(#5195) 2 important things need to change in California

      I know that 2 is not enough things that need to change here in California but in my immediate consideration 2 would be great if they did change. First is gas prices. Those high prices at the pump make life much more miserable for those of us who have little to spend on increased gas prices. The second thing is for Dianne Feinstein to resign from the senate and be replaced by a younger more energetic democrat. If these 2 things could find their way into being then we here in California would be noticeably happier. I want to go places more often but paying for high gas prices has been a burden. But with new legislation signed last month in California, the end of high prices should be coming. https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/03/28/governor-newsom-signs-gas-price-gouging-law-california-took-on-big-oil-and-won/.
     The other big event that should happen very soon is the resignation of Dianne Feinstein from the US Senate. She is suffering from shingles and as an 89 year old she is in a position to end her career even if she hadn't been afflicted with shingles. What makes it tough for democrats right now is that Dianne is not able to be at her committee chair on the now evenly split Judiciary Committee and her absence has left democrats unable to move along judicial choices to our federal benches. She won't be coming back soon so the reality of a backlog of Biden judicial appointees being stalled because republicans will not aid the Biden administration select and appoint federal judges.
     So it is imperative that Dianne finally come to the conclusion that her career is finally over. She has been a stalwart public servant and should now leave in the best of traditions that not only help her political party the democrats but also allows her the full throated congratulations she richly deserves. The only thing that could muck up both attributable outcomes would be for Dianne to resist her resignation and not see the best path forward for her, her political party, and her nation. I believe she will get there and the sooner the better for all of us.