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Ted Lieu: Tackling Trump on Twitter. Capitol Weekly's Lisa Renner looks at Democratic Congressman
@tedlieu
, who has aggressively pursued
@realDonaldTrump
all over Twitter -- and beyond.
#capolitics
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Scott Lay -- friend, attorney, techie, passionate political junkie, public education advocate and editor of The Nooner -- has died at the age of 48. RIP, pal ...
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NYT: The Lincoln Project’s plan for preserving the union: Drive Trump out of office by driving him nuts
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Medium: Lincoln Project cracks the code: Trump’s real fear is GOP defections by
@madrid_mike
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No. 43.
@pnjaban
is the founder of
@dhillonlaw
&
@Liberty_Ctr
, which targets discrimination & civil liberties. She’s also a good lawyer: She prevailed in a Ninth Circuit case that unraveled much of the Newsom admin’s school closure policy
#top100
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KQED: Harris Loses Ground in California to Front-Runners Warren and Sanders
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ICYMI:Capitol Weekly Podcast.
@pnjaban
penned an Op-Ed for
@FoxNews
examining the leak of a SCOTUS decision overturning
#RoeVWade
, & explores the implications of that decision. She discusses those issues & joins us to help decide who had the
#WorstWeekCA
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At 24, Mae Gates is COS to
@LolaForSenate
. How did she achieve this role at such a young age? “All you have to do is meet her to understand why. Mature, calm composed, friendly, confident – all of these adjectives apply to Mae.” -
@JenniferFearing
#caleg
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Easily, the most depressing state budget briefing I've ever heard. Because of COVID-19, jobless rate likely to exceed 12% percent, reserve of $17b-plus, this year will get hammered, impacts will bleed over into coming years.... very, very hard fiscal decisions ahead.
#caleg
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LA poised to become nation's largest city with a "no kill" policy for animal shelters. CapWkly's Daniel Maraccini.
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In this highly polarized world, a young GOP staffer believes it is still possible to rise above political differences.
@chloebowman33
, 27, who works for
@Patterdude
, backs it up with action: She is engaged to marry a Democrat who also works at the Capitol
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Just a few years out of college,
@Shubhangi_Domo
became chief of staff for then-Asm.
@LorenaSGonzalez
& now has the same gig at
@CaliforniaLabor
. Domokos, 28, said her career track was unplanned. “All I knew was I wanted to be an anti-poverty advocate”
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We have heard that
@realassemblyman
Bruce Young has passed. We enjoyed a rollicking conversation with him in July - truly one of the best episodes of the Capitol Weekly Podcast ever.
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News broke yesterday that Albertsons & Vons will lay off drivers at the end of January and replace them with independent contractors. Labor activist
@unionista27
predicted this outcome if
#Prop22
passed when we spoke to her on the podcast back in Oct.
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Rising Star:
@MayaPolon
traces her interest in politics to listening to the
@NPR
broadcasts her parents played in the car. That led to her confusing her classmates when she would go to kindergarten wanting to talk about the Bush-Gore election.
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New Capitol Weekly Podcast: Recalls are just the beginning.
@madrid_mike
paints a picture of a dark times ahead, where extremism is the order of the day and political violence is the norm
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#CWTOP100
: Viviana Becerra, a Sac native, and chief of staff to
@AGRobBonta
oversees many programs in the AG’s office including the Office of Communications, Office of Native American Affairs, Office of External Affairs, Community Awareness, and many more.
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I get that we might not be your first choice for placing your op-ed, but at least you could remove the name of the other outlet you submitted it to first before sending it to me. Or I could just make all of those a hard no. Your call.
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Rising Star:
@RainerApostol
, 24, who identifies as queer and non-binary & uses they/them pronouns, is helping to break new ground at the Capitol. “In any kind of institution, I’m often one of if not the first non-binary person they have met."
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Phil Isenberg, a former Sacramento mayor and one of the most influential Democratic members of the Assembly in the 1980s and 1990s, died Thursday after a short illness. He was 84. Please watch this space for a more detailed obituary.
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POSTED: The 2023 Top 100. In all, there are over 30 people on this year’s list who were not there last year. Most have never been on the list before. This is an extraordinarily high amount of turnover in a year where the administration hasn’t changed.
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In Memoriam: Scott Lay, Community College League of California President & CEO 2006-14
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New Capitol Weekly Podcast: We sat down with
@vbecerra23
to talk about her journey to the AG’s office and what it’s like to to work for a high energy pol like
@RobBonta
.
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The latest Capitol Weekly Rising Star:
@eqca
Communications Director
@Jreyesalinas
, a tireless advocate for
#LGBTQ
and immigrant rights.
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As the Leg Director to
@AngeliqueAshby
, Cassidy Denny has achieved a career that she could only dream of just five years ago. Growing up in Sacramento she didn't envision joining the policy world - until a trip to Ghana changed her perspective
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“Music always helped me make sense of the world and my community,” she says. “Then in high school, I learned a new language to help make sense of the world around me, and that was politics and policy.”
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#BernieInSacramento
#Bernie
, "We have a strong possibility of walking into the the Convention w/ majority of pledged delegates."
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Packed house for
@madrid_mike
's conversation with
@politico
's
@ccadelago
about his new book 'The Latino Century'
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Our own
@DanielMorain
covered DI-Fi for years. His remembrance of her is well worth your time.
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When working as a journalist, Cynthia Moreno rejected the possibility of ever working in govt communications - a “hard no.” Today, she is Press Secretary for
@RobertRivas_CA
and considers it a dream job – one of the best positions she’s ever had.
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RIP Phil Trounstine.... (From Jerry Roberts' FB page, and tnx to Adam Gotlieb, who passed it on....)
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The public banking movement is gaining traction in California. SF has taken the first major step, and a number of Central Coast cities and counties are taking a close look; LA, too. Scott Soriano in Capitol Weekly.
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Rising Star: At the age of 20,
@allisonylim
studied politics in England. At 23, she taught English in Colombia. By 25, she was studying Chinese in Taiwan. And at 27, she became Chief of Staff to Assemblymember
@alex_lee
.
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ICYMI: Capitol Weekly Podcast w/
@madrid_mike
.
On the extremism marking much of today's political activism and whether this will be the “new normal” in CA politics. He painted a much darker picture. “The Republican Party is gone,” he told us.
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New Capitol Weekly Podcast:
@anthonyyork49
@paulmitche11
John Howard and
@oldmanfoster
remember their friend and colleague, Nooner publisher
@scottlay
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Hey Capitol denizens - I'm collecting new nominees for the next series of Capitol Weekly Rising Stars. If you have a young person in your sphere that is doing great work worthy of recognition, drop me a line. Please DM us or email me directly.
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#CWTOP100
:
@jodihicks
is the president and CEO of the
@PPActionCA
— Planned Parenthood’s largest state organization – and she is among California’s foremost advocates for abortion rights. Hicks was also a key player in reaching a compromise on MICRA.
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It's been great showcasing so many rising young stars in the CA Capitol community. We haven't been able to get to all of the nominees, but we'll keep working on it! Do you have a nomination of a young overachiever around the Capitol? If so, email your suggestion to me directly!
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This is not going to be your father's Capitol Weekly Top 100....
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Former CA Asm. & current
@CA_FPPC
commissioner Catharine Baker is the new head of
@UCCenterSac
, UC’s hub in Sacto. She joined us to talk about her goals & priorities for her new position. Plus we share a DOOZY of a Worst Week!
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Though Kimberly Yareni Sanchez grew up amid poverty and gang violence, she managed to graduate from college at age 19. Now at 21 she is a highly valued education policy analyst with
@NextGen_Policy
... and a Cap Weekly
#RisingStar
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Shahid Buttar, who describes himself as an "intersectional feminist," challenges Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco's 12th Congressional District. CW's Joaquin Romero takes a look.
#caleg
#housedemocrats
#caleg
#capolitcs
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"By the way, with the Paris Olympic Games around the corner, I wanna say congrats to
@ZavalaA
for qualifying 100 meters carrying a microphone"
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While state lawmakers and local government electeds have been complaining about
@GavinNewsom
's more aggressive actions on cleaning up homeless camps, polling indicates that voters are siding with the governor.
@CA_120
@paulmitche11
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No. 28.
@jasonsisney
is the state budget adviser to
@Rendon63rd
, traditionally one of the most important jobs in the Legislature. Sisney is the lead budget negotiator for the Assm Dem Caucus & the Speaker in dealings with the Senate and the gov
#top100
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#CWTOP100
: Finally at number 1 is
@danawill2023
, the governor’s Chief of Staff. She is one of the most respected and successful ballot measure campaign managers anywhere. Williamson's high energy makes her well-suited for the position.
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LAT: 'It's horrible for everyone': How the coronavirus changed these landlords' and tenants' lives
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And, a somber note: our second most-read story this year was a remembrance of
@scottlay
by his longtime friend and colleague
@anthonyyork49
As many of you know, Scott was on our Board of Directors and was a great friend. We miss him every day.
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Remember the good old days when a post like this would have inspired a snarky
@capitolmantis
account within a few hours and then the mantis would spend the next few months sharing tea about which legislators hate each other....
Here’s to hoping that busting this guy out of the swing space brings me good end of session karma
#CALeg
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New Capitol Weekly Podcast:
@madrid_mike
of
@project_lincoln
weighs in on his battles - with squirrels &
@realdonaldtrump
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RIP
@realassemblyman
Bruce Young who passed this weekend. One of the best interviews we ever had on the Capitol Weekly Podcast.
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CA120: The early vote and the roller coaster of Election Day. Paul Mitchell analyzes the data of our tracking poll of over 50,000 Californians who voted during the first four weeks of balloting.
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ICYMI:
@realassemblyman
joined us for this week's Capitol Weekly Podcast. He offers fascinating insights into the
@Rendon63rd
@AsmRobertRivas
Speakership battle based on his experiences on the inside of the legendary Brown-Berman-McCarthy brawl.
#CaLeg
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#CWtop100
#96
. Seasoned political organizer
@courtni_pugh
brings a wealth of experience to her campaigns. A public affairs strategist described her as a go-to person for Dem campaigns, essential for getting endorsements & helping navigate party machinery.
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Vanity Fair: “It’s a Ponzi Scheme”: Wall Street Fears Trump’s Deranged Tax Plan Means Economic Euthanasia
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ICYMI:
@HollyJMitchell
was elected to the LA Board of Supes last year. Term limits have turned the traditional local-gov-to-Legislature pipeline on its head & as a supervisor, Mitchell represents twice as many constituents as she once did in the Senate.
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New Capitol Weekly Podcast: Veteran political strategist
@BillWongLLC
joined us to talk about the appointment of
@RobBonta
as CA AG, the wave of racist violence targeting the Asian Pacific Islander community and more
#aapihate
#caleg
#capolitics
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No. 17. Yolanda Richardson heads
@CAGovOps
, a cabinet-level agency that oversees nearly a dozen state operations.
@GavinNewsom
appointed her in 2020, and four days after she was sworn in, ordered her to handle the burgeoning pandemic
#top100
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How do the Recalls in Shasta, the Canadian trucker convoy and Proud Boys in the Sacramento region tie into the situation in
#Ukraine
?...
@madrid_mike
lays it all out in this week's episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast:
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ICYMI: California murder rate is up -- way up. Preliminary numbers from California’s biggest cities suggest that 2020’s stunning 30-percent increase in the statewide murder rate – the largest since 1960 – continues upward this year. Will Shuck in CW.
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Jodi Hicks named new CEO & President of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California....
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CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST:
@madrid_mike
has long been making a case for questioning conventional wisdom regarding Latino voters. His new book argues that both parties are stuck in an out of date orthodoxy– & he has the data to back it up
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No. 100 on this year's list. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s attendance at a maskless birthday party for lobbyist
@jasonkinney
at The French Laundry was the game-changing CA politics story of 2020, thanks to
@sfchronicle
reporter
@akoseff
#Top100
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No. 92.
@CapRadioNews
'
@SRodd_CPR
found that the Newsom admin exaggerated claims about wildfire prevention efforts. After Rodd’s story appeared, a last-minute change to this year’s budget followed, more than doubling the $ for wildfire prevention
#top100
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Cal Channel, California's version of C-SPAN, to end broadcasting after three decades, plans to pull the plug in October. Capitol Weekly's Jessica Hice takes a look.
#caleg
#calchannel
#CCTA
#cspan
#politics
#capolitics
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ICYMI:
@Joshua_Hoover
(R) turned AD7 red, flipping a Sacto area seat that had voted Democratic for 4 terms. We sat down with Hoover to talk about his priorities, one of which is to scale back the renovation of the Capitol Annex.
#caleg
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Capitol Weekly Podcast:
@TMorello
, the fiery, activist leader of the rock band
@RATM
, brought his guitar to Sacramento last week to lend support to
@UFWupdates
&
#AB2183
, what UFW spokesman Marc Grossman calls "The Farm Worker Voting Rights Act."
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New Capitol Weekly Podcast:
@kbashamilton
spoke with us about the upcoming session, her podcast, AND her new book: Changemaker: An Insider’s Guide to Getting Sh*t Done at the California Capitol, a How-To guide for working with lawmakers.
#caleg
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ICYMI: Recalls are just the beginning.
@madrid_mike
outlines a very near future where extremism is the order of the day and political violence is the norm. This week's Capitol Weekly Podcast...
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House Democrats issue subpoena for former White House lawyer McGahn
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Yikes! Cleaning desk, found 30-year-old press credential. Thank God, it wasn't a photo ID. Back then, had hair and dark beard.
#capolitics
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Capitol Weekly Podcast: Special Episode - Covering the Capitol, w/
@LaurelRosenhall
@latimes
@johnmyers
@lara_korte
@politico
@CMJournalist
@ZavalaA
@kcranews
&
@GregLucas20
in a lively discussion about trust, what gets press coverage and why.
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New Capitol Weekly Podcast:
@HollyJMitchell
joined us to talk about her transition from the capitol to the county, her priorities,
@GavinNewsom
's visit to her District to get his vax, & how her district - one of the hardest hit - has struggled with COVID
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No. 46.
@BillWongLLC
, is the Dems’ top political strategist for the
#AAPI
community & is the adviser to the Legislature’s AAPI Caucus. Wong is a senior adviser to
@Rendon63rd
& he serves as political director for Assm Democrats
#top100
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Top stories of 2023 - Number 5: Everyone hates the Swing Space elevators
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ICYMI - our final Rising Stars subject for 2023. We're thrilled that this series has been so popular with the Capitol community...so much so that our list of subjects for 2024 is already just about full!
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In the months leading up to the election, Sacramento-area Democrats phone banked, fundraised and sent postcards in support of two Democrats running for the VA state legislature:
@lashrecseaird
and
@MikeFeggans
both of whom won their races last week.
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RIP Steve Lawrence, former Associated Press reporter and colleague in Sacramento and a great guy. He'll be missed. Steve passed away this morning.
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End of an era as accounting manager Kathy Brown retires after 12 years at Capitol Weekly! Won't be the same!
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"Regulated delivery is not only possible, it's essential" - Joe Devlin, City of Sacramento
#CACANNABIS
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Forbes: Donald Trump Has At Least $1 Billion In Debt, More Than Twice The Amount He Suggested via
@forbes
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ICYMI:
@jodihicks
, President and CEO of
@PPActionCA
, is sounding the alarm as SCOTUS takes up the issue of abortion rights in 2022 - she tells us why she's worried about
#RoeVWade
& what it means for CA
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NEW Capitol Weekly Podcast:
@daveregrets
of
@nextgen_policy
spoke with us about today's bombshell Executive Order from
@GavinNewsom
, banning sales of new gas-powered cars, trucks in the state by 2035.
#ClimateChange
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Capitol Weekly Podcast: Those who follow Dem communications pro
@RogerSalazar
on social media will be well aware of his off-roading hobby. We asked him how he navigates the trickiest terrain: the right-leaning politics of many of his Jeeper buddies
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New Capitol Weekly Podcast: Redistricting gurus
@paulmitche11
&
@MattRexroad
comment on the process, the problems and what comes next from CA’s Independent Redistricting Commission. And, as always, we tell you who had The Worst Week in California Politics
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