
Lindsey Holden
California Politics Reporter at POLITICO
Writer at California Playbook Newsletter
@POLITICO California politics reporter. Past: @sacbee_news, @SLOTribune, @rrstar. @MedillSchool & @DePaulU alum. California Illinoisan. She/her. DMs open.
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politico.com | Lindsey Holden
Renter-protection bills have been running into a wall of resistance in Sacramento. | Jeff Chiu/AP TENANT TROUBLE: Renter-protection bills have been running into a wall of resistance in Sacramento, even as legislative leaders insist affordability concerns are top of mind for them. And State Sen.
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politico.com | Lindsey Holden
Gov. Gavin Newsom's comments on transgender athletes competing in women's sports are coming back to bite him after President Donald Trump threatened to yank federal funding over the issue. | Rich Pedroncelli/AP IN YOUR FACE: Gov. Gavin Newsom disappointed some California Democrats earlier this year when he pronounced it was “unfair” for transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports.
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politico.com | Lindsey Holden
We’ll be off on Monday, back in your inboxes on Tuesday. Assembly Appropriations Chair Buffy Wicks blamed California's $12 billion budget shortfall for killing hundreds of bills. | Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo FISCAL FUN: Hello and welcome to a special Friday edition of the California Playbook PM, brought to you by suspense day.
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politico.com | Lindsey Holden
California Democrats are attacking swing district Republicans over Medicaid cuts in the budget megabill. | Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images READY, AIM: California Democrats are loading up their midterm ammo after the state’s swingiest House Republicans voted for a budget megabill that would likely cause millions of Medicaid recipients to lose their coverage.
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politico.com | Lindsey Holden |Nicole Norman
Sacramento police allege state Sen. Sabrina Cervantes was under the influence of drugs when she was involved in a two-car collision near the Capitol. | Juliana Yamada/AP RELEASE THE TAPE: The plot twists continue in the ongoing saga of Sabrina Cervantes’ DUI case.
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