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California Appeals Court Rules That All Cities Must Follow Sanctuary City Law

January 13, 2020 4:50 pm

The California Fourth District Court of Appeals in Santa Ana has ruled that charter cities and other atypically classified cities have to follow the California Values Act (CVA), commonly known as the ‘sanctuary city law’. Under the CVA, which was...

Concealed Carry Expansion Bill Faces Another Tough Committee Vote

January 13, 2020 4:41 pm

The Assembly bill that would allow concealed carry holders to be armed in a place of worship while on school property faces a critical step Tuesday as an Assembly Committee will vote on the subject for the first time in...

Proposed Bill Would Remove Deductions from Secondary Homes to Fund Homeless Programs

January 13, 2020 1:25 pmJanuary 14, 2020 7:11 am

Vacation homes, rental homes, and other types of secondary housing would lose their mortgage interest deductions (MID) to fund new statewide homeless initiatives under a new bill announced Thursday. AB 1905 and the end of MID tax breaks Assembly Bill...

Bill that Would End Virginity Testing in California Introduced to Assembly

January 10, 2020 1:55 pm

Virginity testing, the procedure where a doctor or other medical professional performs tests to determine whether or not a woman has had intercourse, may soon be illegal in California. Assembly Bill 1909, introduced by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), would...

Governor Newsom Proposes a State-Run Generic Prescription Drug Label

January 10, 2020 6:23 amJanuary 10, 2020 8:21 am

On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom released a new budget proposal that would have the state of California manufacture generic prescription drugs. A plan for California labeled generic drugs “Prescription drug prices are too high,” stated Governor Newsom in a tweet....

Uber Changes App to Comply with AB 5

January 9, 2020 5:02 pmJanuary 10, 2020 8:09 am

Uber made major changes to its app in California on Wednesday to make the rideshare company more compliant with the new AB 5 law. New changes with Uber The new service changes include removing set prices for trips. Instead, single...

Sacramento Press Club Hosts ‘How to Beat Trump in 2020’ Event

January 9, 2020 4:57 pmJanuary 12, 2020 8:40 am

“If Trump is reelected, it will be the end of the Republican Party.” ~Republican Strategist Mike Madrid. The Sacramento Press Club hosted an event Thursday for Capitol media on “How to Beat Trump in 2020.” It was an event by...