Capitol Briefs logoThe number of women serving in the California Legislature has grown steadily in recent years, due in great part to the efforts of Close the Gap California’s recruiting efforts. Now the group has its own caucus.
Aerial drone video of a large data center building exterior, representing the massive technological infrastructure required for storing, processing data, and delivering global digital services.OPINION— California’s boom in data centers places growing demands on stressed water resources.
Aerial view of water carrying aqueduct in Outer Los Angeles, California.OPINION — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s comments at the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Conference in Sacramento provided some insight into his definition of success and the direction he believes the state should go.
Image by Nicholas Klein. There are several important entities that support the work of the California Legislature. But what do they all do? Capitol lobbyist, McGeorge law professor and regular Capitol Weekly contributor Chris Micheli explains it all for you in this week’s Micheli Files.
Big City Mayors Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson, Matt Mahan, Karen Bass, Larry Agran, Daniel Lurie, Jerry Dyer, Rex Richardson. Photo courtesy of Big City Mayors coalition. Mayors from several of California’s largest cities gathered on Wednesday for the Capitol Weekly Big City Mayors Forum to discuss some of the state’s most pressing challenges, including homelessness, housing affordability, economic development, regulatory reform and the evolving relationship between local governments and Sacramento.
Featuring a microphone on a table, while other units are defocussed. Microphones are used in kinds of speech delivery circumstances.OPINION—In July of last year, Congress and the President decimated all funding for public media in our nation, pulling the financial rug out from under hundreds of public radio and television stations.
Image by Png-Studio. California’s jungle primary was as wild as a name like that sounds, but now the fall races are set. Voters turned out big, almost as big as Democrat Xavier Becerra’s lead over Republican Steve Hilton.
Image by Chinnapong. The Legislature just gave themselves two critical weeks to work together with the Administration to adopt a budget solution that prevents shifting nearly 2 million Medi-Cal enrollees into a fragmented fee-for-service system (FFS) where health care coverage is in name only.
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara at California Insurance Crisis, May 14, 2025. Photo by Ellie Appleby, Capitol WeeklyOur Capitol insiders are back to answer another pressing question: Should California return to having the Insurance Commissioner be an appointed position rather than being chosen by voters?
Image by SCM Jeans. As the popularity of e-bikes has grown, so too have the instances and severity of crashes involving the motorized bicycles. With that in mind, lawmakers this session have pondered several bills seeking to balance expanding e-bike use and road safety.