Brian Joseph

1 week ago | capitolweekly.net | Rich Ehisen |Brian Joseph

News by BRIAN JOSEPH posted 05.30.2025 Entrepreneur/philanthropist Stephen Cloobeck sports a little bit of the star quality some Californians seem to expect from their governors.

2 weeks ago | capitolweekly.net | Rich Ehisen |Brian Joseph

News Chad Bianco. Image from Bianco for Governor. by BRIAN JOSEPH posted 05.23.2025 In the third installment of our ongoing look at candidates to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom when he terms out next year, we look at Republican candidate and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is the MAGA candidate of the gubernatorial contest.

3 weeks ago | capitolweekly.net | Rich Ehisen |Brian Joseph

News Xavier Becerra, Photo: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP) by BRIAN JOSEPH posted 05.14.2025 Xavier Becerra may have the longest political career of anyone running for governor this cycle. His work in politics began in the late 1980s, when he worked as an aide to former state Sen. Art Torres.

1 month ago | capitolweekly.net | Rich Ehisen |Brian Joseph

News Former Senate pro Tem Toni Atkins, photo by AP. by BRIAN JOSEPH posted 05.07.2025 We’re a long way off from the 2026 gubernatorial election, but 14 candidates – nine Democrats and four Republicans – have already kicked their campaigns to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom into high gear. Some are familiar names and faces; others are not.

1 month ago | capitolweekly.net | Rich Ehisen |Brian Joseph

News by BRIAN JOSEPH posted 05.02.2025 Special interests, or as the California Secretary of State calls them “lobbyist employers,” paid lobbying firms more than $66 million to lobby state government in the first quarter of 2025, according to a Capitol Weekly analysis of lobbying firm reports.