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California’s liberal decay can get even worse

By Zachary Faria

Published August 25, 2022 12:15pm ET

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California’s liberal decay can get even worse — State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, urges members of the Senate to reject a soda tax measure, Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. Lawmakers passed the bill to ban local taxes on soda for the next 12 years and sent it to Gov. Jerry Brown. | (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Outside California, Gov. Gavin Newsom is known as a crazy liberal. But inside the state, he is often a moderating influence on the rest of his party.

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