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Tag: Nancy Skinner

Legal Challenges Brewing with SB 54 Signed into Law this Week

October 12, 2023   10:06 amOctober 12, 2023   10:06 am
A bill that would force venture capitalist (VC) companies in California to disclose the gender and race of the founding members of companies that was signed into law earlier this week may see legal trouble on the horizon as many...
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California ‘Gas Price Gouging’ Law Now in Effect

June 28, 2023   2:30 amJune 28, 2023   6:20 am
A new law designed to stop price gouging by oil companies went into effect Monday, only three months after Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 2 into law. For years, Governor Newsom and other legislators have targeted oil companies for...
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Bill To Allow Accent Marks On Birth, Marriage Certificates Gains Traction In Assembly

March 28, 2023   5:39 pmMarch 28, 2023   5:39 pm
A bill that would allow accent marks on names when placed on birth certificates, death certificates, and marriage licenses gained more traction in the Assembly this week, Assembly Bill 77, authored by Assemblywoman Blanca Pacheco (D-Downey), would specifically require the...
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Bill To Increase Media and State Official Access To Prisons Introduced

January 31, 2023   12:09 pmJanuary 31, 2023   12:09 pm
A bill to increase both media and state official access to state prisons, county jails, and city jails was introduced to the Senate on Monday. Senate Bill 254, authored by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) would specifically reverse prison and jail...
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Gov. Newsom Unveils $297 Billion Budget Proposal With $22.5 Billion Deficit

January 10, 2023   3:41 pmJanuary 10, 2023   6:42 pm
California Governor Gavin Newsom presented a $297 billion 2023-2024 budget plan on Tuesday, with a projected deficit of $22.5 billion. In the last several years, California has seen large budget surpluses, with $38 billion reported in 2021-2022, and $97.5 billion...
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Zero Bail Bill, Rejected by Voters, Awaiting Final Vote in Legislature

August 31, 2022   7:12 amAugust 31, 2022   8:25 am
Zero bail was rejected by California voters in 2020, but introduced as legislation in January 2021 by Sen. Bob Hertzberg as Senate Bill 262, and is ironically named the “Safe and Resilient Communities Act.” Hertzberg denies that SB 262 is “zero bail,” and now many in the media are...
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Sen. Hertzberg Warned He Would Bring the Zero-Bail Bill Back – And He Just Did

August 25, 2022   11:59 amAugust 27, 2022   8:30 am
The bill to reform/destroy the bail industry in California by annually revising statewide bail schedule and set the bail amount closer to the charged person’s ability to pay, Senate Bill 262 by Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-Los Angeles), has been taken...
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