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biden cabinet
Mar. 18, 2021
Becerra Confirmed as HHS Secretary in Closest Vote Yet The California attorney general drew special Republican heat for antagonizing anti-abortion activists and for challenging Donald Trump in court.
By Ed Kilgore
California Is Headed Toward a Titanic Battle Over Raising Property Taxes Billions of dollars in tax revenue at stake in the first major effort to modify California’s Prop 13, which limits property taxes.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
July 30, 2019
California Aims to Make Trump Release Taxes by Requiring It for Primary Ballot It’s the latest in the Democratic effort to force Trump to release his tax returns. But he can get around it by running a write-in campaign.
By Ed Kilgore
California Could Ban Trump From 2020 Primary Unless He Releases Tax Returns Jerry Brown vetoed a similar bill requiring all candidates to release their tax returns, but Gavin Newsom might sign it.
By Ed Kilgore
transit woes
Feb. 21, 2019
The Battle Over High-Speed Rail Money Is Part of Trump’s War on California Trump’s focus on the California high-speed rail project curtailed by Governor Gavin Newsom is about more than his desire to recoup some federal money.
By Ed Kilgore
high-speed rail
Feb. 12, 2019
Newsom Derails Jerry Brown’s Pet High-Speed Rail Project The project has been far over-budget, behind schedule, and not very popular. The only surprise was how rapidly Newsom gave it the heave-ho.
By Ed Kilgore
Governor Newsom Takes Aim at California’s NIMBYism The new California governor is quickly showing his seriousness about addressing the state’s affordable housing crisis.
By Ed Kilgore
transportation
Dec. 13, 2018
Off-Schedule and Over-Budget, California’s Bullet Train Is in Big Trouble New Governor Gavin Newsom is promising a “fresh start” on Jerry Brown’s pet project.
By Ed Kilgore
criminal justice reform
Aug. 29, 2018
California Abolishes Cash Bail Despite Criticism From Left and Right Some conservatives warn abolishing cash bail will cause a crime wave, while some liberals fear judges will just lock defendants up with no recourse.
By Ed Kilgore
Trump Throws Word Salads at California Wildfire Crisis Trump seems to be expressing solidarity with anti-environmental California Republicans like his friend Devin Nunes, who thinks rivers are an outrage.
By Ed Kilgore
The Bill for the Ballot Battle Over California Gas Tax Could Reach $75 Million On one side of Prop. 6 is the California GOP, and on the other side unions, construction companies, and local governments.
By Ed Kilgore
Californians Will Be Voting on a Wild Array of Ballot Initiatives in November From repeal of a controversial gas-tax increase to a mandate for cage-free eggs, other issues will compete with candidates for money and attention.
By Ed Kilgore
Franklin Graham Invades ‘Godless’ California In the state where Billy Graham built his national reputation, Franklin Graham has embraced the Christian right activism his father rejected.
By Ed Kilgore
Higher Gas Prices a Headache for GOP — Except in California If gasoline prices stay high, Democrats will use that against the GOP. But in California, a GOP-backed gas-tax-repeal initiative changes everything.
By Ed Kilgore
California’s Governor Calls EPA Chief ‘Outlaw Pruitt’ Jerry Brown intensifies his war of words — and lawsuits — with the Trump administration.
By Ed Kilgore
California GOP Hopes Gas Tax Repeal Will Drive Voters to the Polls With a Democratic wave building for 2018, Golden State Republicans are banking on a ballot initiative to repeal a controversial gas tax increase.
By Ed Kilgore
Jerry Brown and Jeff Sessions Exchange Fiery Words Over Immigration Sessions made a point of attacking California leaders in California, and Brown made a point of saying the administration is “full of liars.”
By Ed Kilgore
natural disasters
Dec. 10, 2017
California Governor on Wildfires: ‘This Is the New Normal’ And, as if climate change wasn’t a big enough problem, the GOP tax cuts also pose a threat to disaster victims.
By Chas Danner
Will New York and California Take the Plunge on Single-Payer Health Care? With the national debate in chaos, big blue states might just go it alone on socialized health insurance.
By Ed Kilgore
California Democrats Aren’t As Crazy As They Sound After a confab marked by a disputed chair election, protests, and obscene chants, it’s easy to overestimate the party’s problems.
By Ed Kilgore
Exhibiting the Art of the Deal, Jerry Brown Gets His Infrastructure Bill Passed As Trump’s infrastructure package struggles for life, California Democrats enacted theirs on a tight schedule with a few timely deals.
By Ed Kilgore
Is California Really Going to Secede? There’s a real movement afoot to make the Golden State its own golden republic. At very least, it will galvanize opposition to the Trump regime.
By Ed Kilgore
Burying a Hatchet, Jerry Brown Endorses Hillary Clinton The California governor warns against precisely the kind of bitter-end primary campaign he waged against Bill Clinton in 1992.
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Oct. 6, 2014
By Jonathan Chait
the sports section
June 3, 2014
By Joe DeLessio
things that are scary
Aug. 24, 2013
A Wildfire Could Take San Francisco Off the Grid Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency.
By Delia Paunescu
Celebrity Settings
Jan. 28, 2013
By Jay Barmann
Jerry Brown
Aug. 23, 2012
Governor Jerry Brown Loves Burrito King He stopped by this week for a machaca burrito, doing his part to balance the budget.
By Hadley Tomicki
Gov. Jerry Brown Boosts Legitimacy of Barrel-Aged Beer The governor signed a law that clarifies it’s beer, not a distilled spirit.
By Hadley Tomicki
puppies!!!!!!
Jan. 5, 2012
By Noreen Malone
Jerry Brown Frees Food Stamps From Finger Print Scans; The Five Best IPAs The Governor eradicates some of the tougher requirements for food stamp users.
Food Politics
Sept. 30, 2011
By Jay Barmann
Booze You Can Use
Sept. 22, 2011
Jerry Brown Says Yes to Sangria, Infused Vodka The ABC will finally allow you to steep some lemon peels in your Stoli.
By Jay Barmann
Jerry Brown Signs Gay History Law Into Effect California public schools will be required to teach gay history.
By Mike Vilensky
affirmative action
July 9, 2011
By Andre Tartar
early and awesome
July 5, 2011
By Mike Vilensky
Celebrity Settings
June 17, 2011
By Jay Barmann
The Presidential Palate
Apr. 22, 2011
The President Meets and Eats With Clooney, Katzenberg, and Spielberg at Tavern The President welcome heavy-weight Hollywood players to a benefit dinner last night.
By Hadley Tomicki
school gays
Apr. 14, 2011
By Mike Vilensky
Jerry Brown Serves Inaugural Hot Dogs; President Obama Signing More Food Safety Forget shrimp, the new governor is showing considerable restraint when it comes to catering.
early and often
Nov. 2, 2010
By Adam Pasick
the midterm snapshot
Nov. 1, 2010
The Midterm Snapshot: November 1 A look at what’s happening in races around the country.
By Dan Amira
Talk Box: What’s So Wrong With Negative Ads? Plus, Rachel Maddow denounces Sharron Angle’s classy effort to link Harry Reid with scary-looking people who aren’t white, on our regular cable-news roundup.
By Dorsey Shaw
the midterm snapshot
Oct. 25, 2010
The Midterm Snapshot: October 25 A look at what’s happening in races around the country.
By Dan Amira
early and awesome
Oct. 20, 2010
By Dan Amira
the midterm snapshot
Oct. 14, 2010
The Midterm Snapshot: October 14 A look at what’s happening in races around the country.
By Dan Amira
the midterm snapshot
Oct. 13, 2010
The Midterm Snapshot: October 13 A look at where the race for Congress stands today.
Jerry Brown Wrongly Implicates Koi In Car Wash Scandal “I would have hoped that the head legal officer of this State would not jump to conclusions on a basis of guilt by association,” says a representative of the restaurant.
By Hadley Tomicki
early and awkward
Oct. 11, 2010
By Nitasha Tiku
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