Stacy Korsgaden. Image via Stacy Korsgaden campaign. In our ongoing Q&A series with California Insurance Commissioner candidates, this week we bring you answers provided to us by insurance agent Stacy Korsgaden.
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Single staircase apartment building. Image by Cebas. Numerous fire departments expressed opposition to relaxing building codes in a California Fire Marshal report, published Monday, that examines the safety of multifamily-unit buildings three or more stories tall.
Asm. Buffy Wicks in conversation with Capitol Weekly Editor Rich Ehisen (left) at A Conference on Housing, February 24, 2026. Photo by Joha Harrison, Capitol WeeklyCAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: This Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live at A Conference on Housing, which was held in Sacramento on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. This is the Keynote: Asm. Buffy Wicks in conversation with Capitol Weekly Editor Rich Ehisen.
Jane Kim. Image by SF Bicycle Coalition. In our ongoing Q&A series with California Insurance Commissioner candidates, this week we bring you answers from California Working Families Party Executive Director Jane Kim.
Lobbyist, author and McGeorge law professor Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week under the Capitol Dome.
Image by Khanchit Khirisutchalual. OPINION – Pavement created many problems for Los Angeles, damaging ecosystems and neighborhoods. But removing it where it no longer serves a purpose offers a rare chance to ease several pressures at once.
Image by eyegelb.It’s once again time for our experts to weigh in on a question roiling the Capitol community. This week: Will the SEIU UHW-backed billionaire tax make the November ballot? If so, will it pass?
Capitol Weekly Editor Rich Ehisen interviews Asm. Buffy Wicks at a Conference on Housing, Feb. 24, 2026 in Sacramento. Photo by Joha HarrisonPanelists grappled with California’s housing crisis Tuesday at Capitol Weekly’s first conference of 2026, painting a discouraging picture of the current state of affairs in the Golden State. Panels explored permitting reform, the impact of environmental concerns and new ideas for addressing affordability, punctuated by a keynote address from Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), who acknowledged the loads of work that still needs to be done but also sounded an optimistic note that things could improve in California.
Image by BrianAJackson. OPINION – Before locking the state into another half-decade of Microsoft spending, taxpayers deserve to know if they are getting a return on investment, or if the state is wasting millions while stifling innovation and competition.