Top California Officials Blame Everything on Climate Change

Commentary It’s like listening to a broken record in California as practically every issue is attributed to climate change. Even with the $73 billion budget deficit, elected and appointed officials are fighting to keep spending billions of dollars on their questionable agenda. Mentioning “climate” is like a magic word advancing legislation or regulations. A search of California Legislative Information, the Legislature’s official website, found 361 bills with the word “climate” in the title or text introduced in the 2023–24 legislative session. Then there’s Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Jan. 10 budget proposal for fiscal year 2024–25, which begins on July 1 and projected a deficit of “only” $38 billion. It mentioned “climate” 77 times....