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Borgeas, Arambula advance wildfire relief, San Joaquin River reform to Newsom’s desk
Two Valley legislators sailed into Labor Day weekend undoubtedly feeling good after their bills advanced out of the California Legislature and now await Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature.
Larry Elder, Bakersfield crime victims assail Newsom as “soft on crime”
California's accelerated decriminalization efforts are to blame for the state's woes, recall contender Larry Elder and Kern County DA Cynthia Zimmer argued on Thursday.
McCarthy attacks Biden’s botched Afghan exit as embrace of “Weak Man Theory”
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R–Bakersfield) assailed the President Joe Biden's handling of the withdrawal out of Afghanistan during a talk at the Nixon Library.
“It’s not over”: Larry Elder, backers warn of Calif.’s last-minute vaccine mandate push
The effort to force a statewide vaccine mandate by controversial legislative switcheroo only stalled "because of the recall," a top Democratic backer of Larry Elder said on Wednesday.
DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM drop $100mil to join 2022 Calif. gambling initiative spree
It's official: 2022 will be the sports betting election in California, with online betting powerhouses joining the fray.
Faulconer gets briefed on Calif. drought – “a human crisis by design”
Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer received a water education from members of the Latino Water Coalition, Fresno County Supervisors, and an assemblage of some of the top water experts in the region.
Newsom incurs Calif. reporters’ wrath, grants rare recall interview to national magazine
"Let's call it like it is: the governor has very little interest in speaking to the news outlets whose primary audience... are his constituents," one Sacramento news chief said.
“Tone deaf”: Biden, Harris pilloried over Newsom recall campaigning amid crises
A Harris-led recall campaign stop in the Bay Area one day after U.S. Marines were killed assisting evacuation efforts in Afghanistan was charitably described as a "bad look," by a top California Republican.
GOP presses Harder on back-to-school inflation
With back-to-school supplies costing more than ever, Rep. Josh Harder (D–Turlock) is catching flak in new ads over economic policies that are driving up inflation.
Costa, moderate Dems strike deal to expedite vote on infrastructure bill
Speaker Nancy Pelosi initially cast off threats from moderate Democrats as "amateur hour." Now they've struck a deal.
