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THE BUZZ: From state legislators to reluctantly homeschooling parents to mask-weary residents, Californians have a common coronavirus query: Are we there yet?
California’s miniscule transmission rate has us on the brink of a wide-scale reopening. Much of the state’s population already lives in the least-restrictive tier, which allows businesses to operate at the maximum pandemic capacity. Gov.
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THE BUZZ: Like a political Santa Claus, Gov. Gavin Newsom is doling out daily arguments this week for why California is resurging under his leadership.
Yesterday, it was $12 billion in direct stimulus and billions more in rent and utility bill relief.
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05/10/2021 09:28 AM EDT
THE BUZZ MAGA MANIA: As the Republican Party nationally wrestles with its allegiance to Donald Trump, California Rep. Devin Nunes gathered thousands in Tulare Saturday at a “Freedom Fest” that waved the #MAGA flag. He offered full-throated support to the former president and drew a pair of high-profile California Republicans whose very political survival may depend on their ability to appeal across the aisle.
California s flush budget a huge advantage for Newsom + Dave Jones is back + Drought worsens
Sacramento Bee 5/10/2021 Andrew Sheeler, The Sacramento Bee
May 10 Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert!
REST IN PEACE: Cruz Reynoso, the trailblazing attorney who became the first Latino justice to serve on the California Supreme Court, died Friday. Read Sacramento Bee columnist Marcos Bretón s tribute to him here.
A ROSY MAY REVISE
Drought and dry wildfire conditions. A pandemic. A recall election with a panoply of ambitious would-be adversaries.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has a lot of problems.
Money isn t one of them.
This week he s expected to release a revised state budget proposal that s so flush with revenue he ll be obliged by law to send some of it back to taxpayers in the form of refunds.
Dem convention kicks off + Support for Newsom on schools + Sex ed bill passes committee
Sacramento Bee 4/29/2021 Andrew Sheeler, The Sacramento Bee
Apr. 29 Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert!
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION KICKS OFF TODAY
Via Lara Korte.
California Democrats will meet virtually this year for their four-day annual convention, which starts today and continues into Sunday.
Saturday will feature remarks from nearly every top California Democrat, including Attorney General Rob Bonta, Secretary of State Shirley Weber, Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, Controller Betty Yee, Treasurer Fiona Ma, and Gov. Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom.
We ll also get to hear from top Californians in Washington, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Alex Padilla, and retired Sen. Barbara Boxer. Sen. Dianne Feinstein is not scheduled to speak.