Image by Viktor Hanacek. CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: The Capitol Weekly crew look at the California Primary. How did Proposition 50 impact the races, what did billionaires get for their money, and will the generation gap be a defining factor in November? Plus, Who had the Worst Week in California Politics?
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Image by Nicholas Klein. There are several important entities that support the work of the California Legislature. But what do they all do? Capitol lobbyist, McGeorge law professor and regular Capitol Weekly contributor Chris Micheli explains it all for you in this week’s Micheli Files.
Big City Mayors Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson, Matt Mahan, Karen Bass, Larry Agran, Daniel Lurie, Jerry Dyer, Rex Richardson. Photo courtesy of Big City Mayors coalition. Mayors from several of California’s largest cities gathered on Wednesday for the Capitol Weekly Big City Mayors Forum to discuss some of the state’s most pressing challenges, including homelessness, housing affordability, economic development, regulatory reform and the evolving relationship between local governments and Sacramento.
Marie Liu. Photo by Joha Harrison, Capitol WeeklyAn accidental encounter with a California Senate Fellows brochure launched a career that would take Marie Liu deep into the halls of the Capitol, where she spent more than two decades helping shape California’s environmental policy.
Lobbyist, author and McGeorge law professor Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week under the Capitol Dome.
OPINION—In 2018, I attended my first Alliance for Boys and Men of Color (ABMoC) event as a partner. It was my first time lobbying at the state level, and my first time stepping foot in the State Capitol. For many people, stepping into the Capitol leaves them in awe. What stayed with me were the organizers.
Featuring a microphone on a table, while other units are defocussed. Microphones are used in kinds of speech delivery circumstances.OPINION—In July of last year, Congress and the President decimated all funding for public media in our nation, pulling the financial rug out from under hundreds of public radio and television stations.
Image by Png-Studio. California’s jungle primary was as wild as a name like that sounds, but now the fall races are set. Voters turned out big, almost as big as Democrat Xavier Becerra’s lead over Republican Steve Hilton.
Small breed terriers and chihuahuas barking and begging to be let out of kennelOPINION—California is a top state for the execution of shelter pets. Many falsely attribute this crisis to “overpopulation.” This false narrative deflects from the real cause—public officials hire leaders that have an archaic kill-pound mentality.