Today is the day we Californians have been waiting for.

Today is a judgment day for politicians who failed to defend our communities from wildfires, homelessness, crime and drugs.

And today’s a dawn for new leadership that can bring about the changes our state desperately needs.

California has been through some rough times in recent years. Our state still has a bright future. But that depends on the choices we make today.

A bright future depends on voting for Steve Hilton for governor of California.

And for those in LA, that bright future depends on voting for Spencer Pratt for mayor.

The polls open Tuesday morning at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

And if you haven’t registered, there are still locations where you can register on Election Day.

Many of you may not be planning to vote. You might believe it won’t make a difference, because the Democrats always have it sown up. Or because the unions control everything. Or because billionaires buy up all the airtime.

But if the last 10 years have taught us anything, it’s that anyone can win — even when the pundits, polls and professors say they can’t. 

Now is your chance to show up for change.  

You don’t have to like everything about these candidates.

But they are the only ones committed to overturning the status quo.

Steve Hilton has been working on solutions for California — for many years.

He’s not just a critic who complains about the state and predicts doom.

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He looks for practical answers, and policies that we could adopt today, if we had the political will.

He has run an exciting, forward-looking campaign that has injected new ideas into the conversation.

Ideas like suspending the gas tax; ending income taxes under $100,000; and investigating fraud in state government.

He has fought hard — but he has fought with a smile. 

He has compassion for ordinary people, and doesn’t take himself too seriously, often cracking jokes during debates.

That’s the kind of sunny optimism, and leadership, that California needs.

Spencer Pratt wasn’t looking to run for mayor. He was thrust into it, when his community went up in flames.

Pacific Palisades should have been protected from the worst.

It had two major reservoirs, and two fire stations. 

But on Jan. 7 last year, Mayor Karen Bass was out of the country.

The fire engines weren’t in place. The police were gone. 

And what should have been a minor disaster, at worst, became the costliest natural disaster in American history.

Spencer Pratt lost his family home. 

He decided to do something about it, so that no one in LA would ever have to face that kind of unnecessary loss again.

He represents everyone who has been let down by the system — rich and poor alike.

Because no matter where we live, we all rely on city services. 

And when fire hydrants run dry; when street lights go out because of copper wire theft; when kids can’t go to school without walking past homeless drug addicts — our whole city suffers.

Spencer Pratt is more than a protest vote.

He showed on the debate stage that he understands the other major issues facing LA. And what he doesn’t know, he can learn. 

At the start of the campaign, his own sister panned his chances. 

She has changed her mind. 

“Wow, was I wrong. He has spent every day since the fires, finding the facts, the mistakes, the negligence and uncovering the truth that they never wanted us to know,” she said.

Pratt’s campaign represents a chance for voters to tell Mayor Bass and other elected officials that there is a political price for failure.

But a vote for Spencer Pratt isn’t just about punishing incompetence and negligence.

It’s also about building a better future together.

We can’t allow LA to decline. We can’t let Hollywood collapse. We can’t let our schools fail and our neighborhoods burn.

We can lead again. We can be the place Americans come to chase their dreams. 

So don’t give up. Vote. Put your ballot in the mail or come to a polling place.

Be a part of history, part of saving California.