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2020 General Election Preview: 36th Assembly District

October 30, 2020 7:36 am

Located in a catty-corner of the Counties of Los Angeles, Kern, and San Bernardino, the 36th Assembly District is the end of Los Angeles and the beginning of farms and ag lands. Once mostly Republican, 20 years of migration north...

Assembly, Senate Return To Abbreviated COVID-19 Session

July 27, 2020 6:16 pmJuly 28, 2020 11:23 am

On Monday, state Assembly members and Senators returned to the State Capitol Building in Sacramento to finish off a shortened session set to end on August 31st. For most of July, both the Senate and the Assembly have been unable...

Assembly, Senate Set To Vote Remotely, By Proxy This Session

July 23, 2020 9:30 pm

On Thursday, both houses of the California Legislature announced plans on how lawmakers not at the Capitol Building in Sacramento could still vote on bills. Proxy and remote voting temporarily allowed in legislature Both houses will employ different methods of...

Tom Lackey and Steve Fox Will Face Off for the Fourth 36th Assembly District Election in a Row

March 5, 2020 4:07 pm

For the 4th time since 2014, Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) will go against former Assemblyman Steve Fox (D) for the 36th Assembly district seat. The incumbent Lackey ended the night with 56.6% of the vote. Fox managed to get second...

2020 March Primary Preview: 36th State Assembly District

February 7, 2020 9:53 am

The 36th State Assembly District: The 36th District is where Los Angeles ends and where desert and farms begin. Comprised of parts of Los Angeles, Kern, and San Bernardino counties, the district fans out from Edwards Air Force Base, injecting...

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...

Bill That Would Extend Bar Hours To Face Final Approval For The Third Year In A Row

September 10, 2019 5:15 pm

Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and his pilot-program bill to extend drinking hours at bars in select California cities is set to be voted on again in Sacramento prior to the end of this legislative session. Senate Bill 58 would...