THE WINS.2025—2026 EDITION
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+ President Trump’s agenda. Local impact.
Big wins.
For
California.
Historic investment. Tax relief for working families.
Safer streets, a secure border, and faster rebuilding.
protected by the WFTC18.6%Drop in California’s
homicide rate in 2025$3.2BSBA disaster relief
unlocked for wildfire survivors
THE BIG PICTURE
What it means
for California.
Nine big stories.
The numbers behind them.
Why they matter close to home.
Keep more of
what you earn.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts were a huge boon to Californian workers and businesses.
- Jobs protected708,000
- Wages preserved$67B
- SALT cap$40,000
Big names.
Historic investment.
President Trump’s pro-growth economic agenda has attracted historic investment to the Golden State — from Apple to TSMC.
The invasion
stopped.
President Trump has stopped the illegal alien invasion of California.
Crime has
plummeted.
In 2025, California recorded its lowest homicide rate since statewide crime reporting began in 1966.
A sledgehammer
to fraud.
The Administration and Vice President Vance’s Anti-Fraud Task Force have taken a sledgehammer to fraud in California.
Fast-tracking
the rebuild.
President Trump has worked to fast-track disaster relief and reconstruction following the Eaton and Palisades wildfires.
In SBA disaster relief funds made available to Californians.
Recovery timelineCommonsense
energy is back.
President Trump is restoring commonsense energy policy in California — restarting production, reopening land, and ending the EV mandate.
- Santa Ynez output50,000 bbl/day
- New jobs500
- EV mandate savings$30B+
Bolstering
rare earths.
The Trump Administration is bolstering California’s burgeoning rare earths industry, from Mountain Pass to geothermal lithium.
The worst of the worst.
Removed.
President Trump is removing the Worst of the Worst criminal illegal aliens from California communities — from Riverside to Stockton.
WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS
A huge boon.
For California.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC) were a huge boon to Californian workers and businesses.
Protecting paychecks.
The WFTC protected 708,000 Californian jobs, preserved $134 billion in Californian economic activity, and preserved $67 billion in wages for California workers.
NAM tax wins report6 million seniors.
No tax on Social Security.
The WFTC delivered No Tax on Social Security for California’s 6 million seniors.
White House: CA savingsCare closer to home.
The WFTC delivered $234 million in rural healthcare funding to California.
CMS rural health awardsRefunds on the rise.
The WFTC raised the average tax refund in California from $3,344 in 2025 to $3,848 in 2026 — an increase of over 15%.
- 2025$3,344
- 2026$3,848
The SALT cap, quadrupled.
The WFTC quadrupled the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000, providing vital tax relief to millions of Californians faced with burdensome Democrat policies at the state and municipal levels.
- Previous cap$10,000
- New cap$40,000
BUILT FOR WHAT’S NEXT
Historic investment
in the Golden State.
President Trump’s pro-growth economic agenda has attracted historic investment to the Golden State.
California is set to receive a significant share of these U.S. investments.
B = billion. Amounts are total U.S. commitments; California is set to receive a significant share.
SECURING THE BORDER
The invasion stopped.
Delivering for California.
President Trump has stopped the illegal alien invasion of California.
Fewer arrivals.
Net international migration to California fell nearly 70% between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025.
Sacramento BeeMillions have left.
Over 3 million illegal aliens have left the U.S. since President Trump returned to office.
Fox NewsNot a single release.
The Trump Administration has not released a single illegal alien into the U.S. for 16 consecutive months.
Southwest border apprehensions were down 94% in August from the monthly average under Biden.
DHS announcementA year below one Biden month.
Border Patrol apprehensions on the southwest border totaled 90,084 in President Trump’s first year, fewer than the Biden administration’s average single month of 155,485.
- President Trump’s first year90,084
- Biden average single month155,485
PUBLIC SAFETY · THE FULL BREAKDOWN
Crime is down.
Here are the numbers.
Crime in California has plummeted under President Trump.
California2025 vs. 2024Lowest homicide rate since 1966
In 2025, California recorded its lowest homicide rate since statewide crime reporting began in 1966, falling 18.6% compared to 2024. Every major crime category declined in 2025.
Governor’s office: record lowsLos AngelesLast year and so far this yearMurders down nearly 20% last year
In Los Angeles, President Trump ordered a major crackdown on illegal migrant criminals.
City of Los Angeles: LAPD 2025 crime dataANTI-FRAUD TASK FORCE
Taking a sledgehammer
to fraud in California.
At President Trump’s direction, the Administration and Vice President Vance’s Anti-Fraud Task Force have taken a sledgehammer to fraud in California.
A fraud ring charged.
Federal prosecutors charged 11 individuals in a major real estate and loan fraud ring preying on elderly Americans in California.
U.S. Attorney’s Office (C.D. Cal.)High-risk providers suspended.
The Trump Administration suspended hundreds of additional high-risk hospice and home health providers across California.
Fox NewsA $270 million guilty plea.
The Department of Justice secured a guilty plea from a California fraudster accused of submitting $270 million in false reimbursement claims.
U.S. Attorney’s Office (C.D. Cal.)A West Coast Strike Force.
The Department of Justice launched a West Coast Strike Force team targeting healthcare fraud across Arizona, Nevada, and northern California.
DOJ Fraud Section$1.3 billion deferred.
The Trump Administration deferred $1.3 billion in federal Medicaid reimbursements for California.
New York PostA healthcare fraud takedown.
The Trump Administration announced its healthcare fraud takedown had resulted in charges against 10 alleged criminals in Southern California responsible for hundreds of millions in fraudulent claims.
U.S. Attorney’s Office (C.D. Cal.)EATON & PALISADES WILDFIRES
Fast-tracking relief.
Rebuilding Los Angeles.
President Trump has worked to fast-track disaster relief and reconstruction efforts following California’s devastating Eaton and Palisades wildfires.
$3.2 billion unlocked.
President Trump bypassed Democrat-led California’s permitting delays to make $3.2 billion in Small Business Administration disaster relief funds available to Californians.
Fox NewsMaximizing water deliveries.
President Trump signed an executive order mandating the Department of Interior take aggressive action to maximize water deliveries to California.
White House Executive OrderCutting permitting red tape.
President Trump signed an executive order fast-tracking reconstruction efforts by preempting burdensome local permitting requirements.
White House fact sheetCOMMONSENSE ENERGY
Restoring commonsense
energy policy.
President Trump is restoring commonsense energy policy in California.
Restarting production.
The Trump Administration mandated Sable Offshore restart its Santa Ynez Unit and pipeline off Santa Barbara, producing 50,000 barrels/day, increasing California’s oil production by approximately 15%, and creating 500 jobs.
Department of EnergyPublic land reopened.
The Trump Administration reopened public California land for oil and gas leasing as part of President Trump’s “Drill Baby Drill” agenda.
CBS SacramentoThe EV mandate overturned.
President Trump signed a congressional resolution overturning California’s electric vehicle mandate, saving Californians at least $30 billion.
CalMattersCRITICAL MINERALS
Bolstering California’s
rare earths industry.
The Trump Administration is bolstering California’s burgeoning rare earths industry.
Expanding separation.
The Department of War purchased $400 million in preferred MP Materials stock and approved an additional $150 million loan to expand MP’s rare earth separation capabilities at Mountain Pass.
CNBCGeothermal lithium, fast-tracked.
The Trump Administration fast-tracked the approval process for Controlled Thermal Resources’ California-based geothermal-lithium project.
Permitting CouncilA critical strategic asset.
The Department of Interior publicly recognized Dateline Resources’ Colosseum project mining for gold and rare earths as a critical strategic asset and approved its continued development.
Dateline ResourcesIMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
Removing the Worst of the Worst
from California.
Criminal illegal aliens convicted of serious crimes in California communities.
Kevin Lewis
From Jamaica
Convicted of: Drug trafficking, homicide — negligent manslaughter — vehicle, and drug possession.
DHS recordJuan Morales Hernandez
From Mexico
Convicted of: Firing weapon, possession of weapon, aggravated assault — gun, burglary, aggravated assault — non-family — gun, cruelty toward a child, and carrying prohibited weapon.
DHS recordSalvador Trejo Ruiz
From Mexico
Convicted of: Burglary, burglary — forced entry — residence, homicide, heroin — sell, amphetamine — sell, and cocaine — sell.
DHS recordTien Nguyen
From Vietnam
Convicted of: Burglary, synthetic narcotic — sell, fraud — illegal use of credit cards, drug possession, cocaine — sell, carrying concealed weapon, fraud, possession of tools for forgery/counterfeiting, forgery of checks, forgery, larceny, drug trafficking, assault, identity theft, fraud — impersonating, and aggravated assault — non-family — weapon.
DHS recordKenny Lee
From South Korea
Convicted of: Homicide — willful kill — gun, amphetamine — possession, and homicide.
DHS recordA CLOSER LOOK
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