Blanca Begert

1 month ago | politico.com | Blanca Begert

With help from Alex Nieves and Camille von Kaenel The cap-and-trade debate — with its implications for high-speed rail funding — is chugging along. | California High-Speed Rail Authority THE PRE-BUDGET DROP: Sacramento is watching for Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s revised budget with bated breath (especially given that it could include a deficit on the order of $10 billion), but he might make news earlier than that.

1 month ago | politico.com | Alex Nieves |Blanca Begert |Camille von Kaenel

The businesses that rely on goods moving through California’s ports are about to feel the pain of Trump’s trade war. West Coast ports are anticipating steep drops in cargo this week. | Damian Dovarganes/AP LOS ANGELES — California businesses are operating in the dark as they brace for the economic fallout from President Donald Trump’s trade war — and the layoffs are already beginning.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Alex Nieves |Blanca Begert |Camille von Kaenel

LOS ANGELES — California businesses are operating in the dark as they brace for the economic fallout from President Donald Trump’s trade war — and the layoffs are already beginning. American manufacturers and retailers are anticipating a sharp dropoff in imports from China this week as they struggle to pay a 145 percent tariff on goods from the country.

1 month ago | politico.com | Blanca Begert

With help from Alex Nieves, Camille von Kaenel, Annie Snider and Jennifer Yachnin There's a dark side to the sun. | Alex Wong/Getty Images SOLAR IN HER SIGHTS: The fight over solar subsidies is back with a vengeance in the era of affordability. Assemblymember Lisa Calderon knew she was opening a can of worms when she introduced AB 942, a bill aimed at addressing rising electricity rates by reducing payments to rooftop solar customers.

2 months ago | politico.com | Blanca Begert |Camille von Kaenel

With help from Alex Nieves It’s make-or-break time for bills moving through the Capitol. | Juliana Yamada/AP LAST CALL FOR POLICY HEARINGS: It’s the last week for lawmakers to get bills through policy committees in their houses of origin before they move onto the floor (or their appropriations committees, if they have a financial impact). That means it’s time to start cleaning off the crystal ball.