Assemblyman Jim Patterson Archives

Assembly Public Safety Committee Kills Bill to Repeal Prop. 47

March 8, 2022 11:48 am

The Assembly Public Safety Committee heard and killed Assembly Bill 1599 by Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Granite Bay), which sought to repeal Proposition 47. With California’s ongoing crime spike exploding across the state, Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, James Gallagher, and Jim Patterson...

Assemblyman Kiley’s Bill to ‘Make Crime Illegal Again’ Finally Scheduled for Hearing

February 21, 2022 9:43 am

With California’s ongoing crime spike exploding across the state, Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, James Gallagher, and Jim Patterson authored Assembly Bill 1599 to repeal Proposition 47, in early January. AB 1599 would more substantially eliminate Prop 47, repealing all changes and...

California EDD: Misinformation, Poor Communication, Miserable Claimant Services, Fraud Issues

July 5, 2021 7:20 amJuly 6, 2021 3:41 pm

California’s Employment Development Department new claim that it told state legislators and others of the “New Year’s Eve Massacre,” which saw unemployment benefits summarily cut off to 1.4 million people a week before it occurred, is being met angry derision...

Governor’s Theft of Gas Tax Funding: Reduction in Auto Lanes, Increased Bike Fatalities

January 31, 2020 2:39 pmFebruary 1, 2020 7:58 am

Sacramento, La Quinta and San Luis Obispo are among the cities that have been awarded gas tax dollars to create protected bike lanes by eliminating or reducing the size of lanes used by motor vehicles. When Governor Newsom signed Executive...

DMV’s Latest ‘Unanticipated’ Cost Overrun for the Much Anticipated Voter Registration Act Compliance

November 26, 2019 12:35 pmNovember 27, 2019 10:52 am

The historically deficient California Department of Motor Vehicles has encountered yet another stumbling block on its way to compliance with the 1993 National Voter Registration Act. On behalf of the DMV, the state Finance Director sent a letter last week...

Gov. Newsom’s Executive Order Authorizing Theft of Voter-Approved Gas Tax Money

October 7, 2019 3:15 pmOctober 8, 2019 3:15 pm

Through an Executive Order, California Governor Gavin Newsom has redirected gas tax money to fund railway systems and other projects. The gas tax revenue would have repaired and upgraded the state’s broken highways and roads. Californians pay the highest gas...

CA Legislature Passes ‘Trump Resistance’ Bill Threatening Water Supply

September 14, 2019 9:30 am

“Last night, California’s Legislature said ‘no to future-oriented water policy including new environmental protections and ‘yes’ to an outdated regulatory system and business as usual, said Mike Wade, Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition. “They said ‘no’ to...