California Legislature Tag

California Reparations Supporters Threaten Newsom: Sign the Bill or We Won’t Vote for Kamala

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on September 01, 2024 82 Comments

"This is going to have a direct impact on your friend, Kamala Harris, who is running for president."...

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California Democratic State Senator Switches to GOP: ‘Not the Party I Signed Up For’

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 09, 2024 15 Comments

"The Democratic Party of today is not the Democratic Party that I signed up with as a new voter. The pendulum has swung so far to the left that it has disengaged from what true Californians value.”...

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California Democrats Push Union-Backed Anti-Self-Checkout Bill Under Guise of Fighting Crime, Racism

Posted by Stacey Matthews on May 17, 2024 62 Comments

“We know that what makes our community safe is not more jail time and penalties. What makes our community safe is real enforcement, having real workers that are on the floor."...

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Anti-Israel Protesters Shut Down California State Assembly Session in Sacramento

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 06, 2024 28 Comments

Insurrection? I am looking forward to the arrests, show trials, harsh penalties, and condemnation by Biden. ...

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom Vetoes ‘Trans Rights’ Bill

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 23, 2023 20 Comments

Cynical ploy to appeal to voters outside California or realistic understanding that the GOP can use the same tactic against Democrat crazy?...

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Sacramento Sends Californians Stimulus Checks Ahead of Fall Election; Newsom Vows To Punish Oil Companies With ‘Windfall Tax’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 08, 2022 28 Comments

Sacramento's elite are desperately hoping that Californians won't notice inflation, taxes, or the gas prices....

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New Details Emerge on Downtown Sacramento Massacre that Killed Six

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 09, 2022 59 Comments

Police now think instead of a drive-by shooting, it was a gang-related gun battle on a crowded street....

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Will Gavin Newsom Sign Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Israel Ethnic Studies Mandate For High School Graduation?

Posted by Jeff Reynolds on September 11, 2021 17 Comments

The idea has generated national attention and outrage from parents of students in California's public schools....

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CA Republican state senator offers anti-cancel culture bill, Democrats want to cancel her in response

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 21, 2021 13 Comments

A Republican California state senator has introduced a measure making political affiliation a protected class under California's anti-discrimination laws.

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California legislature passes bill lowering penalties for sexual relations with minors

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 06, 2020 25 Comments

Amid soaring temperatures, rolling blackouts, historic wildfires, and continuing pandemic lockdowns, California's legislature is being consistent in its priorities.

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California politicos move forward on plans giving reparations to African Americans

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 01, 2020 77 Comments

A good portion of the California is on fire, many of its citizens have suffered from recent blackouts during extreme-heat conditions, and the draconian coronavirus lockdowns are killing small businesses.

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Judge halts California’s new “gig worker” law that’s impacting truckers

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 05, 2020 27 Comments

California continues to follow its prime directive, which is the one that specifies that any law enacted must have damaging and/or embarrassing unintended consequences.

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California Supreme Court strikes down law requiring release of tax returns for ballot placement

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 23, 2019 12 Comments

The California Supreme Court has just struck down a state law that required President Trump to release his tax returns in order to appear on the state’s primary ballot.

Justices in Sacramento said that the law – which required all candidates for president and governor to submit five years’ worth of personal income tax returns in order to be included on primary ballots – was unconstitutional.

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California savors the unintended consequences of reducing penalties for theft

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 28, 2019 57 Comments

Astute Legal Insurrection readers may recall that in 2014, nearly 60% of California voters approved Proposition 47—ironically known as the "Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act." The measure reduced the classification of most nonviolent property and drug crimes—including theft and fraud for amounts up to $950—from a felony to a misdemeanor.

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Menstrual blood tossed during California Senate session, allegedly by anti-vaccine protester

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 15, 2019 15 Comments

The California Senate had to stop their session Friday evening after an anti-vaccine protester allegedly threw a red liquid from the upstairs gallery onto the legislative floor.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks statewide “rent cap”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 01, 2019 30 Comments

As I have posted often, the only law that is truly sacred in California is the one related to unintended consequences.

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San Francisco Weighing Plans for Forced Treatment of Mentally Ill Addicts

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 01, 2019 36 Comments

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently said (with a straight face) that "California was still the envy of the world" in response to the numerous California critics who brought up the homeless problem, feces and syringes in the streets, and rodents infecting people in city halls. While Newsom drags his feet, some cities have chosen to tackle those problems, mainly helping the homeless.

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New California bill would let drivers legally eat roadkill

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 24, 2019 63 Comments

Never let it be said that all the rules that California's legislators create are stale and dull. Sacramento is proposing new rules that would make eating roadkill legal.

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