California goes for broke for bad policies

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In many areas, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's California is failing.

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Take the political front. The California legislature passed legislation that would regulate wages and working conditions in the fast-food industry. In addition, state regulators assert that within 13 years, no new internal combustion engine vehicles will be sold in the state. By 2035, all new vehicles sold in California will be electric vehicles. Last week, California’s legislature passed a bill that would require the makers of social media apps such as Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok to consider the physical and mental health of minors when designing their programs.


All three of these actions are bad policy.

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The fast-food legislation, which creates workers' councils, will raise wages for workers at large national chains to $22 an hour. The minimum wage in California is $15 an hour. Jobs will be lost.

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Second, neither the electrical vehicle industry nor California’s power grid is prepared for the widespread adoption of electric vehicles. This month, California asked electric vehicle owners not to charge their vehicles because the state’s power grid is strained by air conditioning demands caused by a heat wave.

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