POLITICO’s California Playbook

Governor Gavin Newsom is facing criticism from LGBTQ+ advocates and Democratic lawmakers after seeming to say he doesn’t support transgender athletes participating in women's sports on his new podcast last week. This controversy comes as Newsom is being mentioned as a likely 2028 presidential contender. Dustin Gardiner, co-author of POLITICO’s California Playbook breaks down the latest developments around Newsom’s comments, and other new business in state politics.

V. Miller Meats

Regardless of where you live, there’s likely a small business that puts a face to a neighborhood. It could be a family-owned restaurant, hardware store, or ice cream parlour. The people behind these places become part of our routine, and we even feel like we know them. So when one of these businesses closes, it sends a mini shockwave throughout the community because it marks the end of an era. That goodbye took place in East Sacramento last week. V. Miller Meats closed its doors after being in business for the past decade. The local butcher was known for partnering with family farms and ranches a short drive away, preparing high-quality meats and meals in-house. Eric Veldman Miller is the owner and joins Insight with the reasons behind its closure, which resonates with the challenges facing other small businesses in recent years.

Why Does CA Still Have Daylight Saving Time?

Daylight saving time just began and besides being a bit grumpy about losing an hour of sleep this past weekend, it’s got a lot of us wondering why we continue to change our clocks twice a year? Voters in California approved Prop. 7 in 2018, which allows the California Legislature to change the dates and times of daylight saving time, but nothing has happened since. Leslie Gielow Jacobs, the Anthony Kennedy Professor of Law at McGeorge School of Law, explains what’s going on.