2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (502+ words) Calendar of Upcoming Meetings Candlelit Evening of Ennio Morricone Scores Arrives at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph Santa Clara County Republican Party Listed under: Elections & Politics The Solano County Board of Supervisors punts, effectively killing an assembly bill to…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (702+ words) [Noozhawk’s note: We republish news articles and commentaries from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers.] The Legislature has a bad habit of enacting high-profile measures in the moment, responding to trendy issues or…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (280+ words) (The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers in California are pushing back on two bills that passed the Legislature this year and are sitting on Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk for his signature. Assembly Bill 2015, authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, would require…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (912+ words) California lawmakers spent much of this year wrestling with a thorny question: could the state safely hand over driver’s license data to a national clearinghouse — as the federal government was demanding — without exposing more than a million people to immigration…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (260+ words) SACRAMENTO — California agriculture leaders praised targeted victories on wildfire management and livestock protections as the state legislative session closed, but sharply criticized lawmakers for failing to advance autonomous farming technology and passing policies that add to rising operational costs. Among…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (917+ words) City and state lawmakers are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign legislation currently on his desk, created in response to the Lineage Logistics warehouse fire in Boyle Heights. On Wednesday morning, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, California Sen. María Elena…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (171+ words) Lawmakers have sent two bills to Governor Gavin Newsom that aim to improve the recovery process after a wildfire. One of these bills would create first-in-the-nation standards for smoke damage testing and remediation. After the LA County fires, many homes…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1115+ words) Late last month, California’s legislators did the improbable: They stood up to the best-funded, most ruthless corporate lobbies in the state — the ones that spend millions on negative campaign ads when defied — and said, “No.” Assembly Bill 1776 was one among…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (196+ words) Three animal protection and charity reform bills sponsored by the San Diego Humane Society have passed the California Legislature with broad bipartisan support and now await action by Gov. Gavin Newsom, it was announced Tuesday. The organization urged Newsom to…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (906+ words) Incumbent Republican Leticia Castillo will be defending her state Assembly seat for AD-58 this November against Democrat Clarissa Cervantes. The Assembly district includes the cities of Riverside, Corona, Jurupa Valley, Grand Terrace, and Eastvale. I previously spoke to Cervantes, who…...