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Senate Passes Bill to Give Home Loan Down Payments to Illegal Immigrants

August 27, 2024 6:43 pmAugust 28, 2024 3:28 pm

The Senate passed a bill 23-11 on Tuesday that would help pay for home down payments for illegal immigrants in California, with the newly passed bill going to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk for either a final approval or veto. Assembly...

Violent Felony Expansion Bill Passes Assembly

August 27, 2024 2:45 amAugust 27, 2024 6:53 am

A bill that would expand the number of crimes to be classified as a violent felony, adding in rape of an intoxicated person, passed the Assembly on Monday with 59 votes in favor, with only Governor Gavin Newsom’s decision of...

Gov. Newsom Mum Over Loan Down Payments For Illegal Immigrants

August 26, 2024 1:53 pmAugust 26, 2024 1:57 pm

A bill that is expected to pass the Senate this week that would help pay for home down payments for illegal immigrants in California had it’s final status be questioned more in the past few weeks, as scrutiny over the...

California Democrats Plan to Release ‘Worst-of-the-Worst’ Murderers After 25 Years

August 26, 2024 7:16 amSeptember 3, 2024 7:19 am

One of the worst anti-victim, soft-on-crime bills looks as if it will be passed by the California Legislature under the guise of criminal justice “reforms.” Senate Bill 94, which was shelved last year, would allow prison inmates sentenced to life...

Lawmakers, Victim Advocates Rally Against Prisoner W/O Parole Early Release Bill At Capitol

August 23, 2024 12:32 pmAugust 23, 2024 12:32 pm

A group of GOP lawmakers, law enforcement officers, and victim advocates held a press conference on Thursday, speaking out against a revived bill that, if passed, would give early release to some prisoners serving life without parole. Senate Bill 94,...

Senate Republicans Rally Against Resurrection of Prisoner W/O Parole Early Release Bill

August 14, 2024 5:12 pmAugust 14, 2024 5:15 pm

Senate Republicans joined together against the reintroduction of a bill to give early release to some prisoners serving life without parole, releasing a scathing analysis of the bill, marking it down as an extremely dangerous proposal. Senate Bill 94, authored...

Gov. Newsom Rebuked after Misleading Claim on EV Sales

August 7, 2024 3:17 pmAugust 7, 2024 3:17 pm

A statement by California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday saying that electric vehicles (EV) have had one of the best quarters in history was widely rebuked as being misleading – EV sales have actually been going down since last year....