Gavin Newsom
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I'm not an accelerist, nor am I a doomer in this respect.
And maybe it's because I spend too much time with all of the flavors of perspectives on this so I can see the contours.
But I also know this.
We don't know what we don't know.
But I do see the need for us to address the issue of anxiety in a deep and profound way.
And that's why we've been leading an effort, which we hope to unveil very shortly on UBC, not universal basic income, income, the old construct, but this notion of universal basic capital.
A lot of folks talking about sovereign wealth funds, more challenging than it appears to do that.
working to try to figure a version of that out.
But universally basic capital is important.
Pre-distribution strategies, not just redistribution strategies.
Tenants and aspects for the California economy, your question, that we're trying to shape more on that, we hope, in May and June of this year as we lay out some tracks for resolving some of that anxiety going forward.
Let's try to get to two more.
Well, we have great partnerships.
I've been very proud.
We work with the legislature, did something never been done in California.
We provided state grants for prosecution, $267 million to 55 LEAs, local law enforcement agencies.
for investigations and prosecution.
So we believe localism is determinative as it relates to local independent district attorneys.
There's obviously a role of our Department of Justice at the AG level, but needs to be determined on the basis of the facts on the ground, your question.
As it relates to legislation, as you know well, tend not to opine about pending legislation in real process, as that process unfolds.