How lawmakers are tackling San Diego issues at the state Capitol. (Fridays)
Sacramento Report: Newsom’s Encampment Order Is on Everyone’s Mind
The governor’s order requires state agencies to clear encampments on state property and encourages local governments to do the same. It took center stage at a homelessness summit the same day.
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Sacramento Report: How to Have Our Coast and Develop It Too
Some of the most exclusive real estate in the country is under debate, as state officials consider ways to spur construction of affordable housing in the coastal zone.
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Sacramento Report: Housing Advocates Clash with Coastal Commission
This post has been updated. Amid California’s crushing housing shortage, Circulate San Diego is blasting the Coastal Commission for decisions it claims undermine efforts to build affordable homes and fight climate change in coastal areas. The San Diego nonprofit unveiled its findings last week in a report that says the…
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Sacramento Report: What’s Really Going on with Prop. 47 Reform
A package of public safety bills and an anti-crime ballot initiative would both tackle retail theft and drug offenses. Republicans say Democrats are forcing voters to choose one or the other.
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Sacramento Report: Assembly Candidate Carl DeMaio Accused of Campaign Finance Violations
A contentious contest between two Republicans for East County Assembly District 75 heats up with claims that DeMaio exceeded spending and donation limits.
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Sacramento Report: What’s Next for Bills We’re Watching
Here’s what happens next in Sacramento as bills move onto final votes this summer, and politicians reckon with a yawning budget gap.
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Sacramento Report: Flurry of Votes Decides Which Bills Move on, and Which Die
San Diego lawmakers move ahead with bills on homelessness, coastal issues and AI. One youth mental health bill was repurposed as transgender student privacy legislation.
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Sacramento Report: Newsom’s Big Cuts to Homeless Funding
The governor wants to slash spending on shelters and housing to help close the state budget gap.
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Sacramento Report: UCSD Protests Test Limits of Campus Free Speech
Demonstrators protest the breakup of a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCSD, mirroring nationwide struggles over the war in Gaza, antisemitism and free speech.
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Sacramento Report: Ballot Measures Take on Housing Crunch
Two initiatives would pave the way for home construction by easing the threshold to fund new public housing and infrastructure, and deleting part of the state constitution that requires a vote on low-income housing.
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Sacramento Report: Efforts Are Afoot to Rewrite LGBTQ Laws
One ballot measure asks voters to codify same sex marriage; another potential initiative would cut options for transgender students. Also, an update on key legislation.
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Sacramento Report: What State Farm’s Insurance Cuts Mean to San Diego
The insurance giant won’t renew more than 2,000 policies in California, as increasing disasters and rebuilding costs sap its reserves. Also, a bill to restrict homeless encampments fails, again.
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