Politics
Facing recall, Newsom uses anti-tax amendment for his own devices
Does the governor's tax rebate plan follow California's constitution? His finance director says yes, but an anti-tax activist isn't so sure.
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WhatMatters
Getting hotter: More blackouts on the way?
Facing the triple threat of wildfire season, severe drought and a likely recall election, Gov. Gavin Newsom is undoubtedly hoping that California will be able to avoid rolling blackouts this year after last summer’s heat wave triggered the first outages in nearly two decades. But while the president of California’s electric grid operator expressed “guarded […]
WhatMatters
Recall circus begins
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 […]
Commentary
How to avoid a recall meltdown and improve California elections
It’s not too late for the state Legislature to fix this messy way of conducting a recall election: Here is a simple home-grown solution.
Politics
Recall backers raise more, but Newsom’s side has more cash in the bank
While the governor's opponents have burned through most of the money they've collected to date, his defenders have some $2.5 million in the bank.
Politics
Democratic leaders rally behind Newsom to fight recall, but how enthusiastic is the grassroots?
Democratic Party leaders unite behind a message that the recall is a desperate Republican plot that is bad for California. But will progressives and Latinos turn out to vote?
WhatMatters
An unprecedented day for California
Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, April 27. Census + recall What a day Monday was. First, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that California will lose a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in the state’s 171-year history. Then, Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced that supporters of the effort to […]
Politics
California loses congressional seat for first time
California loses one of 53 House seats after 2020 Census found the Golden State's population growth slowing.
WhatMatters
California home prices hit record high
Never has it cost so much to buy a house in California. The median price for a single-family home shot up to a staggering $758,990 in March — a nearly 6% increase from the previous record of $717,930 set in December and a whopping 24% increase from March 2020, according to figures released Friday by […]
Commentary
Why no Democrat should run in the Newsom recall
Take it from someone who was involved in the Gov. Davis recall, there are two significant problems with another Democrat entering the race.