On occasion, readers can find bills in the California Legislature that make “continuous appropriations.” What are these types ...

If your house was on fire, would you throw money at the arsonists fanning the flames? Probably not, but that’s exactly what ...

If you’re like us, you’re inspired by the natural world and eager to see California’s beautiful mountains, forests, and lakes ...

The newest Capitol Weekly Rising Star, Loyal Terry, Assembly Fellow for Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters), takes inspiration from the lived experiences of his late father, his aunts and ...

It might be a bit of an understatement to say the November 5 election is clouded by uncertainty. But there is one thing we ...

OPINION - The proposed design of the building to replace the historic (now demolished) Capitol Annex is an all-glass façade ...

PODCAST: We're joined today by longtime journalist, and co-founder of CalMatters, David Lesher. Last year David stepped down ...

OPINION – Legislation introduced this session in the California Assembly (AB 3038) would require all K-12 schools to have an armed police officer stationed on campus. Instead of being a meaningful ...

This is the latest in Capitol Weekly’s series of occasional longform stories closely examining some of issues facing California lawmakers, regulators and voters. The Hustler Casino and the Yaamava’ ...

OPINION – Nearly a decade ago I joined the Nehemiah Emerging Leaders Program, a yearlong fellowship created to bring more diversity to leadership in the Sacramento region. I remember meeting NELP ...

On occasion, a reader may find in a bill in the California Legislature that contains in the text of the measure a phrase similar to the following: “notwithstanding any other provision of law…”. What ...

Assemblyman Kevin McCarty said “well over half of the legislature” wants to address retail theft in California and they know it can’t be comprehensively addressed without a ballot measure during a ...