Whether or not he's going to sit there and outline his entire (State of the State) proposal, he's not going to do that. Achieving consensus is the point of the Legislature. They're here to conduct the business of the people.

This proposal does not simply affect a small portion of wealthy homeowners; it would impact nearly the entire state, and worse, those who are living paycheck to paycheck may be forced to sell their homes. I support tax reform, but it should not be on the backs of Californians.

Internships sit someplace between vital and not-so vital.

Construction costs continue to escalate, and there's no sign it's going to abate. An additional six or seven months of waiting to move forward with this project is going to continue to make those costs higher. The governor would like to continue having a discussion with the Legislature about moving forward as soon as we can.

I saw it on TV just like everybody else did.

We're working with all the parties to see how we can do recharge when we've got all this snow in the mountains.