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Covers:  Defense, Foreign Policy, Public Policy, California

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Matt Quan is a U.S. Air Force veteran and Afghanistan-Pakistan Hand and was previously assigned to the Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs at the Pentagon. Matt has a Master of Public Policy from the University of Southern California, and is from Orange County, California.

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Super Bowl Sunday: Avocados Grow, Where Water Flows

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By Matt Quan
| California Globe Verified
President Donald Trump’s immigration and tariff policies were met with speculation and fearmongering that both would increase the price of avocados and all agriculture. Meanwhile, others countered with their opposition to Mexican imports and cartel “blood avocados.” Here’s the gospel truth about turning water into guacamole this Super Bowl Sunday. California grows over 90% of U.S. avocados, totaling approximately 47,600 acres and worth $239 million in 2023.
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California Will Lose at Least Two Seats in Congress After 2030

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By Matt Quan
| California Globe Verified
U.S. House of Representatives. (Photo: house.gov) Despite a return to positive population growth, California will lose at least two (-2), and is at high risk of losing three (-3) seats in Congress, going from 52 to 49 after the census in 2030, and fourth overall since 2020. Here is where and why. According to the American Redistricting Project and the latest U.S. Census estimates for 2024, California will lose three seats, for 2025 four seats after 2030.
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Russia’s Su-57 Export to Algeria Likely Required Libya

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By Matt Quan
| Times-Leader Verified
At the 2025 Dubai Airshow, Russia announced that it delivered two Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighters to its first export customer, presumed to be Algeria. This delivery was unreported publicly at the time and likely involved Libya. Most international attention on Russian activities in Libya has been either supporting operations in the Sahel, rather than Algeria, or the drawdown in Syria and control of the Eastern Mediterranean, rather than West Africa.
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