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California Cities Find Themselves In An Eviction Crunch Less Than Two Months Before AB 1482 Begins

November 19, 2019 2:15 amNovember 20, 2019 11:51 am

In September, Assembly Bill 1482 was passed and signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. Authored by Assemblymen David Chiu (D-San Francisco), Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), Timothy Grayson (D-Concord), and Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), AB 1482 puts a cap on annual...

Los Angeles Announces Plans for the First Public Bank In California

October 7, 2019 1:40 pmOctober 8, 2019 7:34 am

In a press conference celebrating the passage of AB 857 in front of the Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson, along with Assemblyman Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), announced that the first public bank in California...

Public Banks Bill Signed Into Law By Governor Newsom

October 2, 2019 4:54 pmOctober 3, 2019 12:10 pm

Public banks, banks that are run by a city or county, can now open in California following the signing of Assembly Bill 857 by Governor Gavin Newsom. AB 857 states that any public bank in California must go through the...

Miguel Santiago introduced the free tuition bill.

RECAP: AB 857, Creating Public Banks In California

September 24, 2019 7:00 pm

After being struck down in years past, AB 857 is a signature away from making public banks in California a reality. What is it? Assembly Bill 857. According to AB 857, whose framework is largely based on the only current...

RECAP: AB 32 Will Shut Down The Private Prison Industry In California

September 17, 2019 1:55 pmSeptember 17, 2019 4:13 pm

While the rest of the country is seeing exponential growth in the for-profit prison industry, it’s a signature away from extinction in California. What is it? Assembly Bill 32. Under the bill, all contracts with private or for-profit prisons in...

RECAP: AB 1343, The Bill That Would Have Taken Down For-Profit Universities In California

September 17, 2019 2:15 amSeptember 16, 2019 4:42 pm

Despite making national news in April and May for it’s tough stance on for-profit university loans, AB 1343 quietly fizzled out in the Senate. What was it? Assembly Bill 1343. Part of a group of seven bills aimed at giving...

Leyva Determined to Bring Back two Bills Vetoed by Brown

December 11, 2018 1:05 pm

After making a commitment to reintroduce two of her key legislative proposals that were vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown in last year’s legislative session, Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino) has affirmed her promises, unveiling SB 22, rape kit testing, and SB...