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Are you looking forward to paying another TAX just for driving your car? Gavin Newsom has quietly imposed one of the largest hidden taxes in California history — slipped into a bill marketed as “housing reform” while the public’s attention was elsewhere. In June 2025, Newsom signed AB 130. Buried on page 137, Section 58 quietly gives local governments the green light to impose Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) mitigation fees on new housing developments under CEQA. If a proposed home or apartment is projected to generate “too much” driving — according to government climate models — developers must pay steep fees to “offset” the impact by funding transit projects or low-VMT housing elsewhere. Those costs don’t disappear. They get passed directly to homebuyers and renters in the form of higher prices and rents. According to the CARE About Housing coalition, the added burden can reach $324,000 per unit over 20 years — roughly $16,200 per year, or $1,350 extra per month. That $600,000 starter home? Now closer to $924,000. That $2,500 monthly apartment rent? Closer to $3,850. What makes this especially punishing: the fee is based on the location of the home, not how much you actually drive. It applies regardless of whether you carpool, own an EV, bike, or work from home. The policy effectively penalizes suburban and family-oriented neighborhoods farther from dense transit corridors, while steering development toward high-rise urban projects favored by Sacramento planners. This isn’t housing reform — it’s social engineering disguised as environmental policy. It makes single-family homes and the kinds of neighborhoods where most families want to live even more expensive, while adding yet another layer of costs and uncertainty for builders already struggling with California’s regulatory maze. Newsom frequently touts his commitment to abundance and solving the housing crisis. Yet this bill does the opposite: it inflates the price of every new home, discourages construction outside preferred “smart growth” zones, and shifts the burden onto working families who simply want a decent place to live without government micromanaging their commute. This is textbook big-government failure — taxing the aspiration of homeownership, driving up costs, and labeling it “progress.” As more Californians leave the state for more affordable places, Newsom continues to push policies that treat owning a home as a luxury reserved for the well-connected rather than a realistic goal for everyday families.

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🚨 LOS ANGELES : PAY ATTENTION: June 2nd is HUGE. This mayoral race is NONPARTISAN - that means everyone is on the same ballot. No party lines. Just votes. Here’s the key: If ANY candidate gets over 50% on June 2… it’s OVER. They win. No November. If not? Top two go to a runoff. So this is your shot to actually make an impact NOW. Karen Bass = more of the same. Nithya Raman = DSA-backed policies. Spencer Pratt = something different. No sitting this out. June 2. Show up. 🗳️

Los Angeles County is experiencing a record breaking surge in flea-borne typhus, a medieval disease This isn’t something to take lightly, 90% of cases are requiring hospitalization This new disease is actually a result of Democrat policies. Homeless encampments create harborage for rodents, Flea-borne typhus is spread by infected fleas from rodents Democrats allowing California to degrade to its currently levels is bringing back a medieval disease with a 90% hospitalization rate This is real. it’s from official LA County Department of Public Health data released this month, April 2026 California must vote Red