Republican Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, is leading in the polls to succeed Gavin Newsom as California governor. Hilton has laid out plans for how he would spend his first hours, days, and weeks in office by slashing the bureaucracy he blames for driving up the cost of housing, gas, electricity, and groceries across the state. Hilton's day-one tax package includes ending state income taxes on the first $100,000 earned by Californians, killing the $800 annual business fee that companies must pay 'just for existing,' implementing no state tax on tips, and pushing lawmakers to immediately suspend the gas tax while his administration pursues longer-term changes to lower fuel prices.
Republican Steve Hilton is now leading in the polls to succeed Gavin Newsom as governor in deep-blue California. Hilton has been near the top of all polls in the race for California governor and laid out plans for how he would spend his first hours, days, and weeks in office by slashing the bureaucracy he blames for driving up the cost of housing, gas, electricity, and groceries across the state.
Hilton's day-one tax package would include ending state income taxes on the first $100,000 earned by Californians, killing the $800 annual business fee that companies must pay 'just for existing,' implementing no state tax on tips, and pushing lawmakers to immediately suspend the gas tax while his administration pursues longer-term changes to lower fuel prices. Hilton's rise comes as Democrats have scrambled to avoid an embarrassing outcome in next week's primary election after Hilton's aggressive early fight over homelessness.
Hilton said he would give local governments roughly three months to clear encampments and enforce anti-camping laws before sending in state law enforcement. On housing, Hilton said his first 100 days would include an immediate push to gut permitting and environmental regulations he argues have strangled construction. Hilton's special session would also include a major Hollywood tax-credit package, which he said could be done in the first 100 days.
As governor, Hilton said he would create a 'Governor's Expediter' to help productions cut through local bureaucracy and revamp the California Film Commission. Hilton's broader energy agenda calls for increasing in-state oil production and reducing reliance on imports. Hilton said he would appoint leaders to CalGEM, the California Geologic Energy Management Division, who would immediately begin issuing permits for expanded oil and gas production.
Hilton also said he would appoint members to the State Water Resources Control Board on day one to eliminate 'biological assessments' and send water to the ocean instead of farms. Hilton's anti-trafficking coordinator would begin implementing a plan to end child sex trafficking in California in the first 100 days. Hilton said he would appoint new members to the State Board of Education in the first 100 days, focused on improving math and literacy in public schools.
Hilton's push to review employment laws and regulations, including AB 5, the controversial worker-classification law, would not happen overnight
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