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Mike Fong Sworn In As Newest California Assemblyman

February 23, 2022 2:30 amFebruary 22, 2022 9:04 pm

Los Angeles Community College Board Trustee and City of Alhambra Transportation Commission Member Mike Fong was sworn in as the newest member of the California State Assembly on Tuesday. Newly-elected Assemblyman Fong (D-Alhambra), a graduate of UCLA and CSU Northridge,...

Assemblywoman Autumn Burke Resigns, Leaving 5th Seat Open in Assembly

February 2, 2022 2:09 amFebruary 1, 2022 8:10 pm

Assemblywoman Autumn Burke (D-Inglewood) resigned on Tuesday, citing the challenges of a post-COVID-19 landscape and wanting to spend more time with her family. The daughter of former Assemblywoman, Los Angeles County Supervisor, and Congresswoman Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, Autumn Burke was...

Gov. Newsom Appoints Assemblyman Ed Chau as LA County Superior Court Judge

November 30, 2021 2:17 amApril 3, 2022 8:28 am

Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Assemblyman Ed Chau (D-Arcadia) as a Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge on Monday, making Chau the first sitting lawmaker since 1980 to be appointed to a judgeship in the state. Press play to hear a...

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...

Anti-Robocall Bill Faces Assembly Vote After Extended Recess

July 10, 2020 7:40 pm

Later this month, a bill that is designed to limit robocalls and increase consumer protections against robocalls will face numerous in the legislature following amendments made to tie the bill in with the current coronavirus pandemic. Limiting robocalls with some...

Controversial Facial Recognition Regulation Bill Stalled in Appropriations Committee

June 3, 2020 6:23 pm

‘At a time like this, we need to invest in public health, not waste money on dangerous and unnecessary tech.’ During an Assembly Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday, a vote over a controversial facial recognition regulation bill was briefly...

California Consumer Privacy Act Becomes Law

January 3, 2020 6:30 amJanuary 3, 2020 7:24 am

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the law that lets consumers in California know what data about them is being collected, where it would go, and if companies can receive permission from California consumers for it, is now live in...