Beyond the Governor’s Race

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CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: The race to replace Governor Gavin Newsom has taken up most of California’s political oxygen so far this year, but there are other statewide races coming up, including Lt. Governor, State Insurance Commissioner, and – potentially – a slew of Ballot Measures. Capitol Weekly Editor Rich Ehisen, reporter Leah O’Tarrow and podcast co-host Tim Foster take a look at the 2026 ballot. Plus – Who Had the Worst Week in California Politics.

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News

Lights, camera, more action needed to save Hollywood

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Once the global center of film production, California – and Los Angeles in particular – has seen a long steady decline in the number of films and TV shows shot there. The reasons are many, including an ongoing affordability crisis that industry workers say has made it harder to produce film and TV in the place that built the business.

Opinion

California needs a housing champion

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OPINION – California has spent too long treating our most pressing challenges as unsolvable. Housing isn’t unsolvable. It requires political courage, creative policy, and a willingness to use every available tool.

Experts Expound

Experts Expound: The Mahan Question

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Kamala Harris, Alex Padilla, Rob Bonta and Rick Caruso have all opted out of the governor’s race. That leaves San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan as the last notable potential candidate still waffling about getting into the game. How would he impact the race if he does get in? Our experts expound.

News

Capitol Briefs: Odds, ends and numbers to consider

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It’s been another busy week around the Capitol, with some of the highest profile activity centered on the horrific events taking place in Minneapolis. But not everything under the Capitol Dome this week was all about ICE.

Podcast

Brian Green and California Voices

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: We’re joined today by longtime capitol consultant – now retired – Brian Green, who worked in communications for the Senate Dem Caucus from 2011 until last year. As principal consultant, Green prepared talking points and issue updates, recorded videos, set up press conferences and hosted the “Then There’s California” podcast featuring in-depth interviews with Democratic senators. One year into retirement, he has launched his own podcast, “California Voices, with Brian Green.”

Micheli Files

Possible hierarchy of legislative materials for statutory interpretation purposes

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After a California judge or justice determines there is ambiguity in a state statute, they will turn to consideration of extrinsic evidence in an effort to ascertain the intent of the Legislature in crafting the statute. What sort of evidence is considered?

For more than one hundred and twenty-five years, California courts have examined evidence

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