As California lawmakers returned Monday to Sacramento for the legislative session, Democrats acknowledged a clear message from voters: California’s sky-high cost of living needs to drop back down to Earth.

“We get it,” Democratic state Sen. Dave Cortese told the San Jose Mercury-News. “The Democratic Party, has, in effect, just been called out by the voters on that issue.” Talk is cheap, especially political talk. There’s a big difference between ...

When the Democrat-dominated California Legislature reconvened this week, its members chanted a new mantra about trying to reduce living costs in a state where those costs are at or near the nation’s highest.

“We get it,” Democratic state Sen. Dave Cortese told the San Jose Mercury-News. “The Democratic Party, has, in effect, just been called out by the voters on that issue.” Talk is cheap, especially political talk. There’s a big difference between ...