Government

New Assembly Committee Will Focus on Retail Theft Solutions

A new select committee has been formed in the California Assembly to identify policy solutions for retail theft. The Select Committee on Retail Theft will...

Lt. Governor Redesignated as Governor’s Top Trade Representative

On December 30, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom redesignated Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis as his top representative to advance California’s economic interests abroad. Lieutenant Governor...

DFEH Renamed California Civil Rights Department

Don’t be confused if you start hearing about the California Civil Rights Department (CRD). It’s not a new government agency — just the renamed...

Online Options Available with Department of Motor Vehicles

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is reminding Californians of its online options for completing DMV business. The DMV has revamped its website to...

Governor Proposes Additional $1.5 Billion in Small Business Relief Grants

During remarks to the Sacramento Host Breakfast audience on May 13, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a proposal to expand California’s small business relief grants...

Governor’s State of State Recaps COVID Efforts

Flanked by video screens in an empty stadium, Governor Gavin Newsom delivered the first virtual State of the State address this week. The number of...

Transitions for State Officials, Governor’s Staff

Since the last edition of Alert, announcements from the Governor’s office have revealed changes to come in the lineup of statewide officials and the...

Governor Names New Business Adviser

Governor Gavin Newsom has named longtime political strategist Dee Dee Myers as his senior adviser and director of the Governor’s Office of Business and...

Census Deadline Approaches; Count Affects State Clout, Federal Funding

The unremitting pandemic and economic crises of 2020 have overshadowed what would normally have been a dominant event of community action: the decennial census....