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California Playbook
Sign Up | Read the latest edition- Newest California senator goes Hollywood
- An endorsement in a Central Valley race
Cash rolls into Palms Springs congressional contest
California Climate
Sign Up | Read the latest edition- A strange-bedfellows coalition is getting wins on transmission
- Enviros are dinging Caltrans for being stingy on climate spending
- Karla Nemeth’s new water year resolutions
Sacramento
Newsom vetoes a proposed ban on caste discrimination in California
The governor said the bill is unnecessary because caste discrimination is already prohibited under existing civil rights protections.
Politics
Now a senator, Laphonza Butler makes a proud return to EMILY’s List
It’s still unclear if Butler will run for the special election to complete the final weeks of Dianne Feinstein’s term, or the full six-year term beginning in 2025.
Climate
Newsom signs first-in-the-nation corporate climate disclosure bills
The laws will require large corporations operating in the state to disclose both their carbon footprints and their climate-related financial risks.
More from POLITICO California
Newsom approves minimum wage for health care workers
The proposal was a top priority for SEIU, a powerful labor union that’s been trying for years to secure a minimum wage for health care workers.
Laphonza Butler gets red carpet treatment in Los Angeles
California’s newest senator will join Gov. Gavin Newsom, George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Eva Longoria, and Kerry Washington for an education event promoting diversity in the entertainment industry.
Why Katie Porter sounds like a Republican on Iran and Hamas
One of the three leading Democrats vying for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat, Porter recently suggested the surprise attack on Israel by Gaza militants was, in part, a result of American inaction in Iran.
The inside story of how Newsom picked Butler for Senate
The madcap 48 hours that went into Gov. Gavin Newsom naming Laphonza Butler a U.S. senator.
Nation’s largest health care strike will end with no contract deal
The next bargaining session between Kaiser Permanente and hospital workers isn’t scheduled until Oct. 12.
Who is, and isn’t, speaking at Feinstein’s funeral
Vice President Kamala Harris is speaking, though she had a lukewarm relationship with Feinstein.
Labor launched Laphonza Butler — and could hold the keys to a Senate run
Unions could vault Butler into serious contention should she choose to run.
With McCarthy out, California Republicans lost a crucial lifeline
“He was a phenomenal fundraiser and phenomenal recruiter,” Matt Shupe, a California Republican strategist, said of the Bakersfield native.
California Democrat makes cash splash in late entrance to competitive House race
Democrats have been fretting about their field in a competitive race to take on Rep. Michelle Steel.
What Newsom’s relationship with labor says about his Senate pick
The governor tapped a labor champion in the midst of high-profile vetoes of union priorities.
