By: Brian Goldsmith
Democratic Senate District 24 candidate Brian Goldsmith outlines a strategic roadmap to combat California's affordability crisis, targeting high housing costs, childcare deficits, and regressive gas taxes. While acknowledging federal inflationary pressures like tariffs and Middle East conflicts under the Trump administration, the small business owner and journalist argues that Sacramento must stop making excuses for the mass exodus of middle-class families. Goldsmith advocates for utilizing public land for workforce housing, pausing the nation's highest gas tax, expanding community health centers, and streamlining clean energy permitting to slash utility bills.
