Capital News & Notes For Clients & Friends of The Gualco Group, Inc. IN THIS ISSUE – “It Feels Like Extortion” POLITICS What the Voters Never Know: Endorsement Deals Struck by Governor Candidates Poll Finds Villaraigosa in Free Fall; Passed by GOP Candidates Gas Tax Repeal On November Ballot, Backers Say Business Groups Support Higher
IN THIS ISSUE – “Died With A Pretty Resounding Thud” POLITICS First Big Money Ad Opens Governor’s Race Lt. Gov. Newsom Often MIA Villaraigosa Finds Path to Governor Goes Through Fresno Housing Reform Bill Ends With “A Resounding Thud” DAMS & DIRT Feds Advance Shasta Dam Raise Plants: The Simplest Carbon-Reduction Machines Capital News &
Capital News & Notes For Clients & Friends of The Gualco Group, Inc. IN THIS ISSUE – “Wiped Out With A Stroke Of A Pen” STATE BUDGET LOOKING GOOD Tax Revenues Exceed Estimates as State Budget Nears for 2018-19 Visual Guide to California Tax & Revenue System JUNE PRIMARY & BEYOND Poll Shows Newsom Leading,
Capital News & Notes For Clients & Friends of The Gualco Group, Inc. IN THIS ISSUE – “No One Knows How Long The Boom Will Last” ECONOMY & ELECTIONS Golden State’s Booming Economy on the Brink of Bust? Special Elections in Three Assembly Districts: 1Win, 2 Go to Runoffs WATER $13 Billion in Water Bonds
IN THIS ISSUE – “Runaway Regulatory Train” CAMPAIGN 2018 Hardball or Sleazeball Campaign Tactics in Governor’s Race? WATER Reasonable Water-Use Rules or “Runaway Regulatory Train”? Californians’ Water-Saving Habits Slip The Last Drought was Epic, Study Finds Delta Tunnels “Good for Fish” Leading Expert Reports OTHER RESOURCES & PARKING SPACES State Dept. of Finance Reports High
IN THIS ISSUE – “If Anyone Can Bridge the Gap, It’s Her” POLITICS New Senate Leader Sets New Tone…And Two Firsts State Atty Gen Candidates Spar Senate Admonishes Sen. “Huggy Bear” TRANSPORTATION & TRADE Roads Need Fixing, Without Exaggeration CA Exports Increase & So Does Trade Uncertainty Capital News & Notes (CN&N) harvests California legislative
IN THIS ISSUE – “…Lose the Battle, And Years Later, Win the War” DONKEY & ELEPHANT California Democrat Convention – “Fight for the Soul of the Party” Democrat Party Steps (Far) Left of Democrat Voters? Schwarzenegger & Kasich Support “New Way” GOP Group MONEY TO SPEND “Deliver the Projects…Fast,” Governor Tells New Caltrans Chief
IN THIS ISSUE – “None of the Above” Increasing in Political Power POLITICS AS UNUSUAL “No Party Preference” May Be Politics of the Future CA Dems Convene Spoiler or Legit Gov Candidate? Former Hillary Aide Announces Late Bid State Sen. Mendoza Resigns to Avoid Ouster Vote New Half-Billion-Dollar Legislative Office Building Proposed WATER &
IN THIS ISSUE – “Everyone Washes Their Hands, No One Gets Dirty” CORNER OFFICE & POLITICS Villaraigosa Wins Police Support Newsom Gains Deep-Pocket Public Worker Union Backing Frustrated Lawmaker Proposes Up or Down Votes on Bills WATER SoCal Water Giant Explores Majority Stake in Delta Tunnels Drought Conditions Return to Golden (Brown) State ENERGY Utah
IN THIS ISSUE – Governor’s Race Surprise TOP JOBS SHUFFLE Newsom, Villaraigosa Tied in Governor’s Race GOP Contenders Assail Dems “Character Stains” New State Senate Leader Sets Two “Firsts” CALIFORNIA: “THE STATE OF RESISTANCE” California Moves Farther Left Republicans Near Rock Bottom Year of the Woman? Not So Much In Golden State Legislative Women’s