Katy Murphy

@Politico California politics editor. Write me at [email protected].

[Katy Murphy @katymurphy]

@sejalg_ Congrats, Sejal!

[Melanie Mason @melmason]

NEWS: CA Attorney General Rob Bonta will NOT hop into the 2026 governor's race, opting instead to continue his re-election bid for AG.
https://t.co/Nhlc2L5YUo

[Melanie Mason @melmason]

Yet another great job posting as our California team expands

[Julia Marsh @juliakmarsh]

Finally some good media industry news: we're hiring! Check out these two new tech reporter positions for @politico's growing California bureau and please share with your networks. https://t.co/BrcJYElOEf and https://t.co/FzJdWsuAfs

[Christopher Cadelago @ccadelago]

@TheDailyShow Full segment of @TheDailyShow on Trump’s bumpy chopper ride w/ Nate Holden, not Willie Brown

[Christopher Cadelago @ccadelago]

SCOOP: Nate Holden, 95, a former Los Angeles councilman who grew close to Donald Trump when he tried to renovate the historic Ambassador hotel in the 90s, says he was the one in the helicopter w/ Trump when it almost crashed. They were headed for the Taj. https://t.co/fEhFscjRlw

[Christopher Cadelago @ccadelago]

New: Adam Schiff has ridiculed Katie Porter for refusing to seek earmarks.

POLITICO found he secured millions for defense firms while taking contributions from top corporate brass & D.C. lobbyists.

Schiff also would not provide his earmarks from ‘01-‘07. https://t.co/JAfEXMVfc1

[Dustin Gardiner @dustingardiner]

SCOOP: Trustees again question if Sen. Dianne Feinstein's adult daughter is legitimately and appropriately acting as the senator's power of attorney, per latest court motion

Read it all here: https://t.co/T5WlyLwrnZ @politico

[Dustin Gardiner @dustingardiner]

SCOOP: state Sen. Mike McGuire is telling colleagues he has enough votes to succeed Pro Tem Toni Atkins as president of the California Senate

https://t.co/1pwKLmgKgY w/ @lara_korte @JeremyBWhite @ccadelago @melmason #CALeg

[Jeremy B. White @JeremyBWhite]

NEW: Progressive DA’s keep winning in California on vows to reshape criminal justice — and then facing recall attempts as crime fears rise.

Alameda DA ⁦@PPrice_Cares⁩ is the latest prosecutor caught in that cycle: https://t.co/ksRkekcZgG

[Lara Korte @lara_korte]

BREAKING: we have a new newsletter!

Check it out and sign up —- Welcome to California Climate https://t.co/UKNQvRRVpa via @politico #caleg

[POLITICO Playbook @playbookdc]

California Rep. Adam Schiff, the target of conservative scorn and House Republican censure as he campaigns for the U.S. Senate, raised over $8.1 million in the year’s second quarter.

Today's TOP READ Via @ccadelago: https://t.co/URgci5qm7V

[Christopher Cadelago @ccadelago]

Gavin Newsom, venturing outside Calif., stops off at an event with Democrats in Bend, Oregon.

Newsom says it’s to push back on the Fox News “doom loop” that’s captured even his own father in law — “a wonderful, conservative man” who also is “deeply anxious” about the economy.

[Dustin Gardiner @dustingardiner]

Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) has @AdamSchiff riding w/ her in today’s SF Pride parade. There’s perhaps no more visible SF endorsement (she’s backing Schiff to replace Feinstein in the Senate).

#Pride #SFPride #CASenate @sfchronicle

[Rachel Bluth @RachelHBluth]

The renewal of the MCO tax is shaping up to be California’s biggest ever investment in Medi-Cal. With federal funds factored in, it could be more than $35 billion.

Broad strokes here, and I break it down even further for subscribers.
https://t.co/pQt7BAyvKI

[Lara Korte @lara_korte]

HUGE personnel news 🚨— @dustingardiner is joining @politicoca as a Playbook co-author.

@JeremyBWhite will transition to his new role as senior reporter covering #caleg.

AND, as if that wasn’t enough, @melmason is joining us out of Los Angeles.

[Katy Murphy @katymurphy]

@melmason @dustingardiner @ccadelago @JeremyBWhite Welcome, Mel! We couldn’t be more excited over here

[Christopher Cadelago @ccadelago]

Guys, we’re doing big things at POLITICO in California.

[Lara Korte @lara_korte]

Newsom on @seanhannity distances himself from the defund the police movement."

"Don't accuse me of that. I've never been part of that."

[Jeremy B. White @JeremyBWhite]

You've seen our glossy photos. Come meet the people behind the pics on May 11: https://t.co/B8PUfxxQgm