State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil is in her first term in the CA legislature and the Democrat from Jackson has already broken with her party on guns and oil industry regulations. More in Playbook on why she's now backing a Republican anti-camping proposal: politico.com/newsletters/ca…

A California bill set for its first committee hearing tomorrow would target airport security line cutters, going after CLEAR over what critics call a pay-to-play system that fails to add an enhanced layer of security: politico.com/news/2024/04/2…

Democrats back Republican effort to double fines for protesters in California ow.ly/8QXV105qpsv

A CA bill that would target CLEAR passes its first legislative hurdle, though it was watered down amid steep industry opposition to simply restrict the expedited security screening company from expanding to new airports — but allow it to keep operating: politico.com/news/2024/04/2…

Puns galore on the CA Senate floor as a bill to prevent the airport security screening company CLEAR from expanding to new airports moves to the Assembly — with the company no longer opposed to the measure after an effective ban was amended out: politico.com/newsletters/ca…

Gavin Newsom wants to take smartphones out of schools ow.ly/XAPS105xeru

Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis agree on something: Curbing the use of smartphones in schools. “In a super divided country ... if we can start to get alignment across a very wide aisle — yeah, that’s progress." Story w/ Christopher Cadelago: politico.com/news/2024/06/1…

Watch out Stanford. California is eyeing a new legacy admission ban. ow.ly/nEHy105xnKU

ICYMI: Senate Ed Chair Josh Newman expects a proposed legacy admissions ban will get through his committee this morning. Before this year, such a proposal had never made it out of the Assembly. w/ Eric He politico.com/news/2024/06/1…

Why is the ACLU fighting a proposal in California to expand voter registration? Inside a bill being pushed by over 140 grassroots organizations that has the influential civil liberties union taking a strong stand to buck traditional allies, in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/ca…

A CA bill targeting airport security screening service CLEAR was pulled hours before it was set to be heard in an Assembly committee, Sen. Josh Newman confirmed to POLITICO, ending a proposal that ignited conversations over equity and government overreach: politico.com/news/2024/07/0…

California bans school districts from outing trans kids ow.ly/v37G105ANoc

Dems in CA have no love for Donald Trump, but lawmakers are rallying around a push to lift campaign spending limits on security for elected officials and candidates. “All candidates for public office are facing increasing threats and fear of violence”: politico.com/news/2024/07/2…

“That was the beginning of people recognizing that this young prosecutor was special.” For POLITICO Magazine, a look at Kamala Harris’ early career prosecuting child sex crimes in Alameda County, where she made an impression landing convictions on tough cases: politico.com/news/magazine/…

A first-in-the-nation California proposal that would make undocumented immigrants eligible for up to $150,000 in state-supported home loans may get caught up in the political crossfire as the election nears: politico.com/news/2024/08/2…

Gavin Newsom to decide if California should help undocumented immigrants buy homes ow.ly/Z906105GZYZ

The CA legislature sends SB 299 seeking to expand voter registration through to Gov. Newsom's desk, but its fate remains in limbo after Secretary of State Shirley Weber — who would be tasked with implementation — voiced concern in a letter to the governor: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

NEW: Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has repeatedly warned fellow Democrats in Sacramento not to provide cannonfire for Republicans in an election year, just vetoed a bill that would have made some undocumented immigrants eligible for state-backed home loans: politico.com/news/2024/09/0…

Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign a bill that requires parental consent before minors can view so-called algorithmic social media feeds and bans platforms from sending notifications to minors during certain hours, according to his office: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

Just weeks after vetoing a proposal to help noncitizens buy homes, Gavin Newsom is weighing another bill that would plan for a permanent program giving cash assistance to undocumented workers — who are prohibited from unemployment benefits under state law: politico.com/news/2024/09/2…