Image by PromesaArtStudioIn late March, Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana, amended a spot bill, SB 47, to order the State Auditor to conduct an audit of the February 2025 bar exam. The bill would direct the auditor to submit findings “as soon as possible” to the Bar’s board of trustees, the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court and the Senate Judiciary Committee and its Assembly counterpart.
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Asm. Pilar Schiavo, right, interviewed by Tim Foster (left) and Rich Ehisen of Capitol Weekly. Photo by Ellie Appleby, Capitol WeeklyCAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Democratic Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo joined us to talk about her legislative priorities, the Los Angeles Fires, the Chiquita Canyon Landfill environmental crisis, and why cuts to the VA are personal for her. And as always, we tell you Who Had the Worst Week in California Politics.
Image by Oleksii LiskonihThis is the second part of a 2-part article on addressing some of the main questions concerning California’s political and election laws.
The California State Capitol Building in Sacramento. Image by t:Marcopolo9442While we all wait to see if former Vice President Kamala Harris will throw her hat into the ring to succeed soon-to-be termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom, it’s a good time to pose a tangentially-related question to our esteemed panel of experts.
Image by Seiya TabuchiOPINION – The devastating LA-area wildfires are a stark reminder of how extreme weather is reshaping our state with no signs of slowing down. Without changes to how we respond to these disasters, costs will keep piling up, driving utility bills even higher for Californians who are already struggling with high rates.
Image by BrianAJackson. OPONION – Lawmakers can strengthen our state’s economy and its future by rejecting the governor’s disproportionate reductions in the UC and CSU budgets.
Image by ronniechuaOPINION – For California to realize its bold clean energy vision — like achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 — we must challenge the status quo and create a new energy marketplace that maximizes every electron, utilizes dynamic systems to create supply and addresses the increasing load demands of an energy hungry economy.
Lobbyist and author Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week in Sacramento.
Women's Caucus announcement. Photo by Rich Ehisen Capitol WeeklyIt was another busy week around the Capitol with major caucuses unveiling their legislative agendas, some big tax news and…snakes!