Garry's List
@garryslist
A citizen's union for radical centrism. Advocating effective government, housing, education, pro-tech, and pro-prosperity
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LA spent $2.3B on homelessness and got more of it. An independent audit found the city "doesn't know how much it is paying, and for what."
Crazy idea: tie funding to demonstrable outcomes instead of whatever some sleazy nonprofit is promulgating to keep securing contracts.
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California's June primary showed that voters want competence over ideological theater. In SF, the moderate coalition consolidated around Mayor Lurie while the once-dominant progressive machine fractured into infighting. November's ballot, a one-time tax on the wealthiest, will show whether that momentum can scale statewide.
Read the full analysis, from Forrest Liu:
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California's pragmatic center is growing. Little-tech founders, nurses, teachers, immigrant business owners, public-safety leaders—united not by ideology, but by a desire for government that actually works. Garry's List is turning that energy into donors, volunteers, and candidates.
@garrytan explains why November's ballot represents both an opportunity and a challenge for this growing movement:
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At UC Berkeley Law, 37.5% of students claim a disability.
Students don’t have to disclose this to employers, and accommodations come with no downside.
Those who don’t opt in are competing at a disadvantage on the exams that determine their futures.
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