@CapitolAlert

The California politics account from Capitol Bureau reporters at @sacbee_news. RTs ≠ 👍

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Nicole Nixon@_Nixo9 Apr 2024
Hi again! Send me your CA politics tips and news releases: [email protected] 🗞️
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.@GavinNewsom pushed last year for $380M to build an education center at San Quentin — part of a plan to turn the prison into a model rehabilitation center. Project advisers say he should cut that by 1/3 & use the money to fix other parts of the facility sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…
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It took less than 6 months for @UFWupdates to use the new law signed by @GavinNewsom. The union now has its first successful election petition in California since 2017. sacbee.com/news/equity-lab/a…

UFW wins first California union vote in six years. Is more farmworker organizing coming?

The victory comes less than six months after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law to expand unionization rights of farmworkers.

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Ari Plachta@AriPlachta9 Nov 2023
California wants to replant 1.5M acres of forests so scorched by wildfire that trees won't naturally grow back. The plan depends on a couple dozen very athletic outdoorsfolk that climb trees to collect prized conifer seeds. Read all about it! sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…
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Maggie Angst@MaggieAngst23 Oct 2023
New: Over the past six months, a judge has levied more than $50 million in fines against California for failing to correct a chronic shortage of mental health providers in its state prisons. sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

California faces $50 million in fines for failing to meet prisoners’ mental health needs

The state says it’s impossible to reach its legal staffing mandates and that they’ve taken every reasonable step to comply

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Maggie Angst@MaggieAngst19 Oct 2023
And, we have our answer. Laphonza Butler, who @GavinNewsom appointed to fill the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein through January 2025, will not run for a full term.
Laphonza Butler@LaphonzaB19 Oct 2023
“I have spent my life working for working men and women whether I was fighting to win more pay for their labor, strengthen their communities or help them get elected. I’ve always believed elected leaders should have real clarity about why they’re in office and what they want to..
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Maggie Angst@MaggieAngst12 Oct 2023
A March 2024 ballot measure will put before voters @GavinNewsom's mental health ‘treatment not tents’ homelessness plan. Critics say it will do more harm to Californians dealing with mental illness. Here's what you should know about the measure. sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…
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Maggie Angst@MaggieAngst12 Oct 2023
New: Sacramento leaders lauded plans for a new tiny home community for homeless individuals at the site of a future medical campus as a model for the state. But because of lease restrictions at the site, the homes may only be there for two years. sacbee.com/news/local/homele…
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Maggie Angst@MaggieAngst11 Oct 2023
New: @GavinNewsom promised that by the fall California would purchase and deliver 1,200 tiny homes to cities across the state, including 350 to Sacramento. The state still has not selected a builder nor awarded any contracts. sacbee.com/news/investigatio…

Gavin Newsom promised 350 tiny homes for Sacramento’s homeless this fall. None are built yet.

“He needs to be held accountable as well,” a homeless advocate said about the governor.

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Maggie Angst@MaggieAngst26 Sep 2023
Today: @GavinNewsom signed a package of bills to further strengthen California’s gun control measures. Those include limiting where concealed weapons can be carried in public and imposing a first-of-its-kind state excise tax on firearm sales. sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…
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Maggie Angst@MaggieAngst20 Sep 2023
Inbox: California Gov. @GavinNewsom will address the United Nations tomorrow at 7 am PDT
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Maggie Angst@MaggieAngst16 Sep 2023
New: California is suing BP, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell, alleging that the oil companies lied about climate change for decades. A Califoria oil industry trade association is calling it a "meritless lawsuit" and political stunt. sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

California sues major oil companies, claiming they deceived on climate change for decades

Gov. Gavin Newsom accused the companies of “covering up the fact that they’ve long known how dangerous the fossil fuels they produce are for our planet.”

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Maggie Angst@MaggieAngst15 Sep 2023
California lawmakers on Thursday night overwhelmingly endorsed @GavinNewsom's $6.4 billion mental health bond measure. Now, it’ll be up to voters in March. sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

Gavin Newsom’s plan to overhaul California’s mental health system heading to voters in March

“These measures represent a key part of the solution to our homelessness crisis,” the governor said.

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Maggie Angst@MaggieAngst14 Sep 2023
Amid rising political violence, California lawmakers sent a bill, authored by @MiaBonta, to the governor’s desk that will expand the ability of elected officials to spend campaign funds on security for themselves, their families or their staff. #CALeg sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

‘Sad reality’: California officials facing threats could spend campaign funds on security

“I don’t think people should have to put themselves on the line, their families on the line, to hold public office,” said Assemblywoman Mia Bonta.

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Learned about #CALeg end of session lobbying & what kinds of pitches lawmakers receive as they cast their final votes. Thanks to @kbashamilton, @ChrisMicheli & @nminsker for talking to me about their work! sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

How California lobbyists jam the Capitol for ‘high-pressure’ meetings to sway lawmaker votes

Lobbyists take over the Capitol rotunda, hoping one last conversation will influence lawmaker votes.

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CA lawmakers will likely send a bill strengthening penalties for child sex trafficking to @GavinNewsom today. I wrote about why some advocates/survivors think it could hurt victims more than it would help them sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

Could California child sex trafficking bill hurt victims? Why some advocates are against it

“The real issue is, why is it so easy to find people who are vulnerable and unable to leave and get assistance?” one advocate asked.

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Maggie Angst@MaggieAngst12 Sep 2023
California Democrats passed new rules Tuesday restricting who can carry loaded weapons in public, marking a successful revival of a previously failed attempt to strengthen the state’s concealed carry gun laws. #SB2 #CALeg sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…
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Maggie Angst@MaggieAngst5 Sep 2023
California spends $14 billion a year on people with disabilities. Yet families report serious obstacles to obtaining critical services. Despite increased investments, racial and ethnic gaps in service continue to widen. w/ @mathewjmiranda sacbee.com/news/local/articl…

California spends $14 billion on people with disabilities. Why do some go without help?

“One of the biggest problems with the system is that it is so opaque. We really don’t know what is going on,” said a parent and advocate.

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My latest on SB 94, which would allow California inmates serving life w/o parole for crimes committed before mid-1990 to seek resentencing. Its fate will be decided in suspense file hearings tomorrow sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…
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Maggie Angst@MaggieAngst2 Aug 2023
A newly proposed California bond measure would provide $5 billion to create a state agency that would research the therapeutic benefits of psychdelics such as LSD, ketamine and psilocybin, to treat certain mental illnesses. sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…
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