Even the California Assembly sees the need for permit reform
The report notes that California has a shortage of 2.5-million homes and this exacerbates the difficulty in housing 200,000 ...
Democratic California Assembly Speaker strips high-profile roles from outspoken Republicans
California's Democratic Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has decided to remove some of the most vocal Republican lawmakers from ...
California lawmakers may give inmate firefighters a raise
Inmate firefighters housed in California's county jails and state prisons would earn an hourly wage of up to $19 under ...
California Assembly bill to dramatically raise pay for incarcerated fire crews moves forward
The bill, as it currently stands, would require incarcerated individual hand crew members from county jails to be paid an ...
Cost of undocumented healthcare in California is billions over estimates, pressuring Democrats to consider cuts
In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats in the state Legislature are under pressure to scale back the expansion of ...
New bill could allow warrantless searches of surveillance devices in California
AB 358, sponsored by San Diego officials, aims to expedite searches of hidden cameras in private areas and trackers ...
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California is borrowing billions to pay for Medi-Cal. Is immigrant coverage at risk?
California is spending more than it expected on Medi-Cal and Republican lawmakers are pointing to coverage expansions that ...
It’s costing California more than expected to provide immigrant health care. Is coverage at risk?
Immigrants lacking permanent status contribute approximately $8.5 billion in state and local taxes a year, according to an ...
D.A. , Assembly Members Back New Laws to Assist Investigation of Threats, Stalking
The bills, both co-sponsored by District Attorney Summer Stephan, have been introduced in the California State Assembly.
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As California looks to speed up vote counting, election experts hope it won’t come at a cost
A bill moving through the state legislature would require the bulk of California’s ballots to be counted by 10 days after an ...
California state workers react to Newsom’s return-to-office order: ‘How does this help us?’
The sunset of current hybrid work policies came as a surprise on Monday, but wasn’t entirely unexpected, state workers said.
California Assembly Speaker ousts some Republicans from pivotal committees
California Republican lawmakers remained miffed after a handful of them were abruptly kicked off pivotal legislative ...