Eleni Kounalakis

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, May 5. Elections and bears, oh my If, like me, you didn’t have “California political candidate campaigns with 1,000-pound Kodiak bear” on your 2021 bingo card, you were not prepared for the excesses of a gubernatorial recall election. The effort to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom from office entered a new […]

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, February 16. Map reveals disparities It’s the question on everyone’s minds: When will Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers announce a school reopening deal? Though Newsom said he hoped to unveil a plan last week, Friday came and went without any mention of an agreement — or of the issues on […]

Good morning, California. It’s Monday, November 9. Harris’ historic win How things have changed for California. With the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the next president and vice president, the Golden State — which spent the past four years mired in a contentious relationship and more than 100 lawsuits with the Trump […]

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, August 12. Let the lobbying begin Joe Biden chose California Sen. Kamala Harris as his vice-presidential running mate Tuesday, putting the Golden State on the national ticket for the first time in nearly 40 years and launching yet another game of political musical chairs — this time in the hands […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s top economic officials sought to reassure Californians in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and a Russia-Saudi Arabia oil price war.

Zombie votes and delayed results expected today. Bill would protect workers who use medical marijuana. Business and labor groups spent big on primary.

California voters weigh 2020 presidential electability, want state action to fix housing crisis. Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis counts wounds from tariffs.

So far, the worst-case scenario has not come to pass, and some products, such as pistachios, have dodged Trump’s trade-war bullet. But the damage has not been insignificant to California's economy.

More college cheating scandal fallout, UC gives legal aid to undocumented students and their families, rent control returns and drought ends.

Effort grows to abolish state tax board, legislature weighs new tax proposals, no-preference voters on the rise