I grew up in Oregon and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area after getting a degree in electrical engineering at Oregon State. I’ve lived in the Bay Area all of my working life and in Mountain View since 2002 and I absolutely love what California and our special region in the bay have to offer. After a successful 30 year career in technology, most recently with Apple, I realized that my passion was not in technology, but in helping my coworkers fix problems and teaching them how to do it themselves. With that insight, I decided to take the risky and unusual leap to step away from my job and find a better way to pursue my passion.
California is one of the most regulated states in the country. Businesses have been hit hard by the pandemic and will continue to suffer under burdensome regulations, excessive fees, and permitting delays. Many companies have closed with little hope of reopening, while others simply choose to leave the state altogether. To make our state ‘golden’ again, our businesses and consumers need relief from over-regulation. With over 400,000 rules on the books, we exceed the national average of most states by over 3X.