What is Newsom’s Top Priority?
What is the governor of California’s top priority? I don’t know. And I suspect that neither does he. I wasn’t a fan of Jerry Brown’s very limited and budget-focused governorship. The state has let so many major problems fester that any smart successor was going to have a big and broad agenda, as Newsom does. […]
California’s 2020 Presidential Primary: Will Latino Voters Have An Impact?
California Latinos have achieved an unprecedented ability to influence state politics. They turned out to vote in big numbers in last November’s midterm elections, but will they impact the 2020 California Democratic Primary? If we’re going to analyze the issue then here’s the obvious first question. Who among the top tier Democratic contenders has a […]
The Governor’s Press Shop Gets Some Media Allies on The Death Penalty
Borrowing a term that for better or worse pervades our landscape these days, we have to consider Public Policy Institute of California’s most recent poll results specific to the death penalty and the articles written about it as “Fake News.” Why? Because there are “Real Results” that shred the findings.
A “Legal Earthquake” In The Fight To Fix PAGA
Last week, there was a legal earthquake in California. It had nothing to do with a controversial jury verdict or a special counsel report; rather, it concerned the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). A trade organization I founded, the California Business and Industrial Alliance (CABIA), sued the state over PAGA last fall, arguing that it […]