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Bill to Create Statewide Database of Land Available for Development Goes Before the Assembly

September 3, 2019 8:09 pmSeptember 4, 2019 8:41 am

Senate Bill 6, by Senators Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) and Jim Beall (D-San Jose), would create a statewide database of public land for housing construction. Supporters of the bill are in favor because it would streamline how land for potential new...

Sen. Wiener Introduces Bill to Abolish Extra Time for Repeat Offenders

January 19, 2019 11:00 amJanuary 20, 2019 10:10 am

Off to a quick start in the new session, Senator Scott Wiener (D- San Francisco) has declared that restructuring California’s criminal justice system will be one of his priorities in the new year. Joining a coalition of criminal justice reform...

California Lawmakers look to crack down on the sales of E-Cigarettes to Youth

November 29, 2018 6:02 pmNovember 30, 2018 1:19 pm

Six California lawmakers announced today that they will introduce legislation to prohibit sales of flavored tobacco products, including flavored electronic cigarettes, in retail stores and vending machines in an effort to terminate the dramatic uptick in nicotine consumption by youths....

State Senator Scott Wiener to Double Down on Car Robberies

November 26, 2018 2:56 pm

Molded after SB 916 which was introduced during California’s 2018 legislative session, but did not pass, today State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced that he will reintroduce a similar bill when the legislature reconvenes on December 3rd. Sponsored by...

California’s Net Neutrality put on Hold

October 26, 2018 2:18 pm

Set to go into effect early next year, California lawmakers have agreed to delay implementing net neutrality as courts look to resolve pending litigation regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) roll back of the federal rules late last year. FCC...

Scott Wiener and Nancy Pelosi Urge Gov Brown To Sign Net Neutrality

September 20, 2018 9:45 amSeptember 19, 2018 7:50 pm

California State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), Democratic Congressional Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) and other advocates held a press conference yesterday afternoon in downtown San Francisco to call upon Governor Jerry Brown to sign SB 822. Better known as...

Safe Injection For San Francisco

September 10, 2018 7:45 amSeptember 8, 2018 10:05 am

Amid a slew of bills that have been layering the Governor’s desk these past few weeks, one of the most contentious is AB 186. Narrowly passing the assembly by a 42-30 vote with 8 abstentions, Assembly Bill 186 creates a...