Could PG&E Sink Harris?
The PG&E bankruptcy, and the scandals surrounding it, are about to go national. That could be both embarrassing and healthy for California and its leaders. The vehicle for this nationalization is the presidential campaign of California U.S. Senator Kamala Harris.
Does the “Progressive” Policy Agenda in California have any Limits?
There has been much debate recently in the national media regarding an ongoing battle between “socialism” and “capitalism” and what each would mean for the future of this country. Meanwhile, here in California state Republican lawmakers, such as this past weekend at their convention, have been increasingly sounding the alarm that California has become and […]
Three Things to Know about California’s Data Privacy Fight
When California passed the nation’s first law giving consumers control over their personal data last year, legislators built in an unusual buffer: an extra year to change the law before it takes effect in 2020. Lawmakers and lobbyists are now making use of the time, submitting at least 20 bills in recent weeks that would […]
An Agenda to Make California’s GOP Relevant Again
California’s Republican party has nothing to lose. They’ve lost every battleground district. The Democrats are going to do whatever they want in the legislature. Corporate interests are cultivating competing factions among the Democrats. All the smart money is with the Democrats, because the Republicans don’t matter anymore. California’s GOP should seize this opportunity. This is […]
Former Treasurer John Chiang Joins California Forward
Former California State Controller and State Treasurer John Chiang has been elected co-chair of California Forward’s Leadership Council. Chiang is a Democrat and will join Republican Pete Weber of Fresno as Co-Chairs of the bipartisan public policy organization. Chiang succeeds Lenny Mendonca on the Leadership Council after Mendonca joined the Newsom Administration as chief economic […]