David Siders

Senior news editor for California, Politico. Reach me at [email protected].

[David Siders @davidsiders]

Smartest run-down on the state of play in the gov's race in CA -- Read @katymurphy 's conversation this AM w/ @melmason , @JeremyBWhite , @dustingardiner & @jonesblakej ...

https://t.co/HJKCOlUWAU

[David Siders @davidsiders]

Read @NoahBaustin on Becerra v. Steyer ...

Oil money is taking center stage in the California governor’s race https://t.co/84IDSfLaPu via @politico

[David Siders @davidsiders]

In CA Playbook ...

-- Can TMZ make a mayor?

-- New polling in the gov's race

-- And in LA, Nithya Raman wins the day

https://t.co/WdTM340gRX

[David Siders @davidsiders]

Read @DanielNMiller on the TMZ primary in LA ...

Harvey Levin’s latest project: Spencer Pratt for LA mayor https://t.co/4KHItaGCUY via @politico

[David Siders @davidsiders]

In CA Playbook ...

-- The normie-insider disconnect in the governor’s race

-- Newsom's bid to tax “anti-weaponization” fund payouts

-- And Becerra wins the day

https://t.co/WdTM340gRX

[David Siders @davidsiders]

In CA Playbook ...

-- Pelosi becomes a target in SF’s bruising House race

-- A bill to help a battered corner of Hollywood clears the lower house

-- And Ammar Campa-Najjar wins the day

https://t.co/WdTM340gRX

[David Siders @davidsiders]

Revealing look at shifting winds in Hollywood from @DanielNMiller and @JeremyBWhite …

https://t.co/6juWT0C0nn

[Dustin Gardiner @dustingardiner]

New: Billionaire Chris Larsen says he will boost Gavin Newsom's likely 2028 presidential campaign "any way we can"

His support reflects an early rallying around the home-state governor by Democratic donors in Silicon Valley: https://t.co/0JTd4wAAg3 w/ @MuiChristine @JeremyBWhite

[David Siders @davidsiders]

In CA Playbook ...

-- Newsom's budget helps to ease vulnerabilities ahead 2028

-- Becerra's rough stretch (and, w/ an asterisk, winning day)

-- And Jerry Brown on why he's not endorsing

https://t.co/WdTM340gRX

[David Siders @davidsiders]

In CA Playbook ...

-- Harris rips GOP redistricting as 'red-state cheating'

-- Newsom's budget plan and 2028

-- Dana Williamson's court date

https://t.co/WdTM340gRX

[David Siders @davidsiders]

In CA Playbook ...

-- Becerra's Dana Williamson bind

-- Newsom's Rohit Chopra appointment

-- And why Tom Steyer won the day

https://t.co/WdTM340gRX

[Dustin Gardiner @dustingardiner]

Scoop: Newsom appoints former CFPB head Rohit Chopra, who was fired by Trump, to lead California's consumer protection agency

https://t.co/uKRqbNBBmE

[Daniel Miller @DanielNMiller]

Viral videos touting L.A. mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt lean heavily on IP from two huge Hollywood franchises: Disney’s “Star Wars” and Warner Bros.’ “Batman.” But the studios have stayed silent re: the use of their characters. Why haven’t they objected? https://t.co/bQJCWm1GPi

[David Siders @davidsiders]

“There are many qualified individuals ..."

At @politico Security Summit, Mayorkas declines to endorse Becerra in California governor’s race

https://t.co/MGqwgSunzg via @politico

[David Siders @davidsiders]

In CA Playbook ...

-- Pelosi's succession waiting game

-- The viral videos touting Spencer Pratt in LA

-- And Doug Emhoff on 'those discussions' with Kamala Harris

https://t.co/WdTM340gRX

[David Siders @davidsiders]

Read @ChaseDiFelice and @TylerKatzen on the potential hiccup in Steyer’s anti-tech crusade: his brother

https://t.co/Ugg5vr2hej via @politico

[David Siders @davidsiders]

In CA Playbook this AM ...

-- Newsom's orbit gravitating to Xavier Becerra, viewing him as least likely to complicate his 28 run.

-- Tom Steyer's brother

-- And a new post for Bill Lockyer

https://t.co/WdTM340gRX

[David Siders @davidsiders]

In CA Playbook this morning ...

- @melmason on Harris' Nevada ramp-up

- Villaraigosa tears into Becerra

- A more measured Spencer Pratt in LA

https://t.co/LlX6ZNliL3 via @politico

[David Siders @davidsiders]

Read @EliStokols on how baffled Biden world is by Becerra's rise in CA ...

'It gets the biggest laugh every time we send around a poll,' the first former official said ...

https://t.co/7OQvcKX15F via @politico

[David Siders @davidsiders]

Read @jonesblakej on how Xavier Becerra's trajectory in CA gov's race is reminding more than a few people of Biden in 2020 ...

https://t.co/atOUcZ3acP