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Gavin Newsom: “We're paying what, 21% more in airfare since the war, we're…”

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Gavin Newsom: California's Housing Crisis Is Its Original Sin

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I mean, I think we've had six ultimatums, all of them that have been passed. Talk about a red line he's servicing. No confidence in the global construct. I mean, We're paying what, 21% more in airfare since the war, we're paying 18% more in energy since the war. We're paying 53. Forgive me, I haven't looked today, but last week when I left on Friday, I was 53.1% more for gasoline, $1.51 here in California, $1.55 on average across the United States. (37:18–37:25)

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Asserts that airfare costs have increased by 21% and energy costs by 18% since the war [in Iran].

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