What a week it’s been for Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis. On Tuesday, she took the stage for two panels at the United Nations climate change conference alongside President Joe Biden’s national climate advisor, governors and business executives — just four days after Gov. Gavin Newsom abruptly cancelled his trip to Glasgow, Scotland and announced that […]
California lawmakers and 500 more from around the nation want the federal government to do more to address climate change. The federal government wants to know whether PG&E was responsible for causing the Dixie Fire, the second-largest blaze in California history. The legislators’ letter to President Joe Biden and PG&E’s regulatory filing announcing the Oct. […]
California law should be changed to require the lieutenant governor to serve if a recall is successful. It would stop gubernatorial recall abuse, focus both political parties on winning general elections and avoid many of the $215 million in costs for this exercise in democracy.
Thursday’s vote could allow UC campuses to raise tuition every year, indefinitely — despite receiving extra state cash. Student groups are outraged and key lawmakers oppose the move, but UC says it needs more money and that financial aid will blunt the hit to students.
Los votantes de California decidirán el día 14 de septiembre en cuanto a la destitución del gobernador Gavin Newsom, lo que al llegar a ser una realidad, lo convertiría en el segundo gobernador en la historia del Estado, y apenas el cuarto en toda la historia del país completo que se enfrentaría a un retiro de su cargo.