CALIFORNIA POLITICS
COVID in California
The state Senate has formed a Special Committee on Pandemic Emergency Response of 11 members, chaired by Senator Lena Gonzalez (SD33-Long Beach). The committee will analyze the state response to COVID-19 and work on how …
COVID-19 IN CALIFORNIA
Early data from Chicago, Philadelphia and Detroit are showing that COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting people of color, especially Black populations. Some California county health officials are looking to collect more data on race to analyze who is …
COVID-19 IN CALIFORNIA
Per the Sacramento Bee, Governor Newsom’s Department of Finance sent letters to the Legislature and government agencies “advising them that the normal schedule for state budgeting is on hold and that the goals the governor described in …
CALIFORNIA POLITICS
California Voters
As of February 20, 16,065,956 ballots have been mailed, 1,404,192 (9%) have been returned and, by party, 8% of Democrat, 6% of Independent and 14% of Republican ballots have been returned (link to a daily …
CALIFORNIA POLITICS
Legislative Environmental Scorecard
CLCV released their 2019 legislative environmental scorecard. Below are the scores of our endorsed elected officials (asterisks indicate officials who were endorsed jointly with Voices for Progress). Luz Rivas was awarded Freshman of the …
CALIFORNIA POLITICS
State Legislature
Courage California released their new Courage Scores for the 2019 legislative year. Courage awards the top scorers with their “All Star” designation. Courage also targets legislators with the worst scores and track records of working in …
CALIFORNIA POLITICS
The Changing California Electorate
California’s population nears the 40 million mark, but growth is slowing due to net outmigration to other states. Two of CDT’s priority regions — the Central Valley and Inland Empire — saw some of …
CALIFORNIA POLITICS
Criminal Justice Races
Last month, CDT-endorsed Chesa Boudin was elected as San Francisco’s District Attorney (link is to an interview with Chesa from the Political Breakdown podcast). CDT partner SF Rising Action’s Director, Emily Lee, reflects on their …
CALIFORNIA POLITICS
California Voters
Over 20 million Californians (more than 80% of those eligible) are now registered to vote. According to Secretary of State Alex Padilla, that’s the highest percentage in nearly 70 years and a 10-point increase since the …
POLICY
The 2018-2019 legislative session wrapped on Monday, with Governor Gavin Newsom ultimately signing 870 bills and vetoing 172. The overall numbers, per Scott Lay at The Nooner, “1,833 bills [were] introduced in the State Senate and 792 in the …
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