FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: PROGRESSIVES OR MODS? Prospective Legislature-influencers are spending plenty of time these days trying to sort the liberals from the centrists in the huge California Democratic tent (especially wary business interests strategizing how to kill bills).
The mod squad is an elastic designation that varies depending on the issues, but new report cards from Courage Campaign offer one ranking — incorporating stances on bills that cover policing, housing, sentencing, healthcare, gun control, charter schools and renewable energy — to name and shame Dems the organization excoriates as “aligned with the corporate and wealthy special interests.” You can take a look at their list here.