Brad Garlinghouse flies to Camarillo as crypto bill faces decisive Senate week

Brad Garlinghouse flew from San Luis Obispo to Camarillo on May 18, a short hour-long hop down the California coast in N100RP, his Bombardier Global 6000. The flight, which stayed low at 5,900 feet, arrived just before 8 p.m. local time.

The trip lands Garlinghouse in Southern California the same week the U.S. Senate Banking Committee is expected to schedule a long-awaited markup of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act — the crypto industry's top legislative priority. Speaking at Consensus 2026 in Miami on May 5, Garlinghouse warned that if the bill does not advance out of committee by the end of the third week of May, its chances will "drop precipitously" as the 2026 midterm campaigns consume Washington's attention, per CoinDesk and Cointelegraph. He called the stablecoin yield compromise brokered by Senators Tillis and Alsobrooks a "big positive shift" but stressed that "clarity is better than chaos" and that codifying crypto policy into law is essential to prevent a future SEC chair from reversing current friendly policies.

The Camarillo arrival follows a pattern of California coastal hops: on May 17, N100RP flew from Santa Monica to a point near Santa Barbara, then back toward San Luis Obispo. Garlinghouse maintains a home base in the Bay Area for Ripple's San Francisco headquarters, but his Crunchbase listing and Miami media appearances also place him in Fort Lauderdale and Southern California. With the Clarity Act's window narrowing, this week's movements suggest a leader staying close to both coasts — and close to the phones.