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.
A federal judge suppressed evidence after police searched a month of license-plate-reader history without a warrant. The ruling is significant, but it does not ban
Donald Trump’s financial disclosures document extraordinary trading activity, including more than 21,000 securities transactions in 2025. Some trades occurred close to market-moving presidential actions. But
There is no public evidence of an adopted Trump administration plan to seize live 2026 ballots or voting machines. But the concern has a documented
On September 29, 2026, the Senate rejected a motion to advance S.Res. 852, a Section 502B measure that would have required the State Department to
Oil prices can fall even while the Iran war continues. That does not mean the supply chain has normalized. Anyone promising a quick return to
Signal Hill is moving from at-large to district City Council elections after a California Voting Rights Act demand letter. The letter is public and makes
Four current and former Harris County deputies really did die by suicide within six weeks in early 2025. But the claim that they had uncovered
U.S. law prohibits foreign nationals from financing American elections, but it does not impose a general ban on foreign donations to U.S. nonprofits. That creates
Requesting a newborn Social Security number is not shown in current federal guidance to automatically open a Trump Account by itself. But SSA did announce
Federal records establish that Navatek executives illegally routed government-contractor money to a super PAC supporting Susan Collins and through conduit donors to her campaign. Collins
