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Public School, Outdoor Dining Reopenings Among COVID-19 Influenced Bills Introduced Monday

December 7, 2020 8:58 pm

On Monday, the Assembly started a new session from their temporary home at the Golden 1 Arena, with many new bills being introduced attempting to reopen California by the spring. Among the newly introduced bills was Assembly Bill 61, authored...

Assembly to Move to Golden 1 Arena For Dec. 7th Legislative Session

November 25, 2020 5:32 pmDecember 2, 2020 9:04 am

On Wednesday, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) announced that the Assembly will be meeting at the Golden 1 Center, a basketball arena in downtown Sacramento for the upcoming session instead of the state Capitol Building because of COVID-19 concerns. Speaker...

2020 General Election Preview: San Diego Mayoral

October 9, 2020 6:44 amOctober 12, 2020 11:15 am

San Diego: For the longest time, “America’s Finest City” was as reliably Republican as Orange County or any inland Northern California county above the Bay. But the city began trickling in Democrats a few decades ago, culminating with the city...

Massive Multi-Family Duplex Bill Fails; Too Late For A Senate Vote

September 1, 2020 2:49 pmSeptember 2, 2020 11:40 am

On Monday, a bill that would have allowed multi-family duplexes to be built on land zoned for single-family units failed at the last minute. despite a rally and quick voting by Assembly Democrats. Senate Bill 1120, authored by Senate President...

BREAKING: CA Senate Republicans Locked Out of Capitol in Politicized COVID Wars

August 27, 2020 6:09 pmAugust 28, 2020 1:03 pm

There have been several COVID-positive members of the California Legislature. Leading up to Thursday, COVID-positive members and those they were in contact with in the Capitol were asked to quarantine for 14 days. But legislative business went on with some...

BREAKING: 10 GOP Senators Barred From State Capitol Building, Forced To Vote Remotely

August 27, 2020 5:16 pmAugust 27, 2020 6:12 pm

On Thursday 10 of the 11 Republican Senators were denied entry to the Capitol Building amid concerns of spreading COVID-19 to others in the building. 10 Republican Senators barred from the Capitol Building The extreme measure came a day after...

Senate Cancels Floor Session After 2 New COVID-19 Cases Found In Capitol

August 26, 2020 8:13 pmAugust 26, 2020 9:12 pm

On Wednesday, less than 2 months after the State Capitol Building and surrounding office buildings shut down to to a mini-outbreak, 2 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Capitol Building were announced, cancelling today’s floor session and threatening to...