Image by Kenishirotie via iStock. 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.
Cali Carlisle. Photo by Dan Morain. Can Sacramento save a woman who has spent a decade on the streets suffering from mental illness? As the capital of the state that boasts of having the world’s fourth largest economy, Sacramento’s homeless crisis takes on outsized symbolism.
San Quentin Giants baseball. Photo by AP.A new California law aims to codify organized sports in state prisons as a way to reduce prison violence and recidivism.
Image by MehaniqToday’s piece from lobbyist, author, lawyer and regular Capitol Weekly contributor Chris Micheli offers commentary regarding the specific provisions of Article XII of the California Constitution, which deal with public utilities in this state.
Carol Dahmen-Eckery. Image from her Facebook page.CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: A great advance person is equal parts drill sergeant, Energizer Bunny and psychic, with an obsessive attention to detail. On today’s show we are joined by Carol Dahmen-Eckery, who for decades was one of the most well-known and respected campaign managers and advance team leaders in the business, who shares a plethora of insights and lessons from her years being the one to stop problems before they could even occur.
Anchor & Tree, image by Ellie Appleby, Capitol WeeklyAround the Capitol, a walk of just a few blocks can take someone past national chains, longtime Sacramento institutions and an increasingly crowded collection of independent cafes and specialty roasters. For Anchor & Tree Coffee Roasting Co., standing out in that landscape has meant building something that extends beyond what is in the cup.
Lobbyist, author and McGeorge law professor Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week under the Capitol Dome.
Cassidy Denny. Photo by Ellie Appleby, Capitol WeeklyIn California, just 12 of the 135 members sworn into office for the current 2025-2026 legislative session were aged 35 or younger. The average age of California State Assembly members is 49 years, and the average age of California Senate members is 55 years, according to research by Rutgers University. And yet, in Sacramento, younger legislative staffers are more regularly gaining access to positions of influence in the capitol, even as their generations remain underrepresented among elected officials.
Image by seb_ra via iStock.Unlike some states that have a robust, codified “Code Construction Act,” California spreads its interpretive rules across random segments of a number of the 29 Codes, including the Civil Code and Code of Civil Procedure, as well as decades of judicial precedent.
Image by Deagreez via iStockHalloween is upon us so with that in mind tell us what you think was the scariest thing you saw come out of the Legislature or governor’s office this year?