SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators have been spinning their wheels for months on gas price relief. They should get the vehicle moving or abandon it.
Maybe head in a different direction.
Rather than trying to ease motorists' pain at the gas pump — or mailing out checks to help consumers endure inflation — the governor and lawmakers should spend the state's gargantuan tax surplus primarily on much-needed infrastructure projects.
