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 ...

The Democratic reaction to Republicans winning back the White House and control of Congress initially focused on the theme that swing voters care far more about the economy that they do the bold