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February 6, 2026

Transparency starts with asking better questions

"What felt impossible and far away is now real."

On Wednesday, my inbox filled up with alerts from law firms and news outlets reporting that enforcement of the California law I co-authored and testified on is starting.

The law is known as the Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies Law (FIPVCC).

The moment that keeps replaying in my head isn’t a hearing or media coverage. It’s sitting at a sticky table in Star Wars Land at Disney, on a family vacation, editing bill language on my phone. I kept thinking, “Are we absolutely insane for doing this right now?” Also knowing, without a second of doubt, that we were doing the right thing and that it mattered.

What felt impossible and far away is now real.

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