September 14, 2020

The dynamic between Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump has turned out to be a surprise during Newsom’s short time as governor, as he’s navigated an extraordinary spate of disasters requiring federal aid and diplomacy.

El SB 1399 buscaba cambiar la forma en que se paga a los trabajadores de la industria clandestina de la confección de Los Ángeles. Pero este ciclo legislativo fracasó ante la fuerte oposición de las empresas.

Republicans are in rough shape in California, still trailing in third place behind not just Democrats but also those with no party. The GOP gained a bit on independents this summer, but primarily because more independents were re-registering as Dems. Also not a new story: The election of President Donald Trump and an increasingly diverse […]

President Donald Trump will visit California today for a wildfire briefing with Gov. Gavin Newsom and other officials, just a few days after Newsom declared “a climate damn emergency” and slammed the federal government for its rollback of certain environmental protections. The visit marks the latest iteration of Newsom and Trump’s back-and-forth on wildfires. Last […]

SB 1399 sought to change how workers are paid in the underground Los Angeles garment industry. But this legislative cycle it failed in the face of strong business opposition.

Welcome to the next installment of Insiders. Assemblymember Kevin Kiley, a 35-year-old Rocklin Republican with degrees from Harvard and Yale, left a promising law career to run for a state Legislature so heavily dominated by Democrats as to render Republican votes almost meaningless.  “I would do it all over again if I had the opportunity,” […]

Many state lawmakers are falling under the thrall of oil and gas industry lobbying dollars, but Gov. Newsom can jumpstart policies that will protect Californians.

John F Kennedy, speaking in 1962, said: “If we could produce fresh water from salt water at a low cost, that would indeed be a great service to humanity, and would dwarf any other scientific accomplishment.” And today, we are there. The Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project, which will be before the California Coastal Commission […]

The California Supreme Court is making it easier to enact specialized local taxes, which could erode budgetary authority of elected officials.