This election cycle has left many progressives across the country disillusioned and fearful of what a second Trump administration will mean to our safety and civil liberties. While California’s Democratic leadership is gearing up to challenge Trump’s extremist policies, the irony is that some of the most regressive, right-wing policies were just passed in our state before Trump has even stepped foot in the oval office…again. Californians are now staring down the consequences of the failures of statewide ballot measures that would have slightly alleviated some of the harshest inequalities.