These three Trump policies are most hated in the Bay Area

President Donald Trump s sweeping agenda to remake the economic system and U S establishment is broadly unpopular in the Bay Area with a majority of voters expecting the Republican to make life worse In a poll in August by Bay Area News Group of those surveyed commented they expect the Trump administration s policies to negatively impact the Bay Area and disclosed they expect their own lives to worsen because of Trump s actions and those of his Republican allies in Congress The poll conducted with Joint Venture Silicon Valley a regional economic think tank also determined criticism of progressive policies in California It comes as Democrats continue to search for a national path forward and Gov Gavin Newsom a poster child for progressivism in the eyes of the political right positions himself for a likely run for president in In the survey of Democrats mentioned criticisms of progressives were somewhat or mostly fair Even more independent voters agreed as did of Republicans The poll surveyed registered voters across five counties The margin of error was Russell Hancock president and CEO of Joint Venture Silicon Valley declared conservatives have zeroed in on progressivism and used it as a catch-all term for the state s homelessness emergency environmental policies defense of LGBTQ people and more The polling aftermath does indicate that we re feeling brow-beaten and reflective he mentioned This year Newsom and top Democrats in California rolled back specific progressive policies amid concerns that the party was out of touch with working class voters while passing reforms intended to reduce the cost of living A Bay Area News Group analysis after the referendum revealed that Trump made the majority headway with region s low-income voters and Newsom expeditiously promised to address the state s infamous cost of living Aside from sky-high housing costs force rates in California are on average nearly double the rest of the U S the state routinely posts the highest gasoline prices in the nation and California is tied with Louisiana for the highest poverty rate The anti-Trump fervor in the Bay Area is nothing new but it could have national implications The survey of voters in the core Bay Area Contra Costa Alameda Santa Clara and San Mateo counties plus San Francisco was conducted as Newsom and national Democratic heavyweights debuted their plan to temporarily gerrymander California s congressional districts after Republicans in Texas moved to do so at the White House s behest California voters are set to consider that plan Proposition in November and campaigning is fierce It s one way Newsom is raising his national profile If voters reject the plan Republicans would gain a important advantage in the midterm elections that are key to Trump s continued success with his agenda California voters will consider Proposition in November and campaigning is fierce Mailers about the plan to temporarily gerrymander California's congressional districts have already hit voters' mailboxes Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group BAY AREA POLL After pandemic gloom are Bay Area residents feeling more optimistic about the region The new Bay Area poll shows Trump s funding cuts to universities are the majority of unpopular of the Republican administration s policies followed by tariffs Universities are a major employer in the Bay and California economists estimate that tariffs would clobber the state s trade-dependent economic activity and contribute to the state s billion budget deficit In the survey of respondents stated university funding cuts will make the Bay Area worse off and reported the same about tariffs A new poll shows President Trump's funding cuts to universities are the the bulk unpopular of the Republican administration's policies At UC Berkeley above protesters voice their concerns in March about the funding cuts and attacks on free speech at Sproul Plaza Karl Mondon Bay Area News Group Poll respondent Brianna Rodriguez of Fremont noted she works three jobs to pay the bills She has watched her relatives in Mexico thrive with professional jobs while her family struggles to make ends meet in the U S Rodriguez a Democrat is worried that the price of goods will spike further as companies pass the costs of Trump s tariffs onto consumers Newark resident Brianna Rodriguez is at present working three jobs in an effort to make things work financially she says Aric Crabb Bay Area News Group Basically everything that you buy is made from different countries she commented Related Articles Arellano There s no nice way to deport someone But Trump s ICE is hosting a cruelty Olympics Letters Refinery closures explosion guarantee a gas crunch Letters years on we re still protecting access to contraception Social Prevention Administrator Frank Bisignano is named to the newly created position of IRS CEO What Bad Bunny commented in Spanish on SNL about backlash to his Super Bowl gig Also unpopular are the Republican administration s cuts to Medicaid the federal robustness activity for low-income people In the survey were opposed to the cuts Among them is Rafael Daly who has lived in the same rent-controlled apartment in San Francisco s Knob Hill neighborhood for nearly years A private caterer for the city s elite and an independent voter Daly declared he is a Medicaid recipient We re all getting quieter and quieter and quieter while this guy destroys this beautiful democracy that was the best in the world Daly reported Shane Connolly past president of the Silicon Valley GOP dismissed the survey s evidence of local opposition to Trump s policies and revealed Bay Area voters are veritably opposed to the president s personality not his actions It s almost cult-like behavior he revealed I talk to a lot of these people If Trump is for it they will be against it Shane Connolly past president of the Silicon Valley GOP says that the survey s widespread opposition to President Donald Trump is likely due to his personality and not his political actions Nhat V Meyer Bay Area News Group Not all in the Bay Area are Trump opponents San Jose resident Ivanjoe Colonna voted for Trump twice He has mixed reviews of the Republican president BAY AREA POLL High cost of living forces residents to delay biological procedures having kids He s a symbol of strength I can tell you that much after that failed assassination attempt revealed Colonna a machine gunner in the Marine Corps Reserve He s a politician so he s corrupt nonetheless But Colonna has no love for Newsom either He noted his hometown in Silicon Valley has become overcrowded and violent since when Newsom ran for governor He plans to move to Madera where he believes it s safer to raise his young son In their voter persuasion campaign for Proposition Newsom and Democrats are trying to frame the measure as a battle against Trump and Republicans nationally a wise decision mentioned David McCuan a professor of political science at Sonoma State University who has studied ballot measures A yes vote has to be a referendum on Trump McCuan commented