In July, the California Department of Finance announced that California brought in $1 billion more than projected in its last financial year. The announcement came a month after Governor Newsom and lawmakers approved the $215 billion state budget, which relies on a large projected surplus to fill the state’s reserve accounts with over $19 billion. […]

According to a report release in February, California consumers missed out on at least $308 million in nickel deposits on cans and bottles last year. The report was released by the advocacy group Consumer Watchdog, which claims that it’s increasingly difficult to find a place to recycle the bottles and cans to receive the nickel […]

The California Department of Motor Vehicles is having more issues as it tries to cut down on long customer wait times. Last fall, the DMV tried to cut down on the wait times at DMV offices by sending license renewal notices much earlier than usual, but the move backfired. Renewal notices were sent out by […]

Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom is already looking past 2017 and into the 2018 California gubernatorial race. Newsom’s supporters have created a SuperPAC that hopes to raise about $10 million to ensure Newsom’s victory. Newsom’s SuperPAC is also significant because it marks the first major independent expenditure committee for the 2018 gubernatorial race. Newsom is being […]