But at least state lawmakers also passed some useful criminal justice bills and policing reforms.
by Steven Greenhut
Reason.com
No California legislative year is complete without the passage of some asinine bills that promote progressive hobbyhorses, and this latest one was no exception. By the deadline last weekend, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 770 bills (and vetoed 66 bills)—including a few measures that no doubt spurred a few more Texas relocations.
Perhaps the worst one was a ban on the sale of new gas-powered lawn equipment beginning 2024, or whenever regulators determine it to be “feasible.” This epitomized Democratic lawmakers’ approach to global warming. They pass symbolic laws that won’t improve the Earth’s climate given that the nastiest emissions come from India and China, but mainly annoy Californians and drive up our cost of living.
Heck, the 2020 wildfires pumped more metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than leaf blowers and lawn mowers do over decades, but we have to “do something.” My mower is on its last legs, so the something I’ll do is come up with extra cash to replace it while I can—rather than wait to sneak one across the border from South Lake Tahoe.