Stealing under $950 is NOT legal in California
The felony threshold of $950 was not changed under Prop 36, which recently passed in California.
False Claim: California is unsafe
Preliminary 2024 data shows violent crime in California cities declined 8.3%, compared to a 5.5% decline in non-California US cities.
False Claim: ‘California doesn’t make things any more’
California is the largest manufacturing state — 14.5% of U.S. manufacturing GDP comes from California.
No, California does NOT have the highest taxes of any state
California is one of the most equitable tax systems in the entire country
No, California is NOT unfriendly to business
For the first time in a decade, California is home to the most Fortune 500 companies.
False Claim: People are fleeing California. In fact, our population is growing
California grew by 108,000 to 39.5 million in 2024, according to data from the California Department of Finance.
No, the $20 minimum wage for fast food workers did not damage the industry
Fast food employment increased for the first two months of the new minimum wage law going into effect.
No, Businesses are NOT fleeing California.
California has repeatedly, year over year, created substantially more new businesses than both Florida & Texas.