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New 2026 Gubernatorial Poll Finds Waning Support for Possible Kamala Harris Run

April 15, 2025 1:57 pmApril 15, 2025 1:57 pm

According to a new Politico/UC Berkeley Citrin Center poll, there is waning support for a Kamala Harris Gubernatorial bid, with 47% of independent voters saying that Harris running made them feel “irritable” or “hopeless”. The poll, conducted earlier this month,...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Closing Remainder Of The $6.2 Billion Medi-Cal Budget Deficit

April 14, 2025 5:46 pmApril 14, 2025 5:46 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed new legislation on Monday that pays off a $2.8 billion budgetary shortfall for Medi-Cal, California’s Medicare program, allowing it to run through the end of the fiscal year at the end of June. While the supplemental...

Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis Leases Office Buildings to the State

April 11, 2025 1:51 pmApril 11, 2025 1:51 pm

The gubernatorial campaign of Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis confirmed on Friday that she would put some of her properties, including those that lease out to state agencies, into a blind trust should she be elected Governor next year. Amongst other...

Former VP Kamala Harris Consults With Hillary Clinton On Possible Governor Run In 2026

April 11, 2025 2:55 amApril 11, 2025 2:56 am

According to new reports from the Telegraph, former Vice President Kamala Harris is now consulting with former Senator and fellow Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton over a potential run for Governor of California. While Harris has consulted on several other...

Bill to Allow Rideshare Drivers to Unionize Introduced In Assembly

April 10, 2025 1:49 pmApril 10, 2025 1:49 pm

A new bill that would allow ride-sharing app drivers to collectively bargain as independent contractors and allow unions to negotiate with rideshare companies, effectively going around the voter-passed Prop 22, was announced earlier this week. Assembly Bill 1340, authored by...

Gov. Newsom Appeals USDA Slashing $47 Million-A-Year Food Assistance Program

April 8, 2025 2:30 amApril 8, 2025 2:31 am

Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Social Services appealed a United States Department of Agriculture decision to abruptly end the $47 million a year Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Program over the weekend. According to the USDA, the...

White House Responds to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Plan to Trade Internationally, Be Excluded From Retaliatory Tariffs

April 4, 2025 10:25 pmApril 5, 2025 8:05 am

The White House responded to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement of a desired separate trade deal with other countries and for California-made products to be exempted from tariffs on Friday, publicly rebuking his plan. Earlier this week, President Donald Trump...