Fiscal Accountability in Politics: Reforming Bureaucracy - Rhonda Shader

FailCraft · Oct 21, 2026 · 20m

In this episode of FailCraft, small business owner, former two-term Mayorof Placentia, and California State Senate candidate Rhonda Shader joins Ezekielto pull back the curtain on government reform, fiscal discipline, and cuttingthrough bureaucratic red tape. Taking office when Placentia was on the brink ofbankruptcy, Rhonda faced relentless establishment pushback to launch the city'sfirst independent fire department, cut wasteful spending, and save taxpayersover $28 million. She explains how to enforce back-to-basics budgeting, thedanger of "empire building" in local government, how small…