The Minutes of David Friedberg on california https://minutesof.com/david-friedberg/on/california/ Everything David Friedberg has said on california: 17 verbatim quotes between September 2020 and July 2026, each with a timestamp and a link to the… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:22:42 +0000 Friedberg argues California's AI legislation failed because government rules couldn't keep pace with technolog https://minutesof.com/q/498d3855-3b03-4d93-af19-c83ec92559ea/ https://minutesof.com/q/498d3855-3b03-4d93-af19-c83ec92559ea/ “But fast forward a year, none of those kind of rules and requirements actually map to the technology of the day.” — All-In Podcast Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:54:40 +0000 california Friedberg states California has 600 billion to one trillion dollar pension shortfall. https://minutesof.com/q/7d5043e0-fc27-4e8b-90e9-8bafda9bbd66/ https://minutesof.com/q/7d5043e0-fc27-4e8b-90e9-8bafda9bbd66/ “The estimate currently is that there's 600,000,000,000 to a trillion dollars in the whole. Okay?” — Chris Williamson Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:00:13 +0000 california Friedberg warns California wealth tax would tax already-taxed private property for the first time. https://minutesof.com/q/da0751e4-5a9c-4802-a482-114cf9493193/ https://minutesof.com/q/da0751e4-5a9c-4802-a482-114cf9493193/ “That's now your private property. You own this stuff. That's yours. So now comes along the government or this new bill, the billionaire tax act in California.” — Chris Williamson Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:00:13 +0000 california Friedberg states that 80 billion of California's 100 billion in new tax revenue went to public pensions, not s https://minutesof.com/q/d46950a8-4b5f-47a1-ba3d-01f84aea60e2/ https://minutesof.com/q/d46950a8-4b5f-47a1-ba3d-01f84aea60e2/ “Not a big chunk, but I've done my part. And 80,000,000,000 of that went to increase and it was supposed to go to increasing schools and, like, health care services.” — Chris Williamson Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:00:13 +0000 california Friedberg states California faces 250 billion to 1 trillion dollars in unpaid retirement obligations making it https://minutesof.com/q/34abd78d-6fb7-44ba-b037-a5e9c74f3567/ https://minutesof.com/q/34abd78d-6fb7-44ba-b037-a5e9c74f3567/ “And I'm talking about somewhere between 250,000,000,000 and $1,000,000,000,000. California is bankrupt. That is a major Right. Fact that is completely ignored by” — Suffiyan Malik Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:34:36 +0000 california Friedberg notes California wealth tax proposal starts at 5% for billionaires with expandable scope and authori https://minutesof.com/q/3b040886-3c71-4a00-90d4-8f0795645fe6/ https://minutesof.com/q/3b040886-3c71-4a00-90d4-8f0795645fe6/ “Well, it's it's on the ballot now in California to pass a wealth tax, and it starts as a one time 5% tax for billionaires, but it gives the legislature in California the ability to lower the threshold and make it every year if they wanted to and change the percentage.” — All-In Podcast Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:36:21 +0000 california Friedberg notes California ballot measure for 5% wealth tax on billionaires with legislative power to lower th https://minutesof.com/q/0139da0d-f5f9-4cef-a361-6c965c6bf608/ https://minutesof.com/q/0139da0d-f5f9-4cef-a361-6c965c6bf608/ “Well, it's it's on the ballot now in California to pass a wealth tax, and it starts as a one time 5% tax for billionaires, but it gives the legislature in California the ability to lower the threshold” — All-In Podcast Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:36:21 +0000 california Friedberg states that of 5,000 homes destroyed in Palisades fire, only one has been rebuilt as of November 202 https://minutesof.com/q/0d64dd9a-3011-4185-9347-ab3ca372a500/ https://minutesof.com/q/0d64dd9a-3011-4185-9347-ab3ca372a500/ “the Palisades fire a year ago destroyed 6,837 structures, including about 5,000 homes. And as of November 2025, only one home has been rebuilt.” — All-In Podcast Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:27:21 +0000 california Friedberg states autonomous vehicles reduce fatalities by ninety five percent per million miles in California. https://minutesof.com/q/8a672883-6200-4d3d-b2db-a0cc4013c18f/ https://minutesof.com/q/8a672883-6200-4d3d-b2db-a0cc4013c18f/ “I don't know if you followed this autonomous vehicle stuff in California, But, you know, for every million miles, autonomous vehicles reduce fatalities by, like, ninety five percent.” — All-In Podcast Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:27:21 +0000 california Friedberg states California pension shortfall is estimated at $600 billion to $1 trillion in unfunded obligati https://minutesof.com/q/1f77168c-51ba-4d71-ae45-5c5574db69c3/ https://minutesof.com/q/1f77168c-51ba-4d71-ae45-5c5574db69c3/ “There are some estimates that say that the pension shortfall in California for public employees that have retired is 600,000,000,000, maybe as high as a trillion dollars short of the legal obligations of payments that need to be made to those retirees” — All-In Podcast Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:27:21 +0000 california Friedberg says California faces an eighteen billion dollar budget deficit and a pension shortfall up to a tril https://minutesof.com/q/ac462372-d3f4-46f7-9460-c360687378ff/ https://minutesof.com/q/ac462372-d3f4-46f7-9460-c360687378ff/ “There are some estimates that say that the pension shortfall in California for public employees that have retired is 600,000,000,000, maybe as high as a trillion dollars short” — All-In Podcast Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:27:21 +0000 california Friedberg cites California's $18B deficit and up to $1T pension shortfall alongside US $40T debt problem. https://minutesof.com/q/9f380e06-49cc-492f-8033-9c8bfd8a4007/ https://minutesof.com/q/9f380e06-49cc-492f-8033-9c8bfd8a4007/ “That money has to come from somewhere. The United States is 40,000,000,000,000 in debt. We're burning 1,500,000,000,000, maybe 2,000,000,000,000 a year.” — All-In Podcast Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:27:21 +0000 california Friedberg describes SEIU proposal for one-time 5% wealth tax on California billionaires via ballot measure. https://minutesof.com/q/b6aee94d-137a-4059-886c-19ea691c4736/ https://minutesof.com/q/b6aee94d-137a-4059-886c-19ea691c4736/ “there's a proposal right from this guy, Dave Regan, who's the head of the SEIU, to do a one time 5% tax on anyone's net worth over $1,000,000,000.” — All-In Podcast Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:27:21 +0000 california Friedberg notes that 1,100 bills get signed into law yearly in California's uniparty state assembly. https://minutesof.com/q/0b9ab4ca-8fb1-4f7d-91de-01332c68d616/ https://minutesof.com/q/0b9ab4ca-8fb1-4f7d-91de-01332c68d616/ “I saw the statistic yesterday that I think 1,100 bills get signed into law a year out of the state assembly because it's a uniparty state.” — All-In Podcast Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:27:21 +0000 california California has 33,000,000 acres of forest land. It's about a 100,000,000 acres in total land. Forests make up https://minutesof.com/q/40e0bfbd-791c-4d92-840a-8b5685619e84/ https://minutesof.com/q/40e0bfbd-791c-4d92-840a-8b5685619e84/ “California has 33,000,000 acres of forest land. It's about a 100,000,000 acres in total land. Forests make up about a third of our land.” — All-In Podcast Sat, 19 Sep 2020 04:41:45 +0000 california Friedberg provides specific numbers showing California fires have burned 10% of forest acreage so far. https://minutesof.com/q/915665d2-7858-45c1-ba32-6daf8b4075da/ https://minutesof.com/q/915665d2-7858-45c1-ba32-6daf8b4075da/ “Forests make up about a third of our land. So far, we're we're burning three and a half million, so about 10% of our acres.” — All-In Podcast Sat, 19 Sep 2020 04:41:45 +0000 california Friedberg quantifies California wildfires have burned 10% of forest acres, releasing 15% of stored carbon per https://minutesof.com/q/925fbd53-acdc-4fa7-9984-1ac56ecc96a5/ https://minutesof.com/q/925fbd53-acdc-4fa7-9984-1ac56ecc96a5/ “When we burn an acre, we release about 15% of the carbon that's stored in that acre into the atmosphere.” — All-In Podcast Sat, 19 Sep 2020 04:41:45 +0000 california