Tag: Steven Bradford
Assembly and Senate Badges: Lawmakers, Not Cops
As a journalist covering California politics from localized issues to state bills to actions with national and international consequences, I’m often asked a lot of fun questions. Sometimes it’s simply asking where a certain petition is online, which is usually...
Bill To Create Homeless ‘Wrap-Around’ Outreach Teams Passes Senate Public Safety Committee
A bill to create outreach teams comprised of law enforcement officers, mental and medical health professionals, and county welfare workers to help clear homeless Californians and homeless encampments passed the Senate Public Safety Committee in a bipartisan vote 3-0 on...
Calif. Reparations Task Force Split on Eligibility; Decision Delayed
The Reparations Task Force voted Thursday 5-4 to delay a vote on the matter of who will be eligible for reparations, surprising many who believed that they would come a definite decision on the issue. The Reparations Task Force was...
Gov. Newsom Signs Bill To Decertify Police Officers With Multiple Misconduct Incidents
During a visit to the Southern Californian city of Gardena on Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that would remove certain immunity provisions for police officers and prohibit those convicted of a felony from returning to work...
Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Transferring Over Bruce’s Beach Back to Bruce Family
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Thursday that returns Bruce’s Beach, currently a part of Manhattan State Beach in Manhattan Beach, back to the descendants of the original owners from nearly a century ago. Senate Bill 796, authored by...
Bill To Give Beach Property Back To Original Owners After Nearly 100 Years Passes Senate
A bill that would return Bruce’s Beach, currently a part of Manhattan State Beach in the Los Angeles County city of Manhattan Beach, back to the descendants of the original owners from nearly a century ago, was approved unanimously by...