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Politicians at play in Pebble Beach, San Diego

Happy Friday, California. Well-educated, high-earners are still moving to California. But with housing prices at an all-time high, there’s an exodus of low-wage workers, reports Next10, a nonpartisan group, with research by Beacon Economics. Putting ‘fun’ back in fundraising Democratic legislators will spend this weekend attending the 21st annual Speaker’s Cup, a golf and fund-raising […]

By Dan Morain • May 4, 2018

Politics

Cultivating clout: Marijuana money flows into California politics

Cannabis companies are hiring well-heeled lobbyists and donating money to politicians.

By Laurel Rosenhall • May 2, 2018

Newsletters

Prescriptions for California’s housing crisis

Good Monday morning, California. Santa Barbara County has nearly 300 wineries, and has granted 730 cannabis cultivation permits, more than anywhere in the state. “The cannabis situation in Lompoc has created a challenge for many wineries,” said Peter Work of Ampelos Cellars. — Santa Barbara Independent. Housing: What would candidates do? CALmatters asked the major […]

By Dan Morain • April 30, 2018

Politics

How the home of Reagan turned into the Trump Resistance

Immigration and the Latino vote swayed the state away from GOP support toward the liberal Democratic Party agenda.

By Ben Bradford, Capital Public Radio • March 1, 2018

Economy

Unions prepare to lose in the courthouse and strike back in the statehouse

The U.S. Supreme Court has yet to weigh in on a high-profile case that could slash the power of public-employee unions. But California labor leaders are already planning to push for new state laws to blunt the impact of an unfavorable ruling.

By Laurel Rosenhall • February 27, 2018

Elections

California Democratic Party’s unifying principle: tack left and boo Trump

As California’s Democrats wrapped up their party’s annual convention Sunday, they left San Diego as they arrived: a party still fraying at the seams after the 2016 election, held together by one strong bond—a unifying dislike of President Donald Trump.

By Ben Christopher • February 26, 2018

Elections

California Dems fail to bestow party backing in major races—snubbing Feinstein and Becerra

At the state party convention in San Diego this weekend, delegates were split, offering no endorsement in the race for governor. And they rebuffed two of its most prominent incumbents in Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Attorney General Xavier Becerra, giving their challengers more votes but not enough for anyone to garner an endorsement.  

By Ben Christopher • February 25, 2018

Elections

Villaraigosa endorsed, then heckled, by organized labor at party convention

Antonio Villaraigosa can’t quite catch a break this weekend. Late this morning, as the rest of the California Democratic Party rallied inside the San Diego Convention Center for their annual state convention, the former mayor of Los Angeles staged a rally of his own outside, announcing that he had earned the backing of the United […]

By Ben Christopher • February 24, 2018

Elections

Lots of labor love for Kevin de León at the Democratic party convention

The contrast between U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and her challenger state Senate leader Kevin de León came into stark focus Friday night at the California Democratic Party convention.

By Laurel Rosenhall • February 23, 2018

Elections

Pin the tail on the donkey: Democrats vie for party endorsement…but why?

In some of the state's most high profile races, the battle for the Democratic endorsement is expected to get rowdy. Why all the fuss?

By Ben Christopher • February 22, 2018