NATHAN STEELE’S COMMON SENSE PLAN TO FIX CALIFORNIA
One term in city government was all I needed to see how deep the rot goes. Sacramento is broken — not by accident, but by design.
I’ve built businesses. Trained leaders. Made payroll. Balanced budgets.
I’m not a manager. I’m not a caretaker. I’m a businessman — and I’m running to tear down the dysfunction and rebuild something that actually works.
I BELIEVE PUBLIC SAFETY IS YOUR RIGHT
Stop Sanctuary State Policies That Help Dangerous Criminals
Let’s stop pretending this is normal. Sanctuary policies don’t protect immigrants — they protect violent criminals. California blocks local law enforcement from working with ICE, even when someone’s been arrested for assault, rape, or worse. That’s not compassion. That’s insanity.
I’ll work to end this nonsense. Fight to Repeal sanctuary laws. Restore sanity. Put law-abiding citizens first.
Ending Homelessness
We don’t have a housing crisis. We have a drug-and-mental-illness crisis — and Sacramento refuses to deal with it.
They’ve wasted $24 billion creating a system that rewards failure, enriches nonprofits, and leaves more people dying on the streets.
It’s not a safety net — it’s a business model. And the product is failure.
I’ll work to end it. Mandatory treatment. Audits. Performance standards. If your program isn’t helping people get clean and get off the street — you’re out.
No more enabling. No more feel-good failure. Time to clean this up.
Public Safety First
California’s crime wave is no mystery. The Left legalized theft, tied the hands of police, and called it “progress.” Arrests are down. Crime is up. Voters passed Prop 36 to fix it — and Sacramento still fought it every step of the way.
I’ll get serious: more cops, tougher penalties, and real respect for the badge. I’ll also eliminate state income tax on the first $100,000 for every peace officer — because if we want the best, we have to back the badge like we mean it.
STAND UP FOR PARENTS, GIRLS & FAITH
Stand Up for Parental Rights
Let’s say it plainly: Sacramento thinks it owns your kids.
They passed a law that allows schools to hide gender transitions and mental health issues from parents. That’s not just insane — it’s dangerous.
I believe parents come first. Always. I’ll fight to make sure the law says the same.
No Biological Boys or Men in Girls’ Sports
This shouldn’t even be a debate. Biological men don’t belong in women’s sports. Period. It’s unfair, it’s unsafe, and it’s stripping girls of the futures they’ve worked for — while Sacramento claps for itself.
I’ll fight to protect women’s sports and shut this circus down — in high schools, in colleges, and anywhere else it threatens our daughters’ rights.
Fight Anti-Semitism in Schools and Public Colleges
Our schools are being hijacked by radical ideology — and nowhere is that clearer than the rise of open anti-Semitism in California’s public universities.
Now Sacramento is pushing a mandatory “ethnic studies” course that glorifies extremism and demonizes Israel. That’s not education. That’s indoctrination.
I’ll work to rip that requirement out at the root and fight to defund any school or program that tolerates hate. No apologies. No exceptions.
DEFEND TAXPAYERS & OUR COMMUNITIES
Defend — and Strengthen — Prop 13
Prop 13 keeps families and small businesses from being taxed out of California — and Sacramento hates it for exactly that reason. I won’t just defend it. I’ll strengthen it.
My plan: Let homeowners and small business owners transfer their Prop 13 tax base to any new property, anywhere in the state — no age limits, no value caps, no move limits. Right now, only seniors get that protection. Everyone else is locked in by fear of massive tax hikes if they move.
I’ll also fight to close the loopholes: fees, parcel taxes, and regulatory charges that function like property taxes but aren’t capped like them. Impact fees add 20% to the cost of a new house. If it acts like a tax, it should get treated like a tax.
No more games. No more backdoor hikes. Just real protection for the people who keep California working.
Launch DOGE — the Department of Government Efficiency
I’ve worked in finance. I’ve advised global companies. And I’ve never seen a system as bloated and broken as California government. Over 420,000 regulations. Over $320 billion in spending. A 50% increase in a decade — for what? Crime, tents, and taxes.
I’ll support launching DOGE for California — a real Department of Government Efficiency. Its mission: slash red tape, fire useless agencies, and shut down regulation mills by the thousands.
You wouldn’t tolerate this in your company. You shouldn’t tolerate it in your state.
Protect Local Control
Here’s how Sacramento works: they ignore the real problems — then tie the hands of local governments trying to fix them. Unfunded housing mandates. Ideological Electric Vehicle requirements. Bureaucrats writing rules from behind a desk who’ve never spent a day in your town.
That’s not governing. That’s performance art.
As a business leader, I trusted the people closest to the ground. I’ll fight to return power to cities and communities — where it belongs.