CALIFORNIA COUNTS SLOW. THAT’S NOT A SCANDAL. BUT SOMEONE WILL MAKE IT ONE.
It’s been five days since California’s June 2 primary, and the governor’s race still doesn’t have a final second slot
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BECERRA VS. HILTON IS THE CALIFORNIA ELECTION THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING
Five days after California’s June 2 primary, the state still doesn’t know for certain who will face Xavier Becerra in
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NEWSOM’S FINAL BUDGET IS A LEGACY DOCUMENT, NOT A GOVERNING PLAN
Governor Gavin Newsom is not running for governor next year. He’s running for something else — history, probably, or the
Read MoreMEDI-CAL IS BURNING AND SACRAMENTO IS ARGUING ABOUT THE HOSE
California’s healthcare safety net is coming apart at the edges, and the state’s response so far amounts to fighting a
Read MoreMedi-Cal Is Losing 3.4 Million Californians. The Clock Is Already Running.
Nobody rang an alarm in Sacramento when H.R. 1 was signed into law last July. There were press releases. There
Read MoreCalifornia Owes $22 Billion in Unemployment Debt. The Next Governor Inherits Every Penny.
The governor’s race is still being counted. Whoever wins in November will inherit the largest unresolved fiscal liability in California
Read MoreProposition 50 Worked. Now California Has to Win With It.
The votes are still coming in from Tuesday’s primary, and California’s congressional map is already doing what Proposition 50 promised
Read MoreWhen the President Fires the People Who Write the Checks to California’s Disabled
The civil service has been many things in American political debate — bloated, untouchable, ideologically resistant, a bureaucratic firewall against
Read MoreSpencer Pratt Is Going to the Runoff. Karen Bass Has Five Months to Explain Herself.
Let’s be honest about what happened in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, with endorsements from Governor
Read MoreNewsom’s “Balanced Budget” Has a Blind Spot — And It’s the Disability Community
On May 14, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a revised 2026-27 budget that, for the first time in years, is balanced.
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