Source: CalMatters
Perhaps the newest news from Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas on Wednesday: He and his wife are in the process of adopting a seven-month-old baby.
But in an hour-long conversation hosted by the Public Policy Institute of California, the Salinas Democrat who took over as speaker last June did address a wide range of topics of interest to Capitol followers, including the budget deficit, crime, housing and the 2026 governor’s race (spoiler alert: he didn’t endorse anyone).