Blake Jones
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California Politics Reporter l Co-Author of @politico California Playbook l 📧: [email protected]
Sacramento, CA
Joined September 2017
I don't tweet often but should probably note my new role here; I've moved on from the education beat after some great years and now cover all things CA politics. Please say "hi." I'm at bjones@politico.com and can share my cell/Signal by email or DM.
📣🎉ICYMI: @jonesblakej is the new co-author of @Politico's California Playbook! Blake, who previously covered the budget & education, is a top-notch reporter and I couldn't be happier to join forces with him Check out today's Playbook for his debut: https://t.co/8QosawtWtL
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Democratic strategist @mikehtrujillo and Republican strategist @mattklink spoke with me about the potential impacts we could see on Katie Porter's campaign and the race for governor moving forward. Q: Do you think it will make a difference? Trujillo: "Absolutely...it's really
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I know y'all have been waiting for this one... Newsom signs SB 79, a controversial housing bill that is still getting pushback from Los Angeles politicians https://t.co/O5aY9w48TU
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The California governor approved the proposal despite fierce pushback from the Los Angeles mayor and City Council.
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In CA Playbook, from @JeremyBWhite , @dustingardiner & @jonesblakej ... -- Could Porter’s spiral be Steyer’s gain? -- Arlo Smith has died at 97. 'My father was the right man for that tragic moment in our city’s history,' his son Ace tells PB. https://t.co/WdTM340gRX
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Before state Attorney General Rob Bonta declared that fantasy sports betting websites are illegal in California, he raked in campaign contributions from the industry’s biggest nemesis.
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Katie Porter camp rallies allies to her defense -- via @juliann_ventura
https://t.co/cQXeecrtLQ via @politico
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The support from more than half a dozen groups and officials comes a day after POLITICO surfaced a video of Porter berating a staffer in 2021.
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Newsom signed legislation phasing out ultraprocessed foods from CA schools. It’s backed not only by D’s but also R’s who saw it as advancing RFK Jr.’s MAHA agenda. He said it was a bill that should “unite all of us, regardless of political stripes.” https://t.co/2sN2DPSr5N
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Drawing comparisons to the MAHA movement, the bill will phase ultraprocessed foods out of schools in the state by 2032.
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Katie Porter’s viral videos have plunged her campaign for governor of California into ‘disaster’
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“Is this a disaster? Yes,” a veteran Sacramento strategist concluded.
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‘Get out of my f--king shot’: Katie Porter tears into staffer in newly released video https://t.co/Z5Nek69bSs via @melmason and @jonesblakej
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The former member of Congress, who is now running for California governor, also vented that she was snubbed by the Biden White House, complaining she raised the president “a shit ton of money.”
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As California AG @RobBonta reviewed his opinion that declared fantasy sports illegal, he raked in more than $100K in contributions from tribal casinos The tribes have lobbied, for years, to push fantasy sports platforms out of the gaming market here https://t.co/sfnNLReWG1
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Before state Attorney General Rob Bonta declared that fantasy sports betting websites are illegal in California, he raked in campaign contributions from the industry’s biggest nemesis.
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. @dustingardiner on Newsom's home-state hater ... Gavin Newsom’s new headache? A Democrat from Silicon Valley https://t.co/ugEw5vcWyr via @politico
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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, a moderate Democrat from the heart of Silicon Valley, has assailed Newsom over his social media trolling and policies on addiction treatment and homelessness.
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Troop deployments deepen chasm between Trump and Dem governors, via @jonesblakej and @ShiaKapos ... https://t.co/m2VCgQEGv5 via @politico
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“I refuse to let Donald Trump, Kristi Noem and Gregory Bovino continue on this march toward autocracy,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday.
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Newsom, Pritzker threaten to pull out of National Governors Association over Trump’s troop deployments https://t.co/WVFrJVYh4Q via @politico
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The governors accused the bipartisan group of going silent.
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per this morning's @politicoca playbook, DCCC-recruited Democrat Jasmeet Bains, who entered the #CA22 race 2 weeks into the quarter, had a modest $350,000 to $270,000 Q3 fundraising lead over progressive Randy Villegas. https://t.co/2XWHqO0oLF
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@joshgerstein @jonesblakej BREAKING: Immergut has *granted* Oregon and California's motion to block the new call-up of Guard troops to Portland. She says this effort to bring CA and TX troops to Oregon is in "direct contravention" of her oroginal order.
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Newsom to sue over Trump sending California National Guard to Oregon https://t.co/LMgLA6s9Qb via @politico
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“This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power,” the governor said in a statement.
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.@CAgovernor urges Democrats to stand firm amid the government shutdown, saying, “You lose leverage, you lose this country.” For @politico: https://t.co/dmqlXGhXOP
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The California governor’s remarks come amid a federal government shutdown that has left Capitol Hill in a stand-off.
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Newsom plays Fortnite, talks Kamala Harris, Snoop Dogg and how Dems ‘lost’ young men - via @jonesblakej
https://t.co/gB1XcXaKOl via @politico
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The governor rattled off streams he’d like to appear on and said he may go to TwitchCon later this year.
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Trump turns shutdown into weapon against blue America -- via @melmason and @NickReisman
https://t.co/Zd2qLDbJgF via @politico
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The president's detractors say he’s following his scorched-earth playbook by cutting projects in liberal states.
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Newsom trolls, Shapiro reassures and Harris dials in: Dems test shutdown messaging -- via @jonesblakej and @dustingardiner
https://t.co/61KFD5SSqp via @politico
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The immediate response to the government closure has served as a vivid illustration of stylistic differences emerging in the run-up to 2028.
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‘High risk optimism’: LA starts convention center renovation with Olympics clock ticking https://t.co/z6IObD7raC via @nicnorman16
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The $2.6 billion project has become a source of controversy in Los Angeles ahead of the 2028 games.
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NEWS: @dillonliam is joining @politico’s all-star team in California, where he’ll cover high-stakes battles over housing and development, beginning with the extraordinary push underway to rebuild after the LA fires.
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