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Lawmakers Kill $3.5 Billion Wildfire And Climate Change Bill

August 31, 2020 5:52 pm

On Sunday, a bill that would have raised $3.5 billion in wildfire and climate change projects by extending utility fees, as well as establish funds to pay for expenditure plans, was halted by Lawmakers only 5 days after being introduced...

Senate Cancels Floor Session After 2 New COVID-19 Cases Found In Capitol

August 26, 2020 8:13 pmAugust 26, 2020 9:12 pm

On Wednesday, less than 2 months after the State Capitol Building and surrounding office buildings shut down to to a mini-outbreak, 2 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Capitol Building were announced, cancelling today’s floor session and threatening to...

Assembly, Senate Return To Abbreviated COVID-19 Session

July 27, 2020 6:16 pmJuly 28, 2020 11:23 am

On Monday, state Assembly members and Senators returned to the State Capitol Building in Sacramento to finish off a shortened session set to end on August 31st. For most of July, both the Senate and the Assembly have been unable...

Assembly, Senate Set To Vote Remotely, By Proxy This Session

July 23, 2020 9:30 pm

On Thursday, both houses of the California Legislature announced plans on how lawmakers not at the Capitol Building in Sacramento could still vote on bills. Proxy and remote voting temporarily allowed in legislature Both houses will employ different methods of...

California State Capitol dome shines against blue sky

Senate Joins Assembly In Delaying Return To Capitol Due To Coronavirus Outbreak

July 8, 2020 9:05 amJuly 13, 2020 9:05 am

On Wednesday, the California Senate joined the Assembly in temporarily suspending the current session. Due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the Capitol Building that has infected 6 people, including Assemblywoman Autumn Burke (D-Marina Del Rey), with the coronavirus, the Senate...

Removal of Columbus Statue in CA Capitol Begins

June 25, 2020 3:56 pmJune 25, 2020 4:00 pm

California Senator Mike Morrell took this video Thursday and sent it to California Globe of the start of the removal of the beautiful Christopher Columbus statue in the State Capitol Rotunda. Politicians attempting to erase history Democratic Senate and Assembly...

Christopher Columbus Statue To Be Removed From California State Capitol Rotunda

June 16, 2020 8:33 pmJune 17, 2020 9:11 pm

On Tuesday, Democratic Senate and Assembly leaders in Sacramento announced that the statue of Christopher Columbus and Queen Isabella in the State Capitol Rotunda is to be removed. The statue, “‘Columbus’ Last Appeal to Queen Isabella,” was gifted to California...