OPINION – Cap-and-trade extension discussions are heating up in the Legislature, with Governor Newsom proposing to extend the program out to 2045 in the May Revision to the state budget. The ...

In the fourth installment of our ongoing look at candidates to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom when he terms out next year, we look at Republican candidate Sharifah Hardie. Sharifah Hardie, an African ...

OPINION – Survivors of human trafficking are among the most resilient people we’ve ever met. Every day, across California, they are rebuilding their lives in the aftermath of abuse and finding ...

OPINION – California has always led the way in protecting vulnerable communities. We pride ourselves on being inclusive, compassionate, and proactive in policies that make a real difference. But today ...

Lobbyist and author Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week in Sacramento. Want to see more stories like this? Sign up for The Roundup, the free daily newsletter about ...

OPINION – As Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” squeaked by with a one-vote margin in Congress, I am thinking about California Representatives Darrell Issa, Young Kim, and David Valadao, who voted ...

OPINION - Despite a $12 billion budget deficit, Governor Gavin Newsom still proposes to spend more on the state’s public ...

Entrepreneur/philanthropist Stephen Cloobeck sports a little bit of the star quality some Californians seem to expect from ...

There have been many court decisions over the past century interpreting key provisions of the Government Code. The following cases highlight some of the key decisions interpreting these statutory ...

This weekend Democrats are meeting at their annual convention in Orange County. With just over a year before the 2026 Primary, and short of 18 months before the General Election, we wanted to take the ...