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Capitol WeeklyReportingBy Rich Ehisen
Becerra laps Hilton in the money race

Xavier Becerra outraised his Republican opponent for governor by more than two to one in donations of $1,000 or more during the first half of August, as Sacramento’s inside players continued betting heavily on the Democratic frontrunner to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom. Continue reading the full article: Capitol Weekly Original article: https://capitolweekly.net/becerra-laps-hilton-in-the-money-race/

Gavin Newsom
Government Operations and PoliticsSacramento
CalMattersReportingBy Lynn La
Newsom closed 5 prisons. What happened to the towns around them?

About 15 years ago, the former prison towns of Blythe and Susanville were getting by relatively well. Many of towns’ residents were steadily employed by the state, and their good wages and benefits helped fuel the local, albeit isolated, economies. But after changes in California’s criminal sentencing laws led to fewer people being incarcerated — […]

Gavin Newsom
Government Operations and PoliticsCrime and Law EnforcementPrison ClosuresEconomic ImpactBlytheSusanvilleCalifornia