Author: Jason Schmitt and Mark Wille

Jason Schmitt serves as the Treasurer for Huntington Beach and a member of the Investment and Audit Oversight Committee for the County of Orange. He spent 20 years as a Fortune 500 executive and CEO of Old Time Pottery, an omni-channel retailer with 1,000 employees across 12 states. Jason is a Board member for Goodwill of Southern Los Angeles County and on the Workforce Development Committee for United Way of Orange County. He holds an A.B. and J.D. from Harvard University.

Taxpayers: Are You Getting Your Money’s Worth?

October 20, 2026 7:00 amOctober 20, 2026 7:01 am

Rampant corruption in Sacramento. Politicians beholden to special interests. Dominant corporations wielding enormous influence over the Legislature. Ordinary Californians struggling to make their voices heard. Sound familiar? The year was…1911. California’s audacious answer was to take power from...