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California's Housing Crisis: Becerra and Hilton's Plans to Address the Issue
Becerra said his parents came to America with $12. His father was born in Sacramento. Plus: the Becerra–Hilton debate on taxes and housing. This is chapter one of my play-by-play of the CNN California governor debate between Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton: the first eight minutes, on taxes and hous...
We Watched the Becerra–Hilton Debate. Here's What Becerra Didn't Answer.
We watched the Becerra–Hilton California governor debate, exchange by exchange, with the documents. This is my opinion. California Underground airs every Tuesday at 8PM PT. This week is a play-by-play of the CNN debate. I track three things: whether an answer included something you can check, whethe...
Money Can't Buy Enthusiasm: Why Newsom and Harris Are Sinking Ahead of 2028.
A new Politico/UC Berkeley Citrin Center poll shows excitement for a Newsom presidential run falling from 48% to 37% since March, and Harris from 41% to 28%. Newsom still leads Harris among California Democrats, but his own PAC spent about $1.5 million buying roughly 67,000 copies of his memoir, abo...
Bass Has the Money. Raman Has an 11-Point Lead. Here's What Changed.
A new UC Berkeley/LA Times poll shows LA mayoral candidate Nithya Raman up 11 points on incumbent Karen Bass — 39% to 28% — a complete reversal from a primary where Raman trailed Bass in every public survey. The twist: outside groups have backed Bass over Raman by roughly 36-to-1 in independent expe...
Newsom Fought to Save California Jobs From Paramount. The Deal Doesn't Require a Single One to Stay.
California's attorney general sued to block a $111 billion media merger — then approved it after his own governor picked up the phone. The settlement is being sold as a win for California jobs. It doesn't actually require a single one of those jobs to be in California. This week on California Underg...