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It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when Janeth Rodriguez started on the path that led her to become the new executive director of the @CFA_United. Even she hesitated when she was asked to tell her story. capitolweekly.net/capitol-spotli…

"@carldemaio seems to relish a fight, with his opponents on the left as well as with his presumed allies on the right." About 1 year into his first term, his colleagues seem to know what he’s about, or at least have formed a strong negative opinion capitolweekly.net/capitol-weekly…

"The Delta isn't drying - it's shifting. If we can respond to that, every drought doesn't need to be an emergency." Hear more from @SWC_CAWater's Jennifer Pierre about how the Delta Conveyance Project prepares California for our shifting weather patterns! #cawater

"There was a study done recently of these large language models... asking these questions about where is my local polling place? How do I register to vote?... & each of those platforms had slightly different answers, which is really concerning" -@CamCritt capitolweekly.net/special-episod…

If California's film industry gets tax credits, why not our manufacturers too?🎬 CMTA President & CEO @lance_hastings penned an op-ed in @Capitol_Weekly to make the case. Read more here.⬇️ hubs.li/Q03yhCrx0

Your TBR list is about to get bigger! Check out these titles that have recently been added to our California History circulating collection. Non CSL library card holders can request these through Interlibtary Loan at your local library too. #libraries #readinglist

Check out this convo with Jennifer Pierre, @SWC_CA GM, on the @Capitol_Weekly podcast. She dives into the State Water Project’s critical role in delivering water to millions of Californians, what’s at stake for the future and what we must do to protect our water security.

Together with Billy Mills and John Wooden, without a doubt the most humble, unassuming and kind “great” I’ve ever had the pleasure & privilege of knowing. Generations of Sacramento children (incl. both of mine) learned to swim from “Miss Debbie” at her eponymous school. The best!

Debbie Meyer: The first woman to win three Olympic gold medals in a single Olympiad. At age 16, she was among the most famous athletes in the world. By 21 she had retired - with no Title IX, her options were limited. capitolweekly.net/oral-histories…

"There is a new @BerkeleyIGS poll... It is almost impossible for CA voters to trust Big Tech less than they currently do, right? But by contrast, the CA public does want Sacramento [leaders] here to begin solving some of these problems" - @_jonathanstein capitolweekly.net/special-episod…

SWC’s GM Jennifer Pierre joined the @Capitol_Weekly Podcast as a guest to discuss climate change, groundwater issues and both federal and state water policies. To hear about these issues and more, listen here: capitolweekly.net/a-chat-with-je… #CAwater

Podcast: Fighting over water has been CA’s favorite pastime for at least 175 years. If you think norcal/socal baseball rivalries are bitter – try the socal vs. Delta water wars. Jennifer Pierre, General Manager for @SWC_CAWater joined us to talk H20 capitolweekly.net/a-chat-with-je…

Capitol Weekly Podcast: California and AI - The Here and Now. With Mona Pasquil Rogers, @Meta; @_jonathanstein, CITED; @CamCritt, CITRIS Policy Lab; @RameshMedias, @UCLA. Moderated by @ByRobinEpley of @sacbee_news capitolweekly.net/special-episod…

Alcatraz update: @AGPamBondi and @SecretaryBurgum are expected to travel to the former - and perhaps future - federal prison in the SF Bay today. We asked Christina Snider-Ashtari, head of @CATribalAffairs, about @realDonaldTrump's plans for the island capitolweekly.net/a-chat-with-tr…

𝗗𝗿. 𝗡𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 Today would have been the 79th birthday for Dr. Sam Aanestad, who served in the legislature from 1998 to 2010.

"This is the fourth category @Scott_Wiener topped, perhaps owing in part to his oft-stated intention to seek the seat in Congress currently held by Speaker Emeritus @SpeakerPelosi... when the grand dame of CA politics decides to hang up her high heels" capitolweekly.net/capitol-weekly…

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Thrilled to see our own Dominique Donette receive the flowers she deserves! Thank you @Capitol_Weekly for uplifting Dominique's powerful story, and sharing with the world what we've always known -- Dominique is INCREDIBLE 👏 Read full article: capitolweekly.net/capitol-spotli…

"Donette credits her rise from a chaotic childhood to the influence of a series of mentors, including former NBA star and Sacramento mayor @KJ_MayorJohnson ... and @MarshallTuck, the California education leader who took the reins of @edvoice in 2022..." capitolweekly.net/capitol-spotli…

"@HeathFloraCA has done here what no other Republican has been able to accomplish, win a category in this esteemed survey head-to-head with Democrats." Is it any wonder he was selected as Assembly GOP Caucus leader as we were writing up this story? capitolweekly.net/capitol-weekly…