
Jeremy B. White
Senior California Politics and Policy Reporter at POLITICO
Senior California politics+policy reporter for POLITICO. Friend to cats; lover of words, Nationals, my daughter, and @JanelleBitker. Chisme: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
politico.com | Jeremy B. White
Conservative pundit Steve Hilton and firebrand Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco have launched campaigns focused on what they call failed Democratic governance — a point they’ve both hammered in Fox News appearances — and are holding up Harris as a prime example. Hilton told donors in a recent email appeal that Harris was ramping up to run, warning a Democratic “coronation” would be disastrous for the state.
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3 weeks ago |
politico.com | Jeremy B. White
California’s governor will likely spend the end of his tenure slogging through multi-billion-dollar deficits, forcing tough cuts that may anger allies. A series of budget deficits will test Newsom's relationships with key allies | AP/Rich Pedroncelli SACRAMENTO, California — Gavin Newsom’s final years of overseeing a massive state budget will be lonely ones.
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3 weeks ago |
politico.com | Jeremy B. White
With that move, Newsom put his imprimatur on a debate over how much to ease housing development — even in cities wary of fast growth. For years, slashing barriers to construction has been the state’s core strategy for bringing down exorbitant rents and home prices that have put home ownership further out of reach for many people and undermined Democrats’ political standing on an issue of paramount importance to cost-strained voters.
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3 weeks ago |
politico.com | Jeremy B. White
The governor will scale back a key program as he faults tariffs for sapping tax revenue. Gov. Gavin Newsom will need to reach a deal with lawmakers by June | AP SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to close a projected $12 billion state budget deficit by curbing a signature health care program for undocumented immigrants as President Donald Trump’s tariffs and rising health care costs batter California’s finances.
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3 weeks ago |
politico.com | Jeremy B. White |Blake Jones |Dustin Gardiner
Lorena Gonzalez, head of the California Labor Federation, is shown in this file photo. The Labor Fed could play a crucial role in the crowded 2026 race for governor. | Rich Pedroncelli/AP THE BUZZ: SEEKING LABOR’S LOVE — The many California Democrats jostling to be governor are hoping organized labor can help them stand out from the crowd.
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RT @maggykrell: At a time when access to reproductive healthcare is under attack & Congress is proposing to defund Planned Parenthood & cut…

.@GavinNewsom saying Prop 36 funding is on local governments -- especially mayors, supervisors, etc. who backed the crime initiative. “This is their opportunity to step up: fund it”

.@GavinNewsom on whether he's shifting to center for political gain: “I've been accused of being a pragmatist* for 20-plus years, and I think I’m being accused of that again,” notes moves as SF mayor to limit welfare/panhandling *that is not what I hear critics accuse him of