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CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Hosts Rich Ehisen and Tim Foster are joined by Politico’s Chris Cadelago for a deep dive (our longest-ever episode?) into California politics in 2024 – and a look into the Horseshoe next year as Nathan Barankin takes over for departing chief of staff Dana Williamson. Plus: Who Had the Worst YEAR in California Politics? ...
What you should know about California special sessions
Nov 15, 2024 · California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called a special session of the Legislature for Dec. 2nd to "safeguard California values" against perceived threat from another Trump administration. Today's edition of the Micheli Files has all …
Capitol Weekly's Top 100 - Capitol Weekly
Each year since 2009, Capitol Weekly has published an annual list of the one hundred most powerful movers and shakers in California politics and public policy: The Top 100. We don’t include elected officials. Instead, we look at those who devote their professional lives to fighting for – or against – issues of state politics
Exit Interview: Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman
Nov 25, 2024 · CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: As her final term in the senate comes to an end, Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman joined us to reflect on her twelve years in the state legislature. A self-described “pragmatic progressive,” Eggman represents the 5th Senate District – San Joaquin County, parts of Stanislaus County and the Sacramento County community of Galt – areas which saw a significant ...
Capitol Weekly’s Top 10 Capitol power couples - Capitol Weekly
In just a few months, Capitol Weekly will unveil its 16th annual Top 100 list recognizing the most influential members of the Capitol community. As we began researching this year’s list, however, we realized that in all our years of the Top 100 we’ve never deeply explored a critical dynamic of Capitol clout: the Capitol power couple whose combined prominence and …
Overview of local and state open meetings laws in California
Dec 6, 2024 · California has three types of open meetings laws that apply to local and state governmental entities. These laws, adopted over the years, apply to state agencies and departments, the Legislature, and local entities (including city councils and boards of supervisors).
A POST-MORTEM OF THE 2024 ELECTION, NOV. 7, 2024
Nov 7, 2024 · A POST-MORTEM OF THE 2024 ELECTION, NOV. 7, 2024. On Thursday, November 7, 2024, Capitol Weekly and the UC Student and Policy Center presented A POST-MORTEM OF THE 2024 ELECTION. We gathered a score of experts for a timely and informative review of the November 5 election, providing analysis, opinions and insight.
Spending on lobbying firms topped $550 million through 21 …
Nov 4, 2024 · Special interests spent the least amount of money during the first quarter of last year, more than $71 million, again according to figures updated after amended disclosures.. For the first seven quarters of the 2023-24 legislative cycle, special interests paid more than $550 million to lobbying firms, according to SoS disclosures analyzed during early November.
Kudos, criticism mark California stem cell agency as it turns 20
Dec 5, 2024 · California’s $12 billion stem cell experiment turned 20 years old this fall, winning kudos from some patients and scientists but failing to fulfill the expectations of voters who thought they had created an enterprise that would lead quickly to revolutionary cures for cancer, heart disease, stroke and much more.
Opinion: Proposition 20: Fighting against rigged congressional ...
Oct 7, 2010 · In 212 elections for the House of Representatives from California during the past decade, exactly one district has changed parties. And exactly one incumbent congressman has been defeated.