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Capitol Weekly is a publication created by Open California, a nonprofit organization established in 2012. Its mission is to inform and educate the people of California about public policy and state governance. Additionally, it aims to offer a space for interaction between citizens, public officials, advocates, and various political interests.

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Better know a CA gubernatorial candidate: Steve Hilton - Capitol Weekly

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

News Steve Hilton. Image via AP. by BRIAN JOSEPH posted 06.13.2025 In the fifth installment of our ongoing look at candidates to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom when he terms out next year, we look at Republican candidate Steve Hilton.
The courts’ views on the Legislature’s budget authority - Capitol Weekly

2 weeks ago | capitolweekly.net | Rich Ehisen |Chris Micheli

Micheli Minute by CHRIS MICHELI posted 06.13.2025 Both the Legislature and the Governor in California play critical roles in the development and adoption of the state budget. Relevant provisions of state law related to the budget process are contained in Article IV of the state Constitution.
Lawmakers budget money to help private foster agencies weather insurance crisis - Capitol Weekly

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

News by BRIAN JOSEPH posted 06.12.2025 In contrast to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget, the Legislature’s budget proposal includes $31.5 million in bridge funding to help California’s private foster care agencies navigate a fast-moving insurance crisis that developed around the time lawmakers were leaving Sacramento last year.
How current programs can inform future cap-and-trade investments - Capitol Weekly

3 weeks ago | capitolweekly.net | Rich Ehisen |Sam Uden

Opinion Cap and Trade image by WANAN YOSSINGKUM by SAM UDEN posted 06.07.2025 OPINION – Cap-and-trade extension discussions are heating up in the Legislature, with Governor Newsom proposing to extend the program out to 2045 in the May Revision to the state budget.
Better know a CA gubernatorial candidate: Sharifah Hardie - Capitol Weekly

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

News Sharifah Hardie, image via Sharifah Hardie for Governor. by BRIAN JOSEPH posted 06.06.2025 In the fourth installment of our ongoing look at candidates to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom when he terms out next year, we look at Republican candidate Sharifah Hardie. Sharifah Hardie, an African American woman running for governor as a Republican, wears many hats.
Capitol Briefs: Weed, wildfires, classic cars and Hollywood - Capitol Weekly

3 weeks ago | capitolweekly.net | Rich Ehisen

Capitol Briefs The California state Capitol at dusk. (Photo: Karin Hildebrand Lau, via Shutterstock) by CAPITOL WEEKLY STAFF posted 06.06.2025 This was crossover week, and both chambers considered hundreds of bills that only a few days before had cleared their respective suspense hearings. Here is a smattering of some of the significant action under the dome this week.
Newsom will loom large over ’26 race - Capitol Weekly

3 weeks ago | capitolweekly.net | Rich Ehisen |Garry South

Opinion Gov. Gavin Newsom, image via YouTube by GARRY SOUTH posted 06.05.2025 OPINION – Next year will see a whole new governor’s race in the Golden State, to replace the term-limited Gavin Newsom. (Gosh, can his eight years almost be up already?)In my view, Newsom will be a very hard act to follow for any Democrat aspiring to take his place.
Rising Stars: Lea Park-Kim - Capitol Weekly

3 weeks ago | capitolweekly.net | Rich Ehisen |Leah Lentz

Rising Stars Lea Park-Kim, photo by Ellie Appleby, Capitol Weekly by LEAH LENTZ posted 06.05.2025 Most mornings, before the sun can make its appearance, you’ll find Lea Park-Kim out on the water in West Sacramento rowing or coaching with the River City Rowing Club. It’s a practice that reflects her discipline and motivation to continually evolve.
Experts Expound: The Kamala question - Capitol Weekly

3 weeks ago | capitolweekly.net | Rich Ehisen

Experts Expound Kamala Harris. Photo by AP. by CAPITOL WEEKLY STAFF posted 06.03.2025 Polls have for months shown that Kamala Harris would be the strong favorite should she opt-in to the 2026 governor’s race, prompting some already-declared candidates to say they would drop out.
There's nothing beautiful about cutting Medicaid - Capitol Weekly

3 weeks ago | capitolweekly.net | Rich Ehisen |Hiram Soto

Opinion by HIRAM SOTO posted 06.02.2025 OPINION – As Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” squeaked by with a one-vote margin in Congress, I am thinking about California Representatives Darrell Issa, Young Kim, and David Valadao, who voted yes to starve their constituents and take away their health care.