The Press Club

The Sacramento Press Club will host a post-primary breakdown with Darry Sragow of Target Book, Paul Mitchell from Political Data Inc., Democratic consultant Katie Merrill and Republican consultant Jennifer Jacobs. Going beyond who won and who lost, our panelists will discuss trends, demographics and what the outcome means for the November general election. Darry Sragow is a veteran Democratic political strategist and attorney. He served as chief campaign advisor for the Assembly Democratic Caucu

The Sacramento Press Club will host a virtual forum at noon this Tuesday, June 9, focused on the future of Assembly Bill 5, the law that aims to require companies to reclassify hundreds of thousands of workers as employees, rather than independent contractors. AB 5 will be the focus of one of major ballot measure fights this coming November, as Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Postmates have given $110 million to an initiative that would exempt their industry from the law. Debate at the Capitol is ongoi

A lot will be determined as Californians cast their ballots over the coming weeks, setting the top-two runoffs in races across the state and potentially choosing the winners in key local elections. After the big vote on June 7, four of California’s top political experts will make sense of the results and forecast what might happen next. This election recap will feature pollster David Binder and strategists Marva Diaz, Dana Williamson and Matt Rexroad. David Binder is a San Francisco-based pollst

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading voice on the Covid-19 pandemic, will participate in a Sacramento Press Club Facebook Live event at noon on Wednesday, June 24. Following Dr. Fauci’s appearance, the Sacramento Press Club will host a panel including Sen. Richard Pan, who has been at the forefront of state health care legislation; Dr. Sara H. Cody, Santa Clara County’s public health director, who was one of the first officials in the country to take action to contain the spread of the virus;

When Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire took over the role in February, he inherited some of the biggest challenges that California has faced in years, including a historic budget deficit and a collapsing home insurance market that has slammed his own district particularly hard. Has it dimmed the Healdsburg Democrat’s famously sunny demeanor? He’ll join the Sacramento Press Club to discuss his goals for the Senate, his leadership style and the state of journalism. (Did you know McGuire used t

Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs is the city’s first African-American mayor, and at 27, he is the youngest mayor in America to serve a city of Stockton’s size. He is grabbing headlines for his proposals to launch a pilot universal income program for Stockton residents, and to offer $1,000 stipends and intervention for residents most likely to be violent criminals. He has also inspired a recall petition. Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez recently said of Stubbs: “There’s a difference between a

After a protracted battle, two dramatic votes and a lengthy transition, Robert Rivas takes over as the 71st Assemly Speaker next month. Join the Sacramento Press Club for a conversation with Rivas about his leadership plans and his priorities for a new era in the California Legislature. Laurel Rosenhall of the Los Angeles Times and Mathew Miranda of The Sacramento Bee will moderate. Rivas, a Democrat from the Central Coast, was raised by his mother and grandparents in Paicines, an hour south of

The Supreme Court ruling last month overturning Roe v. Wade is rapidly reshaping abortion access across the country. Join the Sacramento Press Club for a virtual discussion with reproductive health experts about how this changing landscape will impact California. CalMatters health policy reporter Kristen Hwang will interview Brietta Clark, professor at Loyola Law School; Jessica Pinckney Gil, executive director of ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE; and Jodi Hicks, CEO and president of Planned Parentho

The Sacramento Press Club is honored to have Rep. Karen Bass join us for a conversation on Facebook Live on Thursday, July 16, at 12:15 p.m. A familiar face to Sacramento as the former Assembly speaker, Bass has been in the headlines recently as a potential vice presidential candidate for Joe Biden and a leader on congressional action on police reform in the wake of George Floyd’s death. As the San Francisco Chronicle noted in a recent profile, “Like many of the other women on Biden’s short list

Looking for a great read? Pick up Michael Connelly’s latest bestseller, “Fair Warning.” He’ll join the Sacramento Press Club for a Facebook live event at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, to discuss his new book. Joining Michael will be Myron Levin, founder and editor of the investigative news site FairWarning.org. Michael and Myron are friends from their days as reporters at the Los Angeles Times. Michael captures Myron’s unique personality in “Fair Warning,” as the protagonist, investigative report

Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a $6 billion plan to build a statewide, open-access fiber network. In Washington, President Biden and Congress are negotiating their own $65 billion broadband deal. Will these efforts actually provide “internet for all”? Now that the law has passed, what is the role of industry, the state and regulators? Join the Sacramento Press Club for a discussion on the next steps for bringing broadband to every California household. A panel of governmen

The Sacramento Press Club welcomes Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins (D) and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D) for a bicameral discussion about the Legislature’s agenda with Los Angeles Times Sacramento Bureau Chief John Myers on Aug. 8. The Legislature’s to-do list when it returns in August for the final month of the 2018 session is as long as the temperatures are hot in Sacramento. Will it overhaul the state’s bail system, set new renewable energy mandates, or enact net neutrality rul

Revelations from the January 6 committee hearings dominated headlines for months this summer. Now is your opportunity to hear directly from one of the nine members of the select committee about its work investigating the events surrounding the attack at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The Sacramento Press Club is pleased to present a conversation with Rep. Pete Aguilar, a Democrat from Redlands. Los Angeles Times political writer Arit John and The Sacramento Bee’s Jack Ohman will moderate the