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We're asking you: Who had the Worst Week in California politics? Prop 50 was bad news for many CA pols - so many that we couldn't decide who got the worst of it. We're taking a survey and will announce the "winner" next week. Cast your vote here:
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The race to replace @nancypelosi69.bsky.social has scrambled the future of a proposal to create a $23 billion CA version of the National Institutes for Health. However, the situation may be a boon for @cirmnews.bsky.social
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Who had the Worst Week in CA Politics? After the Prop 50 election there appear to be even more losers than winners. We present our longest-ever list, and leave the final decision to you - click to vote!
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Prop 50 passed decisively last week - our guests today are 2 of the state’s foremost redistricting experts, @mattrexroad.bsky.social & @paulmitche11.bsky.social. Rexroad is a longtime GOP consultant; Mitchell is the political data expert who helped draw the new maps
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For Lourdes Ayon, lobbyist for @sdge.bsky.social by day and a comedian by night, “the policy brain and the comedy brain are totally different.” She’s found a way to conquer both. @leahotarrow.bsky.social for Capitol Weekly
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LOBBYING REPORT: "The top grossing firm for the third quarter was... Axiom Advisors which reported receiving nearly $3.5 million. Coming in second for July through September was Capitol Advocacy which reported receiving more than $3.3 million..."
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CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Welcome Adam Silver, Chair of The CA Fair Political Practices Commission. The FPPC was created in 1974. 5 decades later, it's plenty busy. Silver spoke with us about the Commission’s work, challenges posed by Crypto & his path to the Chair
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Lobbyist, author and McGeorge law professor Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week under the Capitol Dome this week.
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Capitol Briefs: Chris Micheli has the numbers for the last session, Capitol Weekly welcomes a new reporter, and @megangamble.bsky.social and Jim Wunderman are on the move... #caleg
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Next week Californians will decide whether to accept or reject the Dems' redistricting proposal, #prop50. Political data and redistricting whiz @paulmitche11.bsky.social drew the new maps - we asked him what's at stake and which seats would see the biggest changes
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For years, pharmacy benefit managers – prescription drug middlemen often referred to as PBMs – have gone virtually unregulated in California. With @governor.ca.gov's signature of a PBM regulation bill, @scottwiener.bsky.social's #SB41, that is about to change
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Leah Barros is a familiar face in Sacramento, having worked in the Capitol as a staffer and as a lobbyist for various firms before launching Barros Clay & Associates. Among her notable wins was leading the lobbying effort to enact The CROWN Act. #caleg
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Prop. 50 Debate: Understanding the Ballot
Informed voters make informed decisions. The UCSPC, @capitolweekly.bsky.social, & @calmatters.org hosted an engaging debate on #Prop50, featuring Patricia Sinay & @rustyhicks.
Watch the discussion and inform your vote.
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PODCAST: Today we welcome lobbyist Leah Barros of Barros Clay and Associates. Barros is a familiar face in Sacramento, having worked in the Capitol as a staffer and later as a lobbyist for various firms before launching her own shop. #caleg
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On Nov 4 Voters will decide if California should go forward with new Congressional district maps in response to Texas and other Red states' mid-decade redistricting plans. We spoke with @paulmitche11.bsky.social, who drew the proposed maps, about the process
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Know a student seeking a journalism internship? The next round of Capitol Weekly Public Policy Journalism internships will begin in January 2026. Applications are due by November 7, 2025 - details here:
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“I completely agree that we need to do everything possible. I also completely understand, and I want to say sorry to all of you who are impacted by what’s happening…. but I don’t think this is the way to do it” – Patricia Sinay
#prop50debate
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New @chrismicheli.bsky.social Files: Lobbyist, author and @pacificmcgeorge.bsky.social professor Chris Micheli reviewed over 900 bills sent to Governor Newsom, and compiled a number of legislative drafting notes. Part 1 - Chaptering-Out
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In the months since LA County agreed to pay $4 billion to settle thousands of sexual abuse claims linked to its juvenile halls and foster homes, abuse survivors say the narrative has flipped to victim blaming – and they’re asking @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov to step in
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In 2024 Angelinos approved Measure G, a revolutionary ballot measure that reshaped the nation’s most populated county, expanding the Board of Supes from 5 to 9 & made the county executive an elected official. How @lindseyphorvath.bsky.social made it happen: capitolweekly.net/change-agent...
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“I think it’s important to note that the North State has 600,000 Democrats and has 400,000 Republicans. And as a result, these lines represent that” – @rustyhicks.bsky.social
#prop50debate #prop50 #proposition50
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At just 30 years old, Jose Barrera is Chair of the CA LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) Foundation and National VP for the Far West Region. He is the youngest person and first DACA recipient to have held these leadership roles
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Proponents from each side of #Prop50 offered their arguments in a debate last week; @rustyhicks.bsky.social, Chair of @cademocrats.bsky.social represented the "Yes" side. Patricia Sinay of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission represented the "No" side
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Is @governor.ca.gov's epic social media trolling of Donald Trump getting stale? See what our panel of experts had to say:
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CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Prop. 50 would require CA to use new congressional district maps thru 2030. Proponents from the campaigns offered arguments in a debate moderated by @wordsmith24.bsky.social of Cap Weekly and @jwilliamsjourno.bsky.social of @calmatters.org
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President Trump has commuted the sentence of disgraced former congressman George Santos
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On the last day for bill actions, @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social finished reviewing the 917 bills that were sent to him during the 2025 Legislative Session. How does that figure compare to the number of bills he has received during his seven years in office?
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What if we erased the gap between high school and higher education? What if we made applying to university as easy as transitioning from ninth to tenth grade? Those were questions asked by @senatorcabaldon.bsky.social and the inspiration for #SB640.
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Measure G is the biggest change in LA governance in a century. How @lindseyphorvath.bsky.social, the newest member of the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, generated a political earthquake:
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PODCAST: The Treasurer is CA's banker & manages a $3 trillion portfolio. State Treasurer @fionamacpa.bsky.social joined us on the CW Podcast to chat about the Treasurer’s job, her path to the office, and about her mentor, the legendary John Burton
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