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After all, Becerra\u2019s party has presided over the decimation of small business, and an exodus of big business<\/a> from the state.<\/p>\n The primary has only just ended, yet the California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber) has already decided to endorse Xavier Becerra for governor. AP Photo\/Etienne Laurent<\/p>\n But CalChamber didn\u2019t even try to compare the candidates\u2019 policies.<\/p>\n Maybe that\u2019s because Republican Steve Hilton\u2019s policies<\/a> are obviously better \u2014 so much so that it would be embarrassing to endorse the Democrat once policy had entered the equation.<\/p>\n In its statement<\/a> endorsing Becerra, it explained that it was choosing him becausehe \u201ccan work productively with both the private sector and our state legislature.\u201d<\/p>\n Work on what, exactly?<\/p>\n Becerra\u2019s policies are uniquely anti-business.<\/p>\n AP Photo\/Benjamin Hanson<\/p>\n He was one of the only candidates \u2014 even among Democrats \u2014 to support the state\u2019s absurdly high gas taxes, which place a huge burden on businesses and households alike.<\/p>\n He supports California\u2019s costly \u201cgreen\u201d energy policies, which have made energy more expensive and less reliable.<\/p>\n Becerra also backs includes the wasteful high-speed rail project, which is a national laughingstock.<\/p>\n Becerra also backs includes the wasteful high-speed rail project, which is a national laughingstock. Getty Images<\/p>\n CalChamber also cited Becerra\u2019s \u201cdeep experience at the state and federal level.\u201d<\/p>\n Let\u2019s talk about that experience.<\/p>\n Becerra was a partisan Democrat who had achieved little in Washington before Jerry Brown brought him back to California to take over from Kamala Harris as attorney general.<\/p>\n He encountered a small problem: His law license had lapsed.<\/p>\n Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n California Post News: Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, X<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, WhatsApp<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> Once that was sorted out, Becerra presided over a crime wave that the state has only just begun to overcome.<\/p>\n He specialized in suing the Trump administration, not fighting crime. The $20 billion that was stolen from the state\u2019s unemployment department during the pandemic, through fraud? That was on his watch.<\/p>\n As U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Becerra was almost invisible, notable only for imposing vaccine mandates and for losing track of migrant children.<\/p>\n As U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Becerra was almost invisible, notable only for imposing vaccine mandates and for losing track of migrant children. Godofredo A. V\u00e1squez\/Pool AP via AP<\/p>\n He did nothing to tackle the rising health costs that are placing a huge burder on public and private employers alike.<\/p>\n If there is something Becerra has ever done for business, or for economic growth, CalChamber didn\u2019t mention it.<\/p>\n And if there were some pro-business policy CalChamber could cite, it would have. It didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n It\u2019s clear what the game is here. Democrats are likely to win. So CalChamber is climbing on the bandwagon early, hoping to trade its early support for Bacerra now, for a seat at the table later.<\/p>\n \u201cCalifornia needs collaboration, not conflict,\u201d CalChamber says.<\/p>\n But sometimes you have to speak up.<\/p>\n California business needs strong and fearless advocates who will defend jobs, growth, and opportunity.<\/p>\n In short: The business lobby needs to grow a spine.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a51efcee88fd97da48b9c5651c9c840d.jpeg\"\/)
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