Grizzly reintroduction effort may only be hibernating

NIL: Will the feds finish what California started?

Universty of Arkansas men's basketball coach John Calipari. Photo by ap.

by LEAH O'TARROW posted 09.30.2026

California helped open the door for college athletes to finally make money. Five years later, everyone is still fighting over the rules.

NIL: Beyond here there be dragons

Nancy Skinner. Photo by AP.

by LEAH O'TARROW posted 09.29.2026

In 2019, then California state Sen. Nancy Skinner set out to change one of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) most entrenched rules. Her legislation helped set off a chain reaction that would transform college sports nationwide.

Constitutional amendment and revision provisions

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by CHRIS MICHELI posted 10.01.2026

The following provides commentary regarding the specific provisions of Article XVIII of the California Constitution, which deal with amending and revising the state Constitution.

Special Episode: California Health Care – The Impact of H. R. 1

California Health Care, Panel 1: The Impact of H. R. 1. L-R: Rich Ehisen, Capitol Weekly; Tam Ma, Health Policy and Regulatory Affairs, UC Office of the President; Katie Rodriguez, California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems; Tam Ma, UC Office of the President; Ben Avey, WellSpace Health; Christine Smith, Health Access; Josh Stehlik, California Immigrant Policy Center. Photo by Joha Harrison, Capitol Weekly.

by CAPITOL WEEKLY STAFF posted 09.28.2026

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: This Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live at California Health Care which was held in Sacramento on September 23, 2026. This is Panel 1: The Impact of H. R. 1. Our panelists are: Ben Avey, WellSpace Health; Tam Ma, UC Office of the President; Katie Rodriguez, California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems; Christine Smith, Health Access; Josh Stehlik, California Immigrant Policy Center. The panel was moderated by Rich Ehisen, Capitol Weekly.

Lawsuit that prompted better care for mentally ill inmates ends

Dr. Katherine Warburton, Statewide Medical Director and Deputy Director of Clinical Operations for the California Department of State Hospitals, center. Kirsten Barlow, left, Lois Cross and Michelle Doty Cabrera on the right. From California Health Care, Panel 3: Behavioral Health. Photo by Joha Harrison, Capitol Weekly.

by DAN MORAIN posted 09.27.2026

An 11-year lawsuit that helped transform how California cares for people who have committed crimes and struggle with mental illness has come to a quiet conclusion. In a five-page order issued last Monday, Judge S. Raj Chatterjee of Contra Costa County wrote that the state created a new treatment program for people who are arrested and deemed to be incompetent to stand trial, added more than 2,000 state hospital beds to care for them, and secured a permanent source of funding.

California needs more than water usage reports. It needs water solutions.

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by MICHELLE PAUL posted 10.01.2026

California needs more water supply, and state and federal agencies should support, not impede, the projects that can provide it.

California shouldn’t tax employers for hiring the people who need jobs the most

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by MAHA JWEIED posted 09.30.2026

The employer tax proposal is also simply unworkable by design.

California can protect privacy without limiting tech that helps people with disabilities work

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by JOHN W. DECKER posted 09.29.2026

Smart glasses are helping people with disabilities perform everyday tasks more independently.