Dan Walters

2 weeks ago | calmatters.org | Dan Walters

Newsletter Header Placeholder (do not move) Newsletter CTA Placeholder (adjust content around this block) California is losing its war on homelessness because state and local governments are operating in political silos rather than combining their resources effectively. Read moreGov. Gavin Newsom’s fellow Democrats in the Legislature usually let him use the budget process to push his priority bills and minimize debate. Not this time.

2 weeks ago | calmatters.org | Dan Walters

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2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Dan Walters

7 hours ago'Stone Cold Liar': Gavin Newsom Puts Trump On Blast For Fantasizing Phone CallNewsom offered a brief yet blistering summary of his talk with the president just before he deployed the National Guard to protests in Los Angeles. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) dialed up his criticism of Donald Trump on Thursday as he slammed the president’s claims that they spoke over the phone …2 hours agoCommentary: Sen. Alex Padilla’s crime? Being Mexican in MAGA AmericaWhen U.S. Sen.

2 weeks ago | record-bee.com | Dan Walters

During his annual report on the state’s finances last fall, legislative budget analyst Gabe Petek warned that budget spending was increasing by about 6% a year while revenues were growing by just 4%. “Taken together, we view it as unlikely that revenue growth will be fast enough to catch up to ongoing spending,” Petek said, adding “in the coming years, legislative action could be necessary to close this gap.”Petek’s admonition is falling on deaf ears. Gov.

2 weeks ago | vcstar.com | Dan Walters

Dan WaltersCalMatters CommentaryRepeatedly Gavin Newsom has sought legislative approval of his high-priority policy proposals within the annual state budget process, even though they often have nothing to do with the budget. The unique rules governing the budget and its accompanying “trailer bills” allow them to be enacted quickly, bypassing many parliamentary hurdles and vote thresholds that other legislation must endure.