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By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Before he took the oath of office, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) listens to his colleagues

Rivas often presents himself as a humble, soft-spoken person, but many who know him see the balanced policy, pragmatism and calculations that have led him to one of the state’s top political offices.

States struggle to strike the right balance between assuring payments to a contractor who improves real property and a lender whose financing helps make those improvements possible in...

In the final weeks of the California election, industry and labor groups have been spending millions to influence legislative races. That money is being spent not only to support favored candidates, but to attack their opponents with tough ads and mailers.

In the final weeks of the California election, industry and labor groups are spending millions to influence legislative races. That money is being spent not only to support favored candidates,

Leah and David Hamilton have raw sewage coming in through their drains and are fighting with builder Dream Finders Homes over how to fix it.

Govern For California is using a network of local chapters to amplify the influence of its donors on legislative races. Among the biggest beneficiaries so far is Assemblymember Robert Rivas, who wants to become the next Assembly speaker.

Sift through the campaign contributions to Robert Rivas, the Salinas Democrat angling to\u00a0become the next speaker of the California Assembly, and a name keeps popping up: Govern For California.