New Polling In The Governor’s Race
Is there a real race for governor after all? You would not know it given coverage of the race, of which there has been practically none, nor the campaigning pace of the leading contender, Democratic Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom. But in fact, early fall polling does show some evidence that the race may actually be […]
Kavanaugh Hearing Shines Brighter Light on CA Senate Contest
In any normal election cycle, the state’s race for governor would be in the spotlight for California’s voters and media. But, this is not a traditional political era we are living through, and the dramatic, emotional hearings over confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court has made California’s senators the center of the […]
Overview of 2018 Bill Actions by Governor Brown
The 2018 Legislative Session concludes sine die on November 30, but for practical purposes the Session ended on September 30, the last day for Governor Jerry Brown to have acted upon bills sent to his Desk during the final weeks of Session. Each month during 2018, from January through September, there were gubernatorial bill actions, with over […]
Also on the November Ballot? Lots and Lots of School Bonds
Californians in November will weigh billions of dollars’ worth of ballot measures for low-income housing, children’s hospitals and more. But one of the biggest asks will be mostly invisible to most voters—100 or more local proposals to sell bonds for school construction projects that, if passed, could total more than $12 billion in local borrowing […]