“Resolve this case while its resolution can still meaningfully inform the electorate.”

Nearly four years after Nevada County voters rejected Measure V, California’s political ethics watchdog has formally concluded that the County used taxpayer money to campaign for the sales-tax measure — and the case is prompting broader questions about whether state law does enough to deter government agencies from using public resources to influence elections.

“NID is far more than pipes and paperwork. It is a network of reservoirs, treated and untreated water for homes and agriculture, hydroelectric power, and the lakes and trails where our families spend their weekends. Protecting all of it for the next generation is at the heart of why I am running.”

“Those aren't anti-law-enforcement questions. They are oversight questions.”

“The answer to disagreement in a free society is not less speech, it’s more speech, better arguments, greater transparency and a public willing to listen to one another.”

“Long-term financial sustainability is measured not simply by whether the next budget balances, but by whether future taxpayers inherit obligations they can realistically afford.”