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Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 to Weaken Prop. 13 Fails to Pass Assembly

August 20, 2019 2:05 amAugust 21, 2019 6:19 am

“While all voters are able to vote on this debt, only property owners pay it.” One of the only remaining taxpayer protections left in California is Proposition 13, a landmark 1978 decision by California’s voters to limit property taxes....

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‘The Future of California’s Quality of Life is at Stake’ Unless Plastic Packaging Is Banned

August 14, 2019 2:43 pmAugust 15, 2019 1:27 pm

‘Simply put, tracking individual products from cradle to grave would be a logistical nightmare – if not impossible – and would substantially increase the cost of goods.’ First California legislators came for our cigarettes, and banned smoking indoors and in...

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Lawmakers Say California is Being Overrun with Plastic Litter

May 30, 2019 1:53 pmMay 31, 2019 5:51 pm

Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D- San Diego) and Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) both have bills proposing to phase out single-use plastic containers by 2030. In the Assembly Thursday, Gonzalez warned that recycling plastic containers “is a huge cost to local...

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California Lawmakers React to Poway Synagogue Shooting

April 28, 2019 5:29 pmApril 29, 2019 12:55 pm

A shooting occurred Saturday at Congregation Chabad in Poway, California, 20 miles north of San Diego, in which we now know one women was killed as she jumped in front of the rabbi, saving his life. The rabbi was injured...

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California Lawmakers Propose Outlawing the Big Gulp Citing Public Health Crisis

February 21, 2019 5:52 pmFebruary 22, 2019 10:47 am

Ignoring a recent 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, Democrat lawmakers have proposed a package of bills aimed at the soda industry, citing a public health crisis. Assembly Republicans called it “Supersized Government Overreach.” In January, the 9th Circuit found that requiring...

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Governor Appoints Storied Nathan Fletcher to CA Air Resources Board

January 29, 2019 1:23 amJanuary 29, 2019 7:50 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Monday the appointment of Nathan Fletcher, San Diego Republican-turned-Independent-turned Democrat, to the California Air Resources Board. Fletcher, a former Assemblyman, also known more recently as the other half of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan and (Democrat Assemblywoman)...

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California Democrat Wants Campaign Funds Used for Babysitting Costs

January 22, 2019 7:30 amJanuary 22, 2019 7:06 am

California Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Alameda) recently introduced Assembly Bill 220 to allow candidates to use campaign funds to pay for childcare expenses. Why? “Parents of young children bring an important perspective to policy-making and should be encouraged to enter the...