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Lawmakers’ Request for Audit of California DMV Killed Despite Suspicion of Election Fraud

July 1, 2019 2:05 amJuly 2, 2019 3:41 am

In January we learned that the Department of Motor Vehicles and county voter registrars told the California Secretary of State Alex Padilla last year that the motor Voter program was not ready. Motor Voter automatically registers voters when they renew...

Sen. Wiener Announces Bill to Allow Illegal Immigrants Run for Official Democratic Party Seats

June 29, 2019 3:48 pm

Friday, Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), introduced legislation to allow illegal immigrants to run for official Democratic Party County Central Committee and State Delegate Seats. According to Wiener, “SB 288 would allow for Dreamers and other immigrants to appear on...

Senator Turns Bill Allowing Retired University Police CCW Permits Into Gun Control Debate

June 28, 2019 11:46 amJune 29, 2019 7:34 am

Sometimes the most simple bills elicit the strangest floor debates in the California Legislature. A very simple bill was either politicized in the debate or, those doing the challenging were ignorant of current state law. In the State Senate Thursday,...

Governor Newsom Gets Most of What He Wants in 2019-20 Budget

June 28, 2019 7:25 amJune 29, 2019 7:07 am

The largest budget in California history was just signed Thursday evening by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The $214.8 billion budget bill agreed to by lawmakers, includes more than 25 “trailer bills” full of spending and issues that did not go through...

‘Homeless Industrial Complex’ Thriving in Sacramento with Latest Point-in-time ‘Homeless’ Count

June 27, 2019 8:35 amJune 28, 2019 7:26 am

“Too many people who have been housed and fragile are becoming fragile and unhoused.” ~Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg “This is becoming a ‘go-to’ city,” said Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg Wednesday at the end of his press conference on Sacramento’s...

Legislation To House Inmates According to Gender Identity Instead of Biological Sex

June 27, 2019 2:05 amJune 27, 2019 5:37 pm

A bill proposing to house inmates according to their gender identity, rather than the traditional method of housing inmates by biological sex, is making its way through the California Legislature. SB 132 by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), has passed...

California’s Newest State Senator Lena Gonzalez Has Big Plans

June 26, 2019 12:05 pmJune 26, 2019 1:35 pm

California’s newest State Senator Lena Gonzalez, just won her seat for District 33 in a special election. California Globe garnered an interview with Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) after running into her on her first day in the Capitol, prior to being...