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/
San Bernardino, California spent $961,000 to “improve” a sidewalk
🚨 They built just this tiny square for nearly $1 million dollars and “The county said residents would benefit from its climate impacts”
California is the money laundering capital of the world
They also spent… pic.twitter.com/ZaSYGYwoX9
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