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3 Teacher Requirement Reduction Bills Killed Before Final Floor Votes

September 3, 2020 2:11 amSeptember 2, 2020 9:39 pm

On Monday, a trio of bills aimed at simplifying and reducing the number of tests needed to become a teacher in California failed before getting to final floor votes in the Legislature, keeping the current 4 test requirement system in...

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California House and Assembly Suspend Session For a Month

March 18, 2020 1:46 pmMarch 19, 2020 11:16 am

Shortly after both houses of the California legislature voted on and passed over $1 billion of bills and measures to thwart the coronavirus and economic and social damage caused by the coronavirus in the state on Tuesday, the legislature voted...

New Assembly Bill Could Save Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

March 7, 2020 2:17 amMarch 9, 2020 7:51 am

Nuclear power may not end this decade if a new Assembly Bill is passed this session. The last nuclear plant in California Assembly Bill 2898, authored by Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-Paso Robles), would add nuclear power to the California Renewables...

Increased Police Transparency Bill Passes Assembly

January 29, 2020 2:53 amJanuary 28, 2020 5:54 pm

A bill that would allow the public to easily obtain any and all records of law enforcement officer-involved sexual assaults, even in cases of resignations, passed the Assembly on Monday with a vote of 63-2. Assembly Bill 1599, authored by...

2020 March Primary Preview: 35th State Assembly District

January 22, 2020 2:42 amJanuary 30, 2020 8:57 am

The 35th Assembly District: The 35th Assembly District is essentially San Luis Obispo County with a part of Northern Santa Barbara County. It’s a mix of traditionally conservative and traditionally liberal leaning areas. An Air Force Base, farm areas, and...

Police Officer-Involved Sexual Assault Records to be Easier to Obtain Under Assembly Bill

January 8, 2020 2:21 pm

A bill that would make records of sexual assaults involving policemen made public and readily available to the media has returned to the California this session. AB 1599 was reintroduced to the Assembly this week by author Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham...

35th Assembly District Challenger Enters Race

November 8, 2019 1:18 pmNovember 8, 2019 9:21 pm

Morro Bay Councilwoman Dawn Addis announced Thursday night that she will run against the current incumbent, Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham, in the upcoming 2020 election. Councilwoman Addis, a Democrat, made her announcement at the San Luis Obispo County Progressives meeting. “I...