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The average age of CA Assembly members is 49 & the average age of CA Senate members is 55. But, younger leg staffers are gaining access to positions of influence in the capitol, even as their generations remain underrepresented among elected officials
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PODCAST: @EloyOakley is a community college success story – he attended @GoldenWestHB before transferring to @UCIrvine where he earned a BA and MBA. He argues that postsecondary attainment isn’t just an education issue, it’s an economic one.
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Halloween is upon us so we asked our Experts what the scariest thing they saw come out of the Legislature or governor’s office was this year. Here's what they had to say:
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While Sacramento elite lobby firms generate enviable revenues in the millions of dollars, they face an underappreciated challenge: finding new clients. “Who do you market to and how do you market is a little more complicated" - @cassiegilson
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A very good, very deep dive in L.A. mayoral candidate Nithya Raman's relationship with the rest of the city council. lamaterial.com/p/raman-la-ma…
PODCAST: Our guest today is @EloyOakley, the President of @CollegeFutures. He makes a case that with more education, California could unlock trillions of dollars in long-term economic gains by better developing the talent that’s already here.
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“Old warriors gather and bury hatchets, not in one another” @Capitol_Weekly
Assembly Class:
1964 Willie Brown
1966 Pete Wilson
1982 Gray Davis
1990 Jim Brulte
#CALeg
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Jim Brulte is the Republican who came within a vote of becoming Assembly Speaker in 1994. Willie Brown is the Democratic Speaker who blocked his ascent. On Friday, they co-hosted an extraordinary reunion of former legislators and current and past lobbyists
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The race for Insurance Commissioner is on the prediction markets — and @Kalshi users favor @BenAllenCA to get the nod. California will soon see if the wisdom of the crowd got it right.
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Insurance Commissioner candidate @JaneKim's front-runner status worries insurance industry insiders, who complain she doesn’t understand the first thing about the sector. But her candidacy is about much more than just insurance regulation.
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Scott Shafer, one of the Bay Area’s best-known political journalists and a fixture at KQED for nearly three decades plans to retire after a career covering California elections, debates and more. sfchronicle.com/entertainmen…
Sacramento city leaders have promised a push for CARE Court reform after @sacbee_news published Tom Philp's devastating series on a family in crisis. We spoke with Philp about the columns last week...
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Our friends at @GoldenStateOrg have shared how their staff and contributors filled out their ballots. And now we're sharing it with you. golden-state.org/ballot-pick…
Multiple states have filed enforcement actions or lawsuits against prediction markets, arguing that the platforms are illegal, unlicensed gambling operations. The @CFTC has fought back, arguing that the states cannot override federal derivatives regulation
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A twofer: First, journalist Tom Philp talks about his series examining how CA’s mental health system is failing families who need it the most. Then, Ken Monroe highlights the challenges and opportunities facing family-owned businesses in California
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All true. In the 2018 race Republicans didn’t know DeLeon’s ideology or didn’t care if they did. They chose anyone other than Feinstein. That reasoning could beat Matsui.
Since 2011 CA has had an Open Primary in which the top 2 vote getters advance, irrespective of party. The theory was that voters would vote for the candidate closest to their views in the General Election. In reality, not so much. @paulmitche11 @CA_120
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This weekend I put pen to paper on the political question that’s gonna decide a dozen or more congressional and legislative campaigns…
Oddly, most Dems have been fairly quiet about it, while Reps @FlashReport and @spencerpratt keep talking about it
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I had absolutely not realized the degree to which @Capitol_Weekly has changed their work over the year: they used to really lean into the data, and leave the interpretation to the reader.
Spotted today at the @CAStateLibrary.
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Probably going to be completely overlooked by the media but today is the 200th birthday of photography as a medium and that’s pretty cool
