Jerry Brown Archives - Page 15 of 15

McCarthy Holds Steady: Resolution on Immigrants Passes House

September 29, 2018 8:00 amSeptember 28, 2018 4:21 pm

Last Friday House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Tulare) filed a non-binding resolution to condemn illegal immigrant voting as it “devalues” votes cast by United States citizens. To McCarthy’s likeness, today his resolution 1071 has passed the House with a mostly...

Scott Wiener and Nancy Pelosi Urge Gov Brown To Sign Net Neutrality

September 20, 2018 9:45 amSeptember 19, 2018 7:50 pm

California State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), Democratic Congressional Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) and other advocates held a press conference yesterday afternoon in downtown San Francisco to call upon Governor Jerry Brown to sign SB 822. Better known as...

Jerry Brown Rips Donald Trump While He Still Can

September 13, 2018 7:43 pmSeptember 17, 2018 8:05 am

As the Global Action Climate Summit came to a close today in San Francisco, Governor Jerry Brown made sure not to leave the event without dogging President Trump. During his closing speech, the Governor remarked on several topics including how...

Lawbreakers Under Twelve May Be Getting a Major Break

September 2, 2018 7:30 amSeptember 1, 2018 2:37 pm

Lawmakers have sent a bill to Governor Jerry Brown as they plan to exclude children age 11 and younger from juvenile court jurisdiction to promote the rights, health and well-being of youth by curbing premature exposure to incarceration. SB 439...

Accomplice Liability For Felony Murder Fades

August 31, 2018 10:25 am

After just barely fleeting off the Assembly floor late last night with the minimum 41 votes needed for passage, today the Senate in return passed the controversial measure to amend California’s felony murder rule. California’s federal murder rule makes an individual...

Cow Palace Under Heavy Fire

August 29, 2018 3:56 pmAugust 30, 2018 9:34 am

In pushing a district-focused bill, Senator Scott Wiener (D-11, San Francisco) today presented SB 221 to the Senate Public Safety Committee for concurrence in Assembly amendments to prohibit the sale of firearms and ammunition at the Cow Palace. The Cow...

Portantino’s Triple Play

August 28, 2018 8:30 amAugust 28, 2018 10:57 pm

With less than three days left in the Sacramento legislature before fall recess, Senator Anthony Portantino (D-SD25) has passed his “triple play” of gun bills and will likely send them on their way to the governors desk. Consisting of three major gun reform proposals, each...