‘We get it’: Democrats aim to cut California’s cost of living in 2025

As California lawmakers returned Monday to Sacramento for the legislative session, Democrats acknowledged a clear message from voters: California’s sky-high cost of living needs to drop back down to Earth.
“We get it,” Democratic state Sen. Dave Cortese said. “The Democratic Party, has, in effect, just been called out by the voters on that issue.”
The state’s Democrats say they’ll focus this year on making California more affordable, and party leaders ar