Scott Rodd previously covered government and legal affairs for the Sacramento Business Journal. Prior to the Business Journal, Scott worked as a freelance reporter in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., contributing to the Washington Post, New York Times, Stateline, the New York Observer and Next City. Scott grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut, and studied English literature at Susquehanna University.
June 21, 2019
Under Newsom’s proposal, utilities would need to meet new safety requirements and spend an additional $3 billion on improvements to be eligible for the fund.
June 20, 2019
California is one of the most diverse states in the country, but the lawyers in the Attorney General’s office are mostly white. Some experts say this lack of diversity may impact the department’s ability to represent the needs of all Californians.
June 14, 2019
The gig economy giants, who use independent contractors instead of employees, have long opposed efforts to unionize their workforce. But a California Supreme Court decision and looming state legislation are forcing them to change course.
June 11, 2019
The proposed rule, which would allow undocumented immigrants the opportunity to cast votes in party elections, will come up for consideration when the party convenes in August.
June 7, 2019
Heading into this weekend’s annual festival, more than a dozen staffers at the LGBT Community Center want its president to step down after allowing police to march in uniform.
May 29, 2019
But a new law poses challenges for large institutions that have to quickly train huge numbers of employees — including state government agencies.
May 28, 2019
A CapRadio investigation found that, in 2018, nearly 60 percent of agencies surveyed by the State Personnel Board did not provide this training, up from 25 percent in 2016.
.jpg&width=480 "This Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 photo shows a customer checking the various blends of marijuana from this season's harvest for sale during the High Times Harvest Cup in San Bernardino, Calif.")
May 15, 2019
Gov. Governor Gavin Newsom’s revised budget released last week reduced cannabis excise tax projections to $288 million in 2019 and $359 million in 2020 — more than $200 million combined lower than forecasted in January.
May 14, 2019
Some cities — like Sacramento and Los Angeles — already plan to collect this data, and a bill in the Legislature could expand the practice.
May 9, 2019
The revised spending plan is a $4.5 billion increase over Newsom’s January proposal and would spend the extra revenue on education, debt payments and building the state’s ‘rainy day’ fund.
