
Alexei Koseff
Reporter at CalMatters
Keeping an eye on the California Capitol for @CalMatters. Send tips to [email protected].
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1 week ago |
pressdemocrat.com | Alexei Koseff |Byrhonda Lyons
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. At the request of Gov. Gavin Newsom, a nonprofit paid former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa more than $380,000 to advise the governor for about 10 months on how to overhaul California’s approach to major infrastructure projects. Touting his new infrastructure czar back in 2022, Newsom framed the partnership as a way to save taxpayers money.
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1 week ago |
calmatters.org | Alexei Koseff |Byrhonda Lyons
Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to lead a state infrastructure project paid for by an outside nonprofit. The nonprofit relied on fundraising from special interests to cover the costs, but did not have to disclose the identity of those donors because of how the arrangement was structured.
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1 week ago |
dailyrepublic.com | Alexei Koseff
The California Legislature passed a state budget today that relies more on borrowing than spending cuts to close a projected $12 billion deficit, aiming to push off difficult decisions about priorities even as that gap is only expected to grow in future years.
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2 weeks ago |
buff.ly | Alexei Koseff
Quick Take The California Legislature has rejected many of the spending cuts Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking to close a $12 billion budget deficit, relying on internal borrowing to put off difficult decisions. This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for its newsletters.
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2 weeks ago |
elreporterosf.com | Alexei Koseff
by Alexei KoseffThe simmering battle over the public library in Huntington Beach erupted again this spring when provocative signs cropped up around town overnight. “Protect our kids from porn,” the placards warned in bold red letters. Funded by a city councilmember’s political action committee, they urged people to vote against a pair of ballot measures in an upcoming special election, including one that would abolish a controversial new community review board for library books.
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