☆ Pefley sees a statewide renaissance coming in 2026
CA Assembly 28 candidate Carol Pefley looks forward to a 2026 characterized by an end to gaslighting and systemic misgovernment, and a statewide rebirth of accountability, growth, and community spirit. An Opp Now exclusive.
2025 will be remembered as the year when Americans at the federal, state, county and city level finally pulled back the curtain and saw clearly and unmistakably the scale of waste, fraud, and abuse that has been allowed by our governments-- for far too long. After years of feeling ignored and gaslit, Americans are waking up to the reality that the systems meant to protect the most vulnerable have instead been exploited.
California is a state bursting with potential yet weighed down by decades of one‑party rule, soaring costs, and poor policy decisions. 2025 saw a mass exodus of families and businesses who found greener pastures in conservative run states like Florida, Texas and the Carolinas.
Looking ahead to 2026, people across the state are calling for a Golden State Revival.
We're demanding:
Lower cost of living so everyday families can breathe again;
An end to fraud, waste, and government corruption;
Real oversight over massive spending projects;
Protection of water resources, instead of policies that leave communities, especially farmers, with no water;
An end to selling out California to toxic battery‑plant deals that are polluting communities;
An end to skyrocketing premiums and the collapse of the insurance industry;
A final goodbye to the high‑speed rail boondoggle, the ultimate symbol of mismanagement;
An end to illegal immigrants taking resources that should go to Americans first.
Californians are realizing that we do not have to stay on this path. There is growing hope for new leadership, leaders who aren’t entrenched career politicians but real people who understand real struggles. People who want to govern, not rule.
Across the state, and across the country, people are rediscovering their voice. We're remembering that government is supposed to serve them and not the other way around. We want to restore accountability, rebuild trust, and revive the values that made America strong in the first place.
California can rise again. It can be golden again. But it will take people who are willing to stand up, get involved and speak out.
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