News
In a campaign no national pundit focused on, Congressman Mike Thompson is in danger of losing his Napa Valley seat to big-spending fellow Democrat Eric Jones, who until recently was a San Francisco venture capitalist. Improbably, the battle for California’s Congressional District 4 became one of the most costly House races in the nation.
News
Beginning in 2018, 17 states — including solidly red Missouri and Oklahoma — have banned the practice of adults to marry an underage person. Yet it wasn’t until the last day of September this year that California, a proud bastion of progressive politics that’s often touted as a national laboratory for forward thinking public policy, became the 18th state to outlaw child marriage.
Podcast
CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: This week we welcome Senator Monique Limón (D- Santa Barbara), the Senate President pro Tempore. Limón is the first Latina, the first woman of color and the first mother to hold the position. She spoke with us about her tenure so far as leader of the legislature’s upper body, what she expects from the coming year, and about her friend and mentor, the late Dolores Huerta, who passed the day we recorded this interview.
Micheli Files
In this week’s edition of the Micheli Files lobbyist and law professor Chris Micheli provides commentary regarding the specific provisions of Article XIV of the California Constitution, which deal with labor relations in this state.
Opinion
Senate Bill 503 needs more specificity to prevent problems.
News
The success of a 2023 bill that mandated yearly literacy testing for California students in kindergarten through 2nd grades has directly inspired the creation and passage of a new bill that would do the same for early math assessment.
Micheli Minute
Lobbyist, author and McGeorge law professor Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week under the Capitol Dome.
Opinion
We need equity before passing Senate Bill 5600, the Dennis John Benigno Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act.
Mark DiCamillo of the Berkeley IGS Poll, Dr. Shakari Byerly of EVITARUS and Paul Mitchell of Political Data Inc., speak at a panel on polling at A Post-Mortem of the 2026 Election, November 5, 2026. Photo by Joha Harrison, Capitol Weekly.
