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Jul 21, 2021 • 13 tweets • 7 min read
It may be summer break, but school is in session for Gavin Newsom:
We wrote a report card on the governor’s first 2.5 years ahead of California’s recall election.
Here's a few highlights 🧵 bit.ly/3kIsUG2
Gov. Newsom ended California’s death penalty… for now. There are more than 700 people on death row, and a future governor can undo the decision calmatters.org/explainers/new…
Jul 21, 2021 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
CalMatters spent three months examining the Armed and Prohibited Persons System, a database of persons ordered to surrender their guns bit.ly/3BtrBAL
California would not provide names of individuals in its database, citing confidentiality restrictions.
What’s going on with @GavinNewsom this week? Gov. Newsom faces a recall election, state vaccinations, an unemployment claims backlog — and today, he’s presenting a new state budget. Let’s take a look at what’s happened over the past few days 🧵
On Monday, Newsom proposed an $11.9 billion budget that would send $600 checks to two-thirds of Californians and an additional $500 to families with kids. bit.ly/3w35IV7
Jun 4, 2019 • 16 tweets • 8 min read
💰👩🏿🎓👨🏼🎓 THREAD: How did college become so expensive in California?
@FeliciaMello addresses the question in her deep-dive on an issue that affects millions in our state — about a tenth of the $1.5 trillion in U.S. student loan debt is held by Californians. bit.ly/2QJEUWF
Presidential candidates running in 2020 have been debating the idea of “free college,” but the concept isn't a modern one—it's embedded in the University of California’s 1868 charter. bit.ly/2QFjN7V
Feb 1, 2019 • 10 tweets • 6 min read
THREAD: How did California get so tough on guns? According to Boston University’s count, no other state out-does California for its sheer quantity of gun laws. @FromBenC explains what you need to know about gun control in the Golden State ➡️ bit.ly/2WwMLcG
First, if you’re confused about some of the terminology around guns, Ben created a glossary that should help. bit.ly/2S2Aqy6
Oct 25, 2018 • 16 tweets • 7 min read
Californians, are you totally confused by all these propositions you're voting on in #Election2018? It's a lot of information. So we put together 1-minute video explainers on each measure to help you better understand the props.
#Prop1: The affordable housing bond