Better know a CA gubernatorial candidate: Toni Atkins

Former Senate pro Tem Toni Atkins, photo by AP.

We’re a long way off from the 2026 gubernatorial election, but 14 candidates – nine Democrats and four Republicans – have already kicked their campaigns to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom into high gear. Some are familiar names and faces; others are not. And of course all of them are, like the rest of us, waiting to see if former California Attorney General, U.S. Senator and Vice President Kamala Harris adds her name to the list. While Harris ponders her future, over the next few months Capitol Weekly will take a brief look at how the current candidates shape up.

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Capitol Spotlight

Capitol Spotlight: Sen. Scott Wiener

Sen. Scott Wiener. Photo by Ellie Appleby, Capitol Weekly

Nobody can ever accuse Sen. Scott Wiener of only taking on the easy fights. The San Francisco Democrat has in fact developed a reputation as someone almost allergic to tackling any bill – from housing to health care, from psychedelics to artificial intelligence – that doesn’t promise a bare-knuckles brawl to get passed.

Podcast

April Manatt and the Problem Solvers

April Manatt and Rich Ehisen.

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Our 400th episode! On today’s show we welcome April Manatt, Executive Director of the California Problem Solvers Foundation and former head of the the California Legislative Staff Education Institute. Manatt spoke with us about her work in both of these organizations, the importance of bipartisanship in policy making, and bridging the divide.

Opinion

Pumping the brakes on CARB’s disinformation

EV questions. Image by wildpixel.

OPINION – As multiple media outlets have reported, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is getting into the ring to defend the electric vehicle mandates they have foisted upon California’s families and businesses. Unfortunately, CARB’s staunch defense of anti-consumer regulations is a master class in disinformation – purposefully designed to deceive Californians.

Opinion

Why AB305 deserves support

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OPINION – As the California Assembly considers AB305, bipartisan legislation that could rewrite California’s energy future, the stakes could not be higher. The bill would exempt small modular reactors (SMRs) from the state’s nuclear moratorium in an attempt to end California’s reliance on fossil gas and carve out a new path for an abundant, carbon-free energy future.

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