Experts Expound

Experts Expound: The Kamala question

Kamala Harris. Photo by AP.

Polls have for months shown that Kamala Harris would be the strong favorite should she opt-in to the 2026 governor’s race, prompting some already-declared candidates to say they would drop out. But Republicans actually seem to relish the chance to run against her, and several Dems now say they will stay in even if Harris joins the

Podcast

Special Episode: California Insurance Crisis – The Los Angeles Fires

California Insurance Crisis, Panel 2: The Los Angeles Fires. Journalist Dan Morain, Kelsey Szamet, Eaton Fire Survivors Network, Nancy Wallace, UC Berkeley, Steve Hawks, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, Sonoma County Supervisor James Gore. Photo by Ellie Appleby, Capitol Weekly.

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: A Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast, recorded live at the California Insurance Crisis, which was held in Sacramento on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. This is Panel 2: The Los Angeles Fires, featuring Sonoma County Supervisor James Gore; Steve Hawks, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety; Kelsey Szamet, Eaton Fire Survivors Network; Nancy Wallace, UC Berkeley. Moderated by journalist Dan Morain.

Capitol Briefs

Capitol Briefs: Suspense by the numbers

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In this edition of Capitol Briefs we take a quick look at final numbers from the suspense file hearings and note a few bills that will be moving on and one that won’t be.

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Better know a CA gubernatorial candidate: Stephen Cloobeck

Entrepreneur/philanthropist Stephen Cloobeck sports a little bit of the star quality some Californians seem to expect from their governors.

The 63 year old was the founder, chairman and CEO of Diamond Resorts International, a timeshare company of 92 leisure resorts and almost 400,000 owners that was purchased by Hilton Grand Vacations in 2022 for $1.9

Podcast

Special Episode: California Insurance Crisis – What Next?

California Insurance Crisis, Panel 3: What Next? Rich Ehisen, Capitol Weekly; Denni Ritter, American Property Casualty Insurance Association; Alex Hall, UCLA; Sen. Roger Niello; John Norwood, Norwood Associates. Photo by Ellie Appleby, Capitol Weekly

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: This Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live at the California Insurance Crisis, which was held in Sacramento on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. This is Panel 3: What Next?, featuring Sen. Roger Niello; Alex Hall, UCLA; John Norwood, Norwood Associates; and Denni Ritter, American Property Casualty Insurance Association. Moderated by Rich Ehisen of Capitol Weekly.

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