The centerpiece of the episode is an extended and candid interview with Assemblyman David Tangipa (District 8, Central Valley). Tangipa sharply criticizes California’s leadership, arguing that chronic deficits, high gas prices, wildfire recovery failures, and massive projects like high-speed rail are the result of state mismanagement—not federal policy. He cites…

Tangipa continued, “That is gaslighting beyond belief, and the credit that he’s taking, he had nothing to do for. So Californians actually succeed despite the governor, not because of the governor. And this gaslighting is something that I think a lot of people are starting to wake up to, and…

“I believe Gov. Newsom was gaslighting the legislature,” Assemblymember David Tangipa, R-Fresno, told The Center Square. “There was nothing we heard today that really showed how California is actually leading the nation other than monumental failures. The only areas that actually have been doing better are not because of the…

“We have had a deficit after deficit after deficit, and that’s one area he can’t blame President Trump for,” said Assemblymember David Tangipa (R-Fresno). Read More

Republicans in the Legislature have accused Newsom of papering over the state’s problems and dipping into reserves to fund unsustainable spending. “This is the third year in the row of projected deficits,” said Assemblymember David Tangipa, who represents the Fresno area. “And he’s going to talk about how we’re talking…