Los Angeles Times Distorts Newsom’s New Gas Tax

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) speaks during the United Nations Climate Action: Race to Zero and Resilience Forum Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies in New York City, on Sept. 21, 2022. Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Bloomberg Philanthropies

Commentary

Now and then the Los Angeles Times comes out against a tax increase, as with Proposition 30 this year, the added income tax on millionaires. But Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed new gas tax isn’t one of those times. Unfortunately, the L.A. Times is one of the most influential powers in the state. Fortunately, we now have The Epoch Times to counter it.