How lawmakers are tackling San Diego issues at the state Capitol. (Fridays)
Sacramento Report: Erasing Cesar Chavez
Lawmakers move to rename Cesar Chavez Day. Meanwhile, progressives demand more funding for Medi-Cal.
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Sacramento Report: Assemblymember Takes Over Education Committee
Assemblymember Darshana Patel on her new role as chair of the powerful Assembly Education Committee.
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Sacramento Report: Another Rail Corridor Nothingburger
The most recent legislative effort to address LOSSAN is coming up short.
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Sacramento Report: San Diego Continues to Be a Builder’s City
Approaching a deadline in the Legislature this week, San Diego lawmakers, again, swing at making it easier to build more buildings.
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Sacramento Report: Where Did All the Condos Go?
Condo construction has plummeted in California. A new bill seeks to reverse the trend.
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Sacramento Report: San Diego Business Executives Visited Sacramento. Labor Leaders Wanted None of It
A storied clash between the city’s business and labor groups reignited again this week ahead of an annual trip to Sacramento.
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Sacramento Report: The Rare Dem ‘No’
A proposal to tweak a controversial housing law has resurfaced intra-party tension among Democrats, including San Diego lawmakers.
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Sacramento Report: Happy Suspense Day to All Who Celebrate
Several bills from the San Diego delegation survived key legislative hurdles this week, including the not-very-suspenseful suspense file.
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Sacramento Report: Environmentalists Flock to Chula Vista Lawmaker’s Bill to Cut Climate Dollars Loose
In other news: Mayor Todd Gloria looks past the Newsom administration on additional homelessness funding.
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Sacramento Report: Newsom Tells Counties ‘No More’ On Homelessness Funding
San Diego lawmakers also get ahead on more funding for the sewage crisis as the Legislature reconvenes.
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Sacramento Report: Lawmakers Go After Tijuana River Sewage Crisis — Again
Sen. Steve Padilla on Wednesday announced a proposal to address the Tijuana River sewage crisis when the Legislature reconvenes in January. It’s the latest attempt from the Chula Vista Democrat to address the crisis, which impacts large swaths of his district. This week, I wanted to take a look at…
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Sacramento Report: Lethal Force Reform Cost San Diego
The city of San Diego settled a $30 million lawsuit for a police shooting. The lawsuit alleged police violated a key reform law authored by a San Diego lawmaker.
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