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McCarthy Signals That He’d Support Border Barrier Other than Wall

February 6, 2019 10:30 amFebruary 6, 2019 9:58 am

Border wall, border fence, or border barrier? Border security is certainly the most prominent issue currently facing the Republican Party but how to define it may be an even larger problem. While the government shutdown plagued Congress for over a...

DCCC Adds Nunes to Its Early Target List

February 6, 2019 5:00 amFebruary 6, 2019 4:52 am

While presidential hype surrounding the 2020 election has dominated political media outlets nationwide, one California Congressional District is already witnessing the early stages of a dogfight that promises to be nasty next year. It appears Republican Devin Nunes of Tulare...

Gabby Giffords in Sacramento Pitching Stricter Gun Control Laws

February 5, 2019 1:05 amFebruary 6, 2019 11:16 am

Despite that most guns used in the commission of a crime are obtained illegally and off the street, California lawmakers are introducing many more gun control bills this session, restricting legal gun owners’ rights. Assisting this effort is former Congresswoman...

Using Letters to the Daily Journals for Determining Legislative Intent

February 4, 2019 6:48 amFebruary 4, 2019 6:49 am

One method to help ascertain the legislative intent behind a specified measure is a letter that is published in the Assembly Daily Journal or the Senate Daily Journal by the bill’s author. These letters, for which there are many each...

State of California Taking County and Homeowners Out of Paradise Fire Cleanup

February 4, 2019 1:05 amFebruary 25, 2021 11:26 am

With the Federal Emergency Management Agency agreeing to pay for 75 percent of the cleanup costs of the Paradise “Camp Fire” destruction, California officials say they want FEMA to pay even more than that. In December, FEMA reported it was...

Retaliation Lawsuit Filed Against Assemblywomen Garcia, Quirk-Silva, and CA for Sexual Harassment

February 1, 2019 8:01 pmFebruary 4, 2019 4:42 am

Former California Assembly staffer Daniel Fierro, who last year accused Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) of groping him at the annual Assembly softball game in Sacramento, filed a complaint Friday for damages against Garcia, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk Silva, the State Assembly,...

Gov. Newsom’s Key Staff Picks: Wade Crowfoot

February 1, 2019 11:02 amFebruary 1, 2019 8:02 am

As part of our ongoing series on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s key staff and appointments, meet Wade Crowfoot, 45, of Oakland, appointed Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency by Newsom. Crowfoot was chief executive officer of the Water Foundation from...