Darrell Steinberg Archives

Sacramento’s Cannabis Cronyism

March 30, 2021 4:39 pmMarch 30, 2021 3:28 pm

Last week we reported California’s legal recreational and medicinal cannabis industry is not only “the biggest government-sanctioned market in the nation,” but also the “biggest legal marijuana market in the world,” according to a new report issued by the Government Accountability Institute. However, the reach...

Gov. Newsom Appoints Assemblyman Rob Bonta as Next Attorney General

March 24, 2021 4:39 pmMarch 26, 2021 6:45 am

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) as the next Attorney General of California. Bonta, a Yale University graduate who had previously served as a Deputy City Attorney of San Francisco and an Alameda City Councilor before...

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg Removed From CA Attorney General Candidate List

March 23, 2021 9:05 pmMarch 26, 2021 6:49 am

On Tuesday, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg was removed from Governor Gavin Newsom’s list of Attorney General candidates, with Politico reporting that Newsom himself told the Mayor. For the last two months, Steinberg had been frequently mentioned as a top candidate...

California’s Legal Pot Industry is Biggest in the World, with Sacramento Ground Zero

March 23, 2021 8:33 amMarch 25, 2021 10:36 am

California’s legal recreational and medicinal cannabis industry is not only “the biggest government-sanctioned market in the nation,” but also the “biggest legal marijuana market in the world,” a new report issued by the Governmental Accountability Institute says. Individual cannabis permits...

Gov. Newsom to Select New California AG Following Becerra’s Confirmation as HHS Secretary

March 18, 2021 3:35 pm

The U.S. Senate confirmed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Thursday as President Joe Biden’s health secretary, to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in a narrow 50-49 vote. Among one of the last of President Biden’s nominees to...

Asian American Lawmakers Push For Gov. Newsom To Select Asian Attorney General

March 18, 2021 6:31 am

Prominent Californian Asian American lawmakers came together this week and called for Governor Gavin Newsom to select an Attorney General of Asian descent. The lawmakers made the push due to the impending approval of current Attorney General Xavier Becerra as...

Two Californias: One for Government Ruling Class, the Other for the People

September 8, 2020 11:17 am

Last week we had Salongate when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was caught on security cameras visiting a San Francisco hair salon for a wash and blow-out, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s business lockdown orders, and local ordinances keeping hair and nail salons...