One problem: As Newsom crowed in his State of the State speech, and as he told the ladies of “The View” Tuesday, the state has a budget surplus.
. @MeghanMcCain to @GavinNewsom: Californians are fed up and leaving the state because of high taxes and a terrible business climate. Why?
Gavin: but we have a record budget surplus in California.
If that’s true, why isn’t it being immediately directed to this dire emergency your supporters claim the state has?
How much will a recall election cost? According to Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), $100 million.
.@KarenBassTweets organized black elected officials across the CA to oppose the recall of @GavinNewsom.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – A group of Democrat leaders are coming together to discuss a plan that would tax “extreme wealth” in California.
Assemblymembers Alex Lee, Lorena Gonzalez, Miguel Santiago, and Luz Rivas, will be joined by CFT President Jeff Freitas, Berkeley professor Emmanuel Saez, and entrepreneur and impact investor Joe Sanberg will participate in Monday’s discussion.
They say, “California is already one of the most economically unequal states in the country, and the Covid crisis has further exacerbated inequality.” Adding, “The extreme wealth tax would increase tax revenue, improve tax justice, and help reduce wealth concentration. The collective wealth of California billionaires has surged from $300 billion a decade ago to $706 billion in March 2019 to $960 billion in January 2021.”
California lawmakers introduce bill to eliminate cost of school lunch for families in need
KABC A bill that aims to ensure no child in need goes without a school lunch has been introduced by California lawmakers.
Several state lawmakers, as well as officials with the American Diabetes Association, held a virtual new conference Thursday to unveil the proposed legislation.
Assemblymember Luz Rivas of Arleta said it s not fair for low-income students, who can t afford to buy even a reduced lunch, to incur a debt especially since many of their parents may have lost their jobs during the pandemic. I know there are thousands of families across our state that have to think of this burden every day. When our kids go back to the classroom, low-income families are going to be overburdened with school lunch debt, Rivas said.
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With 1 million signatures in and several potential challengers, the recall drive against Gov. Gavin Newsom may be causing him to reconsider some of his more progressive policy positions. In his recently unveiled $4.5-billion stimulus program, he offered get this tax relief, not tax hikes.
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