Sherafy’s 2026 California Voter Guide brings our election research into one place, with clear recommendations and links to the full evidence behind each one.
Research and commentary on government, elections, political influence, public institutions, civic life, lobbying, accountability, and how policy decisions are made.
Ben Allen would stabilize and enforce California’s regulated private insurance market; Jane Kim proposes a mandatory public wildfire-insurance pool. This guide compares their records, plans,
The Controller controls accounting, payment review, payroll, audits and unclaimed property—not the state budget itself. Cohen has delivered measurable modernization, but a new audit found
Mike Gipson has the stronger documented record inside tax policymaking and the Board of Equalization’s oversight structure. Sam Sukaton offers a serious fairness and taxpayer-access
Rob Bonta brings a statewide record as California’s Attorney General; Michael Gates offers municipal prosecution and litigation experience. This guide compares their records, priorities, limits
Serving National Guard members have criticized domestic deployments, courts have restricted certain military operations, and Pentagon leadership has undergone significant changes. But do those developments
DHS invoked urgent deportation needs to justify a $464 million noncompetitive aircraft deal. The fleet’s limited use, reported resale-price gaps, political connections, and unexplained costs
Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked a court-ordered deadline for the FCC to decide a dispute over discounted political advertising. The underlying fight concerns who
The USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego after 321 days deployed and a record stretch between port calls. We examine the Navy’s answers to
The viral claim that the AMA has been completely silent on Gaza is wrong. The documented story is harder to dismiss: AMA records show Gaza-
The sherafy.com Civic Outcomes Standard starts with an explicit public-interest baseline, then forces every candidate and policy to earn its case through evidence. It separates
