Assemblywoman Shirley Weber Archives

Seven Special California Elections In One Year After Democrats Resign, Retire, Accept Appointments

December 3, 2021 11:43 amDecember 8, 2021 3:45 pm

With so many Democrats in Congress announcing they are not running again, we realized a similar trend as well. Assemblyman Jim Frazier (D-Solano) is resigning at the end of the year, theReporter.com announced. With Assemblyman Frazier and Assemblyman Ed Chau...

CA Legislative Slavery Reparations Task Force Convenes For First Time

June 2, 2021 2:20 amJune 1, 2021 9:14 pm

The first California legislative Slavery Reparations Task Force meeting convened on Tuesday, beginning a two year process in which they will come up with what reparations would be to descendants of former slaves will be and who exactly would be...

Gov. Newsom Names SOS Alex Padilla to Replace Kamala Harris as U.S. Senator from CA

January 18, 2021 1:04 pmJanuary 19, 2021 2:17 pm

As Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris prepares to be inaugurated Vice-President at Wednesday’s inauguration, she submitted her formal resignation to California Gov. Gavin Newsom from the United States Senate Monday. As Harris made her resignation formal, Gov. Newsom officially appointed Alex Padilla...

Gov. Newsom to Sign Police Use-of-Force Bill

August 19, 2019 7:24 amAugust 20, 2019 9:12 am

‘AB 392 criminalizes police use of force, and tips the balance, unnecessarily jeopardizing public safety.’ Governor Gavin Newsom announced he will sign AB 392 Monday, the use-of force bill by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego). The bill will “modernize...

High School U.S. History in California Taught ‘From Perspective of Marginalized Groups’

August 16, 2019 7:52 amAugust 17, 2019 2:43 pm

California public schools are in dire straits. Teachers who support Western Civilization are fired. Pornographic sex ed is taught to Kindergarten students. Social justice, environmental justice, “unconscious bias” and “inclusivity” instruction, take priority over U.S. History, Math, English Literature, and...

Police Use of Force Bill Passes Despite ‘Hindsight analysis’ Rejected by Courts

May 23, 2019 9:55 pmMay 23, 2019 9:56 pm

The police “use of force” bill by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), inspired by the Sacramento police shooting last year of Stephon Clark, is moving ahead, and now officially has the approval by Gov. Gavin Newsom. AB 392 would allow criminal...

New Assembly Rule Could Kill Democrats’ and Bipartisan Bills Before Committee Votes

May 13, 2019 2:14 pmMay 14, 2019 4:48 pm

Two California lawmakers are proposing bipartisan legislation to help small businesses succeed, and to encourage investment growth in California by lowering the minimum franchise tax. However, a new rule in the Assembly, which allows committee chairmen and women to refuse...