Affordability Watch CA
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Affordability Watch CA was created to hold California’s elected and appointed officials accountable for the worsening affordability crisis.
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Despite all the talk about affordability last year, cost-of-living concerns are still front and center for Californians. In an election year, speeches, photo ops and press releases won't cut it. Voters want action and they’re watching closely! #AffordabilityWatchCA
January 20, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Despite all the talk about affordability last year, cost-of-living concerns are still front and center for Californians. In an election year, speeches, photo ops and press releases won't cut it. Voters want action and they’re watching closely! #AffordabilityWatchCA
California is the “4th largest economy,” yet families can’t afford housing, groceries or electricity.
Highest rate of poverty, homeless population, gas and personal income tax.
The new year is a chance for a new direction, but only if Sacramento policymakers act. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Highest rate of poverty, homeless population, gas and personal income tax.
The new year is a chance for a new direction, but only if Sacramento policymakers act. #AffordabilityWatchCA
January 8, 2026 at 5:54 PM
California is the “4th largest economy,” yet families can’t afford housing, groceries or electricity.
Highest rate of poverty, homeless population, gas and personal income tax.
The new year is a chance for a new direction, but only if Sacramento policymakers act. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Highest rate of poverty, homeless population, gas and personal income tax.
The new year is a chance for a new direction, but only if Sacramento policymakers act. #AffordabilityWatchCA
New year … Same affordability crisis!
Gas, electricity, housing and food costs are still crushing California families. Californians can’t wait any longer.
Will 2026 be the year Sacramento finally acts? #AffordabilityWatchCA
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Gas, electricity, housing and food costs are still crushing California families. Californians can’t wait any longer.
Will 2026 be the year Sacramento finally acts? #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.affordabilitywatchca.org/new-year-sam...
January 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
New year … Same affordability crisis!
Gas, electricity, housing and food costs are still crushing California families. Californians can’t wait any longer.
Will 2026 be the year Sacramento finally acts? #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.affordabilitywatchca.org/new-year-sam...
Gas, electricity, housing and food costs are still crushing California families. Californians can’t wait any longer.
Will 2026 be the year Sacramento finally acts? #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.affordabilitywatchca.org/new-year-sam...
Get real PG&E! A 2.1% reprieve on rates is chump change. Your rates have risen nearly 70% since 2020 and another 23.5% increase looms on the horizon. #AffordabilityWatchCA
October 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Get real PG&E! A 2.1% reprieve on rates is chump change. Your rates have risen nearly 70% since 2020 and another 23.5% increase looms on the horizon. #AffordabilityWatchCA
A 2.1% rate "decrease" is nothing to celebrate when PG&E hiked bills nearly 70% since 2020 and is demanding another 23.5% increase. Their corporate spin is an insult to families that have been struggling to keep the lights on while PG&E shareholders line their pockets.
October 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
A 2.1% rate "decrease" is nothing to celebrate when PG&E hiked bills nearly 70% since 2020 and is demanding another 23.5% increase. Their corporate spin is an insult to families that have been struggling to keep the lights on while PG&E shareholders line their pockets.
Cap & Trade negotiations have failed to ensure cost containment. Higher prices for gas, food & energy is not an option! Californians deserve a Cap & Invest program that protects climate and consumers. #AffordabilityWatchCA
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September 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Cap & Trade negotiations have failed to ensure cost containment. Higher prices for gas, food & energy is not an option! Californians deserve a Cap & Invest program that protects climate and consumers. #AffordabilityWatchCA
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Legislature: the 🕑 is ticking! Reauthorize a clean and affordable Cap & Invest this year without costly reforms! #AffordabilityWatchCA
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September 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Legislature: the 🕑 is ticking! Reauthorize a clean and affordable Cap & Invest this year without costly reforms! #AffordabilityWatchCA
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Cap & Trade delays create uncertainty in the market, discouraging investment in programs that keep emission reductions affordable. Lawmakers shouldn't gamble with California's Cap & Trade program extension.
Legislators: stop the delay! #AffordabilityWatchCA
Legislators: stop the delay! #AffordabilityWatchCA
September 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Cap & Trade delays create uncertainty in the market, discouraging investment in programs that keep emission reductions affordable. Lawmakers shouldn't gamble with California's Cap & Trade program extension.
Legislators: stop the delay! #AffordabilityWatchCA
Legislators: stop the delay! #AffordabilityWatchCA
California's affordability crisis is out of control—now is not the time for lawmakers to gamble with our state's economy!
Legislators: Reject costly reforms and pass Governor Newsom's clean and affordable Cap & Invest! #AffordabilityWatchCA
Legislators: Reject costly reforms and pass Governor Newsom's clean and affordable Cap & Invest! #AffordabilityWatchCA
September 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
California's affordability crisis is out of control—now is not the time for lawmakers to gamble with our state's economy!
Legislators: Reject costly reforms and pass Governor Newsom's clean and affordable Cap & Invest! #AffordabilityWatchCA
Legislators: Reject costly reforms and pass Governor Newsom's clean and affordable Cap & Invest! #AffordabilityWatchCA
Gas up to $8/gal. Higher grocery bills. Even more expensive housing and construction costs. That’s the cost of extreme Cap & Trade reforms.
Legislators: keep climate ambition realistic and affordable during Cap & Trade debate. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Legislators: keep climate ambition realistic and affordable during Cap & Trade debate. #AffordabilityWatchCA
August 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Gas up to $8/gal. Higher grocery bills. Even more expensive housing and construction costs. That’s the cost of extreme Cap & Trade reforms.
Legislators: keep climate ambition realistic and affordable during Cap & Trade debate. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Legislators: keep climate ambition realistic and affordable during Cap & Trade debate. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Offsets + allowances = lifelines for CA families, farmers & jobs. Without them, California risks adding fuel to the affordability crisis.
Clean air + economic stability can go hand-in-hand with a clean and affordable Cap & Trade reauthorization. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Clean air + economic stability can go hand-in-hand with a clean and affordable Cap & Trade reauthorization. #AffordabilityWatchCA
August 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Offsets + allowances = lifelines for CA families, farmers & jobs. Without them, California risks adding fuel to the affordability crisis.
Clean air + economic stability can go hand-in-hand with a clean and affordable Cap & Trade reauthorization. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Clean air + economic stability can go hand-in-hand with a clean and affordable Cap & Trade reauthorization. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Cap & Trade is one of the best climate tools California has, but it won’t work anymore if proposed changes bankrupt its citizens.
Stripping away offsets + allowances = higher gas, food & housing costs.
California needs climate progress and affordability. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Stripping away offsets + allowances = higher gas, food & housing costs.
California needs climate progress and affordability. #AffordabilityWatchCA
August 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Cap & Trade is one of the best climate tools California has, but it won’t work anymore if proposed changes bankrupt its citizens.
Stripping away offsets + allowances = higher gas, food & housing costs.
California needs climate progress and affordability. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Stripping away offsets + allowances = higher gas, food & housing costs.
California needs climate progress and affordability. #AffordabilityWatchCA
California's farmers and food processors are drowning in red tape.
❌ Water restrictions.
❌ Labor mandates.
❌ Environmental rules.
The result? Closures, layoffs & a food supply system on the brink. Sacramento must stop the regulatory overkill. #AffordabilityWatchCA
❌ Water restrictions.
❌ Labor mandates.
❌ Environmental rules.
The result? Closures, layoffs & a food supply system on the brink. Sacramento must stop the regulatory overkill. #AffordabilityWatchCA
July 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
California's farmers and food processors are drowning in red tape.
❌ Water restrictions.
❌ Labor mandates.
❌ Environmental rules.
The result? Closures, layoffs & a food supply system on the brink. Sacramento must stop the regulatory overkill. #AffordabilityWatchCA
❌ Water restrictions.
❌ Labor mandates.
❌ Environmental rules.
The result? Closures, layoffs & a food supply system on the brink. Sacramento must stop the regulatory overkill. #AffordabilityWatchCA
⚠️ Valero & Phillips 66 are shutting down their CA refineries.
❌ 20% of CA’s refining capacity vanishing.
❌ Food producers closing statewide.
Sacramento’s regulatory overkill = higher prices + lost jobs. #AffordabilityWatchCA
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❌ 20% of CA’s refining capacity vanishing.
❌ Food producers closing statewide.
Sacramento’s regulatory overkill = higher prices + lost jobs. #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.affordabilitywatchca.org/regulatory-o...
July 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
⚠️ Valero & Phillips 66 are shutting down their CA refineries.
❌ 20% of CA’s refining capacity vanishing.
❌ Food producers closing statewide.
Sacramento’s regulatory overkill = higher prices + lost jobs. #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.affordabilitywatchca.org/regulatory-o...
❌ 20% of CA’s refining capacity vanishing.
❌ Food producers closing statewide.
Sacramento’s regulatory overkill = higher prices + lost jobs. #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.affordabilitywatchca.org/regulatory-o...
More than one million acres of California farmland lost in just 15 years and more than 20% of farms closed in the last decade alone.
From farm closures to food plant shutdowns, Sacramento’s red tape is crushing rural jobs. #AffordabilityWatchCA
From farm closures to food plant shutdowns, Sacramento’s red tape is crushing rural jobs. #AffordabilityWatchCA
July 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
More than one million acres of California farmland lost in just 15 years and more than 20% of farms closed in the last decade alone.
From farm closures to food plant shutdowns, Sacramento’s red tape is crushing rural jobs. #AffordabilityWatchCA
From farm closures to food plant shutdowns, Sacramento’s red tape is crushing rural jobs. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Tom Steyer said it best:
“Climate action starts feeling like a tax on the present.”
CA leaders must stop ignoring the fallout—soaring rents, food costs, energy bills & business closures. #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...
“Climate action starts feeling like a tax on the present.”
CA leaders must stop ignoring the fallout—soaring rents, food costs, energy bills & business closures. #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...
July 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Tom Steyer said it best:
“Climate action starts feeling like a tax on the present.”
CA leaders must stop ignoring the fallout—soaring rents, food costs, energy bills & business closures. #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...
“Climate action starts feeling like a tax on the present.”
CA leaders must stop ignoring the fallout—soaring rents, food costs, energy bills & business closures. #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...
Gas $1.50+ above U.S. avg.
Electricity 2× national avg.
Food sky-high.
Jobs disappearing.
Climate leadership has a cost—and Californians are paying it daily. Sacramento must make climate policy affordable. #AffordabilityWatchCA
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Electricity 2× national avg.
Food sky-high.
Jobs disappearing.
Climate leadership has a cost—and Californians are paying it daily. Sacramento must make climate policy affordable. #AffordabilityWatchCA
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July 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Gas $1.50+ above U.S. avg.
Electricity 2× national avg.
Food sky-high.
Jobs disappearing.
Climate leadership has a cost—and Californians are paying it daily. Sacramento must make climate policy affordable. #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.affordabilitywatchca.org/climate-poli...
Electricity 2× national avg.
Food sky-high.
Jobs disappearing.
Climate leadership has a cost—and Californians are paying it daily. Sacramento must make climate policy affordable. #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.affordabilitywatchca.org/climate-poli...
🚨 BREAKING: California's climate policies add to the cost of everything.
Highest gas prices in the U.S.
Electric rates up 47% in 4 years.
>3M behind on utility bills.
Without balance, climate ambition is pricing people out. #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.affordabilitywatchca.org/climate-poli...
Highest gas prices in the U.S.
Electric rates up 47% in 4 years.
>3M behind on utility bills.
Without balance, climate ambition is pricing people out. #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.affordabilitywatchca.org/climate-poli...
June 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
🚨 BREAKING: California's climate policies add to the cost of everything.
Highest gas prices in the U.S.
Electric rates up 47% in 4 years.
>3M behind on utility bills.
Without balance, climate ambition is pricing people out. #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.affordabilitywatchca.org/climate-poli...
Highest gas prices in the U.S.
Electric rates up 47% in 4 years.
>3M behind on utility bills.
Without balance, climate ambition is pricing people out. #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.affordabilitywatchca.org/climate-poli...
Cap & Trade works because it balances climate goals with cost control.
Ill-conceived changes won’t help the planet—they’ll just send gas & grocery prices skyrocketing.
Sacramento: Do your job. Reauthorize Cap & Trade without driving up costs even higher. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Ill-conceived changes won’t help the planet—they’ll just send gas & grocery prices skyrocketing.
Sacramento: Do your job. Reauthorize Cap & Trade without driving up costs even higher. #AffordabilityWatchCA
June 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Cap & Trade works because it balances climate goals with cost control.
Ill-conceived changes won’t help the planet—they’ll just send gas & grocery prices skyrocketing.
Sacramento: Do your job. Reauthorize Cap & Trade without driving up costs even higher. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Ill-conceived changes won’t help the planet—they’ll just send gas & grocery prices skyrocketing.
Sacramento: Do your job. Reauthorize Cap & Trade without driving up costs even higher. #AffordabilityWatchCA
California’s climate policies are pricey enough.
Now some want to gut Cap & Trade—the one tool that works without crushing families.
Axing offsets & free allowances = higher prices for everyone. Say NO to extreme reforms. #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.affordabilitywatchca.org/cap-and-trade
Now some want to gut Cap & Trade—the one tool that works without crushing families.
Axing offsets & free allowances = higher prices for everyone. Say NO to extreme reforms. #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.affordabilitywatchca.org/cap-and-trade
June 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
California’s climate policies are pricey enough.
Now some want to gut Cap & Trade—the one tool that works without crushing families.
Axing offsets & free allowances = higher prices for everyone. Say NO to extreme reforms. #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.affordabilitywatchca.org/cap-and-trade
Now some want to gut Cap & Trade—the one tool that works without crushing families.
Axing offsets & free allowances = higher prices for everyone. Say NO to extreme reforms. #AffordabilityWatchCA
www.affordabilitywatchca.org/cap-and-trade
Cap & Trade is California’s most cost-effective climate policy.
Radical reforms? They’ll drive gas to $8/gallon and spike food & energy prices. In a state already drowning in costs, we can’t afford that.
Reauthorize Cap & Trade smartly—keep it affordable. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Radical reforms? They’ll drive gas to $8/gallon and spike food & energy prices. In a state already drowning in costs, we can’t afford that.
Reauthorize Cap & Trade smartly—keep it affordable. #AffordabilityWatchCA
June 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Cap & Trade is California’s most cost-effective climate policy.
Radical reforms? They’ll drive gas to $8/gallon and spike food & energy prices. In a state already drowning in costs, we can’t afford that.
Reauthorize Cap & Trade smartly—keep it affordable. #AffordabilityWatchCA
Radical reforms? They’ll drive gas to $8/gallon and spike food & energy prices. In a state already drowning in costs, we can’t afford that.
Reauthorize Cap & Trade smartly—keep it affordable. #AffordabilityWatchCA
"Polluters pay" mandates and costly Cap & Trade proposals may satisfy climate activists—but they’ll crush small businesses and low-income families.
Sacramento must reject costly reforms. #AffordabilityWatchCA
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Sacramento must reject costly reforms. #AffordabilityWatchCA
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June 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"Polluters pay" mandates and costly Cap & Trade proposals may satisfy climate activists—but they’ll crush small businesses and low-income families.
Sacramento must reject costly reforms. #AffordabilityWatchCA
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Sacramento must reject costly reforms. #AffordabilityWatchCA
affordabilitywatchca.org/cap-and-trade
CA gas prices are already the highest in the nation—and now Sacramento wants to make them even worse. SB 684 & AB 1243 = another hidden gas tax that working families can't afford. Say NO to higher costs and NO to SB 684 & AB 1243 #AffordabilityWatchCA www.affordabilitywatchca.org/self-inflict...
June 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
CA gas prices are already the highest in the nation—and now Sacramento wants to make them even worse. SB 684 & AB 1243 = another hidden gas tax that working families can't afford. Say NO to higher costs and NO to SB 684 & AB 1243 #AffordabilityWatchCA www.affordabilitywatchca.org/self-inflict...
CA Legislature has a choice:
✅ Reauthorize Cap & Trade smartly & affordably
❌ Cave to extreme demands that eliminate free allowances & send prices soaring
CA can fight climate change without destroying working families, farms & small businesses #AffordabilityWatchCA
✅ Reauthorize Cap & Trade smartly & affordably
❌ Cave to extreme demands that eliminate free allowances & send prices soaring
CA can fight climate change without destroying working families, farms & small businesses #AffordabilityWatchCA
May 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
CA Legislature has a choice:
✅ Reauthorize Cap & Trade smartly & affordably
❌ Cave to extreme demands that eliminate free allowances & send prices soaring
CA can fight climate change without destroying working families, farms & small businesses #AffordabilityWatchCA
✅ Reauthorize Cap & Trade smartly & affordably
❌ Cave to extreme demands that eliminate free allowances & send prices soaring
CA can fight climate change without destroying working families, farms & small businesses #AffordabilityWatchCA
Gas at $7–$8/gal? More expensive food and energy? That’s the future if the Legislature continues its costly environmental agenda.
Sacramento politicians must reject proposals that drive up costs and worsen the affordability crisis. #AffordabilityWatchCA
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Sacramento politicians must reject proposals that drive up costs and worsen the affordability crisis. #AffordabilityWatchCA
affordabilitywatchca.org/cap-and-trade
May 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Gas at $7–$8/gal? More expensive food and energy? That’s the future if the Legislature continues its costly environmental agenda.
Sacramento politicians must reject proposals that drive up costs and worsen the affordability crisis. #AffordabilityWatchCA
affordabilitywatchca.org/cap-and-trade
Sacramento politicians must reject proposals that drive up costs and worsen the affordability crisis. #AffordabilityWatchCA
affordabilitywatchca.org/cap-and-trade