A lot of big legislative moves came of Sacramento with 2022’s budget surplus. Experts are predicting a complete financial flip in 2023, with a return to budget deficits. How will that impact the legislative outlook? How does an even larger Democratic Supermajority impact pending legislation? California’s lawmaking landscape is going to be more interesting than ever this year.

We have invited experts on policy, housing and energy to reflect on 2022, brief us on major policy changes that could be implemented in 2023, and to share the story of the politics around policy at the state level.

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Ben Golombek, CalChamber Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff for Policy, heads CalChamber policy staff and provides strategic oversight and management of CalChamber’s legislative and regulatory priorities. He previously served as chief of staff to members of the California State Assembly and worked at Los Angeles City Hall in various roles.

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Jennifer Svec is the Legislative Advocate Manager at the California Association of Realtors. With almost 20 years of experience in legislative advocacy, Jennifer has strengths in analyzing, researching and developing policies and expertise in housing affordability, supply issues, the legislative process and trade association operations.

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Genelle Padilla co-anchors KSBY News Daybreak every morning. She attended the University of Southern California and graduated from the Annenberg School of Communication and has an extensive record of multimedia journalism and production work, both locally and nationally.

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