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California Secretary of State Alex Padilla OK'd the controversial Vote Safe California contract to a firm with ties to fellow Democrat Joe Biden's presidential campaign. AP Photo/Eric Risberg

CA could stick ‘Team Biden’ firm with $35M bill

by Emily Hoeven November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

Alice Huffman has resigned as president of the California State Conference of the NAACP, after controversy over the fact that she collected millions in fees from corporate interests as her organization sided with them on state ballot measures. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California NAACP leader resigns amid conflict-of-interest backlash

by Laurel Rosenhall November 20, 2020November 21, 2020

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces an executive order requiring all new passenger vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035, a move the governor says would achieve a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, at a press conference on Sept. 23, 2020, at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Photo by Daniel Kim, The Sacramento Bee via AP/Pool

Newsom’s fast-approaching deadline

by Emily Hoeven September 28, 2020September 28, 2020

Alice Huffman, President of the California State Conference of the NAACP, speaks as part of a coalition in support of proposition 13 at the California Capitol on January 8, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California NAACP president aids corporate prop campaigns — collects $1.2 million and counting

by Laurel Rosenhall September 25, 2020October 23, 2020