Meet Californians stumping in swing states

California is a certain factor for Democrats within the presidential race. So some supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris are heading to Arizona and Nevada — two neighboring states the place the result is unsure and will assist decide who wins.

CalMatters’ Ana B. Ibarra spoke with volunteers from Los Angeles who traveled to Las Vegas to knock on doorways for the Harris marketing campaign. Amongst them had been Lauretta Darling and her mom Charlotte Barney, who cited abortion rights as an essential challenge. Two years in the past, the U.S. Supreme Court docket overturned federal protections for abortion, after Donald Trump appointed three justices as president.

• Darling: “To know that my daughter, my grandkids, my great-great-grandkids, other women to come will not have that right definitely tears me apart. And we need to get that restored.”

The volunteers later joined a two-bus caravan with Latino lawmakers and members of the nonprofit Nationwide Home Staff Alliance.

On the opposite facet, the California Republican Social gathering is targeted on successful the state’s swing congressional districts.

• Ellie Hockenburyspokesperson for the California GOP: “The best way for California Republicans to support President Trump is to secure a GOP House majority to help him implement his agenda in Washington.”

Learn extra about Californians canvassing in swing states in Ana’s story.

However the volunteers might need their work reduce out for them — particularly in the event that they, say, run into former Californians who fled to Nevada.

Over the past 4 years, greater than 158,000 Californians have moved to Nevada — making up almost 43% of its inhabitants development. Some ex-pats who discover Nevada’s taxes and enterprise rules extra agreeable might assist Trump win their adopted state, experiences Politico.

Talking of the presidential race: Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger joined the checklist of big-name Republicans endorsing Harris. In a prolonged social media submit Wednesdayhe mentioned he doesn’t like both social gathering and hates present politics, “which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand.”

However he mentioned he can’t assist Trump due to his divisiveness and hate; as a result of one other time period would “just be four more years of bulls–it with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful;” and “because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets.”

• Schwarzenegger: “To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious. And I will always be an American before I am a Republican.”

Homelessness is one of many prime considerations amongst California voters, and the result of many contests subsequent week might instantly affect unhoused residents — akin to statewide propositions associated to lease management and crimenative mayoral races and extra.

However the people who find themselves most affected by homelessness insurance policies typically have little say themselves — the 186,000 unhoused residents in California.

As CalMatters homelessness reporter Marisa Kendall and politics reporter Yue Stella Yu clarify, whereas homeless folks could be eligible to vote and a few counties and nonprofits try to assist them, they nonetheless face many challenges. (Different teams additionally battle for voting entry, together with folks with disabilities, inmates and non-English audio system.)

If an unhoused resident can’t obtain a mail-in poll, for instance, they have to go to a polling place. However this may be tough in the event that they haven’t any manner of getting there, or they’re involved their belongings might be stolen as soon as they go away their encampment. With out entry to the web or different media, it’s additionally exhausting to remain knowledgeable.

Even when a homeless particular person is aware of the place their polling place is situated, there’s nonetheless no assure that they will submit a poll on Election Day.

• Nanie Crossmanwho lives in an RV in West Oakland: “Plans are hard to keep out here. If you make plans, something will happen.”

Be taught extra about voting amongst unhoused Californians in Marisa and Stella’s story.

Voter demographics: Political Knowledge Inc. crunched the ultimate California voter registration numbers and located that Republicans have picked up 1 proportion level since 2020, to 25% (Democrats stay at 46%); Latinos have gained 2 proportion factors amongst ethnic teams, to twenty-eight%; and people 65 and older have elevated by 2 proportion factors, to 24% of the citizens, whereas these ages 18 to 34 have misplaced 2 proportion factors, to twenty-eight%.

From CalMatters enterprise reporter Malena Carollo:

Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an govt order Wednesday that seeks to handle the state’s excessive power prices for ratepayers. Below the order, a number of state businesses are directed to look at present packages that have an effect on ratepayers and submit suggestions for value financial savings by Jan. 1.

One of many businesses, the California Public Utilities Fee, which regulates energy corporations within the state, should decide whether or not any prices ratepayers are at present shouldering is perhaps paid from elsewhere. The fee should instantly change or wind down “any underperforming or underutilized programs” or packages which have a larger value than profit to ratepayers.

The governor referred to as for explicit scrutiny of spending geared toward avoiding wildfires. Following quite a few fires began by getting older energy traces — together with the lethal 2018 Camp Fireplace ignited by Pacific Gasoline & Electrical’s gear — utilities are hardening the grid towards wildfires. They’re doing this largely by burying above-ground traces in high-risk areas, a expensive course of. PG&E was authorised for a number of price hikes this yr alone.

Newsom’s order calls on the utilities fee and the state’s Workplace of Vitality Infrastructure Security to deal with potential adjustments to “wildfire safety oversight processes” for the utilities, in addition to “cost-effective wildfire mitigation measures.”

California has among the many highest electrical energy charges within the nation, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• Newsom, in a press release: “We’re taking action to address rising electricity costs and save consumers money on their bills. California is proving that we can address affordability concerns as we continue our world-leading efforts to combat the climate crisis.”

California’s salmon season has been canceled two years in a row, and will occur for a 3rd yr. What do the early numbers present? Discover out from CalMatters atmosphere reporter Alastair Bland.