Sacramento's Democratic leadership just killed two bipartisan transparency bills that would have posted lobbyist influence letters online in real time — the same records CalMatters spent over a year trying to access. The move is the latest sign of dysfunction in a capital already grappling with a structural deficit the LAO says runs $20–30 billion annually, the result of spending that outpaced revenue growth by 10 points since the pandemic.
Two bipartisan bills would have shown you who's lobbying your lawmakers. Sacramento killed them both.
The state's own nonpartisan analyst says spending outpaced revenue by 10 points. More taxation won't solve the problem.
AB 2624 just cleared committee. It could allow taxpayer-funded immigration NGOs to sue the journalists investigating them.
The Robinhood CEO says he loves this state. That's why his warning should terrify Sacramento.
A billionaire spending $27 million attacks a mayor for having tech support. The irony writes itself.
$30 billion stolen in unemployment fraud alone. California's gubernatorial candidate says fix it before raising taxes.
For years, the state bled $20M/month in EBT fraud using ancient systems. The fix took chip cards and AI—things we've had for a decade.
San Jose's mayor reduced homelessness by a quarter while Sacramento fumbled. Now he's bringing receipts to the governor's race.
California Forever just brokered the largest construction labor agreement in American history. YIMBY is winning.
Californians voted for public safety. The state legislature decided their votes don't count.