CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: We’ve got a jam-packed episode this week: Podcast cohost Tim Foster marks TWENTY years at Capitol Weekly. Then we speak with Frank Torres, the new Director of Political and Legislative Advocacy for the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals. Finally, we tell you who had the Worst Week in California Politics.
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Attorney General Rob Bonta (Photo: AP/Rich Pedroncelli)News that Attorney General Rob Bonta had ruled in early July that daily fantasy is illegal in California sparked a flurry of one-day stories about the opinion and reactions to it, most notably Gov. Gavin Newsom’s blunt disagreement with the AG. The dynamics of the situation, however, are far more complex and nuanced than those basic narratives.
Former Rancho Seco nuclear plant in California, USA. Image by alcfeoh21OPINION – Nuclear energy is officially back on the table—not just at the World Bank, but around the globe. Countries, organizations, and governments increasingly realize that decarbonization can’t happen without nuclear. California, alas, remains paralyzed.
Image by Natalya Kosarevich. OPINION – Every afternoon, thousands of California students are turned away from Expanded Learning Programs (ELPs), not because they don’t want them, but because there’s no room for them. This is despite California spending more than $650 million annually on ELPs, the largest investment of any state in the nation.
Janeth Rodriguez, California Faculty Association, Photo by Joha Harrison, Capitol WeeklyIt’s hard to pinpoint exactly when Janeth Rodriguez started on the path that led her to become the new executive director of the California Faculty Association. Even she hesitated when she was asked to tell her story.
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OPINION – It unfortunately isn’t news anymore: our immigrant communities are facing unprecedented attacks.
In addition to throwing legal status of immigrants into question, these new enforcement measures cause workers to miss shifts, harm
Lobbyist, professor, and author Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week in Sacramento.
Image by Pla2na. OPINION – If we’re willing to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to retain film productions that come and go, why aren’t we doing the same for the manufacturers that anchor our economy, create long-term middle-class jobs, and drive regional prosperity across every corner of the state?