IN THIS ISSUE – “Costly and Bruising” STATE BUDGET SURPRISES California’s Rainy Day Fund May Overflow…Save, Spend or Refund? Unprecedented $110 Million to Dismantle Oil Islands in State Budget ELECTION 2018 Newsom Dominates Gubernatorial Fund-Raising “Costly and Bruising” Rent Control Initiative Campaign Looms WATER Snow Joke: Drought Returns to 44% of California Major Water Storage
Capital News & Notes For Clients & Friends of The Gualco Group, Inc. IN THIS ISSUE – “…getting close to the end…I’m OK with that….” GOV. BROWN’S LONG GOOD-BY Brown Tells NY Times: “The Ranch Is Calling” One for the History Books – His 16th State of the State Address State Payroll Up $1B in
IN THIS ISSUE – “Selling You Snake Oil” POLITICS & TAXES Governor’s Race Gets Heated Are Golden Geese An Endangered Species? Exodus of High-Earners Worries Governor California’s Tax/Benefit Ratio Examined WATER & CLIMATE Water Storage Projects Must Increase Public Benefits for Prop. 1 Grants Delta Tunnels Project Moves Closer to Delta Tunnel Project NASA Says
Capital News & Notes For Clients & Friends of The Gualco Group, Inc. IN THIS ISSUE – “What? This Is Crazy!” MONEY & POLITICS State Budget Battle Starts Wednesday: Restraint v. Spending Dem Candidates Seeking Party Endorsement Ballot Initiatives Already Fighting for Voter Attention 3rd State Legislator Resigns & Senator Takes Leave POPULATION California Population
Capital News & Notes For Clients & Friends of The Gualco Group, Inc. IN THIS ISSUE – “It’s Kind Of Like ‘Grapes of Wrath’ In Reverse” CALIFORNIA 2018 Caltrans to Study Pay-By-The-Mile Technology for Motorists Dam Owners Ignore State Inspectors’ Warnings Cap-and-Trade is an $8-Billion Cash Cow for State Government Is the California Dream…Eastward Ho?
Capital News & Notes For Clients & Friends of The Gualco Group, Inc. IN THIS ISSUE – “Down to the Last Couple of Dollars” LEGISLATURE Atkins Selected First Woman State Senate Leader Labor Activist Wins LA Assembly Seat in Liberal v. Liberal Contest Sexual Harassment Charges May Slow Legislature’s Pace CALIFORNIA TRENDING Cap-and-Trade Irony: Too
IN THIS ISSUE – “There Are Rapists In The Building” SEXUAL HARASSMENT @ STATE CAPITOL “Whisper Network” Goes Public: Legislators Hear Sexual Harassment Horror Stories POLITICS & REVENUE & RESOURCES New Poll Shows Governor’s Race Unexpectedly Tight; US Senate Contest Not So Much Governor Readies 2018-19 State Financial Plan – Sunny Today, Storm Clouds
IN THIS ISSUE – Answering “The Jerry Question” GOVERNOR’S LEGACY RISING Voters Tell Gov Candidates “Keep Doing What Jerry Is Doing” Brown’s Green Energy Goal A Decade Ahead of Schedule But His Green State Buildings Prove Costly Governor to Anti-Frackers: “Let’s Put You in the Ground” LEGISLATIVE 2018 RAMPS UP Latino Legislators Shift Climate
Once heralded as a vital check on corporate influence over government, California’s ballot initiative system — which allows residents to propose laws and approve them by popular vote — has been used to sharply cut property taxes and to enact the country’s first medical marijuana law. But these days, developers are using the process for
Voters sorted through an array of candidates, in some cases choosing from half a dozen or more, to set the stage for matchups in November. With 26 seats up for grabs this election cycle, interest groups stepped up spending in hopes of influencing the competitive landscape. Outside groups including oil companies, education advocates, unions and