Well, folks. It’s that time of year again. The holidays are upon us. While there’s no doubt we’ve been through one helluva few weeks of despair, anxiety, and fear, I’m sure most of us reflected today on what things remain in our life that we are grateful for. As I write this post on Tuesday afternoon, I”m mindful that I will not be available to connect Thursday evening — I am hosting dinner — I think about reading your comments Friday morning. And I’m curious to see what you all felt gratitude about this Thanksgiving.
According to Wikipedia:
Gratitude, thankfulness, or gratefulness is a feeling of appreciation (or similar positive response) by a recipient of another's kindness. This kindness can be gifts, help, favors, or another form of generosity to another person.
I feel really grateful right now to live in California, given the steps Governor Newsom is taking to protect the state from Trump’s agenda.
First up, there’s his position on EVs, with Newsom saying earlier this week that California would step up to handle rebates if they are no longer offered by the federal government..
“We will intervene if the Trump administration eliminates the federal tax credit, doubling down on our commitment to clean air and green jobs in California,” Mr. Newsom, a Democrat, said in a statement. “We’re not turning back on a clean transportation future — we’re going to make it more affordable for people to drive vehicles that don’t pollute.”
The state would be reinstating its zero-emission rebate program, which ended last year.
And Reuters reports that Tesla cars would not be eligible for rebates for EVs.
Newsom has called for a special legislative session in December where among other things an increase in money for litigation against the administration will be considered. (California sued Trump’s administration over 120 times during his first term.)
Immigration
California, which has the country’s largest immigrant population, already has strong state laws to protect immigrant communities from mass deportations, although not as strong as Oregon and Illinois, according to the Immigrant Legal Resource Center.
During Trump’s first term, California led in resisting federal deportation of undocumented immigrants by becoming the first ‘sanctuary state’ that curbed local agencies’ cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. calmatters.org/...
In the same Cal Matters post, Cambodian immigrant Chanthon Bun is very worried about what lies in store for him during the next Trump administration. He served over 20 years of a 50 year sentence for being the lookout in a robbery.
“I worry about what’s going to happen to my kids,” Bun said. “It’s like you’re not even here. Your mind is in such fear that you can’t even enjoy breathing.”
In an interview with CalMatters, Attorney General Rob Bonta said Friday his office is preparing legal challenges and bracing for “a full frontal assault on our immigrant communities.”
“We are ready to file,” he added. “We have been thinking about and preparing and readying ourselves for the possibility of this moment for months.”
Bonta said his office has been carefully watching and listening to what the president-elect and his team say they are planning, “and, thankfully, he’s telling us what he’s going to do.”
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