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Retaliation Lawsuit Filed Against Assemblywomen Garcia, Quirk-Silva, and CA for Sexual Harassment

February 1, 2019 8:01 pmFebruary 4, 2019 4:42 am

Former California Assembly staffer Daniel Fierro, who last year accused Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) of groping him at the annual Assembly softball game in Sacramento, filed a complaint Friday for damages against Garcia, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk Silva, the State Assembly,...

Gov. Newsom’s Key Staff Picks: Wade Crowfoot

February 1, 2019 11:02 amFebruary 1, 2019 8:02 am

As part of our ongoing series on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s key staff and appointments, meet Wade Crowfoot, 45, of Oakland, appointed Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency by Newsom. Crowfoot was chief executive officer of the Water Foundation from...

Gov. Newsom’s Key Staff Picks: Angie Wei

February 1, 2019 1:15 amFebruary 5, 2019 5:29 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he hired California labor leader Angie Wei as his chief deputy cabinet secretary for policy development. Most recently, chief of staff of the California Labor Federation. Need we say any more than Capitol Weekly’s Top 100...

Gov. Newsom’s Key Staff Picks: Daniel Zingale

January 31, 2019 4:32 pmJanuary 31, 2019 5:25 pm

Daniel Zingale, a political strategist and civil rights activist is Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pick as a Senior Adviser on Strategy and Communications. Zingale has deep ties in California politics, and the Democratic Party. Zingale served as Senior vice president and...

Huntington Beach Sued While Marin County Exempted from Affordable Housing Requirements

January 31, 2019 1:05 amFebruary 3, 2019 8:20 am

While Gov. Gavin Newsom has sued the Orange County city of Huntington Beach for failing to provide enough additional “affordable housing,” his own home county of Marin is enjoying a moratorium on affordable housing building requirements until 2028. “But some...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Appoints Environmental Justice Warrior To Key Post

January 30, 2019 1:03 amJanuary 31, 2019 1:41 pm

California’s new Governor Gavin Newsom has been busy setting up his team even since before officially taking office. And with his new team taking shape, many want to know who these appointees are, where they came from, and their backgrounds....

Governor Appoints Storied Nathan Fletcher to CA Air Resources Board

January 29, 2019 1:23 amJanuary 29, 2019 7:50 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Monday the appointment of Nathan Fletcher, San Diego Republican-turned-Independent-turned Democrat, to the California Air Resources Board. Fletcher, a former Assemblyman, also known more recently as the other half of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan and (Democrat Assemblywoman)...