California to Elect First Female, LGBT Senate leader
As Democrat seats in the California legislature have fallen to sex scandal, the ruling party is preparing to put its first female and first LGBT Senate leader in power.
Toni Atkins
Sacramento Politicians Abuse Ballot Measure Committees for Cash
California legislators have found a way around pesky limits on political contributions to their own campaigns with the golden goose of loosely-controlled, and not closely monitored, candidate-controlled ballot measure committees, the San Jose Mercury News reports.
Congress to Hold Hearings on High-Speed Rail
Congress plans to hold hearings on California’s controversial Los Angeles-to-San Francisco high-speed rail project, as estimates from the project’s lead contractor predicted significant cost overruns that the rail authority is attempting to deny.
California Bill: Illegals Who are Victims of Crime Can stay
A bill granting deportation protection to illegal immigrants in California who have been victims of violent crime is currently awaiting signature from Gov. Jerry Brown. SB 674, or, the Immigrant Victims of Crime Equity Act, passed the state Assembly by
Black Lives Matter, CAIR ‘Shut Down’ Jerry Brown’s Office
Occupiers from Black Lives Matter and the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) descended upon California’s capitol Wednesday by the hundreds, demanding state legislators pass a new bill on racial profiling, and calling on Governor Jerry Brown to sign it.
Big Labor Scorecard Reveals Slavish Loyalty of CA Legislators
A couple of weeks ago a freshman Republican member of the State Assembly said to me: “You were right, this place is controlled lock, stock and barrel by the unions.”
Report: California Leaders Often Use Private Emails for Official Business
The Hillary Clinton email scandal has shined a bright light on the use of private email accounts by elected officials and prompted a survey by the Associated Press into the use of said email accounts by California’s four legislative leaders and eight top elected officers.
