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Trump Savages Sessions for Duncan Hunter Indictment

September 5, 2018 12:29 pmSeptember 5, 2018 6:08 pm

President Trump yesterday trashed his own attorney general for the prosecution of California Congressman Duncan Hunter and another Representative also closely aligned with him. Referring to the federal indictments last month of Hunter and his wife for personal use of...

California To Allow Helmet-Less Scooting

September 3, 2018 7:30 amSeptember 4, 2018 11:43 am

California scooter rides may soon be able to “scoot” helmet-free. Introduced by Assemblyman Heath Flora (R-Ripon), AB 2989 would allow motorized scooter riders over 18 years of age to cruise on streets that have speeds up to 35mph without wearing a...

Lawbreakers Under Twelve May Be Getting a Major Break

September 2, 2018 7:30 amSeptember 1, 2018 2:37 pm

Lawmakers have sent a bill to Governor Jerry Brown as they plan to exclude children age 11 and younger from juvenile court jurisdiction to promote the rights, health and well-being of youth by curbing premature exposure to incarceration. SB 439...

Carl Bernstein Tells California Globe ‘Call My Office’

August 30, 2018 7:14 amAugust 31, 2018 10:27 am

The truth isn’t always the truth—to paraphrase Rudy Giuliani’s newly famous phrase—when CNN and Carl Bernstein report it. CNN and the famed Watergate reporter are standing by their deceitful and discredited story about Michael Cohen being willing to testify that...

Legislators Look To Cut DMV Wait Times

August 29, 2018 7:48 pmAugust 31, 2018 10:19 am

Members on the Assembly Floor considered a batch of State Budget clean-up bills on Wednesday, including SB 862 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), a seemingly mild proposal that would make clarifying and technical revisions necessary to implement the Budget...

Cow Palace Under Heavy Fire

August 29, 2018 3:56 pmAugust 30, 2018 9:34 am

In pushing a district-focused bill, Senator Scott Wiener (D-11, San Francisco) today presented SB 221 to the Senate Public Safety Committee for concurrence in Assembly amendments to prohibit the sale of firearms and ammunition at the Cow Palace. The Cow...

California Goes Clean

August 29, 2018 7:00 amAugust 29, 2018 4:39 pm

As members scramble to pass bills in the final week of this legislative session, California has decided to go 100% clean energy. SB 100, better known as the Clean Energy Bill, narrowly passed today as the vote call stayed open...