On this weekend’s newsmagazine edition of The California Report, there are a couple of segments worth noting on all things political.

First is my story on the balancing act faced by Governor Schwarzenegger in the next few weeks when it comes to dealing with a few pieces of controversial legislation. Most notably, that includes AB 32, the greenhouse gas bill that would move the state towards a new system of capping carbon emissions. The governor has come out in support of the concept, but has been working behind the scenes to modify the bill. Interestingly enough, neither environmentalists nor the business community seem to be happy with the suggested changes. And as you’ll hear in the story, Schwarzenegger’s far from the first governor to be caught in such a pickle.

Also this weekend, my colleague Scott Shafer interviews Joe Mathews, political reporter for the Los Angeles Times and author of The People’s Machine: Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Rise of Blockbuster Democracy. The book, which was recently released, takes a pretty fascinating look behind the scenes at the beginnings of the Schwarzenegger era and follows him through last year’s disastrous 2005 special election.

Both segments, and more, are here.