Gavin Newsom says California looks like a Third World country

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Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has noticed that the state he runs looks like a “Third World country.” If only he were in a position to do anything about it.

Newsom visited Los Angeles, which is witnessing regular rail car looting, to help clean the mess and debris left behind by looters on the city’s railroad tracks. “What has happened on this stretch of the Union Pacific Railroad is unacceptable,” Newsom said. “We are committed to an all-of-government approach to prevent thefts, prosecute the criminals involved, and clean up local communities.”

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