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Governor Newsom Signs Bill to Extends CHP Retail Crime Task Forces Through 2026

July 22, 2021 3:02 pm

A new bill that extends the sunset date of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) run Organized Retail Crime Task Forces (ORCTF) that help crack down on regional retail crimes in the state was signed into law by Governor Newsom on...

Gov. Newsom Physically Attacked While Touring Oakland Small Businesses

June 18, 2021 12:49 pmJune 24, 2021 6:39 am

NOTE TO READERS: Comments on this article have been disabled. Governor Gavin Newsom was assaulted by a 54-year-old man while in Oakland on Thursday, one of the first physical confrontations against the Governor during his term. According to law enforcement...

Miguel Santiago introduced the free tuition bill.

Digital Drivers License, ID Card Pilot Program Bill Moves Up In Assembly Committee

April 10, 2021 3:19 amApril 9, 2021 9:25 pm

A bill that would create a pilot program to test the usage of digital driver’s licenses and ID cards made its way past the Assembly Transportation Committee earlier this week and is due to be heard in another committee later...

Off-Road Vehicle Regulation Bill Introduced Again in Senate

January 18, 2021 6:13 pm

During the week, a competition motorcycle and ATV bill that would add numerous regulations to off-road and racing events on public land was introduced in the Senate following a similar bill failing to pass due to last year’s shortened, COVID-19...

Gov. Newsom Announces National Guard Activation for Protests Next Week

January 14, 2021 6:07 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he will be activating up to 1,000 California National Guard troops to help protect the Capitol Building and ‘critical state infrastructure’ in preparation for planned armed protests next week during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. In...

The New California Traffic Laws Coming in 2021

December 28, 2020 6:05 pm

With 2021 only days away, many California agencies, including the California Highway Patrol, are giving drivers within the state fair warning on new laws going into effect in the new year. The CHP in particular highlighted three new laws in...

2020 General Election Preview: 36th Assembly District

October 30, 2020 7:36 am

Located in a catty-corner of the Counties of Los Angeles, Kern, and San Bernardino, the 36th Assembly District is the end of Los Angeles and the beginning of farms and ag lands. Once mostly Republican, 20 years of migration north...