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California’s House Democrats Voted to Oppose Bill Protecting Babies Born Alive in Botched Abortions

January 12, 2023 9:18 amJanuary 12, 2023 12:02 pm

House Democrats voted nearly unanimously Wednesday in opposition to a bill to protect babies born alive following a botched abortion – and all of California’s Democrat House delegation voted against it. House Republicans passed the bill requiring doctors to care for...

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...

Gov. Newsom Swings Through Southern California Campaigning With Prominent Democrats

September 6, 2021 11:52 am

During the weekend, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) were among the top Democrats making rare appearances in California campaigning with Governor Gavin Newsom against the recall election. Newsom, who still has a narrow lead in beating the...

Senator Padilla Announces Proposal to Federally Protect Over 1 Million More Acres in California

May 4, 2021 2:51 pm

Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) announced on Monday that he will propose an expansion of over 1,000,000 acres of federally protected land in California. The Senator’s proposal, known as the PUBLIC Lands Act, would combine 3 previously passed House bills by...

Federal Government Rejects California Wildfire Assistance Request

October 16, 2020 3:31 pm

On Thursday, the federal government rejected California’s major disaster declaration request to help recover from 6 wildfires that burned throughout the state last month. Last month, wildfires had once again erupted across California, killing over a dozen people in September...

2020 March Primary Preview: Pasadena Mayoral Election

January 23, 2020 7:11 amJanuary 30, 2020 8:48 am

The Pasadena Mayoral Race: Pasadena, which sits Northeast of Los Angeles and to the west of Glendale and Burbank, is something at a crossroads coming into the 2020’s. The city has both been building several new large housing complexes even...

Los Angeles County Votes To Ban Flavored Tobacco And Vaping Products

September 25, 2019 2:49 pm

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors have voted to make it illegal to buy or sell flavored tobacco or vaping products within county limits. The county joins San Francisco, Michigan, and, most recently, Massachusetts, in banning flavored e-cigarettes and...