costs far less than the current Cap and Trade (CAPS), carbon recapture, low carbon fuel standards, fees, and taxes saving billions through lower pump prices and by canceling those expensive programs, putting real money back into Californians' pockets while building long-term abundance and unity.

Ending Scarcity Through Innovation

California’s water crisis isn’t natural scarcity its outdated infrastructure designed and built for half our population many years ago. Restrictive regulations, endless litigation, and vulnerable imports that force zero sum fights between families, farms, and businesses are the result of counting on this aging infrastructure for all of California’s current and future needs. As Governor, I will end rationing and artificial shortages by inviting private-sector capital and innovation to create true water abundance that separates about 80% of Domestic needs from Agriculture as much as is practically possible. The centerpiece: a coastal chain of privately financed desalination plants delivering drought-proof water primarily to urban and domestic users. This frees Sierra and Delta systems for farms, reduces drought-year pressure on agriculture, and builds statewide resilience without tax increases, new bureaucracy, or government expansion.

We would accomplish this by doing the following:

Shift to privately capitalized solutions to increase total water supply and decouple 80% of domestic use from agricultural use.· A Ribbon of Resilience: Facilitate 20–25 next generation reverse-osmosis plants (plus expansions like Carlsbad) along the coast from north to south, adding 5–7 million acre feet of new capacity per year. Private sector builders and operators, will finance, construct, own, and run these plants selling water at competitive market rates. My role: streamline approvals, set clear objective standards for quality, safety, and environmental protection and remove bureaucratic and permitting barriers. Majority output serves urban/domestic needs directly decoupling households and cities from Delta and Colorado River systems to protect agricultural allocations during droughts.· Analyze, rebuild and modernize the 444-mile California Aqueduct (plagued by subsidence, evaporation losses, and high energy costs) using private investment where possible: liner repairs, smart monitoring, efficient pumping, optional canopies to cut evaporation. Enhances reliability, lowers costs, and integrates seamlessly with new desal supplies.· Private Financing, Ownership, and Competition
No taxpayer dollars for desalination plant plan. Private companies fully finance, build, own, and operate plants and upgrades. Competition drives down costs, accelerates technology, and improves efficiency.· Fast-Track Permitting & Incentives. Fast approvals for qualified private proposals within 6 months. Offer tax abatements, enhanced depreciation, no cost leases on suitable state lands; promote co-location with existing infrastructure.· Partially restore ecosystems through surplus flows:
Dedicate a portion of saved freshwater to engineered high flow pulses delivering hundreds of thousands of tons of sediment annually to rebuild deltas, wetlands, and beaches.· Additional benefits will flow from reforestation efforts (three billion trees over 25 years in key watersheds, per Chapter 8: Reforming the CCCA), enhancing watershed health, infiltration, and long-term natural water recharge and streamflow.

From Housing Crisis to Market Driven Abundance

Modular mini-homes factory produced by private companies and deployed on state-leased land become the fast, low-cost path to ownership, rebuilding prosperity for Gen Z, Gen Alpha, immigrants, the elderly, and every Californian.

California's housing crisis is artificially driven by restrictive zoning, CEQA abuse, exclusionary local rules, rent controls and bureaucratic delays that suppress supply and inflate prices. This has locked out Gen Z, young professionals, seniors, immigrants, and working families and created a 3.5 million home shortfall. This dynamic is one of several major factors exacerbating homelessness and pushing talent out of state. As Governor, I will create an environment for private companies to aggressively supply the lower end of the market with affordable, high quality modular mini homes that are factory made, have already passed environmental reviews in the factory setting, can be transported by truck, and erected quickly at low cost. These durable units will be mass produced by private companies and used in developments by private firms to create new communities on state-owned lands under long term low or no cost leases. Private developers will finance, build, manage, and operate these communities driving down prices through sheer abundance and competition. No subsidies, no mandates just deregulation, land access, and temporary incentives to reward high volume production for underserved groups and open to all.

How I Will Do This

· Declare the housing crisis to be a Statewide Emergency· Institute Massive Deregulation & Implement by right permitting to remove local discretionary vetoes or endless lawsuits. Work strongly with Municipalities and Counties to cooperate on removing permitting burdens and hurdles.· Reform CEQA to exempt or fast-track factory built modular homes that meet objective statewide standards (seismic, fire, structural). Approve qualified private projects in under· Provide private developers with long term (e.g., 99 year) leases on millions of acres of underutilized state-owned land (Central Valley, Inland Empire, Sierra foothills, North Coast, Eastern Desert, Bay Area periphery) at low or no cost. Private firms will use these sites to develop modular mini home communities, financing all construction, infrastructure, and ongoing management without taxpayer dollars. Prioritize designs affordable to target groups, but allow full market access.· Zero Corporate Tax Incentive for Manufacturers and Developers (2026-2041) Grant 0% California corporate income tax to companies that mass-produce modular/prefab units at or below $100K (adjusted for inflation) and to developers who build and develop communities using these units, with significant focus on underserved buyers. This will attract both factories and developers, unlocking massive production and deployment capacity through private competition.· Factory Built Modular Mini Homes: Fast, Affordable, Transportable Scale production of compact, ready to deploy units:
-Studios/mini-homes (361–400 sq ft) under $50K factory price.
-Entry-level (800 sq ft) starting at $65K in well-amenitized developments.
-Accessible/family (-1,200–1,600 sq ft) up to $175K.
All factory-completed (appliances, plumbing, electrical); fireproof, earthquake-resistant; 75+ year lifespan. Factory environmental reviews eliminate site delays. Truck transport + on-site erection in days (foundation prep overlaps), saving 20–50%+ vs. traditional site-built construction through efficiency, reduced waste, and labor.

Efficiency in Government: Zero Debt by 2051

California’s government is bloated, slow, and broke: a $320 billion+ budget growing faster than the economy, $1.7 trillion in debt and unfunded liabilities, ~240,000 state employees delivering services that take weeks or months, and billions lost annually to fraud, error, and legacy systems.The AI revolution has already begun, and California needs to be an early adapter if it wants to be a dominating force in the coming technology tsunami. As Governor, I will harness this wave to end waste through ruthless efficiency, aggressive AI adoption, and disciplined savings—turning government into a lean, high-performance organization that serves people, not itself. The goal: zero state debt, zero unfunded liabilities, and a fully self-sustaining budget funded forever by investment returns, not taxes.

Core Elements of the Plan

° AI Blitz (2026–2029)
Automate 60–70% of government functions by 2029 (80% by 2041): EDD, DMV, FTB, permitting, Caltrans, licensing, CalPERS, CDCR parole, HHSA claims, inspections. Private AI firms compete to deliver solutions—government sets standards, then steps aside. Result: 150,000+ FTEs freed, $21–23 billion annual savings starting in 2030.
° Opportunity Parachute for Displaced Workers
Every affected state employee gets 18 months transition support: Phase 1 (6 months) = 100% pay + $20,000 scholarship; Phase 2 (12 months) = 50% pay + startup/incubator help. Future Builders Tax Credit: $10,000 fully refundable credit per hire for California companies that employ former state workers within 24 months.
° California Opportunity Endowment Fund (COEF)
Seed the COEF with 25% of every dollar saved from AI downsizing, fraud elimination, and program consolidation (75% pays down debt and funds transition). Managed by California-based investment firms for investment in California-based business opportunities by historical performance and other metrics. Target allocation: 10% venture, 30% growth equity, 60% conservative growth → 15% compound annual return. By 2051: $6 trillion fund throwing off $300 billion/year (5% real return) to cover the entire state budget forever—no taxes required for operations.
° Debt & Liability Elimination
Bonded debt ($500 billion): gone by 2035. Unfunded liabilities ($1.2 trillion): gone by 2040. Strict zero-based budgeting, sunset clauses for programs, and performance audits ensure savings compound aggressively.
° Lean Government & Instant Services
By 2051: 60,000 public servants focused on policy and oversight. AI handles 80% of functions—services delivered in seconds, not months. Fraud/error losses drop from $8–12 billion to under $500 million through predictive AI.

Libertarian Vision

We shrink government, unleash technology, and let private capital compound savings into permanent prosperity—not endless borrowing or tax hikes. California proves government can be small, fast, solvent, and truly accountable.

Letter to Working-Class Californios of Latin American Descent

Whether your roots trace to the original Spanish and Mexican eras, generations from Mexico or Central America, or more recent arrivals from across Latin America, you embody resilience, hard work, and tenacity. You are woven into California's story from Native, European, Asian, Middle Eastern, and African ancestors making you a vital force in our state's history and future.Today, Latinos are California's largest group about 41% of the population, over 16 million strong powering our agriculture, construction, services, culture, and economy. This is the Century of the New Californios.Yet real barriers remain: Latino median household income trails significantly (around $96,000–$99,000 vs. higher for White and Asian households). In schools, only about 38–39% of Latino students meet grade-level standards in English, and roughly 25–30% in math. In the workforce, Latinos dominate essential but vulnerable manual and service jobs, while holding just 7–10% of management roles and being underrepresented in tech, finance, and leadership. High transportation costs driven by California's sky-high fuel prices add extra strain on family budgets, commutes, and small businesses.
These gaps limit potential, strain families, and slow generational progress.I know your strength firsthand. After a devastating hurricane in the Dominican Republic, I volunteered with the poorest communities, then founded Plant With Purpose (now over 41 years old, operating in 10 countries on three continents to help farmers plant trees, restore land, and build sustainable futures: plantwithpurpose.org). I also co-founded a nature preserve on the Sea of Cortez in Baja California and led a dedicated team of 24 for 20 years. I've witnessed the drive, work ethic, and family-first spirit that define Latino cultures everywhere.That's why I'm running: to deliver reforms that align with your strengths and close these gaps in one generation.

° Education choice revolution: Modular, personalized learning lets students advance at their own pace. Families earn income from homeschooling and passing modules, while graduates build savings accounts to launch careers right after K-12. You control the speed and depth—not the state—accelerating better outcomes.
° Housing revolution: Factory-built, energy-efficient modular homes slash costs, making ownership realistic for families, the elderly, and young people priced out today.
° Slashing fuel prices to relieve transportation strain: By rolling back excessive state taxes, special blends, and burdensome regulations that inflate costs (while supporting smart, market-driven energy policies), we cut pump prices significantly—putting hundreds of dollars back in your pockets annually for essentials, commutes, and family needs.

Together, these open doors to higher education, incomes, homeownership, wealth, entrepreneurship, and leadership in tech, science, education, and innovation. By blending your deep Spanish, Indigenous, and global roots with forward-thinking solutions, we renew California as vibrant, connected, and prosperous strengthening ties with Latin America and attracting investment across the Americas.This future honors your patrimonio and builds an incredible legacy for your families and people.Let's ignite it together!
Thomas Woodard

Despite being one of the highest-spending states per pupil nearly $30,000 annually when all costs are considered (including school bonds, pensions, debt service, and other obligations) California students currently rank 35th in reading and 38th in math on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the Nation's Report Card. Teacher shortages persist in critical subjects, class sizes are among the nation's largest, and bureaucratic mandates create a one size fits all approach that stifles innovation and disengages learners. High costs, inefficiency, and misguided ideology have driven families away, contributing to youth exodus and squandering our shared opportunities. Young adults struggle to launch careers because the system doesn't align with real-world needs or the coming tsunami of innovation.
As a Libertarian, I propose igniting a true revolution: shift from centralized, top-down control to a decentralized, modular, competency based system that empowers families, unleashes technology, and lets funding follow the learner statewide. No more forcing every child into the same rigid path let parents, learners, and innovative providers drive education forward.

The Vision in Action

Picture a California-wide ecosystem where education is delivered through discrete, stackable modules (10–40 hours each), focused on mastery rather than seat time. Every module completion requires rigorous testing and AI-driven auditing to verify true competency—ensuring integrity, preventing gaming, and guaranteeing that credentials reflect real skills acquired. Learners build a lifelong, portable digital transcript of these verified competencies—exams, performance tasks, portfolios—that travels across providers, employers, and districts throughout the state. Public funds flow directly to accredited private providers upon enrollment and successful, audited completion, creating real choice and competition.
Key features include:

° Modular and Competency Based Stackable units allow flexible pacing, personalized paths, and credit for prior learning or skills, with AI-audited assessments confirming mastery before credit is granted.
° Funding Follows the Learner Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) or vouchers direct dollars to the chosen provider: private ed-tech firms, trade schools, apprenticeships, micro-schools, nonprofits, or company training programs.
° Diverse Provider Ecosystem Competition drives innovation; providers market their mastery rates, industry certifications, and employment outcomes.
° Lifelong Learning Spans K-12 to adult reskilling, with early diagnostics (ages 6–8) to map interests/aptitudes and regular re-assessments for adaptive trajectories.
° Governance and Quality — An independent, non-governmental board (publicly elected) manages a statewide taxonomy, accredits modules, publishes transparent dashboards on outcomes/satisfaction, and uses AI for anti-gaming (randomized re-assessments, anomaly detection).
° Privacy and Support Learners own their records (parental consent for minors); data minimization and revocable sharing ensure control.
° Transition for Educators Current teachers who are displaced by the shift to this modular, provider-driven model will receive fair severance of 6–18 months (scaled by longevity and service) plus a $30,000 scholarship for further education, starting a provider business, home purchase, or other transitional needs. Many current educators will migrate into valuable new roles as “Educational Coaches,” guiding learners through module selection, progress monitoring, motivation, and career alignment in a personalized, high-touch way.
° Self-Study / Home-School Reimbursement For modules completed through self-study or home-schooling (with successful, AI-audited credentialing), families, parents, or adult learners may receive reimbursement of up to 75% of the module's standard cost. This radical incentive rewards initiative, reduces barriers for motivated learners, and puts real money back into households that demonstrate mastery outside traditional structures.

Phased Rollout

Start small and scale smart across California:
° Phase 0 (first 6 months): Develop policy framework, taxonomy v1, digital wallet MVP, and provider rules.
° Phase 1 (Year 1): Launch 1,000+ modules with 50+ providers, pilot in select districts plus adult learners.
° Phase 2 (Years 2–3): Expand to 2,000+ modules, add statewide reciprocity and apprenticeship integration.
° Phase 3 (Years 4–5): Achieve full statewide portability and longitudinal tracking.

This isn't a distant dream it's a practical path forward right here in California. By embracing choice, competency mastery (rigorously tested and AI-audited), and edtech/AI personalization, we reduce costs, increase flexibility, align with workforce needs, and empower families. Current educators are treated with respect and given real pathways forward. Families who take responsibility for self-directed learning are rewarded with meaningful cash reimbursement up to 75% of module costs when mastery is proven. California reclaims its place as the epicenter of future-ready education, preparing our young people and all learners for abundance in an era of rapid innovation.

California's transportation crisis is strangling growth and stealing time from families. In 2025, commutes rank among the nation's worst, with drivers losing massive hours to congestion Los Angeles tops global lists with around 88 hours lost per driver annually, costing billions in lost productivity and fuel. The Bay Area and statewide highways are similarly gridlocked, with economic impacts exceeding $55 billion yearly in wasted time and fuel. Traditional fixes like wider highways or more rail are slow, expensive, and insufficient against rising population and urban sprawl. High costs from bureaucracy, permitting delays, and misguided regulations keep innovation grounded.Worse, the state has poured tens of billions into the high-speed rail project championed by Democratic leadership yet it remains mired in delays, cost overruns, and incomplete segments. What was sold as a game-changer has become a symbol of government waste: massive spending with little to show for it, while individual commuters remain stuck on crowded freeways.California is a big state. Individual trips and personal commutes make up the vast majority of travel, as witnessed on our freeways every day: the HOV lane (reserved for carpools) is often sparsely populated, while the single-occupancy vehicle lanes crawl with traffic. This proves most people prefer and need personal, flexible mobility, not one size fits all mass transit.As a Libertarian, I propose getting the state out of the mass transit business entirely. I would cancel the remaining high-speed rail project immediately, redirect any remaining funds to pay down state debt if legally and practically possible, and attempt to sell the existing infrastructure (land, partial tracks, stations, and equipment) to private buyers or consortia that could repurpose it for more productive uses freight, local rail, or other infrastructure. Every dollar recovered or saved would go toward reducing the burden on taxpayers rather than continuing a failing boondoggle.With those resources freed, we unleash the future of personal transportation in the VTOL and eVTOL space electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that will make sky high mobility a reality. By slashing red tape, offering targeted incentives, and letting markets compete, we can transform California into the global leader in air mobility, delivering fast, clean, point-to-point travel that bypasses traffic entirely. Both fuel-powered VTOLs and electric eVTOLs hold promising futures, with the former offering greater speed and range for certain applications, while the latter prioritize sustainability and low noise for urban use.

The Vision in Action

Picture stepping out of your home in Pasadena in 2051, your electric flying vehicle lifts off vertically, and in just 5–10 minutes you land in North Hollywood—no traffic, no emissions. This short, everyday hop—about 14–16 miles as the crow flies—becomes effortless and routine, turning what is often a 20–60 minute drive (depending on traffic) into a quick, quiet aerial commute. Quiet, clean eVTOLs bypass gridlock, connect cities and suburbs in minutes, and unlock California's strategic geography for unprecedented freedom and efficiency.

How We Get There Fast

To make this vision real, we begin with law enforcement to demonstrate safety, reliability, and public benefit, then branch out to private sector use based on that proven experience. Day 1: Equip California Highway Patrol and local police with fuel powered VTOLs for rapid response their greater speed and range make them ideal for pursuits, surveillance, emergency patrols, and search-and-rescue. This "Sky Patrol" initiative builds public trust through real-world operations, with transparent data on reduced response times (e.g., 7 minutes statewide), safety records, and efficiency gains informing the next steps.From there, expand to private use:
° Declare 1,000+ existing helipads and flat rooftops as immediate vertiports a Day 1 executive order to jump-start infrastructure without years of permitting delays.
° Pre-approve dedicated corridors at 500–2,000 ft altitude over all major highways safe, efficient air routes that integrate with ground traffic and minimize noise.
° Offer targeted incentives to VTOL companies to locate their operations here including tax credits, long term leases of state-owned land for development, manufacturing and testing facilities at below-market rates, expedited depreciation discounts, and other performance based incentives to attract companies like Joby, Archer, Lilium, and emerging innovators. These are time limited and tied to job creation, investment, and in-state production to maximize economic return without ongoing subsidies.
° Partner with Joby, Archer, Lilium, and other innovators make California the global hub for eVTOL testing, production, and commercial rollout.

The Future of Freight vs. Personal Transport

While the future of freight is likely dominated by autonomous systems on the ground (or under the ground in efficient loops like proposed hyperloop cargo variants or self-driving truck convoys), flight is best suited for the personal transport of the future. Personal mobility demands speed, flexibility, and point-to-point freedom—qualities eVTOLs and VTOLs deliver perfectly for people, while ground-based autonomy handles heavy, high-volume cargo more economically and safely at scale.

Timeline

° 2027: 50 vertiports operational, early commercial services in high-demand corridors (LA Basin, Bay Area, Sacramento).
° 2035: 500-mile range eVTOLs, $70 one-way LA to SF, widespread adoption for commuters for business or personal travel.
° 2051: 95% of new personal vehicles sold in California fly — air taxis, personal eVTOLs, and hybrid fleets dominate, with full statewide integration.

Libertarian Solutions

° Massive Deregulation Eliminate state-level barriers to vertiport approvals, airspace corridors, and vehicle certification prioritize safety through proven standards, not endless bureaucracy.
° Targeted Incentives Use savings from reduced congestion costs (and canceled high-speed rail waste) to fund early vertiport grants and manufacturer credits no new taxes.
° Market-Driven Competition No government favoritism or mandates; let companies compete on price, safety, and service, driving costs down and innovation up.
° Environmental & Safety Wins Electric propulsion means zero tailpipe emissions and lower noise; AI-assisted flight, redundancy, and dedicated Sky Patrol VTOLs ensure superior safety.

This is practical, phased, and aligned with California's strengthstech talent, aerospace heritage, and innovation history. By embracing VTOL/eVTOL with Libertarian principles (decentralized, voluntary, innovation-first), we cut commute times dramatically, boost productivity, reduce emissions, create high-wage jobs, and give families back their time. Cancel the high-speed rail project, exit mass transit, and let the sky become the new freeway for people. California leads the world in sky-high mobility, turning congestion into abundance.

California's public safety crisis is real and growing. Violent crime rates in many cities remain stubbornly high compared to pre-2020 levels, property crime and retail theft have surged in urban areas, homelessness related disorder and encampments create unsafe conditions in neighborhoods and parks, and response times for emergency calls can stretch far beyond acceptable standards in many jurisdictions. Families feel less secure in their homes and communities, businesses close or relocate due to theft and disorder, and younger generations see limited opportunity when basic safety is in doubt. These problems are not inevitable they are the predictable result of misguided policies, reduced enforcement resources, prosecutorial discretion that prioritizes leniency over accountability, and bureaucratic constraints that tie the hands of law enforcement.As a Libertarian, I believe government’s core legitimate role is to protect individual rights, including the right to life, liberty, and property. Safety is not optional; it is the foundation for freedom and prosperity. My approach restores real law and order without expanding government power or infringing on civil liberties focusing on swift, fair enforcement, accountability for violent and repeat offenders, and targeted, effective use of resources rather than micromanaging from Sacramento.

The Vision in Action

Picture California in the near future where:
° Police response times drop to under 7 minutes statewide for priority calls (enabled by innovative tools like Sky Patrol VTOLs and AI for emergency response and rapid deployment in remote or congested areas).
° Violent and repeat offenders face swift prosecution and meaningful consequences, deterring crime while protecting victims’ rights.
° Neighborhoods are free from open-air drug markets, encampments, and unchecked theft that endanger residents and children.
° Law-abiding citizens feel secure walking in their communities, shopping without fear of theft, and raising families without constant worry.

Key Solutions

° Restore Effective Policing Fully fund and equip law enforcement agencies with the tools and personnel needed for rapid response and proactive prevention. Eliminate unnecessary bureaucratic restrictions that hinder officers from doing their jobs while maintaining strong oversight to prevent abuse.
° Swift and Certain Prosecution Support prosecutors who prioritize violent felonies, repeat offenders, and crimes against persons and property. End blanket non-prosecution policies for serious offenses and restore accountability for career criminals.
Sky Patrol VTOL Initiative Deploy fuel-powered VTOL aircraft for law enforcement (high speed, long range) to achieve dramatically faster response times, aerial surveillance, and emergency support. Start with public safety use to prove safety and value, then expand benefits to private mobility.
° Homelessness and Disorder Reduction Enforce existing laws against public camping, open drug use, and theft. Pair enforcement with a 90 day compulsory detoxification, analysis and designed recovery strategy, treatment and shelter for those whose addiction and mental health issues contribute to chronic disorder and crime. This is not indefinite institutionalization, but a structured, time limited intervention to break the cycle of addiction, stabilize individuals, and connect them to voluntary long-term recovery pathways prioritizing both public safety and humane outcomes.
° Full Cooperation with Federal Immigration Enforcement Extend full cooperation of state and local law enforcement with ICE, CBP, and Homeland Security for the identification, capture, detention, and extradition of undocumented criminal aliens who have committed violent or serious offenses. This targeted partnership focuses solely on removing public safety threats from our communities without broad sweeps or overreach. At the same time, I will lobby to exclude non-criminal aliens from aggressive enforcement actions and work to establish new, streamlined pathways to legal immigration and guest worker programs that respect due process, meet labor needs, and reflect California’s history as a place of opportunity (see my separate policy: Immigration and the New Californios).

Benefits

This approach is not about more government it's about government doing its proper job well and getting out of the way otherwise. By restoring swift, fair law enforcement, deterring crime through accountability, addressing the addiction disorder crime nexus with structured 90-day intervention, cooperating selectively with federal authorities on criminal aliens while protecting non-criminal residents, and deploying innovative tools like Sky Patrol VTOLs and AI for emergency response, we can dramatically improve safety, rebuild trust in institutions, protect victims, and create the secure environment needed for prosperity, family life, and opportunity. California becomes a place where people feel safe, businesses thrive, and communities flourish again.

To the young adults of California—Gen Z, late millennials, and those just coming of age:
I see you. I see the quiet panic, the confusion, the slow burn of hope being smothered. The culture you inherited was wrong about the future and fucked it up. Then came COVID locked down, isolated, classes on screens, first jobs vanishing, social lives reduced to pixels. You stepped into adulthood amid inflation that crushed your paychecks, housing prices that smoked your savings, and a culture that seems to reward outrage more than achievement. The ladder we thought was there has rungs missing. The social contract fell apart, and new, confusing dangers threaten your already overtaxed future.No wonder many of you feel embittered. No wonder some retreat into video games, weed, scrolling, or just checking out. It's a rational response to a reality that stopped making sense years ago.But here's what I also see: underneath the quiet panic and confusion is a lot of fuel just waiting to ignite. You are the most educated, most connected, most technologically fluent generation in history. You care about the planet, about justice, about authenticity. You know how broken things are and deep down, you want to fix them. The problem isn't you. The problem is the mess left behind.The future isn't gone it just needs to be ignited by young adults who care and are ready.
As your next Governor, I want to speak straight to you: the panic ends when you decide it ends. The confusion clears when you decide to not be confused. Put the controller down for a season, store the bong pipe, and ignite your life not because some politician says so, but because your future is still yours to claim. Hard work still matters, but not the kind that just keeps the broken system running. Real hard work the kind that rebuilds, creates value, solves problems, and earns you a stake in the future we all messed up and now have to repair.
If you're ready to step up, I will be opening real doors for you:

° Crushing the cost of living so you can afford to stay and build here (fuel, housing, energy see my other policies).
° Massive youth opportunity programs starting with the California Conservation Corps Alliance: paid, voluntary work restoring forests, building firebreaks, planting millions of trees, learning trades, earning certifications, and getting first-job experience (see Smart Conservation Revival).
° Unleashing innovation eVTOLs, modular housing, AI-driven education, fusion energy fields exploding with jobs you can actually enter without drowning in debt (see Personal Transport Takes Wing, Igniting an Education Revolution, Abundant Energy).
° Restoring safety and sanity so you can walk your neighborhoods, start businesses, and raise families without fear (see Law, Order and Public Safety).
° Ending the polarization game no more forced camps or tribes. Join a movement that invites everyone who wants to build, not burn (see Unite and Build Bridges).

You don't have to believe in politicians. Believe in yourself. Believe in action. Believe that if you step up now work hard, learn fast, take responsibility California will meet you halfway with real opportunities, not more excuses.
The future isn't gone. It just needs to be ignited by young adults who care and are ready.
Come ignite your life. Come help ignite California's renewal. We need your energy, your ideas, your courage.
The bridge is open. The doors are ready to open. Step through.
Sincerely,Thomas Woodard
Libertarian for Governor

If you're disaffected tired of the endless shouting matches, the false narratives, the straw-man arguments, the mythical stories that pass for debate, the false dichotomies that force everyone into one camp or another, and the widespread refusal to engage in critical thinking then this is your invitation.
I am not asking you to join a tribe or an ideology. I am asking you to join a movement of people who want to rebuild California on the things we still have in common: the desire for a safe place to raise families, the need for real opportunity, the instinct for survival, and the shared history of overcoming hardship together.
You don't have to agree with me on everything. You don't have to abandon your values, your faith, your identity, or your past votes. You simply have to be willing to say: Enough! Enough division. Enough waste. Enough decline. Enough watching our children and grandchildren be priced out of the future that California once promised to all.
This is for you if:

° You feel silenced or alienated by the dominant voices on the left or the right
° You want a future that is more inclusive, less polarized, and grounded in practical results rather than perpetual culture war
° You believe hard work, solid decisions, genuine diversity of thought, and mutual respect are still possible and worth fighting for

If any of this resonates, come build with us. Libertarians are leading this effort, and we welcome you to join us in that work—or simply to walk alongside and help shape a better path. No purity tests. No loyalty oaths. No demand to stop disagreeing. Just a shared commitment to turn the page and build something better—together.
The bridge is open. Come and ignite California's renewal with us.
All are welcome.
Sincerely,Thomas Woodard
Libertarian for Governor

To All Californians,

I was born and raised in California. I studied here, launched my career here and started my family here. For over a third of my life, I also lived and worked in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, becoming fluent in Spanish and gaining a deep appreciation for Latino cultures and the real struggles so many face worldwide. I worked as a volunteer with the desperately poor after a monster hurricane displaced thousands of people in the Dominican Republic. That experience led me to start a Non-Profit Organization that is now working in 10 countries on three continents with tremendous results. I went to work in Loreto Mexico and co-founded a nature preserve in a remarkable area on the Sea of Cortez and where California began. I became so fascinated by its history and beauty that I founded an Early California Festival. I worked closely with my 24 employees, one of the best teams I have ever seen, and l have learned a great deal about Mexican people and their drive for the best life they can get for themselves and their families. These experiences combined with raising four extraordinary children, traveling over much of the Western USA for my work in high tech surgical device sales and the many other experiences that I have had have ignited a lifelong pursuit of inquiry and understanding, including of our shared challenges of self-governance. My three daughters have grown into independent, gifted women who continue to inspire me. My son Joshua was brilliant: multilingual, athletic, artistic, a mechanical and electronic genius. We shared travel, adventures, fishing trips, sports and interest in new technologies. We were joined at the hip since he arrived. Then, at 20, severe mental illness struck, bringing nightmares, mania, addiction, and periods of homelessness. After 17 years of rehab, halfway houses, in and out-patient rehab and heartbreak, he died in my arms at 37. That grief is permanent, refusing to let me retreat into comfortable “golden years.” Instead, that experience compels me to act courageously for the future of all our families, our young adults trying to launch their careers and our beautiful, troubled State of California. Our state is blessed with unmatched beauty, talent, strategic geography and potential yet teeters on a cliff. Sky-high costs from bureaucracy, inefficiency and misguided, twisted ideology are driving our younger generations away and squandering our shared opportunities in massive cost and overreach. But the coming tsunami of innovation in AI, robotics, fusion power, modular housing, effective education and flying personal transport will not be kind to high cost locations.These technologies could transform our state once again into an epicenter of innovation and opportunity. They also could pass us by for the places that offer better business environments elsewhere.I reject today’s toxic divisions and the bases that fuel endless conflict. Like many, I am tired of sensationalized fabrications, straw men discussions, false dichotomies, mythical narratives and a reluctance to engage in critical thinking as a tool. Yet, we all share a common imperative of survival and a rich history of overcoming hardships together. It’s time we got back to that. It’s time to beat our swords into trowels and plowshares to unite across viewpoints around what truly matters: freedom, opportunity, and prosperity for all.I invite people of every background and belief to join me in rebuilding California through hard work and visionary zeal. As your Libertarian candidate for Governor, I offer a stark choice: continue drifting into self-imposed decline or choose bold renewal. A decentralized, dynamic California where funding follows people, technology unleashes potential, superior education makes us smarter and Government returns to helping individuals and communities thrive in peace. California has always been where the future arrives first. With vision, courage, and Libertarian principles of governance, we can reclaim our place in an era of freedom, peace and prosperity. Vote for me and strap yourself in. The ignition of California’s future starts now!Thank you,

Thomas Woodard

Libertarian for Governor

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