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Bill to Require Improved Reporting of Child Marriages Passes Unanimously by Assembly Committee

May 5, 2021 2:54 pm

A bill to require all counties to report the number of child marriages to the state on a quarterly basis was passed unanimously by the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Tuesday. Assembly Bill 1286 was also passed unanimously in April by...

San Diego County Board of Supervisors to Halt Nearly All Evictions Under New Ordinance

May 5, 2021 11:05 am

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance that strengthens eviction protections countywide on Tuesday, creating one of the strictest eviction bans in the state. Passed by a close 3-2 vote, the ordinance will halt all “just cause”...

Senate Unanimously Passes Child Labor Trafficking Bill

May 5, 2021 2:16 amMay 4, 2021 6:32 pm

A bill that would expand foster parent training to include info on giving care and supervision to children who have been victims of child labor trafficking was passed unanimously Tuesday in the Senate. Senate Bill 584, authored by Senator Brian...

Senator Padilla Announces Proposal to Federally Protect Over 1 Million More Acres in California

May 4, 2021 2:51 pm

Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) announced on Monday that he will propose an expansion of over 1,000,000 acres of federally protected land in California. The Senator’s proposal, known as the PUBLIC Lands Act, would combine 3 previously passed House bills by...

John Cox, Caitlyn Jenner Release First Recall Campaign Ads

May 4, 2021 11:06 am

Republican Recall candidates John Cox and Caitlyn Jenner released their first ads of their respective campaigns on Tuesday, with both candidates attacking Governor Gavin Newsom and state Democrats while also taking wildly different advertising approaches. John Cox, who lost the...

Los Angeles Lawmakers Propose $20 Billion, Multi-Year Homeless Crisis Plan

May 4, 2021 2:45 amMay 3, 2021 9:31 pm

Several Los Angeles lawmakers joined the growing movement to enact a $20 billion plan to give California cities funds to combat against the homeless crisis on Monday. Speaking at the Skid Row Housing Trust, Assemblyman Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), Councilman...

Department of Interior Approves Massive $550 million Riverside County Solar Power Project

May 3, 2021 2:47 pm

The Department of the Interior announced on Monday that a massive solar project was approved for the Southern California desert. According to the Interior Department, the Bureau of Land Management gave final approval for the Crimson Solar Project, a $550...