“Campaign finance rules should apply the same to everyone. Don’t create carve-outs for politically favored groups or industries.”

Not very smart. Where is the leadership to make hard decisions now rather than waiting for the “fiscal cliff”?BART has ‘no backup plan’ if Bay Area voters reject tax measure sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

Not very smart. Where is the leadership to make hard decisions now rather than waiting for the “fiscal cliff”?BART has ‘no backup plan’ if Bay Area voters reject tax measure sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

Meet M.C.Hopper. ‘Can’t’ Touch This’ but I did! For me it was all hat and no frog! Thank you Calaveras Fair ⁦Marie Alvarado-Gil⁩

This news story nicely captures the important legacy of our first women Supreme Court Chief Justice. An election loss doesn’t diminish her historic contribution for women and her fair administration of justice for All. cbsnews.com/sacramento/vid…

As chair of California Legislative Women's Caucus, I was honored to stand today w/ Steve Glazer & legal leaders to commemorate CA’s 1st woman Supreme Court Chief Justice, Rose Bird, and to establish the “Chief Justice Rose Elizabeth Bird Justice for All Plaza' at the CA Capitol.

About to begin the unveiling of the Chief Justice Rose Elizabeth Bird ‘Justice For All Plaza’ at Capitol Park. This beautiful setting perfectly captures her lifelong work for justice and equality.

Peace Officers Memorial ceremony at the State Capitol. There is no greater sacrifice . .

I really enjoyed listening to this podcast from Sen. Steve Glazer about the legacy of Rose Bird.

Thumbs up ⁦Matt Rexroad 🇺🇸✌🏼⁩.

California needs more local journalism to keep cities honest | Sacramento Bee sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/…

'This dark world we live in, it’s not the kind of world that can handle the likes of Rose Bird' -Governor Jerry Brown. I talk with him and others about her this week on Table Talk: the Rise and Fall of Chief Justice Rose Bird. Listen here: sd07.senate.ca.gov/podcasts

Lister to Governor Jerry Brown⁩ talk about the Rise and Fall of former Chief Justice Rose Bird. The full episode of my podcast Table Talk is available on all platforms and at sd07.senate.ca.gov/podcasts

This week on Table Talk: Governor Jerry Brown and others on the rise and fall of Chief Justice Rose Bird. “Rose struck me as competent, honest, and a fresh face. She didn't look like the characters that were part of the California establishment.' Listen: sd07.senate.ca.gov/podcasts

There are 2,000+ lobbyists at the State Capitol but few have on their client list: Democracy. CA bill taxes Big Tech to pay for tax credit for news orgs | Sacramento Bee sacbee.com/news/politics-…

Thank you Senator Catherine Blakespear for your leadership and partnership!

At today’s press conference on Sen. Steve Glazer’s SB 1327, RLN President Steven Waldman commended the Local News Employment Credit Bill for placing the incentives in the right place: the hiring of local reporters.

Read Waldman’s full statement: rebuildlocalnews.org/rebuild-local-…

Thank you to Senator Catherine Blakespear Alisha Wang Saville 王卿卿, Laura Rearwin Ward, publisher of Ojai Valley News, Lance Knobel, Nadia Taha 👁️⚡️ | 📷: @nadia8hummus & Steven Waldman for lending their powerful voices for journalism & supporting my bill, SB 1327, which seeks to revive newsrooms in CA. A strong democracy needs a thriving news media.

This chart shows the hollowing out of local news outlets by the rise of digital advertising. I’ll unveil a rescue plan for our independent newsrooms at my press conference, Wednesday at 11am. Tune in here: youtube.com/watch?v=IfNcAq…