#california-politics

#california-politics

Buffy Wicks, the Assemblywoman from Oakland, has gained significant recognition with an early endorsement from Governor Gavin Newsom for her bill AB 609, which aims to facilitate residential construction by exempting it from the California Environmental Quality Act.

"We can't continue to be a party of just people that drive a Tesla, not a Toyota pickup, or ride a bus like my mother did... We're putting this notion of just renewables on the backs of working people."

Carl DeMaio's proposed 2026 voter ID measure found significant support among Californians, with a UC Berkeley poll indicating that 71% favor requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration.

"To see women and children brutalized, older people, people without weapons, killed in front of their family." - Antonio Villaraigosa reflects on the Hamas attack.

"Ben Pino, a former Democrat turned Trump supporter, mentioned, 'It's kind of funny because I was like all these people that are losing their minds right now over this guy..."

Calderon stated that she introduced AB 942 to address concerns about energy credits for rooftop solar owners, admitting that a significant majority benefited from these incentives.

Rep. Mark Desaulnier is committed to opposing the potential transformation of the FCI Dublin women's prison into an immigrant detention facility, a concern voiced by his constituents.

Gregory Bovino's 'Operation Return to Sender' aimed to target illegal immigrants with criminal histories, yet only one arrest record for the 78 detained emerged.

The Capitol's dynamics in 1975 were pretty much what they are today, with influential interests and financial conflicts mirroring the present political landscape.