Higher fuel costs. Rising energy bills. More expensive groceries. It all adds up.
Sacramento’s policies are driving up the cost of everyday life and leaving families to foot the bill! #AffordabilityWatchCA
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There’s a reason why California is one of the most expensive places to live and raise a family.
Every new regulation adds a cost. Fuel, energy, food and housing — it all adds up. And families are paying the price. #AffordabilityWatchCA
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How does California – the top ag state in the US – have some of the most expensive food in the nation?
Regulations coming out of Sacramento.
Higher costs for producers, processors and grocers = higher prices for Californians. #AffordabilityWatchCA
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“Energy costs feed into everything, devouring household budgets directly and through higher prices. Voters are feeling it. Employers are fleeing it.”
Read more in Cal Matters here👇
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Gas prices are down, but don’t start celebrating yet!
California gas prices are still the highest in the nation and $1.50/gal above the national average thanks to excess regulations & taxes. With refinery closures and summer blends coming, costs are headed back up. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Despite all the talk about affordability last year, cost-of-living concerns are still front and center for Californians. In an election year, speeches, photo ops and press releases won't cut it. Voters want action and they’re watching closely! #AffordabilityWatchCA
California is the “4th largest economy,” yet families can’t afford housing, groceries or electricity.
Highest rate of poverty, homeless population, gas and personal income tax.
The new year is a chance for a new direction, but only if Sacramento policymakers act. #AffordabilityWatchCA
New year … Same affordability crisis!
Gas, electricity, housing and food costs are still crushing California families. Californians can’t wait any longer.
Will 2026 be the year Sacramento finally acts? #AffordabilityWatchCA
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100,000+ refinery workers + their families will pay the cost for California's heavy-handed regulatory agenda on the oil industry when their facilities shutter.
Sacramento must act to keep these jobs in state and tackle CA’s exorbitant fuel prices. #AffordabilityWatchCA
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Get real PG&E! A 2.1% reprieve on rates is chump change. Your rates have risen nearly 70% since 2020 and another 23.5% increase looms on the horizon. #AffordabilityWatchCA
A 2.1% rate "decrease" is nothing to celebrate when PG&E hiked bills nearly 70% since 2020 and is demanding another 23.5% increase. Their corporate spin is an insult to families that have been struggling to keep the lights on while PG&E shareholders line their pockets.
California leads the nation in poverty.
New data shows 17.7% of Californians — nearly 7 million people — live in poverty. child poverty has doubled.
Policymakers in the "4th largest economy in the world" must do more to reduce cost-of-living. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Cap & Trade negotiations have failed to ensure cost containment. Higher prices for gas, food & energy is not an option! Californians deserve a Cap & Invest program that protects climate and consumers. #AffordabilityWatchCA
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Legislature: the 🕑 is ticking! Reauthorize a clean and affordable Cap & Invest this year without costly reforms! #AffordabilityWatchCA
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Cap & Trade delays create uncertainty in the market, discouraging investment in programs that keep emission reductions affordable. Lawmakers shouldn't gamble with California's Cap & Trade program extension.
Legislators: stop the delay! #AffordabilityWatchCA
California's affordability crisis is out of control—now is not the time for lawmakers to gamble with our state's economy!
Legislators: Reject costly reforms and pass Governor Newsom's clean and affordable Cap & Invest! #AffordabilityWatchCA
Gas up to $8/gal. Higher grocery bills. Even more expensive housing and construction costs. That’s the cost of extreme Cap & Trade reforms.
Legislators: keep climate ambition realistic and affordable during Cap & Trade debate. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Offsets + allowances = lifelines for CA families, farmers & jobs. Without them, California risks adding fuel to the affordability crisis.
Clean air + economic stability can go hand-in-hand with a clean and affordable Cap & Trade reauthorization. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Cap & Trade is one of the best climate tools California has, but it won’t work anymore if proposed changes bankrupt its citizens.
Stripping away offsets + allowances = higher gas, food & housing costs.
California needs climate progress and affordability. #AffordabilityWatchCA
With 3.4M Californians behind on bills, shifting more costs to families worsens the affordability crisis. Instead of rewarding utility negligence, lawmakers should redirect profits, enforce oversight & invest in prevention or risk deepening voter backlash.
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“California has created one of the most overregulated, expensive, and risky environments for businesses in America. It’s a system that makes it harder to employ people, harder to keep doors open, and harder to deliver value to customers.”
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3 months after being crowned the 4th largest economy in the world, California hit another major milestone tied for highest unemployment rate in the country!
California's affordability crisis is pushing businesses out and companies are taking jobs with them! #AffordabilityWatchCA
Sacramento politicians are going on their summer break, but California’s affordability crisis isn’t.
📉 3.4M behind on utility bills
🏘️ Highest poverty + homelessness
🧒 Crushing childcare costs
The clock is ticking for lawmakers to find solutions. #AffordabilityWatchCA
California's farmers and food processors are drowning in red tape.
❌ Water restrictions.
❌ Labor mandates.
❌ Environmental rules.
The result? Closures, layoffs & a food supply system on the brink. Sacramento must stop the regulatory overkill. #AffordabilityWatchCA
⚠️ Valero & Phillips 66 are shutting down their CA refineries.
❌ 20% of CA’s refining capacity vanishing.
❌ Food producers closing statewide.
Sacramento’s regulatory overkill = higher prices + lost jobs. #AffordabilityWatchCA
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More than one million acres of California farmland lost in just 15 years and more than 20% of farms closed in the last decade alone.
From farm closures to food plant shutdowns, Sacramento’s red tape is crushing rural jobs. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Tom Steyer said it best:
“Climate action starts feeling like a tax on the present.”
CA leaders must stop ignoring the fallout—soaring rents, food costs, energy bills & business closures. #AffordabilityWatchCA
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