Note: My amazing colleague Ben Christopher will be guest hosting the newsletter through June 3. I’ll see you on Monday, June 6 — just in time for California’s primary election! As news traveled around the country Tuesday of a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that left at least 22 dead — including 19 […]
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California lawmakers recess as crises collide
California lawmakers are calling for urgent action on gas tax relief and crime, but it may take a while to see meaningful progress.
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California hospitals buckle under patient surge, sick staff
California hospitals are struggling to keep up with increasing COVID cases at the same time they’re facing staffing shortages.
Posted inCalMatters en Español
¿Empoderamiento de trabajadores o demasiado alcance del gobierno? El proyecto de ley sobre comida rápida de California pone a prueba las leyes laborales
Read this article in English. En medio de la creciente conciencia sobre la desigualdad y los trabajos que no pagan lo suficiente para cubrir el cuidado infantil y la vivienda, California está considerando una propuesta radical: Permitir que el estado negocie salarios, horas y condiciones de trabajo para toda una industria. Los defensores de la Legislatura […]
Posted inCommentary
Farewell to a staple of Capitol news coverage
Room 1190 is a place where elected leaders were answerable to the public and where so much of California’s political history was written.
Posted inWhatMatters
Statues of Columbus, other colonialists removed
California protesters and lawmakers are calling for the removal of statues of Christopher Columbus and other controversial historical figures.
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School bonds, breaking up with PG&E, trade war, Stephon Clark, and rabbis
Multi-billion dollar school bond may land on March ballot. Housing bill advances. Municipalities look to break free from PG&E.
Posted inPolitics
Data exclusive: See how your legislators vote on the political spectrum
What does political polarization look like in the California Legislature? It looks like this chart.
Posted inMy Turn
For the sake of the economy, California legislators must fix the flawed California Consumer Privacy Act
John Kabateck, National Federation of Independent Business: The Legislature must fix the California Consumer Privacy Act. It riddled with unclear definitions, overly broad mandates, and small errors that will lead to unnecessary costs and confusion .
Posted inCommentary
Lawmakers must protect the California Consumer Privacy Act, not weaken it
Kids today are tracked like no other generation. Click by click, site by site, companies track every move kids—and all consumers—make online. That’s because our data and our viewing habits are worth a lot of money. For today’s kids, personal information, activities, hobbies, and networks are exposed and often for sale from birth, making kids […]