We are 18 days from Election Day, and I am cautiously hopeful about my own reelection and the passage of Prop. 36. But our opponents are still throwing everything they can at us. Thank you to all for your support in both races.
Today, a new PPIC study confirmed Prop. 47 significantly increased property crime in California. Of course, a study isn’t really necessary – stores aren’t keeping shampoo and conditioner under lock and key for fun. Prop. 36 will reverse this trend by making crime illegal again.
This election comes as the long-time trend of Democrats gaining on Republicans in California has been reversed for four straight voter registration cycles. Whichever party you typically support, more balance is good news for our state; the coalition for common sense is ascendant.
Another sign we could be turning a corner is the local DA races. LA District Attorney George Gascón is about to lose his reelection in an absolute landslide. The DA for Oakland is also facing a recall amidst out-of-control crime.
In other news, this past Sunday science fiction became reality. SpaceX launched its Starship rocket, the most powerful ever built – and then minutes later, the rocket returned to the same tower from which it was launched, caught using giant “chopsticks.”
What is just as stunning as the feat itself is the fact that the bureaucracy wanted to stop it. After the FAA invented absurd bureaucratic reasons to delay the launch by two months, I confronted FAA head Michael Whitaker about it at a hearing.
You can watch my questioning here, during which Whitaker made numerous statements that were proven false. The next day, I gave a speech on the House Floor questioning his fitness to lead the FAA. Thankfully, a few days ago the FAA relented and cleared Sunday’s historic launch.
Yet amidst the positives, there is some bad news: Newsom’s CARB board is planning to raise gas prices by 65 cents per gallon. Conveniently, they’re doing it 3 days after the election. We are restoring sanity in California, but plenty of insanity remains.