Brian W. Jones is an American politician serving in the California State Senate. A Republican, he represents the 38th State Senate district, encompassing most of inland San Diego County.
Undoubtedly, the cost of living is too high in the Golden State. When nearly one-third of Californians live in or near poverty, it is clear we need change. Californians young and old are fleeing the state as high inflation, rising taxes, skyrocketing rent prices, and soaring housing costs devastate their budgets. Despite this downward spiral, Sacramento Democrats continue to implement their failed policies that make everything more expensive. It is time for commonsense to rule the day. We are fighting back against Democrat leadership’s efforts to raise taxes, mandate more regulations on small businesses, and block housing production.
As I travel around my district, the most common comment I hear is that Sacramento must invest in commonsense solutions to homelessness - not homeless hotels. Every Californian deserves a path off the streets. We can compassionately clear encampments and provide homeless individuals with services they desperately need.
Crime is soaring across our state. One example is the recent rise in violent "smash and grab" crimes. In 2021, property and violent crimes increased by double digits in some of our state's largest cities. We should be focusing on stopping crime BEFORE it starts by investing in proven and effective prevention and intervention programs. Yet the solutions proposed by Sacramento leadership are to decriminalize atrocious and violent crimes, defund the police, release criminals early from our jails, and dump sexually violent predators in our neighborhoods. We have a lot of work to do to keep our communities safe. I am the only candidate for Senate District 40 with law enforcement support.
California’s public schools are ranked nearly last in the nation. In fact, 46% of California parents say children have fallen behind academically since the pandemic began. It’s no wonder our public schools lost over 110,000 students in the 2021-2022 school year. We must reform our broken educational system and lift kids out of our state’s failed experiment.
There is no doubt the cost of living is too high in the Golden state. When one out of five Californians lives at or below the poverty line it is clear we need change. Families young and old are fleeing the state as high inflation, rising gas taxes, high rent and soaring housing prices devastate California families' budgets. Yet the solution from most Sacramento politicians is to continue to implement policies to raise your taxes, eliminate taxpayer safeguards like Proposition 13, and increase regulations on small businesses. It is time for commonsense to rule the day. Our state needs to lower the cost of living by lowering taxes and fees, reducing unnecessary regulations on businesses, and ensuring every Californian can attain a home they can afford.
Crime is soaring across our state. The recent rise in violent "smash and grab" crimes is just one example. In 2021, property and violent crimes increased by double digits in some of our state's largest cities. Yet the solutions proposed by Sacramento bureaucrats are to defund the police, release criminals early from our jails, and place Sexually Violent Predators in our neighborhoods. It is time for major reform of the flawed Proposition 47 that has made it easier for criminals to get back on the streets and in our neighborhoods.