Blue Trump? Dr Butch Ware vs Gavin Newsom on Power, Housing & Healthcare
On For the People, Niko House hosts Dr. Butch Ware, who argues Gavin Newsom governs as “blue Trump”: expanding policing, enabling ICE coordination and criminalizing poverty while donor-driven NGOs and developers profit.
Dr Ware details a two-track fix: declare a public-health emergency to deliver universal care (including mental health and addiction) by cutting insurance middlemen, and flip housing economics by taxing mega-landlords and vacant portfolios to buy units back and run state rentals at cost—à la Vienna—driving private rents down.
He explains how California’s top-two primary means ~18% in June 2026 forces a one-on-one through November, and why organizing, not vibes, turns outrage into material wins.
“Elections are the last weak point in the armor of corporate power—use them.”
🗳️ Why This Matters
California’s crises are profitable by design. Dr. Ware’s plan targets the incentives: middlemen in healthcare, speculation in housing, and the NGO–developer “poverty industry”, and channels public money into universal care, housing at cost, and direct support.
Because a top-two primary can be cracked with roughly 18%, this isn’t symbolic protest; it’s a fast track to shift power, policy, and debate statewide.
💚 Get Involved
Register Green in California to help Dr Ware qualify for debates
