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Capitol Weekly

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Capitol Weekly
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Basic facts
Location:Sacramento, California
Top official:Rich Ehisen, Editor
Founder(s):Kennedy Mandler
Year founded:1988
Website:Official website

Capitol Weekly is an online information source based in Sacramento, California, published by Open California, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Capitol Weekly's website says the group exists to "inform, enlighten and educate Californians about public policy and state governance, and to provide a platform for engagement with public officials, advocates and political interests."[1]

Background

Capitol Weekly was founded in 1988 by Kennedy Mandler, a former state government employee. The newspaper offered detailed listings of state government job openings. Mandler gradually expanded his listings, using California's Public Records Act to obtain data about state employment.[1]

On July 1, 2005, Capitol Weekly was purchased by Arnold and Karen York of Malibu, who also published the weekly Malibu Times. Capitol Weekly was changed from a newspaper of job listings into a newspaper that included extensive coverage of the state Capitol's politics and governance, the lobbying community, campaign politics and the state bureaucracy.[1]

Leadership

As of July 2025, the editor of Capitol Weekly was Rich Ehisen.[1]

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