Tag: Assemblyman Kevin Kiley
Is Gavin Newsom a Tyrant or is he Capable of Democracy?
I am frequently asked why I am so earnest about exposing Gavin Newsom’s record, leading many to question how he can be stopped. Newsom continues to fail up, never having had any close challenges for public office – not for...
Senate Democrats Kill Attempt to ‘Make Crime Illegal Again’ With Reforms to Prop. 47
Make crime illegal again. Please. There have been numerous attempts since 2014 to repeal and/or reverse Proposition 47, passed by tragically misinformed voters in 2014, and flagrantly titled “The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act,” which reduced a host of felonies...
California’s Rotten Districts Result in Rotten Result
In theory, if an elected official does something unpopular they could lose their re-election bid. If they do something unconscionable – like blocking harsher penalties for convicted child sex traffickers – they should lose their re-election bid. But for the...
California Assembly Democrats Block Bill to Fight Sex Trafficking of Minors
UPDATE below: A bill to make sex trafficking a felony once again in California was blocked Tuesday in the Assembly Public Safety Committee by Democrats, after passing unanimously in the Senate. Currently human trafficking is defined as a “non-serious” crime...
AB 5 Was Repealed and the Legislature Didn’t Create the Problem
Did this 2-part headline get your attention? When did the Legislature repeal AB 5? And, how did the Legislature not create the problem? As a self-professed “legislative geek,” I wanted to set the record straight about AB 5 and worker...
Sen. Wiener Pulls Bill to allow 12-Year Olds Get Vaccine Without Parental Consent
San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener just announced he is pulling SB 866, his bill to allow 12-year old children to take vaccines without parental consent. “We have made the difficult decision not to call up SB 866 for a vote...