Agarwal for Congress
@ethanagarwal
Ten ideas to make California better:
1/ Build three new UCs 
Californians are having trouble sending their kids to our own schools. That makes no sense. BTW, UC Merced took 20 years. That's unacceptable.
2/ Move the state capital to SF or LA 
We chose Sacramento in 1854 because SF was subject to naval attacks and LA's population was 1,500. Let's revisit this ~200 year old decision.
3/ Make the DMV an app 
Why are we still going in person?
4/ Pay state taxes and fees in crypto 
California should accept USDC, USDG, etc for any fees or taxes.
5/ Text the Governor 
Reaching people in government is too hard. You should be able to text the Governor. Ethan's cell is 650-309-4136
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6/ CA Token 
California should issue its own token, backed by USDC. People could opt in to receive benefits or refunds through that instead of fiat.
7/ Opt in CEQA 
Projects are presumed approved unless a local community opts in to CEQA review with a majority vote. Ends abuse of lawsuits blocking housing and transit.
8/ Equity stake in every company 
Instead of fees and taxes, California takes a 10-50 bps ownership stake in every company launched here. (Also, lets end the practice of companies incorporating in Delaware and actually make it good to incorporate here.)
9/ Free housing for teachers 
Every new school must come with teacher housing built on-site. Teachers live rent-free.
10/ No property taxes for residents 
Property taxes should only be paid by companies and out of state landlords. If you actually live in your home, it's tax-free.
Californians are having trouble sending their kids to our own schools. That makes no sense. BTW, UC Merced took 20 years. That's unacceptable.
2/ Move the state capital to SF or LA
We chose Sacramento in 1854 because SF was subject to naval attacks and LA's population was 1,500. Let's revisit this ~200 year old decision.
3/ Make the DMV an app
Why are we still going in person?
4/ Pay state taxes and fees in crypto
California should accept USDC, USDG, etc for any fees or taxes.
5/ Text the Governor
Reaching people in government is too hard. You should be able to text the Governor. Ethan's cell is 650-309-4136
6
6/ CA Token
California should issue its own token, backed by USDC. People could opt in to receive benefits or refunds through that instead of fiat.
7/ Opt in CEQA
Projects are presumed approved unless a local community opts in to CEQA review with a majority vote. Ends abuse of lawsuits blocking housing and transit.
8/ Equity stake in every company
Instead of fees and taxes, California takes a 10-50 bps ownership stake in every company launched here. (Also, lets end the practice of companies incorporating in Delaware and actually make it good to incorporate here.)
9/ Free housing for teachers
Every new school must come with teacher housing built on-site. Teachers live rent-free.
10/ No property taxes for residents
Property taxes should only be paid by companies and out of state landlords. If you actually live in your home, it's tax-free.2025-08-25T18:08:18.000Z