Senior California politics+policy reporter for POLITICO. Friend to cats; lover of words, Nationals, and @JanelleBitker. Chisme: Jwhite@politico.com
Jan 20, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
“I’m asking myself, what the hell is going on? We look like a third-world country," @GavinNewsom says at site of L.A. train theft
@GavinNewsom “This is not one-off. This is organized theft. These are organized gangs of people,” Newsom says, then apologizes for saying “gangs,” says wasn’t “pejorative”
Sep 16, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
BREAKING: @GavinNewsom SIGNS #SB9 and #SB10 to allow duplex/lot splits on single-family lots and streamline up to 10 units
@GavinNewsom Neither bill is expected to make as big of a dent as #SB50 or other big-ticket, stalled #YIMBY pushes
But this still signals a major shift from single-family zoning, which dominates CA's housing landscape -- a dynamic Newsom and others fault for a severe housing crunch
This was all about #coronavirus. @GavinNewsom winter 2020 shutdown coincided with L'Affaire French Laundry and -- even more critically -- a judge gave pandemic-impeded proponents 4 more months to collect signatures. That was the window Newsom foes needed
Sep 14, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Good morning!
You made it.
It’s the last day of the @GavinNewsom recall
A live bear. A subpoena during a live debate. There have been plenty of crazy moments: politico.com/states/califor…
Aug 27, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
NEW: Judge rejects request to block California recall or let @GavinNewsom be candidate on Q2:
“There is nothing unconstitutional about placing in one ballot a vote for or against the recall of the Governor and then a vote for a replacement candidate,” Judge Fitzgerald writes
@GavinNewsom “Plaintiff plainly feels disgruntled that a replacement candidate with a small plurality might replace a sitting governor who” could beat that candidate in regular election, Judge wrote. That's not enough to “ halt the mammoth undertaking of this gubernatorial recall election.
THREAD: CA organized labor has been circulating framework for how they might organize gig workers. Here's why this matters in larger context of #AB5 and #Dynamex (1)
Recap: #Dynamex ruling says more workers are employees. Gig firms like Uber/Lyft are desperate to get out from under this, because their business models rely on work-when-you-want independent contractors. Labor not budging on #AB5 to put ruling in law; Newsom said he'll sign. (2)
