Got a Prop 218 mailed ballot for a new fire-service assessment on the cabin property. Roughly $475/year, indefinite. The deadline to return it is concrete (received, not postmarked) and the property is in a high-fire-hazard zone.

AI as a research intern: pulled the proposal docs, the engineer’s report, the district’s last few audit reports, the alternative service scenarios if the measure fails. Output was a one-page yes/no recommendation with the strongest counter-argument honestly stated. Took about two hours. The decision is still mine; the homework is done.