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Tim Donnelly's a very social Assembly member
SACRAMENTO — Live from the Capitol, it's Tim Donnelly — on Facebook, on Twitter and on the Assembly floor, where he frequently denounces bills he dislikes. A two-term Republican lawmaker from San Bernardino County, he likes to be heard. Just...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Social Media, Charles M. Calderon, Elections, Tim Donnelly
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California Senate acts to clarify legality of medical cannabis
Medical marijuana dispensaries that abide by security rules in California would not be subject to local or state prosecution for illegal sales under a measure approved Monday by the state Senate. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento)...
Tags: Health Treatments, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Darrell Steinberg
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California Senate acts on pay phone rates, drug sales
SACRAMENTO -- The state Senate acted Monday on bills aimed at protecting pay phone users against high charges and reducing robberies of pharmacies. The Senate approved SB 50, which requires California pay phones to have signs warning those using...
Tags: Joel Anderson, Theft, Curren D. Price, Jr., Air Transportation Delays, Sex Crimes
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GOP Assemblyman Jeff Gorell endorses Eric Garcetti for mayor
A Republican state assemblyman who represents Camarillo backed Eric Garcetti for mayor of Los Angeles on Friday, one of a group of military service members and veterans to give their endorsement to the city councilman. The announcement at an event in...
Tags: Lindsay Lohan, Jeff Gorell, U.S. Army, Eric Garcetti, Wendy Greuel
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GPS-tampering bill clears first state legislative committee
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.A pared-down bill that would send sex offenders who repeatedly remove their GPS tracking devices back to state prison cleared its first legislative committee Tuesday, making progress where broader measures failed. In a deal struck with Democratic...Tags: Jerry Brown, Prisons, Government, Elections, Safety of Citizens
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Bill that would return sex offenders to prison dies in committee
Laying the groundwork for debate over half a dozen bills that would send parole violators back to prison, Assembly Democrats on a public safety committee Tuesday shot down a bill that would require prison for paroled sex offenders who fail to register...Tags: Mike Morrell, Prisons, Michael Rubio, Tom Ammiano, Elections
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Lawmakers assigned to serve areas temporarily without representatives
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Lawmakers seek prison time for GPS violators
PolitiCalLawmakers alarmed at an increase in the number of sex offenders violating parole have vowed legislation to make tampering with their electronic tracking devices a crime that sends them back to prison.... -
Democrats target secret political money with new legislation
PolitiCalCalifornia Democrats will be pushing new legislation in hopes of preventing anonymous political donations like the $11 million contribution that stirred controversy this year. On Thursday, Assemblyman Roger Dickinson (D-Sacramento) announced a bill (AB45)... -
Newtown shooting prompts revival of campus safety proposal
PolitiCalThe Connecticut school shooting continues to spawn legislation in California aimed at improving campus safety. A year after the Legislature stalled action on a bill to require schools to establish emergency-response plans, state Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance)... -
Now is the time to adjust Prop. 13
When nearly two-thirds of the citizenry vote to tax themselves to expand transit but don't prevail, then democracy has gone cockeyed. If a small minority can thwart the will of the vast majority on a routine local tax issue, it's absurd. This, of...
Tags: Jerry Brown, Elections, Economy, Business and Finance, Darrell Steinberg, Bob Blumenfield
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Expect Democrats to be robust, not reticent, in wielding power
SACRAMENTO — With their new supermajority power, Democratic legislative leaders promise they won't overreach. But bet on this: They'll reach just as far as they believe is safe. "Yeah, you're darn right," Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg...Tags: Jerry Brown, Budgets and Budgeting, Government, Dentistry and Dental Health, Voting
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