California drops nearly a million on one tiny sidewalk square — This is straight up money laundering with a green ribbon on it.

They take federal climate cash and turn it into overpriced concrete so connected companies and politicians get paid. California is a full blown cartel running the state like a racket. Taxpayers get screwed twice, once for the project and again for the fake environmental credits.

  • San Bernardino spent $961,000 on Del Rosa Avenue sidewalk improvements.
  • Project was a modest curb gutter and small concrete section near a fire station.
  • Completed in 2023 for ADA compliance and pedestrian safety.
  • Funding pulled from federal Carbon Reduction Program for “climate impacts.”
  • County claims sidewalks encourage walking and cut vehicle miles.
Reason Magazine / ReasonTV video breakdown (includes on-site footage and county quotes) https://reason.com/video/2026/07/08/why-did-san-bernardino-spend-a-million-dollars-on-this-slab-of-sidewalk-for-climate-change/

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