
Ashley Zavala
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Journalist - California Politics 360 | Political Director @kcranews | President @SacPressClub | VP @CCACalifornia | Instagram: @zavalaa | TikTok: zavalaatok
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"Without funding, it doesn't go anywhere." It's been two years since CA voters overwhelmingly passed Prop 36 to ramp up penalties for repeat thieves and drug dealers. Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper criticized state leaders for not doing more for the will of the voters
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"This scandal is not completely resolved... there is this specter of these unknowns that swirl around Xavier Becerra..." A powerful firm with business ties to those facing federal charges for stealing Becerra's campaign funds launched a new campaign to help his bid for CA gov:
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Is California's first in the nation fast-food council going away? Taxpayers are still funding staff for the council that's been without a leader for a year and hasn't met since 2024. Gov. Newsom told me he hopes to appoint the council's next leader before he leaves office.
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The way CALeg and Gov. Newsom quickly took the CA Department of Education away from the elected Superintendent and gave the power to the governor-- was that Democratic? Assembly Education Chair Dr. Darshana Patel defended it. "The timing is never going to be good for this"
Ashley Zavala76,871 次观看 • 8 天前

Despite a push to stop it, registered sex offenders and people convicted of sex crimes against children will still be able to run for and hold public office in California. Two bills that unanimously passed the CA Assembly earlier this year hit a snag in the CA Senate today:
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Wow— Jenifer Siebel Newsom—CA’s First Partner and Gov’s wife— scolds California Capitol press corps for not asking on topic questions at a Planned Parenthood press conference. “You don’t seem to care.” Most of the journalists in the room —repping AP to NY Times —were women.
Ashley Zavala940,717 次观看 • 5 个月前

Jay Leno spent the day at the CA Capitol, pushing to exempt classic cars from smog checks. I asked him why —with everything else going on— he’s using his influence on this. “I don’t want the Hot Rod business, or mechanical business, to leave the way the film business did..”
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California's Dept. of Education is set to be overseen by the governor instead of the elected public schools chief. Assembly Education Chair Dr. Darshana Patel couldn't guarantee this will improve outcomes but said change is needed. "What we're doing right now isn't working."
Ashley Zavala35,819 次观看 • 9 天前

The man behind the billionaire tax in California is unconvinced billionaires are actually leaving the state. Gov. Newsom told me he personally knows at least a dozen. "Their claims are entirely fabricated, there is absolutely no evidence.." SEIU-UHW Pres. Dave Regan told me
Ashley Zavala51,479 次观看 • 16 天前

Dana Williamson's attorney told reporters she's not helping in any investigation into Gavin Newsom or Xavier Becerra as part of today's plea deal. I asked him how so many of her charges were dropped. He said negotiations were extremely respectful, with a lot of back and forth:
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"Our message is extraordinarily simple: makes it harder to raise taxes." Jon Coupal with HJTA.org says he won't pull the Local Taxpayer Protection Act from California's November ballot. "California is a tax producing machine," Coupal told me. "Where is that money going?"
Ashley Zavala60,800 次观看 • 21 天前

"When I go to a restaurant, I don't need to meet the chef." Here's how California Assembly Elections Chair Gail Pellerin responded to repeated questions about who is responsible for CA's proposed Congressional maps. CALeg Democratic leaders refuse to say who exactly.
Ashley Zavala822,421 次观看 • 10 个月前