Experts Expound: single payer healthcare

by Capitol Weekly Staff posted 08.23.2023

A single payer health care system is the Holy Grail for progressive Californians. But is it realistic or just a pipedream? We put the question to our experts.

Experts Expound: The race to replace DiFi

Reps. Barbara Lee, Adam Schiff, Katie Porter. Photo courtesy of the U.S. House of Representatives

by CAPITOL WEEKLY STAFF posted 08.07.2023

Dianne Feinstein’s announcement she will not seek another term has sparked a furious three-way battle for the Democratic nomination to replace her. But is there a Republican dark horse in the mix? Or maybe even California Gov. Gavin Newsom? We asked our experts to weigh in.

Experts Expound: Rating Ricardo Lara

CA Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, photo from his candidate website

by CAPITOL WEEKLY STAFF posted 07.19.2023

The California insurance market is in flux. We asked our Experts to rate, on a scale of one to 10, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s handling of this situation so far.

Everybody’s talking about it, so we though we’d ask our experts: “Universal health care: Do we want it, will we get it? If so, when?” Here’s what they told us.

Experts Expound: “Too little, too late? Will California’s 2016 presidential primary be meaningless in the process of picking a president?”

“The LAO says the state is flush with cash and multibillion-dollar reserves loom in coming years. How should we spend the money?”

So what’s Tom Steyer up to? Earlier, he reportedly was going to run for governor or U.S. Senate and he’s been taking lead roles on environmental protection issues. Steyer, who was just named to Politico’s list of the top 50

“The FBI raided the Capitol and agents apparently are looking at Ron and Tom Calderon, as well as an LA-area water district’s contracting practices. Is this developing scandal limited in scope or is it the tip of an iceberg in