Senator Brian Jones Archives

California Lawmakers Want Audit of State’s Homelessness Spending

January 16, 2020 10:35 amJanuary 17, 2020 4:14 pm

Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) and Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) announced this week that they have requested a statewide audit of homelessness spending in California. The Joint Legislative Audit Committee will consider the request on February 26, 2020 (updated 1/16/2020). “The...

Inspire Charter Schools Find Themselves In Dire Straits Across California Over Numerous Allegations

October 21, 2019 6:29 pmOctober 22, 2019 12:42 pm

Los Angeles based charter school organization, Inspire Charter Schools, which has an enrollment of over 35,000 in 13 schools and countless more home school situations, has been facing more and more allegations in recent months. Dr. Nick Nichols, the founder...

California Lawmakers Respond to Gov. Newsom’s State of the State Address

February 13, 2019 12:26 pmFebruary 14, 2019 5:12 am

Members of the California Senate and Assembly react to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first State of the State address Tuesday Feb. 12, 2019: Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Los Angeles): “His optimism is a stark contrast between what we have here in...