• What Happened: Investigative journalist Cam Higby reports that California has funneled over $100 million in taxpayer funds to CHIRLA, a nonprofit.
  • Why It Matters: According to Higby, state expenditure data confirms the payments, and CHIRLA's own website takes credit for influencing Newsom administration policies while organizing protests dating back to 1986.
  • Bottom Line: Higby alleges California is effectively subsidizing political activism with public money, raising serious questions about how taxpayer funds are being used in the state.

Investigative journalist Cam Higby is busting the doors wide open when it comes to the state of California, and he says the receipts are right there on the state's own expenditure website.

According to Higby, California has been using taxpayer funds to subsidize nonprofit organizations whose core function is organizing protests and pushing left-wing political advocacy. The biggest example he has uncovered is CHIRLA, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, which Higby says has received over $100 million in California taxpayer funds.

"I have discovered that the state of California is using taxpayer funds to subsidize non-profit organizations whose core function is to organize protests," Higby reported.

CHIRLA's own website, according to Higby's investigation, makes no secret of what the organization does. It has been organizing protests and advocating for left-wing policy positions since 1986 and openly takes credit for influencing policies under Governor Gavin Newsom.

To be clear, Higby's findings are based on his review of California's public expenditure data and CHIRLA's own online presence. The state of California and CHIRLA have not publicly responded to his specific allegations. But if the numbers hold up, the implications are significant.

California is a state where taxpayers are fleeing, costs are skyrocketing, and homelessness is visible on every major street corner. If Higby's reporting is accurate, Newsom's government has been writing nine-figure checks to organizations that spend their time organizing political protests against federal immigration enforcement.

Gavin Newsom has built a political brand on the idea that he fights for the little guy. Apparently that fight costs California taxpayers over $100 million and counting.