The Commerce Casino, image by Steve CukrovA San Francisco Superior Court judge on Tuesday struck down Attorney General Rob Bonta’s controversial cardroom regulations, which would have limited the salons from offering their most popular games.
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Assemblymember Anamarie Avila Farias. Image by Ellie Appleby, Capitol WeeklyIn our lastest Capitol Spotlight our senior correspondent Leah O’Tarrow showcases Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías.
Chelsea HainesCAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Chelsea Haines is the Director of State Regulatory Relations at the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), the largest statewide coalition of public water agencies in the country. ACWA’s 470 public agency members are responsible for 90% of the water delivered to cities, farms and businesses in California. Haines joined us to talk about ACWA’s vision for California’s future as climate change pushes our water resources to the limit.
Lobbyist, author and McGeorge law professor Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week under the Capitol Dome.
Image by Mohamad Faizal Bin Ramli. A bill working its way through the Legislature has the potential to significantly expand California’s landmark antitrust law, providing a major update to over 100 years of antitrust framework at the state level.
The California State Capitol Building in Sacramento. Image by t:Marcopolo9442This week was the deadline to place or remove ballot measures from the November ballot. Almost a half dozen ended up being pulled, but the biggest one – the billionaire tax – is heading to voters.
A man is engaged in ticket scalping, selling concert tickets at a significantly higher price than face valueOPINION — With inflation soaring and “affordability” at the top of every smart politician’s list of taking points, California’s leaders are close to delivering a major win for music fans by passing two reform bills to rein in prices on platforms like Stub Hub, Seat Geek and Ticketmaster Resale.
Image by Capitol Weekly. A lot of terms and phrases get used in the Capitol. In determining what these phrases actually mean, we can consult the Legislative Counsel’s Glossary of Terms.
Backlighting of a thick exhaust cloud over a high industrial chimney before a clear blue skyOPINION — The California Air Resources Board recently voted to authorize the state’s new Cap-and-Invest regulations after much hand-wringing over a last-minute amendment, purportedly in response to political pressure from oil refineries, to subsidize industry decarbonization projects.