Image by ismagilov. Faced with growing concerns that California’s higher education system is outdated and unresponsive to the needs of an increasingly diverse student population, lawmakers are considering more structural changes to the state Master Plan’s vision of university and college education.
The California Assembly in session. Photo by APOn occasion, if you listen to the proceedings on the Floor of the California State Assembly, you may hear either a legislator seeking “permission to read on the Floor,” or you might hear a legislator raise a point of order that a colleague is reading on the Floor. What is the basis for either of these two statements?
Image by Zhanna Hapanovich. OPINION – If you want a front-row seat to how a civilization commits fiscal suicide while congratulating itself on its values, Sacramento is playing a sold-out show. Playing fast and loose with other people’s money has a name in my world: breach of fiduciary duty. In California, they call it governance.
Image by Arseniy45. OPINION – California’s gas prices have risen by over a dollar since the start of Trump’s war in Iran, with one-fifth of the world’s oil supply blocked at the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, the oil industry has called for the state to substantially weaken and possibly delay climate regulations, notably the state’s backbone climate policy, cap-and-invest.
Big City Mayors coalition. Photo by Robin Swanson. Next week is Spring Break so this week was busier than usual. Here is our Capitol Briefs roundup of a few of the things we found notable around the Capitol.
Image by Vadym Plysiuk. OPINION – The digital world is not going away, and our children are not immune from its effects. If we care about their futures, we must pair accountability with proactive safeguards.
Photo by Heidi Patricola. OPINION – The next nuclear revolution is already underway. Now is the moment for California to act decisively: commit to leading, mobilize its resources, and shape the future of clean energy, or risk being left behind as others seize the opportunity.
American Endurance, Jones Act tanker. Photo by Philly Shipyard.OPINION – Under the Jones Act, cargo moving between U.S. ports must be carried on American-built, American-flagged, and American-crewed vessels, including crude oil and refined petroleum products. The Trump administration has moved to wave the Jones Act, but California’s regulations, taxes, and other unique factors make any minor savings from this waiver a drop in the bucket.
Image by hapabapa. Understanding what proposed legislation actually does is part science and part art. This week lobbyist and McGeorge law professor Chris Micheli explains it all for you.
Image by it:Arseniy45. As the California Governor’s race enters the last several months, those millions of dollars that have been raised by candidates are starting to get spent. A new website collects digital ads, broadcast television and radio ad buys: on the digital side, you can watch the ads, see how much was spent to promote them, what geography was served and what age/gender groups were targeted. In the Broadcast TV and Radio sections you don’t see the ads themselves, but you can see all the complete buys, including what stations, dates, amounts spent, and even what TV programs were bought.