Labor hits back on business-led California ballot measures By Lynn La | CalMatters | March 21, 2023 Plus, legislative efforts to improve voting access and information are underway.
Bay Area Bill would make superintendent of public instruction an appointed position By Diana Lambert | EdSource | February 28, 2023 Position would still require confirmation by the Assembly, Senate and the Senate Committee on Rules.
COVID-19 How much should California spend to build up public transit? By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | February 28, 2023 The farebox recovery funding model may not be the most viable.
COVID-19 New California pay-to-play law taken to court By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | February 24, 2023 The law was co-authored by an ideology-spanning group of Democrats and a Republican.
berkeley Arreguin throws his hat in: Berkeley mayor announces he’ll wage State Senate campaign By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | February 24, 2023 Arreguin is running for the newly redistricted District 7, which includes Piedmont.
gavin newsom Do California’s energy policies conflict? By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | February 23, 2023 Gas pump sticker shock and clean energy transition collide in special legislative session.
Bay Area Barbara Lee announces US Senate bid By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News Foundation | February 21, 2023 The longstanding liberal East Bay representative joins a field of influential contenders.
Bay Area In California Legislature, 500 bills beat the deadline By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | February 21, 2023 Several bills tackle hot-button topics like fossil fuels and the fentanyl crisis
voting Who draws the lines? A big push for independent local redistricting By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | February 16, 2023 While about a dozen new commissions drew maps after the 2020 Census, in many other places, politicians or their appointees did.
lgbtq Will California protect gay marriage in its constitution? By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | February 15, 2023 California's Proposition 8 was struck down in federal court but anti-gay marriage language it introduced remains in the constitution.
Bay Area Feinstein announces retirement; long career praised by politicians from across Bay Area By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | February 14, 2023 The trailblazing US senator forged numerous "firsts" in California politics.