John -
If your online algorithms have ever led you into the far-right internet, you know it is a fact-free environment filled with conspiracy theories and disinformation.
That's true when it comes to California as well.
During the LA fires they were out there saying we didn’t rake the forest enough, firefighters were using purses to put out fires, and that the fires were set deliberately to create a UN model city. Wild stuff...
But it happens every day.
They say people are fleeing California. False. Our population grew again last year.
They say our state has made a mess of the economy. False. California is now the fourth largest economy in the world.
The right likes to talk up Texas as some beacon of what America’s economy should be. Ridiculous. California is the largest manufacturing (and agricultural) state in the country. The next largest state is Texas, and we're 41% bigger than Texas. Plus, California is a donor state. Texas? A welfare state.
We have more jobs in forestry, agriculture, and fishing. In so many ways, California is a microcosm of the United States. America... but more.
Thanks for reading -- and stay vigilant against the lies and falsehoods out there.
Gavin Newsom
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