Priorities
Making California Affordable
My promise as Governor is to stand up to Donald Trump and to fight for Californians – not big corporations or special interests. Right now, California families cannot keep up with the escalating costs of housing, groceries, utilities, child care, higher education, transportation – not to mention saving for retirement. As a single mom of three kids, I know that everything feels ridiculously expensive right now, and I have seen how the purchasing power of families has gotten worse since the pandemic.
We cannot just nibble around the edges when it comes to making life more affordable. Talking points on affordability are in vogue right now, but there has not been much action to actually lower costs in the urgent and immediate way that families need. In Congress, I was motivated by one thing: making Californians’ lives better. That will not change when I am Governor.
Here is what I will do as Governor –