For years, California’s Democratic leaders have operated as if their primary responsibility isn’t governing the state but waging a perpetual legal war against Donald Trump. Now, as Trump returns to the White House, Sacramento is gearing up for yet another battle, allocating $50 million to fight his immigration policies and protect its progressive agenda.
This isn’t a new strategy—California sued the Trump administration over 120 times during his first term, spending at least $42 million in taxpayer funds in the process. But this time, it’s different. This time, California has crises of its own making that are spiraling out of control. While lawmakers posture against Trump, the state is drowning in economic mismanagement, crumbling infrastructure, and a public safety crisis.
California is on fire—literally and figuratively—and its leaders are…
