Len Fernandes

@RepVinceFong The real gouging may have came from Newsom & the Democrat supermajority, but the bigger problem isn’t them — it’s voters who keep handing them unchecked power year after year, then act shocked when Sacramento takes more & more from taxpayers every time you fill up your tank.

For years, Gavin Newsom and Sacramento Democrats blamed everyone but themselves for California’s sky-high gas prices. Now, another report confirms what we’ve known all along: these prices aren’t an accident—they’re the direct result of their liberal policies, excessive regulations, and crushing taxes. It’s time for Gavin and his allies to look in the mirror.

🚨 BREAKING: Even fake news NBC just exposed that Gavin Newsom LIED, gas prices aren’t high because of Trump and Iran… …it’s because of GAVIN NEWSOM and Democrats! x.com/WallStreetApes… “About half of that is due to higher taxes and environmental fees and the higher cost of producing California's cleaner burning gasoline.” “The difference is what I call the mystery gasoline surcharge.” California also spent years trying to close refineries. He LIED! x.com/WallStreetApes…

Here is a laugh from the mainstream to Gavin @CAgovernor CBS News California refutes Gavin Newsom's hot take that gas companies are price gouging at pumps in the state. A CBS News investigation found that while California has the highest gas prices in the U.S., officials have not found evidence of illegal price gouging by oil companies. Instead, high prices are driven by a mix of state taxes, environmental regulations, costly refining requirements, and recent refinery closures, which have reduced in-state supply. As a result, California is increasingly relying on overseas fuel, making prices more volatile and vulnerable to global disruptions like conflicts in the Middle East.

For years, Sacramento blamed oil companies. Now even a @CBSSacramento investigation says: no evidence of price gouging. So what’s driving $6 gas? Policies. Taxes. Regulations. Lost refinery capacity. And real families are paying the price— $1,500–$2,500 a year EXTRA just to commute from the Antelope Valley. Not theory. Reality.

@BBGreatMoments An out perhaps in your sandlot, or if you played ball before 1845. A runner could be out if a fielder hit him with a thrown ball in between bases. The practice was called “plugging.” It was banned in 1845 when the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club wrote the first widely adopted rules.

When I was a kid, this was an out.

California politicians have inflicted unmatched economic pain on our own citizens and searched for any scapegoat to evade responsibility. Each excuse is more preposterous than the one that came before. And now our gas prices are nearing $6 per gallon.

@CaHSRA This isn't even a nice try at PR spin. It's despicable! Jobs you gush about are taxpayer funded! Prop 1A voters got duped. Promised: $33B SF-LA train by 2020. 18 yrs later: $15B+ flushed, 0 trains, costs to top $126 BILLION. Taxpayers didn't vote to be your employment agency.

California High-Speed Rail is creating good-paying jobs for hardworking members of the trades. 🛠️16,000+ jobs created 🏗️1,600+ daily-workers dispatched These jobs mean steady, mortgage-paying careers for thousands of Californian families. #BuildHSR

@TheKevinDalton Gov Newsom thundered about “greedy oil companies” gouging us. New laws. Endless finger-pointing. The gouging came from Newsom & the Demo supermajority. The real problem is voters keep handing them unchecked power each year, then act shocked when Sacto keeps taking from taxpayers

In 2022 Gavin Newsom goes full hellfire and brimstone against the greedy billionaire oil companies that are singling out Californians and unnecessarily gouging them at the gas pumps. He even created special sessions and passed new laws to expose the corruption. I hope you’re sitting down, but it turns out that it’sbeen Gavin Newsom and the democrat supermajority singling out Californians and unnecessarily gouging them at the gas pumps.

@ZavalaA CA is running deficits, families struggling, roads crumble, insurance companies flee & Gov Newsom just handed $19 MILLION in taxpayer💰to a PR firm to “improve California’s image.” If CA looked so great, he wouldn’t need Edelman to sell it. Fix CA instead of funding propaganda.

Update: Gov. Newsom’s office has picked Edelman, one of the world’s biggest PR firms, to manage the $19 million taxpayer funded ad campaign to make California look good nationally. kcra.com/article/pr-fir…

@OleTimeHardball Before I make a opinion do your research. Barry Bonds won two batting titles. He hit .370 in 2002 and .362 in 2004.

One legend for the entirety of his career Babe Ruth vs Barry Bonds

@APowerGaming @ByMMonreal @SFGiants @NBCSGiants @JustBB_Media A catchers who hits is a huge plus. I've been spoiled on Buster Posey, however here's where the Giants are hurting: Adames .226 Devers .226 Chapman .194 Lee .148 Ramos.226 Bader.143 These guys are paid to hit. Only Arreaz .313 & Schmitt (a few defensive lapses) .273 are producing

@SierraTechPR @ByMMonreal @SFGiants @NBCSGiants @JustBB_Media But Bailey is ass at hitting bruh like of course defense is great but come on let’s score some runs

For #SFGiants fans saying Daniel Susac should start, reminder that Patrick Bailey has been one of the best catchers in baseball since his debut. fWAR Leaders Since 5/13/23: Cal Raleigh - 18.1 William Contreras - 14.1 Patrick Bailey - 10.1 Will Smith - 9.2 Alejandro Kirk - 9.1

@SteveHiltonx Newsom’s “housing solution” hides a new VMT scheme that could hike fees on new homes. Critics warn it’ll make housing even more unaffordable. No, it’s not $1,350/month yet, but is another sneaky step toward punishing us just for driving. Reality if the Supermajority stays intact.

🚨 Gavin Newsom's latest sneaky scheme to gouge you for the crime of driving your car: VMT - 'Vehicle Miles Traveled' - charged at $1,350 per month for 20 years for every NEW single family home. They snuck it into the bill that was supposed to SOLVE their housing crisis!

@CAgovernor Gov Newsom, stop the BS! A decent Jan (+93.5k jobs) doesn't erase your economic disaster: 2025 flatlined with basically ZERO net growth, 5.5% unemployment (worst in USA), hundreds of thousands fleeing your taxes, regs & costs. Desperate spin from a failed governor. @SteveHiltonx

California gained over 93,500 jobs in just ONE MONTH this year. The Golden State accounted for more than 58% of ALL jobs gained across the country in January.

Newsom's new website claims California "leads the nation in preventing fraud." In reality, California leads the nation in allowing fraud. Hospice fraud, financial aid fraud, EDD fraud, homelessness, high-speed rail. Thieves have absolutely had their way with our tax dollars.

@CaHSRA Nicely produced propaganda video. That $24.6B is 💯% taxpayer funded! Prop 1A voters got suckered. Promised: $33B SF-LA train by 2020. 18 years later: $15B+ flushed, ZERO trains, costs to top $126 BILLION. Taxpayers got SCAMMED. Pure waste, lies & govt incompetence.

As we move closer to operations, high-speed rail is already boosting California’s economy. 📈$24.6 BILLION in economic output 👷$9.5 BILLION in labor income And over 98% of project investments are supporting California workers and businesses. 👪 #BuildHSR

@TheKevinDalton This slimy Governor couldn't even erect a Lionel train set. Californians deserve accountability. $128B blown, zero trains, no usable track. If High-Speed Rail were public, heads would roll for investment fraud. Abandon this taxpayer scam. Classic “a pig in a poke” #VoteThemOut!

“I am sick and tired of hearing about how wonderful the transportation system is in France and Japan and have you been to Shanghai? Or do you know what they’re doing in Beijing? Well, finally, California is going to get it right with this new high speed rail” - Gavin Newsom, 2010

𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐀 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒𝐎𝐌: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐈𝐏𝐓𝐒 Gavin Newsom wants to run for President. Before a single ballot is cast, every American deserves to see what he did to the largest state in the union. I did a little research and coalesced everything into this post from public resources. 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐬: 𝟐𝟏𝟔,𝟎𝟎𝟎 net population loss in 2024–25 alone (U.S. Census Bureau). Over 𝟏.𝟒 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 residents fled since 2020 (CA Dept. of Finance). The largest outbound migration of any state in America. People aren't leaving paradise — they're escaping a dumpster fire with a coastline. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 $𝟐𝟒 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: California spent $𝟐𝟒 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍 on homelessness over five years. That's roughly $𝟏𝟑𝟐,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧. The result? Homelessness 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 by 30,000 people — from 151,000 to over 181,000. That's a 𝟓𝟑% 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 since 2013 (HUD). It gets worse. The California State Auditor found the agency responsible for tracking outcomes — the Interagency Council on Homelessness — 𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏. No consistent method to collect outcome data. Didn't verify accuracy of data from municipalities. The state database was riddled with deleted records and test entries. They burned through $24 billion and 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭. And in San Jose and San Diego, over 𝟖𝟓% of homeless placements were into temporary housing — not permanent. 𝟒𝟎% of those people ended up back on the street. A $24 billion revolving door. 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝: $𝟏𝟐𝟔 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍 for a high-speed rail that was originally budgeted at $33B and has moved 𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 (CA HSR Authority). A $𝟕𝟑 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍 budget deficit in 2024–25 (LAO). That's not governance. That's arson with a spreadsheet. 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐬: Chevron, SpaceX, Tesla, Oracle, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Charles Schwab — all relocated their headquarters to Texas. Over 𝟑𝟓𝟎 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 fled California between 2018 and 2024 (Hoover Institution). These aren't strip malls. These are the engines of the American economy voting with their feet. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐱-𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥: California charges the highest income tax in America — 𝟏𝟑.𝟑% — and gets half its income tax revenue from the top 1% of earners. So what happens when you squeeze the golden goose? It leaves. In 2022, Newsom saw a one-time post-COVID revenue spike — fueled by federal relief money, not real growth — and declared a 𝐛𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐬 "$𝟗𝟕.𝟓 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐬" that never appeared in any actual budget document (CalMatters). He went on a spending spree. Two years later, the state quietly admitted to a $𝟏𝟔𝟓 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍 revenue forecasting error over four years (LAO). Personal income tax collections crashed 𝟐𝟓% in a single year. The "Big Three" revenue sources dropped 𝟐𝟏% (LAO). And it's getting worse. An estimated $𝟏 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 in billionaire wealth has left the state. Six billionaires alone — including @elonmusk and Larry Ellison — took roughly 𝟑𝟎% of California's aggregate billionaire wealth with them. Every dollar of capital gains they generate for the rest of their lives will now be taxed at 0% in Texas instead of 13.3% in Sacramento. Sacramento's response? Propose a new wealth tax — which is accelerating the exodus even faster. The LAO projects deficits of $𝟑𝟎 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧/𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 for the remainder of Newsom's term. They are taxing themselves into bankruptcy. 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠: Electricity costs 𝟖𝟕% 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞 the national average (EIA). Gas at $𝟒.𝟖𝟓/𝐠𝐚𝐥 vs. $3.20 nationally (AAA). Californians pay more for the privilege of watching their state crumble. 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 & 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞: Prop 47 reclassified theft under $950 as a misdemeanor — retail theft surged so badly that Walgreens and Whole Foods shuttered locations in San Francisco. 𝟏𝟖𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎+ homeless residents — the largest unsheltered population in the United States (HUD). This is Gavin Newsom's California. The population is fleeing. The businesses are gone. The billionaires took a trillion dollars with them. The budget is a crater built on a $165 billion fantasy. They spent $132,000 per homeless person and ended up with 30,000 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 of them. The trains don't exist. The lights barely stay on. And the shoplifters have more legal protection than the store owners. This isn't a resume. It's a rap sheet. And this is what Gavin Newsom is running on. This is all he has to offer. He can't point to a single crisis he inherited — he 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 them. Population loss, revenue collapse, a homeless crisis that got worse the more money he threw at it, a business exodus with no end in sight, and a budget held together with accounting gimmicks and borrowed time. The question every voter should ask: is this the model you want copied to all 50 states? Because that's the only thing he's selling. 𝐇𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐱 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚. 𝐇𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦. And no, the other 49 states don't want him either.

@SenWarren Reality: Musk paid ~$11B in federal taxes in 2021 alone; the largest single-year individual tax bill in US history. Mr Musk creates jobs, EVs & rockets while your envy taxes punish success. Socialism fails; innovation lifts all Americans - Dems & Reps. Stop your class warfare!

Elon Musk has 6.5 MILLION times more wealth than the typical American. It’s time for a wealth tax — billionaires must pay their fair share.