Out of CA’s $8.5B Total COVID Response Costs, $1.6B Went to CDCR According to CalMatters Analysis
The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s impact…
CA Governor Signs API Equity Budget in Response to Rising Anti-AAPI Hate Crime
By Marcia Barajas and Luke Kyaw SACRAMENTO, CA – Ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Assembly OK’s Bill to Require Courts, Prosecutors to State Cost of Incarceration to Public
By Jose Medina SACRAMENTO, CA – A first-in-the-nation legislative measure that would require judges and prosecutors to…
State Budget Group Criticizes $13.6 Billion Governor Budget for Prisons
By Esha Kher and Julia Asby SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) released…
California Capitol Watch: State Legislators Representing Davis Introduce 38 Bills for 2021
By Eric Gelber Davis is represented in the State Legislature by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry and Senator Bill…
California Capitol Watch: City Council to Consider 2021 Legislative Platform
On the agenda for the upcoming, February 16th, Davis City Council meeting is consideration of a resolution…
State and Local Economies Hammered as Officials Ponder Next Moves
Last week we learned that the city of Davis was now facing over a $20 million budget…
Sunday Commentary: It’s a Stunningly Bad Economic Picture – What Do We Do?
Twenty million jobs lost in April as unemployment jumped officially to 14.7 percent—a figure that no doubt…
Governor Newsom Expands Office of State Public Defender with $4 Million Budget Increase and $3.5 Million Annually Thereafter
By Danielle Silva Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed a $4 million budget increase for 2020-2021 and $3.5…
Senator Skinner Applauds Gov. Newsom’s Budget for Plan to Close a State Prison
(From Press Release – Senator Skinner) – State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, issued the following statement today…
Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry Responds to the Senate Appropriations Committee Holding AB 228 on Suspense
(From Press Release – Assemblymember Aguiar Curry) – Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) made the following statement today,…
Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry Looking to Boost Local Investment in Infrastructure and Affordable Housing
This week, Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D – Winters), will be hosting a press conference and rally in…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Data Gives Us a Clear Picture of the Future of California
The right has attempted to paint a picture of California as a state where the affluent are…
Aguiar-Curry Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Boost Local Investments in Infrastructure and Affordable Housing
(From Press Release) – Today, Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D – Winters) and several of her Assembly colleagues introduced…
With Little Other Choice, Legislature and Governor Capitulate to the Beverage Industry
A deal that will have far-reaching implications indeed passed in the form of AB 1838 and was…
Legislature Passes Bill in Response to Wells Fargo Scandal
On Wednesday, the California State Legislature approved a bill by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) to protect victims…
Commentary: Defending Double Dipping?
The problem of double dipping into the pension system is a huge problem that the legislature and…
Bill in Response to Wells Fargo Scandal Passes Senate
From Press Release – A bill by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) to protect victims of mass fraud…
Banking Committees Probe Wells Fargo Report, Reforms
(From Press Release) – Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) and Assemblymember Matt Dababneh (D-Encino), held a joint oversight…
Bill in Response to Wells Fargo Scandal Clears Key Vote
(From Press Release) – A bill by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) to protect victims of mass fraud…
