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Bill to Prohibit Sex Offenders and Human Traffickers from Elected Office Amended to Exempt Pedophiles

June 30, 2026 1:38 pmJuly 1, 2026 1:32 pm

Editors Note: This article has been updated with legislative action on Assembly Bill 2753 as of 7/1/26, 11:39 AM. AB 2691 by Assemblywoman Dawn Addis (D-San Luis Obispo) prohibits persons convicted of “sexual assault” and “human trafficking” from running for...

Sanctuary Officials Should Face Personal Liability for the Crimes They Enable

March 27, 2026 3:17 pmMarch 27, 2026 3:18 pm

In 2025, local officials across the United States refused to honor 17,864 ICE detainer requests – a figure entered into the congressional record during House Judiciary Committee testimony on March 4, 2026. Each declined detainer represents an individual already flagged...

What’s Love Got To Do With It: Sex Trafficking on Valentine’s Day in the City of the Angels

February 13, 2026 5:30 amFebruary 13, 2026 5:31 am

Today the LA County Board of Supervisors is meeting to discuss funding for several departments and programs, including those that impact the County’s children. I am here today to remind the Supervisors that one of our most important roles as...

General Provisions for the Prevention of Domestic Violence

September 29, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 29, 2025 2:31 am

Division 10, Part 2 of the California Family Code deals with general provisions concerning the prevention of domestic violence. Section 6220 explains that the purpose of this division is to prevent acts of domestic violence, abuse, and sexual abuse and...

Bill to Keep Biological Men Out of Women’s Prisons Hearing Tuesday

April 29, 2025 9:13 amApril 29, 2025 9:19 am

Last month Democrats killed two bills by Republican Assembly members Kate Sanchez and Bill Essayli to disallow trans athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports – AB 89 and AB 844. Despite plenty of testimony from female athletes about...

Bill to Increase Penalties For Child Sex Buyers Signed by Governor Newsom

September 26, 2024 6:36 pmSeptember 26, 2024 6:36 pm

A bill designed to strengthen protections for children by making the act of soliciting, agreeing to engage in, or engaging in any act of commercial sex with a minor a felony to help fight human trafficking was signed into law...

Assembly Public Safety Committee Waters Down Child Sex Trafficking Bill

July 3, 2024 1:11 pmJuly 3, 2024 1:11 pm

A bill to strengthen protections for children by making the act of soliciting, agreeing to engage in, or engaging in any act of commercial sex with a minor a felony to help fight human trafficking was passed in the Assembly...