Tom Lackey – California Globe

Bill to Increase Pay Inmate Wildfire Crews To $19 per Hour Passes Asm. Public Safety Committee

March 15, 2025 9:32 amMarch 15, 2025 9:32 am

A bill that would increase the pay for inmate wildfire hand crews to $19 an hour passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee earlier this week in an 8-0 vote, signaling likely passage later this year. Assembly Bill 247, authored by...

AB 1333 is Dead: Assemblyman Zbur Withdraws Bill Limiting Self-Defense

March 13, 2025 1:06 pmMarch 13, 2025 1:07 pm

Assemblyman Rick Zbur (D-Los Angeles) announced late on Wednesday that he would be withdrawing his new self-defense limitation bill following significant public backlash and confusing language in the bill. Assembly Bill 1333, which was introduced last month, would have eliminated...

More Sheriffs Oppose California Bill Making Self-Defense Illegal

March 3, 2025 1:50 pmMarch 3, 2025 1:50 pm

Opposition against a bill that would severely limit self defense against crime in the state grew over the weekend, with several more sheriffs and law enforcement agencies coming out against the bill. Amongst the notable new opponents against the Assemblyman...

California Bill Restricts Self-Defense Against Crime, Ends Crime-Stopping Protection

February 26, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 26, 2025 1:24 pm

Assemblyman Rick Zbur (D-Los Angeles) responded to mounting criticism on Tuesday following a huge public backlash against a bill he introduced late last week that would severely limit self defense against crime in the state of California. Zbur’s bill, Assembly...

CA Legislative Republicans Get Their Special Session on Wildfires, Water and Insurance

January 13, 2025 4:35 pmJanuary 13, 2025 4:49 pm

California Legislative Republicans held a press conference calling for immediate action to ramp up California’s wildfire prevention efforts, stabilize the state’s insurance market and investigate why there was no water in fire hydrants in the Pacific Palisades fires. Numerous companies...

NTSB To Investigate EV Truck Crash, Battery Fire That Shut Down I-80 For Nearly A Day

August 22, 2024 12:28 pmAugust 22, 2024 3:20 pm

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced late on Wednesday that it will be investigating the Tesla EV truck crash that occurred on Monday in Placer County, as the fire was one involving a lithium-ion battery and closed Interstate 80...

Republicans Confront Gov. Newsom’s Advanced Clean Fleets Mandate Following Multiple EV Vehicles’ Lithium Battery Fires

August 22, 2024 2:56 amAugust 22, 2024 2:57 am

Republican Lawmakers from both the California Senate and Assembly increased pressure on Governor Gavin Newsom this week to change up his Advanced Clean Fleets mandate because of multiple electric vehicle fires caused by lithium-ion batteries that occurred in the past...