What approach to energy best lowers living costs?

Accelerate full renewable transition with subsidies, even if short-term rates and gas prices rise

Prioritize green energy growth plus targeted aid to shield low-income households from higher bills

Pursue mixed energy sources while monitoring prices and offering limited consumer protections

Expand domestic oil, gas, and nuclear to drive down prices through greater supply and competition

Remove green mandates and carbon rules entirely so cheapest market energy dominates

How should taxes address California's cost of living?

Raise taxes on high earners and corporations to fund expansive cost-of-living relief programs

Increase progressive taxes modestly to expand credits and services that ease household expenses

Keep current tax levels while improving efficiency of existing relief and credit programs

Cut income and business taxes to leave more money in residents' and employers' pockets

Dramatically lower all state taxes and eliminate most credits; minimize government role in costs

How should California respond to federal immigration enforcement?

Expand sanctuary policies and block all state cooperation with federal immigration authorities

Limit ICE access and protect undocumented residents from most federal enforcement actions

Cooperate selectively on serious crimes while keeping core sanctuary protections

Increase information-sharing and assistance to federal immigration authorities

End sanctuary policies and fully enforce federal immigration law statewide

What should be done about inflation's impact on costs?

Use price controls, rent caps, and big federal spending to directly shield people from rising prices

Pair targeted stimulus and wage supports with some oversight of corporate pricing practices

Monitor inflation carefully and apply limited, temporary relief without major policy shifts

Tighten spending and monetary policy while cutting regulations that raise production costs

Slash government spending and stop stimulus immediately so market forces alone curb inflation

How should homelessness policy affect overall living costs?

Massively fund Housing First, shelters, and services even if it raises taxes and local costs

Increase compassionate housing and mental-health programs with shared state-local funding

Support proven local programs while weighing budget impacts on taxpayers and services

Enforce camping bans and prioritize treatment plus work requirements to reduce street costs

Stop most homeless spending; rely on private charity and strict public-order enforcement

How should California handle crime tied to homelessness after Prop 36?

Focus solely on housing-first and services; avoid criminal penalties for survival acts

Pair expanded shelters with limited citations only for serious public-safety threats

Balance housing investment with even enforcement of Prop 36 theft and drug rules

Clear encampments faster and prosecute related theft or drug crimes under Prop 36

Mandate strict camping bans and felony charges for repeat homeless-linked offenses

Where do you stand on police funding and staffing levels in California?

Significantly reduce police budgets and reinvest funds into social services, mental health, and community programs.

Modestly reduce police budgets while expanding community-based alternatives to law enforcement.

Maintain current police funding levels while pursuing gradual reforms to improve accountability.

Increase police funding to improve response times, training, and officer retention in California.

Substantially increase police budgets, hire more officers, and prioritize law enforcement as the primary crime solution.

How should California handle public safety and undocumented immigrants?

Ignore immigration status entirely and focus only on community-based crime prevention

Shield non-violent undocumented people from federal detainers to build trust

Balance local policing priorities with limited cooperation on violent offenders

Honor ICE detainers for anyone charged with serious or repeat crimes

Prioritize identifying and removing all undocumented immigrants to cut crime

How should California restructure its personal income tax system?

Significantly raise top marginal rates and add new brackets to make the wealthy pay much more.

Modestly increase rates on high earners and close loopholes to fund public services.

Keep the current progressive income tax structure largely as it is.

Reduce rates across the board with targeted relief for middle-income earners.

Dramatically cut or eliminate the state income tax and replace it with a flat or consumption tax.

Should California adopt a wealth tax on the ultra-wealthy?

Yes — impose a strong annual wealth tax on assets above $50M to directly reduce wealth concentration.

Yes — a modest wealth tax on billionaires would help fund essential services without broad harm.

Unsure — the idea has merit but implementation and legal challenges need more study.

No — target capital gains more effectively instead; a wealth tax would cause capital flight.

No — wealth taxes are unconstitutional, economically harmful, and should be rejected entirely.

Where do you stand on renewable energy mandates and California utility rates?

Accelerate 100% renewable mandates now; higher rates are worth it to fight climate change

Keep strong renewable goals but add rebates so rate hikes hit low-income users less

Balance clean-energy progress with measures that prevent sharp utility rate spikes

Slow or cap renewable mandates whenever they drive utility bills above inflation

Repeal renewable mandates entirely to deliver the lowest possible utility rates

California Governor Issue Quiz

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What approach to energy best lowers living costs?
How should taxes address California's cost of living?
How should California respond to federal immigration enforcement?
What should be done about inflation's impact on costs?
How should homelessness policy affect overall living costs?
How should California handle crime tied to homelessness after Prop 36?
Where do you stand on police funding and staffing levels in California?
How should California handle public safety and undocumented immigrants?
How should California restructure its personal income tax system?
Should California adopt a wealth tax on the ultra-wealthy?
Where do you stand on renewable energy mandates and California utility rates?

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