Illustration by Chris Shary, for Capitol Weekly88. Susannah Delano
Finding qualified women to run for office has never been the problem. Ensuring they are able to run with the proper support behind them has been the issue. But last November, women claimed the majority in the
California's lady justice, image by BreizhAtaoANALYSIS – According to the courts, the purpose of the constitutional reenactment rule, which prohibits amending a section of statute unless the section is reenacted as amended, is “to avoid enactment of statutes in terms so blind that legislators themselves are deceived in regard to their effect.”
Illustration by Chris Shary, for Capitol Weekly72. Erin Niemela
Erin Niemela and her business partner Emily Pappas head one of the Capitol’s few entirely female-owned lobbying shops, Niemela, Pappas and Associates, whose clients include corporate luminaries like eBay, HP, Indeed, Land O’Lakes, Mattel, PayPal, Salesforce, Sony
Illustration by Chris Shary, for Capitol Weekly83. Susan Jensen
Susan Jensen is Executive Director of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association or CNIGA, the largest regional tribal gaming association in the United States with 50 member tribes. As has been mentioned in the multiple bios of
Illustration by Chris Shary, for Capitol Weekly87. Francisco Silva
Francisco Silva is President and CEO of the California Primary Care Association, which represents over 1,300 nonprofit community health centers that serve close to 8 million Californians across the state. Most of them are located in low-income
Illustration by Chris Shary, for Capitol Weekly72. Sue Parker
Breaking barriers isn’t new to Sue Parker, the Chief Clerk of the Assembly. In 2020, she became the first woman to ever hold that position in California, and previous to that she was the first female to
Illustration by Chris Shary, for Capitol Weekly46. Danny Curtin
The California Conference of Carpenters has long been a force in California’s housing squabbles, due in no small part to its Director of the last 30 years, Danny Curtin. The Carpenters spend a lot of money around
Illustration by Chris Shary, for Capitol Weekly100. Becca Prowda
As chief protocol officer in the Newsom administration, Becca Prowda has the unique job of coordinating with the California Protocol Foundation, a nonprofit that collects donations from businesses and private individuals to pay for the governor’s travel
Illustration by Chris Shary, for Capitol Weekly97. Marie Liu
It says a lot when someone who should know calls you “the Kip Lipper” of what you do, but that’s exactly how a lot of people see Marie Liu. For more than two decades, Liu was a
Illustration by Chris Shary, for Capitol Weekly92. Ashley Zavala
It was only a few years ago that we dubbed Zavala the “Oh Shit” reporter because a staffer told us that was their first thought if they stepped out of their office and saw her coming toward