California State Senate floor session. Photo by Capitol Weekly.It was another jam-packed week, with the June primary election blessedly almost upon us and the deadline for bills to clear their house of origin.
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Haifaa Abdulhaq, photo courtesy of UCSF Fresno. Questions about inherent conflicts of interest continue to dog the $12 billion California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the largest such state enterprise in the nation.
Image created by The Poison PenCAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: California’s Top Two Primary, also known as a Jungle Primary, was approved by voters as Proposition 14 in 2010. Sixteen years later, California voters are beginning to sour on Top Two. Fears of a GOP – or Democratic – lockout in this year’s race for governor have led many to call for a change. Recent polling by Capitol Weekly found the 79% of respondents wanted to revise or repeal the jungle primary. Longtime Democratic consultant Steve Maviglio has heeded that call, filing a ballot initiative proposing to repeal Prop. 14. He joins us today to talk about the race for governor, the legacy of the Top Two and why it needs to change.
Image by Volkan ISIK. Due to a massive backlog in our queue, effective immediately Capitol Weekly is imposing a moratorium on new op-ed submissions through at least June 24th.
Salinas, California, USA - June 19, 2015: Seasonal farm workers pick and package strawberries.OPINION—Rising temperatures, wildfires, floods and other climate disasters are making outdoor labor increasingly dangerous across California. Yet for the workers who feed us, staying home during hazardous conditions isn’t an option. Most farmworkers lack access to any form of income replacement if they can’t work.
Ballot envelope, Los Angeles County. Image by Darylann Elmi. In a new Capitol Weekly survey of likely June primary voters fielded May 6-14 (N=1,549), we asked voters about the Top Two system and the Governor’s race. The headline number is striking: 69% of voters say they are concerned that the November General Election could feature no candidate from the party they prefer.
California law, image by Vitalii VodolazskyiCapitol observers will come across bills that delineate between general or special (also called local) statutes. So, what is a general statute versus a special or local statute? Capitol lobbyist and law professor Chris Micheli explains it all in today’s Micheli Files.
Browsing Movie On Streaming Media Service.OPINION—The Charter-Cox Deal Will be a Win for Cox Customers.
Lobbyist, author and McGeorge law professor Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week under the Capitol Dome.
Support for The Micheli Minute is provided by The McGeorge School of Law Capital Center for