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I was hoping the "reason" wasn't political corruption, but it appears that there just isn't any other good reason.

• Solvency 3y ago
  Corruption? In CA? Never!
  • johnea 3y ago
    Like with all corruption, just follow the money. I'm a long time resident of California, and a strident lefty. Which is to say (in contradiction to the vacuous BS most everyone east of AZ believes about CA) that the democratic party is a totally corrupt organmization that is not in the very least left leaning. High on the virtue posturing, low on actual benfitts to working people. Not as bad as the wing-nut south of course, but certainly not focused on helping the working class. The 2nd most corrupt political party in the US is the DNC, right behind the RNC. Anyone who thinks either of those organizations is meant to serve anyone but the wealthy is just in denial or not paying attention. It's sad to see how far into identity politics the US has fallen, and this is the exact same phenomenon with the RNC wing-nuts as it is for the DNC woke-nuts. Binding oneself to an identity, immediately disconnects one from the specific details in which they are embroiled. It overrides reality with ideals. Newsom in particular is a major source of frustration for actual leftys. He's also a demonstration that governors in California only come from 2 families 8-/
• SpicyLemonZest 3y ago
  After AB5 passed with a list of like 3 dozen exempted industries, I've started to just assume that labor regulations in California are going to have unprincipled lobbyist sponsored carveouts.
  • natechols 3y ago
    Don't forget, they also had to pass another remedial bill to add exemptions later!