With sky high inflation, highest in the nation taxes, and out-of-control housing costs, California has become an unsustainable place to start a family or grow a business. That is why for the first time ever, more Californians are leaving than moving to our state. To get the affordability crisis under control, in the Senate I would:

• Oppose new taxes: Californians already pay among the highest taxes in the nation. I will oppose efforts to raise property taxes, gas taxes, income taxes, and sales taxes on working Californians.
• Support immediate gas relief: with Californians paying record high prices at the pump, legislators need to immediately suspend the gas tax and deliver relief to families. We cannot wait months for a costly rebate program, we need to act now and slash state taxes on gas.
• Lower housing costs: by making it immensely difficult to build new homes in California, we have increased the cost of rent and locked out new buyers from the market. To reign in excessing housing costs across the board, we need to reform CEQA, reduce building fees, and maintain a property-rights oriented approach to housing policy.