Single-Payer Healthcare: Laura Friedman supports single-payer healthcare, which many see as an overly expansive and costly approach to healthcare reform.

Affordable Housing Legislation: While affordable housing is a widely supported goal, some of Friedman's approaches may be seen as regulatory overreach that could hinder economic growth and property rights.

High Spending: Progressive policies often come with high price tags. Many are concerned about how Friedman's proposed policies could increase government spending and lead to higher taxes.

Economic Impact: There are legitimate concerns that Laura Friedman’s policies could discourage business investment and economic growth, particularly in sectors like real estate and healthcare.

Climate Change Legislation: Many of Friedman's proposed measures are seen as too stringent or punitive towards businesses, stifling innovation and economic growth.

Banning Gun Shows: Such measures may be viewed as infringing on Second Amendment rights and seen as a slippery slope towards more extensive gun control measures, which Friedman is certainly in favor of.

Progressive Leadership: Friedman's alignment with progressive causes is viewed as too far left for those who favor more moderate or conservative social policies.

Community Activism: Her strong ties to activist movements demonstrate her prioritizing special interests over broader, more balanced policymaking.

Partisan Approach: There are concernw in Washington about Laura Friedman’s ability to work across the aisle. We should favor candidates who demonstrate a willingness to compromise and collaborate with both parties.

Ideological Rigidity: Friedman's strong progressive stance has been perceived in Sacramento by many as “ideologically rigid,” making it difficult for her to consider or integrate centrist or conservative viewpoints.

Top-Down Approaches: There are legitimate worries that her policies favor a top-down approach, imposing state or federal mandates on local communities without sufficient consideration of local contexts and needs.

Local Governance: Many feel that Laura Friedman’s legislative style is too focused on overarching progressive goals rather than practical, community-specific solutions.