Reporter's Notebook
Kevin McCarthy: the Benjamin Button of California politics
Kevin McCarthy is the Benjamin Button of California politics. Began his career as an adult. Ended it as a baby.
Kevin McCarthy is the Benjamin Button of California politics. Began his career as an adult. Ended it as a baby.
OPINION – Manufacturing in California is an often invisible, but critical part of our daily lives. Whether you’re rolling off your mattress in the morning, taking a slice of bread for your sandwich at lunch or closing your blinds at the end of the day, you’ve in some way benefited from the invisible hand of our state’s manufacturers.
In the weeks and months leading up to the election, Sacramento-area Democrats phone banked, fundraised and sent postcards in support of two Democrats running for the Virginia state legislature, helping Dems secure majorities in both houses of the state legislature and sending a sharp rebuke to Virginia’s Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who had been gunning for GOP control to enact his agenda (and maybe to raise his national profile for a last-minute presidential run).
MICHELI FILES: Despite no constitutional provision allowing them (or prohibiting them), many California Governors have used “signing messages” to accompany a Governor’s signature on a bill. U.S. Presidents also have long used signing messages.
Halloween is upon us, so with that in mind we reached out to our esteemed panel of Capitol insiders with the following question: What is the scariest thing for you in the political world right now?
Phil Isenberg, a former Sacramento mayor and one of the most influential Democratic members of the Assembly in the 1980s and 1990s, died Thursday after a short illness. He was 84.
OPINION – Each breast cancer patient has their own story. For some of us, breast cancer runs in our family and we’ve had family discussions about our risk. For others, the diagnosis comes out of left field and there’s nowhere to turn.
By any accounting, SEIU California had a very good year. Some might say a monster year. And much of the credit goes to executive director Tia Orr, who rose to the job amidst turmoil and then led labor to some of its biggest wins in years.
OPINION – The California cardroom industry supports continued discussions regarding regulation of gaming within the state. However, it is essential that the discourse is not influenced by unfounded concerns from a few wealthy tribal casinos intent on creating a monopoly for themselves to the detriment of working California families and the communities served by cardrooms.
OPINION – California is well-known for its bold and innovative policies that create equitable economic opportunities for all. But California does not have a similar tuition policy for Mexico students.