Amazing lobbying job by Phillips 66, persuading Gavin Newsom to redirect hundreds of millions of dollars in road-repair dollars to wildly expensive, supposedly clean jet fuel: calmatters.org/environment/... via @gauchoesque.bsky.social
Tom Steyer is running the most expensive campaign in America. It might win him the California governorship. politi.co/488LOOe via @politico.com
‘We’re in really crazy territory’: Swalwell bombshell could upend the governor’s race sfstandard.com/2026/04/10/r...
So where are things headed ... Gov. Katie Porter?
"Democrats can pull victory from the jaws of defeat by coalescing around Porter."
www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joe...
Candidates for California governor call on Swalwell to drop out after allegations of sexual assault calmatters.org/politics/202...
Ex-staffer says Eric Swalwell, candidate for California governor, sexually assaulted her www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
And, "up to two-thirds of homeowners are inadequately insured for wildfire total-loss events, typically by around 20% and in some cases by as much as 60% relative to actual rebuild costs."
On the rebuilding front: "Many will face years of delay rebuilding, if they can rebuild at all. Of the five most destructive California wildfires from 2017 to 2020, which burned nearly 22,500 homes, just 38% had been rebuilt as of spring 2025." www.cawildfirefund.com/sites/wildfi...
"These costs fall regressively: lower-income Californians pay a higher share of their income for utility service, and wildfire-related charges represent two to five times the share of income for lower-income households compared to higher-income households."
Wildfire-related charges now add approximately $41 per month to the average PG&E residential bill (approximately 19% of the total bill), $27 for SCE (approximately 17%), and $21 for SDG&E (approximately 14%), according to a wildfire report released this week. www.cawildfirefund.com/sites/wildfi...
Trump energy chief attacks California oil and gas policies in Long Beach calmatters.org/environment/...
California wants to fund green jet fuel — by raiding your road repair budget calmatters.org/environment/...
Turns out a lot of folks who thought they needed to upgrade their electrical panels to ditch gas appliances — which is not cheap! — may not actually have to: www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele... via @alisontakemura.bsky.social
America’s capital of ‘super-commuters’ is in California. Now many are hitting a crisis point www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
"Since his election, and facing a projected budget shortfall of more than $900 million, Lurie has solicited more than $40 million in private donations and helped build a philanthropic outpost of city government... " www.wsj.com/us-news/san-...
"We already knew that Democrat Tom Steyer, a billionaire running for California governor, is rich. But how rich?
In 2024, Steyer and his wife, Kat Taylor, reported a total income of $39 million, thanks to the duo’s massive investments in the global stock market." calmatters.org/politics/202...
I agree. This event has been meteorologically astonishing, and its impacts will be felt long after it ends in terms of record low snowpack, sharply increased wildfire risk, and extreme low watershed runoff/streamflow into summer and beyond.
Tech giants are spending more than ever to shape California politics. See how much. Great piece from @jeremiak.com calmatters.org/politics/202...
which desert?
from Dan Faber at Berkeley — "My best guess, for whatever it’s worth, is that the war will have a positive effect on the energy transition, although it could be a small one if the effect on energy markets is short-lived." legal-planet.org/2026/03/30/t...
California blew a hole in environmental planning law. Now, lawmakers are trying to fix it calmatters.org/environment/...
Feds ramp up scrutiny in yearslong dispute over California airport money calmatters.org/economy/2026...
Officials considered warning Altadena before Eaton fire, but no alert was sent www.latimes.com/california/s...
California asks court to halt Riverside sheriff's recount of 2025 election ballots calmatters.org/politics/202...
The most under-covered dynamic in California politics right now is the very real possibility that a Republican could be elected governor — with one of two Republican candidates, or even both, could plausibly advance through the June primary.
