California Assembly – Page 6

California Legislature Awash With Lobbyists, Second to New York

August 30, 2025 2:30 pmAugust 30, 2025 2:30 pm

As a legislative geek, I compared the number of lobbyists to legislators in a number of jurisdiction, including California. First, I looked at the federal and international levels. Then, I turned to states that had readily accessible information and compared...

California Democrats Blitz Newsom’s Redistricting Bills, Cutting Republican Questions and Mics Off

August 20, 2025 2:45 amAugust 20, 2025 1:31 pm

Listening to Assembly Democrats Tuesday in the Elections Committee blame President Donald Trump for everything from “rigging an election,” to taking candy from babies, was political performance theater lacking any reality. They were hearing two bills of the 3-measure package...

AB 84: Targeting Charter Schools While Ignoring Millions in District Fraud

August 16, 2025 8:07 amAugust 16, 2025 8:07 am

Why are California lawmakers preparing to spend $1 billion over the next decade on a brand-new bureaucracy to oversee charter schools — while turning a blind eye to the financial scandals plaguing traditional school districts? Assembly Bill 84 proposes to create...

Awareness Of California’s Transitional Kindergarten Drops Dramatically as First School Year Approaches

July 24, 2025 12:46 pmJuly 25, 2025 6:39 am

Results from a new RAPID survey released on Wednesday found that less than two-thirds of all Californian parents are aware of the new optional Transitional Kindergarten (TK) grade as it enters it’s first statewide school year, down from nearly 90%...

Leno’s Law to Removes Smog Tests for Classic Cars Passes Assembly Committee

July 17, 2025 1:38 pmJuly 17, 2025 1:47 pm

A bill to remove all smog check requirements for cars 35 years and older was passed unanimously by the Assembly Transportation Committee this week, with the next hurdle being the challenging Assembly Appropriations Committee. Senate Bill 712, authored by Senator...

California Democrat Leader Repeatedly Interrupts Gay GOP Assemblyman During Contentious Pride Month Resolution

June 24, 2025 6:30 pmJune 24, 2025 10:00 pm

Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego) was interrupted numerous times during what was supposed to be his five minutes of uninterrupted speech time on a LGBT Pride month resolution on Monday, with several Democrats, led by Assemblyman Josh Lowenthal (D- Long...

Assembly Resolution Would End State Sanctuary Policies Comes Following Anti-ICE Protests In L.A.

June 23, 2025 5:49 pmJune 23, 2025 7:20 pm

Ever since California’s Sanctuary law first came into effect in 2017 following SB 54 signed into law by then-Governor Jerry Brown, many state lawmakers, mostly Republicans, have been trying to stop it. On the opposite side, the majority of lawmakers...