In the fifth installment of our ongoing look at candidates to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom when he terms out next year, we look ...

Both the Legislature and the Governor in California play critical roles in the development and adoption of the state budget.

OPINION - A state entity like the California Education Learning Lab is essential for keeping California at the forefront of ...

Democrats are meeting at their annual convention in Orange County. With just over a year before the 2026 Primary, and short ...

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 ...

In just a few months, Capitol Weekly will unveil its 16th annual Top 100 list recognizing the most influential members of the Capitol community. As we began researching this year’s list, however, we ...

There’s only two weeks before the completion of the 2024 March Primary and early numbers are suggesting an historically low turnout. Last year we looked at turnout patterns in presidential primary ...

It is not hyperbole to call the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act of 1967 one of the most impactful pieces of California legislation of the last 60 years. The law, named for its three primary authors, ...

California recently approved three sweeping environmental laws: SB 54, SB 343, and AB 1201. Hopefully, this game-changing legislation will shape national policy about recycling, composting, plastic ...

In January 2020, Californians thought they were getting out of the private prison business. They are, but under a new law, AB 32, which went into effect at the first of that year, the state remains ...