In an interview that aired Friday on “The Issue Is,” San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said, “The state's Democratic leadership, in particular, is having a conversation with itself with interest group leaders. ” he said. And “there is a huge gulf between ordinary Californians and the political establishment in Sacramento.” But he has heard nothing about punishments for crimes and worries the message is not getting through as the country pursues policies that raise energy costs. We need to put more emphasis on performance.”
Mr Mahan said: “There's a huge gulf between ordinary Californians and the political establishment in Sacramento. You saw it together. [Proposition] 36. Don't get me wrong, it was a voter revolt. Voters continued to say they were worried about crime. Sacramento kept saying, “There's no problem here.” They weren't serious about it. And voters voted for change. I'm afraid they haven't gotten the message yet. I haven't heard anything about implementation. We need to expand treatment beds, get people the care they need, and impact recidivism. Similarly, regarding energy costs, the Central Valley governor said: Yet they have passed a policy that will raise gas prices by $0.65 next year. We want EVs to be widespread, but we're talking about eliminating the major EV manufacturers that actually make cars here in California. In other words, it feels overtly political. So I'm worried that the message is not getting through to the party. We need to focus less on performance politics and more on government performance. ”
He added: “State Democratic leadership, in particular, is having conversations with interest group leaders and themselves.”
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