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October 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
John Burton, a titan of 20th Century California politics has died at age 92. Watch the Oral History with journalist Jerry Roberts conducted with Burton here:
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September 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Debbie Meyer: The first woman to win three Olympic gold medals in a single Olympiad. At age 16, she was among the most famous athletes in the world. By 21 she had retired - with no Title IX, her options were limited.
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July 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Today, Capitol Weekly and @ucstudentpolicy.bsky.social presented a conference: California and AI. @scottwiener.bsky.social delivered the Keynote.
July 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Micheli Minute!
July 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
AI is a technological advance on par with the wheel and the discovery of fire - Open AI's @chrislehane.bsky.social

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July 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
June 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Debbie Meyer is one of the greatest athletes in history. At 16, she was the first woman to win three #Olympic gold medals in a single Olympiad, at the 1968 Games in Mexico City. She quit swimming at 19 because there were no scholarships for women swimmers
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June 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
June 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Lobbyist and author Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week in Sacramento.
June 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Today, @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social activists dropped banners in the Capitol Rotunda naming nine Democratic lawmakers as the "Dirty Dems" Class of 2025
June 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
California Insurance Crisis: Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara blasted his predecessors - Republican and Democrat - as placeholders who refused to address systematic problems in the state’s insurance market
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May 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
California Insurance Crisis, Panel 3: What Next? With Senator Roger Niello, Alex Hall, UCLA, John Norwood, Norwood Associates, Denni Ritter, APCIA. Moderated by @wordsmith24.bsky.social Capitol Weekly. Photo by Ellie Appleby, Capitol Weekly
May 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara threw elbows at his predecessors, saying that they failed to update rules when they had the chance, and left it to the “brown gay guy” to fix. California Insurance Crisis. Photo by Ellie Appleby, Capitol Weekly
May 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara delivers the keynote at California Insurance Crisis. Photo by Ellie Appleby, Capitol Weekly
May 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
California Insurance Crisis, Panel 2: The Los Angeles Fires. Sonoma County Sup. James Gore, Steve Hawks, IBHS, Kelsey Szamet, Eaton Fire Survivors Network; Nancy Wallace, @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social , Moderated by @danmorain.bsky.social. Photo by Ellie Appleby, Capitol Weekly
May 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
California Insurance Crisis, Panel 1: Levi Sumagaysay of @calmatters.org, Meredith Fowlie of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, Amy Bach of United Policyholders and Rex Frazier of Personal Insurance Federation of California. Photo by Ellie Appleby, Capitol Weekly
May 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
California Insurance Crisis, Panel 1 is underway: Levi Sumagaysay of @calmatters.org, Meredith Fowlie of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, Amy Bach of United Policyholders and Rex Frazier of Personal Insurance Federation of California
May 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"Government has to produce for people" - @buffywicks.bsky.social

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May 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Two things we need to solve CA's Housing Crisis: @buffywicks.bsky.social

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May 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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May 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The Micheli Minute, May 5 2025
May 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Today is the Big Day of Giving - we are excited to announce that Bicker, Castillo, Fairbanks and Spitz Public Affairs will match all gifts to Capitol Weekly up to $1500! Donate before midnight tonight to help us get this fantastic match offer!
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May 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Today is the Big Day of Giving - we are excited to announce that The Tribal Alliance of Sovereign Indian Nations will match all gifts up to $2500! Donate before midnight today to help us get this fantastic match offer!
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May 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM