CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: To look at the unprecedented times in national politics, we’re joined by Thad Kousser, professor of Political Science at UC San Diego. Kousser has written extensively on US and California politics and is an astute observer of American political life. He spoke with us about President Trump’s “everything everywhere all at once” strategy, what Democrats can and can ...

Jan 6, 2025 · “This is a huge access-to-justice crisis,” said Jennafer Wagner, director of programs at the Family Violence Appellate Project, or FVAP, which filed the petition with Bay Area Legal Aid.. FVAP and Bay Area Legal Aid attribute the crisis to a shortage of court reporters in the state as well as a part of the Government Code, Section …

Nov 15, 2024 · California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called a special session of the Legislature for Dec. 2nd to "safeguard California values" against perceived threat from another Trump administration. Today's edition of the Micheli Files has all …

On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, Capitol Weekly will present an online conference, The Resistance: California vs. Donald Trump. President Donald J. Trump launched his second term with a flurry of executive orders on immigration, energy and climate, health care, civil rights and more. California led the resistance to administration policies during the

Oct 24, 2024 · He studied music at the University of Southern California and as a young man played organ in silent movie houses in the Los Angeles area. With the advent of the talkies, demand for his talent e bbed and he joined the family land business, got involved in Republican politics and became president of the La Cañada chamber of commerce.. As war spread in Europe and Asia in 1941, Lanterman led an ...

Jan 10, 2025 · The Legislative Analyst's Office serves as the “eyes and ears” for the Legislature to ensure that the executive branch is implementing legislative policy in a cost efficient and effective manner, while the Department works on behalf of the Governor to ensure that he or she has all of the data and information needed to work collaboratively with the legislative branch of state government in ...

Each year since 2009, Capitol Weekly has published an annual list of the one hundred most powerful movers and shakers in California politics and public policy: The Top 100. We don’t include elected officials. Instead, we look at those who devote their professional lives to fighting for – or against – issues of state politics

Jan 10, 2025 · Editor’s Note: This is corrected from an earlier edition of the Micheli Files. With Governor Gavin Newsom proposing two new state agencies (both a new Consumer Protection Agency and a Housing and Homelessness Agency) to be created as part of the 2025-26 budget, I thought it would be helpful to take a look at how a Governor’s Reorganization Plan …

Feb 6, 2025 · Anti-Trump, Anti-Elon rallies sweep Capitols: Rallies opposing President Donald Trump, his billionaire benefactor Elon Musk and Project 2025, the 900-page list of policy proposals put forth by the conservative D.C.-based think tank Heritage Foundation, swept across numerous state Capitols on Wednesday, including in Sacramento.The protests were part of a movement organized through social media ...

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