Anthony Portantino – Page 4

As Housing Bills Collapse, Talk of Ballot Initiative Grows Louder

November 21, 2019 2:15 amNovember 21, 2019 1:48 pm

Governor Newsom has deemed California’s housing shortage to be a top priority. Last week, he convened the heads of more than a dozen top California-based companies to bring the private sector to the table in search of solutions to a...

Later School Start Time Bill Becomes Law Despite Opposition From Teachers And School Districts

October 16, 2019 6:17 amOctober 16, 2019 12:59 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 328 into law on Monday, mandating that schools will open later in the morning. Under SB 328, middle schools across California will have, at their earliest, an 8 AM start time. Meanwhile, high schools are...

School Lockdown Drills Are To Be Reviewed Under New Law

October 15, 2019 2:05 amOctober 15, 2019 1:12 pm

Senate Bill 541 was signed into law, requiring the California Board of Education to conduct studies to find the best way to conduct school drills across California, as well as find the right number of drills a year. Besides fire...

Recently Arrested Democrat Donor Ed Buck Also Started Fur Ban in California

September 22, 2019 2:05 amSeptember 23, 2019 10:28 am

In all of the research on the bill in the Legislature, AB 44, to ban fur products in California, big Democratic donor and LGBTQ activist Ed Buck’s name was prominent. Buck was just arrested last week for luring young, gay...

California Lawmakers look to crack down on the sales of E-Cigarettes to Youth

November 29, 2018 6:02 pmNovember 30, 2018 1:19 pm

Six California lawmakers announced today that they will introduce legislation to prohibit sales of flavored tobacco products, including flavored electronic cigarettes, in retail stores and vending machines in an effort to terminate the dramatic uptick in nicotine consumption by youths....

Sen. Portantino Goes 1 for 2 on Long-Gun Proposals

October 1, 2018 7:00 amOctober 4, 2018 9:18 am

Senator Anthony Portantino (D-Los Angeles) has received one signature and one veto on his two long-gun proposals: Governor Brown has signed Senator Portantino’s proposal to raise the age requirement from 18 to 21 for the purchase of long-guns. California already...

Obama Freeway O-bandoned?

September 25, 2018 2:30 pmSeptember 25, 2018 3:21 pm

State Senator Anthony Portantino (D-Los Angeles) was in attendance for an event today supporting his beloved Obama Highway project. You might have heard about Los Angeles city leaders passing a proposal to rename Rodeo Road after President Barack Obama—the notion...