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Tag: Sen. John Moorlach

Posted inWhatMatters

Unions, cities square off over raises, layoffs

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven December 16, 2020December 16, 2020

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, December 16. Big budget deficits Even as California cities face yawning budget deficits, many are still on the hook for raises promised to public employee unions — leaving local governments with little choice but to lay off employees or slash services. With Congress gridlocked over a relief package, the cities […]

Sen. Scott Wilk reacts after mouthing the F-word Friday morning during the senate floor session. Image via Senate livestream
Posted inPolitics

Unmasked: Tempers flare and patience frays as California lawmakers hit viral end of session

Avatar photo by Ben Christopher August 31, 2020August 20, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration is calling for budget cuts based on an economic model more dire than those of others. Illustration via iStock
Posted inEconomy

Valid assumptions or “tacky bluffs” — the econ forecast shaping Newsom’s budget

Avatar photo by Ben Christopher May 20, 2020May 20, 2020
A small crowd of beach goers at Ocean Beach in San Francisco on April 7, 2020. California is entering the fourth week of sheltering in place to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

CA readies to reopen

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven April 14, 2020April 13, 2020
A healthcare worker at a Kaiser hospital in San Francisco on April 9, 2020. Today, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the state would make hotel rooms available to care providers in regions with high rates of COVID-19 infections who need to self-isolate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCoronavirus

Amid pandemic, Newsom faces scrutiny over $1B face-mask deal

Avatar photo by Laurel Rosenhall and Dan Morain April 13, 2020April 13, 2020
Sen. Bernie Sanders's won the California primary, but California didn't matter much in the march to a Democratic nominee. Here Sanders at a February campaign event at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inElections

Vote update: How big was Bernie’s win and the California primary’s loss?

Avatar photo by Ben Christopher April 7, 2020April 8, 2020
Republican California primary results moderate 2020 top two
Posted inElections

Republican tug-of-war: Election raises a familiar GOP dilemma in California

Avatar photo by Ben Christopher March 13, 2020March 13, 2020
Ambulances are outside Travis Air Force Base., where Americans have been evacuated from overseas for quarantine after being exposed to, or sickened by, the coronavirus. Photo by Hector Amezcua, AP Photo.
Posted inHealth

Governor: Coronavirus changing “by the hour” in California

Avatar photo by Ana B. Ibarra February 27, 2020March 16, 2020
A BART train runs through a neighborhood of single-family homes in Albany. California lawmakers again rejected a bill that would have led to denser development along public transit routes. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inHousing

California’s most controversial homebuilding bill just died. What will Newsom do now?

by Matt Levin January 30, 2020January 31, 2020
Blake Kazarian and other delegates cheer presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren as she addresses the California Democratic Party Convention at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. Photo by Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group
Posted inElections

No-shows, endorsement spats and drag queens: What’s on tap at this weekend’s Democratic convention

Avatar photo by Ben Christopher November 14, 2019November 15, 2019

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