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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...

Senator Scott Wiener’s Legislation Protects Sex Offenders Who Have Homosexual Sex with Minors

November 18, 2025 2:00 pmNovember 18, 2025 2:38 pm

California Senator Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, recently announced he is running for Congress in Nancy Pelosi’s district, as Pelosi confirmed she will not run in 2028. Senator Wiener could actually make voters beg for Nancy to run...

Scott Wiener is Done Waiting on Nancy Pelosi to Retire; He’s Running For Congress

October 17, 2025 8:46 amOctober 20, 2025 6:50 am

California State Senator Scott Wiener is done waiting on Nancy Pelosi to retire from Congress. He wasn’t supposed to announce a run until 2028. Wiener, known for his contentious and controversial legislation, no doubt saw weakness in Nancy Pelosi, 85,...

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...

California’s Senate Democrats Reject Bill to Make Purchasing a Child for Sex a Felony

April 16, 2024 6:32 pmApril 16, 2024 6:42 pm

You read that headline right. California State Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) authored Senate Bill 1414 – a bipartisan measure to strengthen protections for minor victims by making the act of soliciting, agreeing to engage in or engaging in any form...

Sen. Grove’s Bill to Make Sex Trafficking in California a Felony Once Again Signed into Law

September 26, 2023 7:16 amSeptember 27, 2023 6:55 am

Sen. Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) announced her bill, Senate Bill 14, to once again make sex trafficking a felony, was signed into law by Governor Newsom Monday. One would assume this was a slam dunk, but this was no easy bill...

Will CA Legislature Pass SB 14 to Make Sex Trafficking a Felony Once Again?

September 1, 2023 7:53 amSeptember 4, 2023 7:57 am

A bill to make sex trafficking a felony once again in California was blocked in the Assembly Public Safety Committee by Democrats in July, after passing unanimously in the Senate. Eventually and two days later, the committee was pressured by...