The California Senate’s incoming leader is already planning for his next job
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MIKE MCGUIRE’S NEXT JOB: INSURANCE COMMISSIONER?
Next year, Sen. Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, will take over as Senate President pro Tem, the top leadership position in the Senate.
But the Northern California Democrat is already eyeing his next move: A jump to statewide elected office as California Insurance Commissioner.
McGuire terms out in 2026, the same year that incumbent Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara also reaches his limit.
On Sunday, the Mike McGuire for Insurance Commissioner 2026 campaign held a chili feed fundraiser at a wine country establishment called Richard’s Grove and Saralee’s Vineyard, with a minimum donation of $2,500.
The McGuire campaign war chest is growing, with just under $250,000 contributions received this year and more than $170,000 in cash on-hand.
PPIC LOOKS AT YOUNG PEOPLE AND CRIME
The kids are all right.
That’s the finding of a recent analysis by the Public Policy Institute of California, which examined crime statistics over the last few decades and found that young people are committing significantly fewer violent crimes now than they were in the ‘90s.
The violent felony arrest rate for young adults in California 18 to 22 dropped by more than 50% between 1994 and 2019, from 1,712 per 100,000 residents to 840.
“The drop is even more notable as the rate for adults in their late 30s and older increased over the same period. This steep decline is the driving factor behind the most recent shift in the age-crime curve,” the PPIC noted in the report.
While young people accounted for about a quarter of violent felony arrests for decades, they now account for just 16%.
You can read the report by visiting here.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“And when they’re there, they’ll knock the hell out of you and kill you in some cases. And we will immediately stop all the pillaging and theft. Very simply, if you rob a store, you can fully expect to be shot as you are leaving that store. Shot.”
- Former President Donald Trump, speaking to a cheering crowd of California Republicans on Friday.
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