Bill Wells
@MayorBillWells • 9,081 subscribers
Mayor of the city of El Cajon. Doctor of Clinical Psychology, Musician
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We got a tip. 52 undocumented children in our city. Suspected victims of sex trafficking. We ran it by our attorney. He sent it to Sacramento. Sacramento wrote us back and told us we could not check on those kids. It would violate state law. That was when I knew we had to do something.
Bill Wells239,969 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
We sent a letter to the California DOJ with a simple question: "If a child in our city is being sex-trafficked by an illegal alien, can we at least do a welfare check on that child?" The answer? No. That would violate SB-54. No workaround. No alternative. No explanation for how you're supposed to save that child. That's what California's sanctuary law protects. Not the child. The trafficker.
Bill Wells98,430 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten
Last year, I was interviewed by a young man who was trying to expose the truth about the border crisis. While the Biden Administration allowed chaos and looked the other way, Nick Shirley was asking real questions and demanding real answers. I knew then he was on to something. Keep shining a light, Nick shirley.
Bill Wells147,783 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten
I asked San Diego County a simple question: "How much money have you received and spent on homelessness over the last 5 years?" I'm a mayor. If you called my city and asked how much we spent on street repairs, I could tell you within an hour — down to the dollar. The County's answer? Vague budget numbers that meant nothing. So I went to the San Diego Coalition for Homelessness — the group that distributes the funding. And guess what I found? The people sitting on the board deciding where the money goes ARE the leaders of the NGOs receiving the money. Let that sink in. We're talking billions of dollars — and nobody can give a straight answer on where it went. The foxes aren't just guarding the henhouse. They built it, run it, and write themselves the checks.
Bill Wells87,188 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten
I was born in California. It used to be the greatest state in the union. Today it's arguably one of the worst, and the sanctuary state laws are a big reason why. Sacramento decided it gets to pick and choose which laws to follow. The rest of us live with the consequences. El Cajon is done waiting. We're suing the state on Supremacy Clause grounds, taking it straight at the heart: federal law beats state law. Our police officers go to work every day forced to break either federal law or state law. That's not a choice any cop in America should have to make.
Bill Wells26,856 Aufrufe • vor 25 Tagen
Our city makes up just 3% of San Diego County's population. But somehow we got stuck with over 50% of the county's homeless voucher program — stuffed into our hotels. And who benefited? Not the homeless. Not our community. A single NGO pocketed $11 MILLION warehousing people in hotel rooms at $4,000–$8,000 per month. Read that again. Up to $8,000/month — per person — in a hotel room. Not permanent housing. Not treatment. Not a path forward. A hotel room. They didn't solve homelessness. They monetized it — and dumped the consequences on our city.
Bill Wells48,775 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten
The State of California is suing El Cajon for doing what every city should — keeping our community safe. This isn’t about privacy; it’s about politics. Sacramento doesn’t like that we’re a conservative city that refuses to fall in line with their agenda. I won’t back down from standing up for the people of El Cajon.
Bill Wells66,629 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten
Here's how the cycle works: Government sends millions to NGOs—often run by political allies. Those NGOs skim off the top, provide some services, then funnel money back to the same politicians who funded them. Round and round it goes. When I ask where the money went? People get angry with me. Just for asking. There should be a public website right now where any taxpayer can see exactly how much was spent on homelessness, which NGOs received it, and what the actual outcomes were. Did they do their job? Did anyone follow up? That doesn't exist. I want to support the NGOs doing it right. But without transparency, we can't tell the good ones from the ones gaming the system. And if we want to find the ones wasting your money, every single one needs to be examined.
Bill Wells25,459 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten
Yesterday I made a promise to the people of El Cajon. No more choosing between federal law and state law. No more sanctuary games. No more politicians in Sacramento telling us how to protect our own kids. We are suing. And we are going to win. I want to give a special thank you to the America First Policy Institute California for their partnership in this fight!
Bill Wells12,501 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
For decades, the United States allowed Mexico to dump millions of gallons of raw sewage into our waters—polluting our beaches, endangering our Navy SEALs, hurting tourism, and putting local residents at risk. That failure to act is unacceptable. Finally, this administration is doing what should have been done long ago: holding Mexico accountable and demanding real action to protect our communities, our military, and our coastline.
Bill Wells27,647 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten
Mayors across this country are watching what happens in El Cajon. Sanctuary policies have made police officers into political pawns and turned American cities into testing grounds for lawlessness. The pushback starts here. The America First Policy Institute is leading. We are proud to stand with them.
Bill Wells11,282 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
Last week, I formally asked the County of San Diego for a full accounting of every dollar spent on homelessness over the last five years — money that came in and money that went out. It’s been one full week. 📭 Nothing. No response. No transparency. That’s unacceptable when billions of taxpayer dollars are involved. Now I’m asking you to help. Call. Email. Text. Message every County Supervisor and demand they release the homelessness spending records.
Bill Wells25,859 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten
If you think the Minnesota fraud scandal was bad, just wait until the full truth comes out in California. Millions of taxpayer dollars unaccounted for. NGOs getting rich. Homelessness getting worse. It’s long past time to shine a light and demand accountability.
Bill Wells25,890 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten
A lot of people would like me to stop asking questions right now. That’s because I started asking a simple one: Where has the homelessness money gone in San Diego County? I asked the Board of Supervisors for an accounting. What came back were pages of numbers — but no real answers. So now I’m taking the next step and sending a formal request to the Regional Task Force on Homelessness, the group that receives the money and decides how it’s spent through nonprofits — often with NGOs voting on funding for other NGOs. The San Diego Taxpayers Association, other watchdogs, and even the County have asked for this information — without success. Transparency matters if we’re serious about solving homelessness.I’m linking all the correspondence in the comments and will keep you updated. If you have insight or ideas, let’s work on this together.
Bill Wells18,863 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten
California has spent somewhere between $25 and $50 BILLION on homelessness in the last five years. The problem keeps getting worse. Why? Because the system isn't designed to solve homelessness. It's designed to keep the money flowing. The NGOs get bigger. The politicians get their donations. The unions get their cut. And the homeless? They stay on the streets — because actually solving the problem is bad for business. I've spent my entire career in mental health working with the homeless and mentally ill. I've seen it up close. The homeless industrial complex doesn't want a solution. A solution would shut off the money.
Bill Wells14,144 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten
