This is the July 19, 2021, edition of the Essential Politics newsletter. It’s also one reason I’ll be writing a new newsletter, California Politics, for The Times beginning in August. AdvertisementNewsletter Get our Essential Politics newsletter The latest news, analysis and insights from our politics teams from Sacramento to D.C. And we’ll have more information next week, in my final edition of the Essential Politics newsletter from Sacramento. Today’s essential California politics— As injured patients and consumer rights groups fight for tougher penalties on grossly negligent doctors, California’s powerful physicians’ lobby is working hard behind the scenes to water down any proposed reforms.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 19, 2021 13:02 UTC