How lawmakers are tackling San Diego issues at the state Capitol. (Fridays)
Sacramento Report: Newsom’s Big Cuts to Homeless Funding
The governor wants to slash spending on shelters and housing to help close the state budget gap.
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Sacramento Report: UCSD Protests Test Limits of Campus Free Speech
Demonstrators protest the breakup of a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCSD, mirroring nationwide struggles over the war in Gaza, antisemitism and free speech.
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Sacramento Report: Ballot Measures Take on Housing Crunch
Two initiatives would pave the way for home construction by easing the threshold to fund new public housing and infrastructure, and deleting part of the state constitution that requires a vote on low-income housing.
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Sacramento Report: Efforts Are Afoot to Rewrite LGBTQ Laws
One ballot measure asks voters to codify same sex marriage; another potential initiative would cut options for transgender students. Also, an update on key legislation.
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Sacramento Report: What State Farm’s Insurance Cuts Mean to San Diego
The insurance giant won’t renew more than 2,000 policies in California, as increasing disasters and rebuilding costs sap its reserves. Also, a bill to restrict homeless encampments fails, again.
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Sacramento Report: Bill to Force State Accountability for Sexual Predator Placement Advances
State Sen. Brian Jones has been trying to tighten the rules for release of violent sex offenders for five years. This week, he made some headway. On Tuesday, the Senate Public Safety Committee approved his bill to force the Department of State Hospitals to take ownership of the process for…
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Sacramento Report: Bill Would Allow the Sickest Patients – Including Those with Dementia – to End Their Lives
State Sen. Catherine Blakespear wants to give people choices about how they die, but opponents say it could endanger the most vulnerable patients. Also, San Diego’s cannabis permitting is falling short.
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Sacramento Report: Ballot Measure Battles
A host of initiatives make for a crowded ballot in November, and some could cancel each other out. Also, sewage solutions are in the works for San Diego beaches.
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Sacramento Report: Fentanyl Overdoses Are Leveling off, but Still Lethal
Lawmakers address addiction and drug trafficking, in the face of even deadlier drugs. They’re also taking on election disinformation and ‘hate littering.’
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Sacramento Report: Local Beaches Get Extension to Clean Up Water
San Diego’s 20-year battle of the beaches reached a standdown — for now at least. On Wednesday the Regional Water Quality Control Board granted a four-year reprieve to cities that aren’t meeting water quality standards for dry weather. It approved an order that forestalls penalties for excessive bacteria levels at…
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Sacramento Report: The Battle Over Who Is More Tough on Guns
Two candidates fight over gun control and the city attorney’s office. Plus, election results and the perils of rejecting ‘housing first.’
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Sacramento Report: The Race Is on for March Primaries
Here are the races I’m watching. Plus, lawmakers discuss ways to get ahead of AI.
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