FOR GOVERNOR 2026
Pillar 1
Cost of Living & Wages
The Problem → My Policy Plan → Outcomes
THE PROBLEM
WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST
Groceries, gas, childcare, and utilities are eating paychecks. Even two-income families are one car repair away from disaster.
MY POLICY PLAN
WHAT WE'LL DO ON DAY ONE, AND BEYOND
Universal Childcare for families earning under $150K.
Earned Income Tax Credit expansion up to $4,000 for working families.
Public option for utilities to break monopoly pricing.
Eliminate sales tax on essentials like groceries, diapers, and menstrual products.
Crack down on grocery price gouging and hidden junk fees.
Reduce healthcare costs through prevention-focused healthcare reform
Reduce healthcare costs through prevention-focused healthcare reform
Reduce healthcare costs through prevention-focused healthcare reform
Reduce healthcare costs through prevention-focused healthcare reform
Reduce healthcare costs through prevention-focused healthcare reform
Reduce healthcare costs through prevention-focused healthcare reform
Reduce healthcare costs through prevention-focused healthcare reform
Reduce healthcare costs through prevention-focused healthcare reform
Reduce healthcare costs through prevention-focused healthcare reform
Reduce healthcare costs through prevention-focused healthcare reform
Reduce healthcare costs through prevention-focused healthcare reform
Reduce healthcare costs through prevention-focused healthcare reform
Reduce healthcare costs through prevention-focused healthcare reform
Reduce healthcare costs through prevention-focused healthcare reform
Reduce healthcare costs through prevention-focused healthcare reform
Reduce healthcare costs through prevention-focused healthcare reform
Reduce healthcare costs through prevention-focused healthcare reform
Reduce healthcare costs through prevention-focused healthcare reform
OUTCOMES
What success looks like
$6,000 average annual savings per working family.
Childcare costs reduced by 60%.
Lower utility bills statewide.
“I grew up watching my mom calculate every grocery bill. No working
family in California should have to choose between rent and dinner”
— SOPHIA EDUM-A-SAM
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