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California To Allow Helmet-Less Scooting

September 3, 2018 7:30 amSeptember 4, 2018 11:43 am

California scooter rides may soon be able to “scoot” helmet-free. Introduced by Assemblyman Heath Flora (R-Ripon), AB 2989 would allow motorized scooter riders over 18 years of age to cruise on streets that have speeds up to 35mph without wearing a...

Lawbreakers Under Twelve May Be Getting a Major Break

September 2, 2018 7:30 amSeptember 1, 2018 2:37 pm

Lawmakers have sent a bill to Governor Jerry Brown as they plan to exclude children age 11 and younger from juvenile court jurisdiction to promote the rights, health and well-being of youth by curbing premature exposure to incarceration. SB 439...

Accomplice Liability For Felony Murder Fades

August 31, 2018 10:25 am

After just barely fleeting off the Assembly floor late last night with the minimum 41 votes needed for passage, today the Senate in return passed the controversial measure to amend California’s felony murder rule. California’s federal murder rule makes an individual...

Legislators Look To Cut DMV Wait Times

August 29, 2018 7:48 pmAugust 31, 2018 10:19 am

Members on the Assembly Floor considered a batch of State Budget clean-up bills on Wednesday, including SB 862 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), a seemingly mild proposal that would make clarifying and technical revisions necessary to implement the Budget...

Cow Palace Under Heavy Fire

August 29, 2018 3:56 pmAugust 30, 2018 9:34 am

In pushing a district-focused bill, Senator Scott Wiener (D-11, San Francisco) today presented SB 221 to the Senate Public Safety Committee for concurrence in Assembly amendments to prohibit the sale of firearms and ammunition at the Cow Palace. The Cow...

California Goes Clean

August 29, 2018 7:00 amAugust 29, 2018 4:39 pm

As members scramble to pass bills in the final week of this legislative session, California has decided to go 100% clean energy. SB 100, better known as the Clean Energy Bill, narrowly passed today as the vote call stayed open...

Portantino’s Triple Play

August 28, 2018 8:30 amAugust 28, 2018 10:57 pm

With less than three days left in the Sacramento legislature before fall recess, Senator Anthony Portantino (D-SD25) has passed his “triple play” of gun bills and will likely send them on their way to the governors desk. Consisting of three major gun reform proposals, each...